Here you have it.. Ah Ching's version of YEP Cambodia! xD

Day 1 - 11/03

At the Airport:
-Pey Lih slept overnight at my house, then we woke up at 5am..
-Set off at 5.40am..
-& arrived at Changi Airport at 6.00am sharp. LOL.
-Then went to check in..



-Bade farewell to my father & bro(had school)~
-mum bought macs breakfast for me..
-Then went into the airport..
-Bade farewell to mum~
-walked around in the airport..
-boarded the plane & off we went.

In the Plane:
-Sat next to Yan Sheng & also, coincedently or not.. my mum's ex boss... Tan Kin Lian. HAHAHA!
-I never liked airplane food.. this time was no exception.. really not nice la.. haha. & I continued to watch my mum's ex boss playing sudoku.. expert sia!
-Then slept the rest of the flight~

At Phnom Penh Airport:
-collect baggage.. sat mini bus back to guest house; Harvest Inn.


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Harvest Inn. xD



-We put our luggage.. then went for lunch.. at Sovanna Shopping Centre.

At some Pizza restaurant..

Pey Lih, me.




Clockwise from left: Ms Gan, Yan Sheng, Choi Yan, Pey Lih, Me, CK, Stanley, Justina, Germaine, Ting yu, Delphine, Owen.






& the rest of the free time.. went Lucky Supermart.








Then surfed the net.. etc..


& guess wad.. Little Nonya is so hot that it flew all the way to Cambodia! HAHAHA!

-then went back to guest house.


LOL. Some traditional Cambodian musical instrument.



Took a nap or so.. then woke up again and back to the airport we went..

Stringing together the stuff the students from the child care centre made.






Afternoon Flight ppl!


Top: Mr Aw, Lydia, Thong Wah, Tong Leh, Nicholas
Bottom: Winnie, Ranielle, Jacq, Sock Hong, Eunice

& Together, we have YEP Cambodia Phnom Penh 2009 ppl! xD


Back at Harvest Inn for dinner.


as you can see.. yes, we do eat raw veggies there. =D


the guys.


Jacob, the Inn owner.


This is our dining area cum meeting area cum slacking area.


Day 2 - 12/03


First day to Pong Tik High School. (There're many different spellings for this school. haha!)

In the bus..




After 40 mins journey~ we arrived!






Still dunno what these are.. Its from the school canteen.

Some of us with the students.


First things first.. Unpack the PCs and set them up!










The IT group!


washing hands~

Had lunch at a nearby eatery. I love mango salads! xD My appetizer!












A cute little girl there..



Had an after lunch activity.

1. Different questions were posted on each side of a wooden cube.




2. The cube would be thrown and the person has to answer the question on the side facing up.

haha. My question was~ What are you looking forward to in this trip and why?

My answer~ food *softly* lol!

oh yes.. the completed set up of the PCs. xD




Take in a gulp of fresh air!


Yayness!



The english group in action!









& as jacq & nicholas's b'day falls during the trip.. we had a surprise b'day celebration for them. ^^






cute hor? she's Jacob's daughter.


Day 3 - 13/03



As dawn arrives at the school~




Our favourite place.. or maybe just mine..

THE CANTEEN! xD



the happy ppl! xD







they play games or just slack around during breaks cos they dun makan.



lesson time =D


girls


guys


some nice little flower =D

Having lunch..







me & pey lih


me, pey lih, Ting yu


the delicious food! I mean it. haha. yummy! Especially the mango salad!


coconut


tom yum soup (less spicy than the Thai version)


here, a closer view of my appetizer~ the yellow mango salad!


the ice cream man!


the games they played~ this one is there will be 2 groups, usually 1 line of guys and 1 line of girls. then 1 side will stick 3 seeds(quite big) on the ground. The other side ppl must try to knock down the 1st and 3rd seed first before they hit the center one down. If they hit the center one down, they will kanna whacked by the other group with the seed on their knee. & more rules..

punishment time! Muahahahahaha!


IT lesson in that cramped stuffy room. haha.






I think I was playing with paint after the tiring lessons. As you can see, there is someone already sleeping behind me. (that feet is not mine)


on the bus ride back to the guest house, we saw a lorry full of ppl. lol. Stunt men these Cambodians are, really. Kudos!

yeap, went Sovanna Shopping Centre after that.

Had a night activity~

Nicholas was having his mini concert.. & we waved..


we were like having a "get to know each other session" sharing with all of them our favs, interests etc.


this is duck embryo egg, didn't get to try it. haha.


jacob teaching us how to eat it.



owen trying it.

Next, we have our group activity on the history of Singapore & Cambodia. Key points: Government, ppl, history.





our presentations.




Look what the cheeky but talented art teacher of the school drew with paint.



LOL.

& we went back to the same place for lunch.

red roses~

WE LOVE RED ROSES! xD

ALL OF US LOVE RED ROSES! xD

& we were so happy that we decided to put up a ge tai performance.





& after lunch, we have the tired ppl..























& finally me! =D


ah ching didn't really sleep though. :P

it makes a good swing too. =D

then we had a sharing session where we played the island game.


it was fun. =D

The best part of the day~
A student typed this for me..

aww so sweet right?


though my name was spelt wrongly here, its still ok, I love them. =D

yes, ah ching's students. =D blur photo though.

& you can see, there'll always be students peeking through the window in curiousity at us teaching.

and another. =D

a cart pulled by 2 bulls. Taken by me using del's camera. =D not bad hor? took it on the bus. =D

& we had dinner at a French restaurant..


I drink beer. LOL of course not! That's just super bland tea...






nice napkin


US


group photo














We woke up super the duper early in the morning for this Traditional Cambodian wedding with a touch of christianity.







groom, bride, bridesmaid

the food they provided.


there i was, sitting right at the back.. falling asleep due to the lack of sleep and my hyper activeness.. I've got this prob that I can't sit still for long.. I'll doze off. :(

& when i finally woke up.. photos!

ranielle & Jacob's daughter.

the wild cherries they picked. I didn't try cos i've eaten plentiful of them before in M'sia. =D

I forgot when these are. But they sure are sour when they're green.

the cherry tree. =D


was quite restless from the wedding so we decided to walk around. hehe.

& we saw this cute little boy. Climbing and sliding down a sand hill.


pey lih, sock hong, me.

In the bus..


choi yan, sock hong, me




Went to this place for lunch at first.. but decided to change place cos they were obviously trying to cheat us by raising the price. :(


nevertheless, I still liked the scenary. =D

& as they walked carefully...





& stopped to say "cheese!"

World Peace man!

the typical kind of souveniers..

this is our Island. LOL. Island 2!

hehehe.


they rowed and rowed..

del just about to eat a frog. =D



Jacq eating it.


winnie just about to eat it too.

ok & i forgot to add my own pic of myself eating the snails and frogs and everything else they had there.

nvm.. after that we went to some temple..



& we climbed up and up ^

some of them wanted to fly. =D



LOL singapore hotel! hahaha.

We went Central Market.. didn't buy much due to the lack of time and the lack of shopping skills yet. =D I bought 2 shirts nia..

So, back at the Guest house.. Owen was trying out a shirt he bought for a friend..

LOL!

& germaine and some others prepared honey drink for us. Aww..

Day 6 - 16/03

An essay from a student.


more IT lessons.

The stuff I came up with with Paint.




the one below is done by Tong.




me. lol!
the teachers dared us to do long jump at their pit.

Tong.


Me running. LOL.

we played monkey next.





waiting for the ball..

Yan sheng getting ready to kick..

during english class these 2 guys sang.




during lunch.. Our bus driver Vuthi showed us his wedding photos.



& as usual, a full lunch makes us sleepy..


& being a Food science student thinking of home..

ah ching mixed canned soya bean milk and canned grass jelly drink together. =D

& i took a photo with the ice cream man. =D


lol card games..


YAY

this is R-A-M. LOLLOL! xD



& here we have the lovely eng group ppl buying sugarcane juice for all of us. :)







back at the guest house, we played stacko..


night activity.. personal sharing again..

Jacq's


In singapore.. we have Vitagen. (thoughI prefer Yakult =X)
In Cambodia.. we have BETAGEN. hahaha!


helping chantok with his homework.. ok i dunno how to spell his name.. He's a helper in the house.


Day 7 - 17/03

motorcycle ride to the lunch place. We all take turns everyday. haha.



so cute hor?

another batch of students. =D

hardworking boy watering the plants.

More students!

ok, where did the chicken come from? I stm.. hehe.


back in the guest house..

tadah!


how cute. =D


the walking stick and the fishing tool for little kids to fish.


lalala.. ah ching learning new instrument.


*squeak* goes the instrument.


my tu tu my tu tu..


lol if i was smaller sized I'll try them on for sure. =D



ok we are tired. LOL



Day 8 - 18/03
Everyday's almost the same, teaching IT.. Microsoft word, Microsoft Excel.. The funny part is the Microsoft Excel part.. I've got totally no idea how to use that. LOL. So pey Lih & I just listened to Yan Sheng's explanation just 10mins before the lesson & teach the students whatever we just learnt. hehehehe!

ok so skip to lunch..

My coconut pretty hor?

sorry, I'm just bored. =D
this above is a song lyrics from the Cambodian student's textbook. & they know how to sing it. hahaha.

me & lili, Mr Aw's friend.

the same aged ppl.

the art of scooping water from the pond..

the canteen again..
me. LOL.
remember the game i was talking about? I didn't want to play the game but I asked one of them to do the punishment on me. =D

That's how they hold it..

she's smacking my knee! hehehe! Makes me wonder why I'm so happy.

the real punishment. =D

YEP Cambodia Phnom Penh 2009!


& we continued to watch the game.. another game i think.


yup the seeds they use.


this game is where 2 ppl are blindfolded and placed in the centre of the circle.. one is supposed to run, and the other is supposed to find the person.. the one running is supposed to clap and so on.. till the other person finds him/her.




another tiring day and most of us would sleep during the 40 mins journey back..

this day was a bit different. we went for massage! xD
I chose to go for the full body massage with oil together with del, pey lih and ranielle.

the 3 of them went for just full body massage.

& we went back to prepare the materials for the skit..


Day 9 - 19/03
we had pancakes for breakfast..

cute! xD


more group shots with the various classes
















and some of them taught us really unique origami using their money(riel)






practicing our skit..















the 4 teachers who can speak english.










making the props and straw hearts


folding..


painting..


more folding..


yes, i write my journal faithfully everyday. =D

noodles anyone?

maggi mee with sausage!

um! Yummy!


Day 10 - 20/03
phototime!

the girls here pretty seh. hahaha. How many guys want to migrate to Cambodia now? HAHAHA!






we noticed some students cutting the bushes..

so that's what we did too. =D


SAME SAME BUT DIFFERENT!!!

ok this photo is cute la! Pey Lih went to sit next to this little boy in purple.. then this boy scared of her.. kept moving away.. HAHAHA! even pushed his sister off liao.. seriously funny lor.. there I was laughing! WAKAKAKA!


The photocopier is HERE!!! We put together our money to buy one for them. =D





& we taught them how to fold straw hearts..




















this is the F4 there. LOL! + ranielle


ah ching smacks the school bell hard! HAHAHA!

Back at Guest house..

ah ching never liked water parades..


& we got bloated..


haha the chimpazee. guess who. =D


the assassins.


as they clashed.


the facilitators


the trees. & as you can see.. I'm the SAME SAME BUT DIFFERENT.


& the teachers helped out too.


& more heart folding and I wrote my journal.. and of course helped out after that. hehe.

Day 11 - 21/03
The bus ride there...

ah ching memorising the lyrics for the songs we were going to sing..

Last Day in Pong Tik High School..


the teachers hung up their games stuff..


the assasins again..


the King.



some preparation..








making speech..

Our lovely skit. hahaha.

A brief History about Singapore.
































4 of us received roses. lol.

there were some singing.. they can really sing!


Prize giving. LOL. No la.. its a gift from the school. =D






& we went back out for some traditional Cambodian dance.


& now, our very own .. Friendship dance.

As we walk to the left as we walk to the right..



As we walk as we walk as we walk all night..

HAHAHAHAHA! It was major fun!

& we had chicken dance next..

& we gave out the straw hearts..





F4 singing again..
& the ppl they touched..







ok i was kind of forced to be in this pic..




HAHAHAHA.

& some stuff happened that I hope will stay there. shhh. LOL. Only close friends are allowed to know. =D Or if I'm in the mood to share. hehe.


me and grass. LOL.

& we left the school, most with heavy hearts.. mine, with a sense of relief. erm.. not that I'm hard hearted. lol. But.. but.. I got frightened by something. haha.

ok so we went places.. visited Vuthi's uncle's place..

& climbed to the top of the guest house..





& looked in the mirror..


LOL!


& sighted the ppl below..

& made a phone call back to my lovely home.. & they were just abt to leave for dinner.. whew, I caught them on time. =D

& went Sovanna to buy ingredients for our dinner.. While some others had dinner with some Pong Tik high school teachers and students..

& back.. we had some Cambodia history lessons..

ok.. history is not really my subject..

fell asleep while listening to history & eating my noodles..

Day 12 - 22/03

WOKE UP WAY EARLY! We set off for Siem Reap!

Stopped a few times on the 6 hour journey there..

&&

FRIED SPIDERS!!!

& FRIED CRICKETS!!!

& The Daring Food Science Student ATE BOTH! LOL. *Claps* for myself. =D

Spider..


the spider on me.. the live one. =D hohoho, I ate your mate. =X


& the cricket.

ok I kid of like the tastes. But it still seems gross to me. Maybe I should buy the seasoning they use instead. =D

ok we've reached Naga Bridge or something..












I'm on the Top of the world looking.. down..




& we went for lunch..

here's our veggie lover..

& here we are

this is at a river side.. where the quality of living is really not good.



me looking at...

them. LOL!


pey lih trying to touch water. LOL.


Doggie, woof woof.


lol, crocodiles are meant to be made into leather accessories. =D kidding. =D


in a daze..

we love smiley faces!

















& off we went to see the sunset.. ok we were late for 10mins i think. LOL.

nvm.. let's see the onset of evening..







as we climbed..


and climbed..








is that my shadow? LOL!


nono.. its the chao tar me. =D








tadah!

















wooo, sexy! hahaha.




















night time at Ang Kor wat..

ok you can either see us or ang kor wat.. but not both. =D But I choose to see us. xD



the back of the bus ppl!

the last 2 rows of the bus ppl.



ate at restaurant..
















ooh green..


ice cream at The Blue Pumpkin..

In the nice motel room. =D My room mate.

Day 13 - 23/03

Ang Kor Wat.. (photos very jumbled.. too tired to move them properly..)

Woke up very early.. 4+ if I'm not wrong.. cos gotta report at 5..


walking through the stone structures..


High Jump!


Balancing..


I love you!


They were doing a kind of song and dance. hehehe!


Acting all emo..



ok he loves this place.

haha.




aww man.. I bought plenty of stuff from them already!

here's the proof..










I'm a part-time pillar. =D



























lol.. the sunrise.. ok I screwed up this post. HAHAHA! all the timings jumbled. =X










Beautiful..


Look there!


hehehe..





'helicopter' plant. cos it twirls as it falls.








hai!


































woah..

























LOL

then sat that mini bus back to Phnom Penh. =D & had dinner back at the guest house. I developed a slight flu. That was enough to make me a bit cranky. haha.


Day 14 - 24/03

Set off to Royal Palace..

the tickets..




the model ang kor wat..


they're standing in front of the aircon.




the standard pose


monday, tuesday, wednesday, thursday, friday, saturday, sunday =D


there're bees in there!


owen with the 7 beauties. hahaha.



we sure love the aircon.


*blow*


weaving..


Elephants =D

Lunched..

Went eat coconut icecream.. I apparantly missed out another photo.. :(

went central market once again. =D

this little girl here is so cute! While we were choosing our stuff, she was there fanning us. xD I want her! HAHAHA!


hahaha, me with the cap I gave charmaine c. =D

Visited the genocide museum..

horrible..

Then went for massage.. Just these sunglasses ppl + me and pey lih.

then went for dinner at a restaurant.

cheers. That's a teacher from the school.













Hiya!
















yeah.. some got drunk. lol. I couldn't drink much either. 1 sip i guess? hahaha.

Day 15 - 25/03
Time to go~

The things outside our room doors.










Now you have my roomates. =D

lili, ranielle, germaine, del and me




aww, miss the times i spent in this room.

outside the guest house..

the back of the bus ppl!

hahaha. Miss the bumpy rides we had. xD

At the airport..







HUGS


















yeah.. that's abt all. Many many many more photos un-uploaded.. But.. School's starting already!!! So yeah.. hope you enjoyed this post.. I spent countless nights uploading the photos and near 6 hours typing out everything.

I will definitely miss the times spent together.

Wish all of you all the best in your future endeavours. :)

Cheers,
Your secretary. :)