service learning trip

PHNOM PENH

Came back from Cambodia yesterday noon. Things were on the whole okay. Quite fun, service learning trip not shopping trip so didn't get to shop much. Nothing much to shop for also. Didn't take any pictures, didn't bring my camera... so this post is going to be wordy.

First day checked in at the hotel, wasn't too bad. Explored the genocide museum... quite grossed out. It was scary, how people was tortured for no particular reason :/ On the way to the museum there was this guy at the gate, one side eyeball-less. SCARED SHITS OUT OF ME :/ he was damn close to Sheryl somemore. Went to killing fields, some bones still stuck in the ground as they were uncovered as flooding occurs... where sands were deposited elsewhere. chinese tombs were half destroyed.

Second day headed to Baray T-house. Stayed for 2 nights... as it was nearer to the village and kadhamhar primary school. Worked the afternoon... built base for the walls (fence). Group 2 evil man! Tease me what potential!! Didn't interact with the kids as we gave up our slot to another group. But we took back our slot the nxt day anyway. hee. Didn't do much either, but was tired. Salute to the kids there, stronger than any of us!! Got owned by them totally!! Malnutritioned kids but stronger :/

Third day first half went for interaction with grade 3 kids. Fast learners I must say! Took some time for them to warm up though. And it's harder to keep them in place as they're younger and more active in a way. Things went chaotic when we brought them out of class to teach them hair washing.. any other kid at school who didn't have lessons would join in. Since they all look similar, we couldn't recognize those from our class and it was hard to coordinate stuff. But we still had to sort things out. Teaching them chicken dance was kind easy... they followed and most of them enjoyed (: After lunch worked again... continued wall building. Insects present at night were crazy!! The guys were having ranger war.. LOL!! Totally acted like girls. The guys even created names for them: airborne rangers, abseil rangers... dunno what other rangers. LOL!! Jokers.

Fourth day all 3 groups supposed to work, in the end we were told the kids were waiting for us to have class with them. So we did last minute lessons. Re-capped chicken dance with the class for performance. Our performance kinda screwed up :/ cos not all from our class and they don't know the dance.. so in the end looked messy. haha. Headed back to the city from the village area at 2plus cos the bus sank into mud and we couldn't leave. Shopping couldn't be done as planned as it was too late.

Last day at Phnom Penh woke up early to shop! Slightly less than an hour? Then headed to the airport for departure to Singapore!! There wasn't anything that was available for shopping at the Phnom Penh airport... was quite bored. Ha. Touched down in Singapore and went to watch The Karate Kid at night! (: It was cool!!! Nice show!!! RECOMMENDED.
I wanted more time with you...
I couldn't bear to see you torturing yourself again so I said I didn't, actually I did. Green waters is where the sea is really deep... something is still left there.
some things doesn't have to be named... now deeper.