Monthly Archives: October, 2012
My Trips to foreign Countries
Since my childhood, my dream was just to become a plane pilot, when I grew up. I like flying and was always pleased to go seeing the plane landing and take-off, when I was a kid. Always wondering why big plane can fly so easily carrying tons of irons and many things with them. My …
Physical Exercises Everywhere
Since 2008, I started to commit myself in my exercise program in a systematic way. In 2008, it was 3 times per week. In 2009, 2010, 2011; it was done by 3.5 , 4 and 4.5 times, respectively. In 2012, my plan is 5 times/week. While writing this article, it is day #215 of week …
My Student’s Time accidently Revisited
From 25-26 October 2012, I was invited to be panelist/speaker during a conference at Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand. The theme of the conference was “Confronting Unequal Worlds of Development: Crisis of Public Knowledge and the transnational Social Science Agenda in ASEAN”. In the evening of 24 October, I supposed to arrive at SASA International House. …
The seventh official Mourning Day
Today, it is the last official mourning day according to the official Directive issued by the Royal Government. In front of the Royal Palace, so many monks and people from all walks of life come to pay their last respects to our late and much beloved King, Norodom Sihanouk. It is expected that around 10,000 …
One Week after the late King died
The King Father died during the last day of Buddhist Pchum Ben Days, on 15 October 2012, at 1:20am. In a few hours, there will be exactly one week after he passed away. On 17.10.12, I have observed two spectacular, natural phenomena happened: by the time the special plane carrying the body of Norodom Sihanouk …
Former King Sihanouk died
Norodom Sihanouk passed away in a Beijing hospital on 15 October, 2012, at 1:20am. He was born on October 31, 1922 and was crowned as King on April 25, 1941. I got this sad news the next morning via radio. I and my family were in Battambang province to celebrate the Pchum Ben, the national …
German Unity Day
Yesterday, I did attend the German Unity Day at Le Royal Hotel, invited by the Ambassador, Dr. Wolfgang Moser. Around 3oo guests, local and international, were present. From the Cambodian side, H.E. Sun Chanthol, Senior Minister, represented the Royal Government of Cambodia and delivered an official speech to congratulate the German people for their 22nd …
50 Years of My Life’s Journey
Today, 50 years ago, I was born in Kraing Thnong village, Roveang commune, Samrong district in Takeo province (about 50km south of Phnom Penh). My father was a teacher (now retired, is 77 years old) and my mother was housewife. My mother passed away three years ago, at the age of 72, because of illness. …