Saturday, November 20, 2010

Cambodia: The Journey of Giving (29 November 2010 to 4 December 2010)

Hello Singapore. We're back.










Day 6, 4 December 2010: The following pupils had their interview before boarding the flight MI601.



Day 6, 4 December 2010: Phnom Penh International Airport

Day 5, 3 December 2010: Phnom Penh: Pacific Hotel room







Day 5, Siem Reap: Taking an evening flight to Phnom Penh










































Day 5, Siem Reap: check-outing the hotel after our visit to the temple



































Day 5, Siem Reap: Group pictures taken at Angkor Wat Temple






JSS teacher and pupils












Day 5, Siem Reap: Our visit to Angkor Wat, a well-known historical temple





The girls were getting ready for their video-recording after their breakfast.







Day 5, 3 December 2010, Siem Reap


Day 4, 2 December 2010, Siem Reap: Everyone had an early night after dinner as we had to catch an early flight back to Phnom Penh on the following morning.






Day 4, Siem Reap: We were on our way to Angkor Way hotel before heading to a restaurant for our dinner.


Day 4, Siem Reap: Bidding one another farewell





























Could you guess what he's trying to show me?









That's their classroom.








Demonstrating on how to play the electronic games





A little child trying to learn to skip after Mr Chan has demonstrated to him.












































Day 4, Siem Reap: Cambodian Light Children Association touching moments
































A little boy sharing a secret with Shih Min :o)



























Funshot at the entrance of the Cambodian Light Children Association
















































Playing time was after lunch.






Day 4, Siem Reap: Packed Halal lunch from a nearby restaurant


The children were having their lunch on the stage.




RPS pupils were watching the Cambodian dance performance attentively.


Day 4, Siem Reap: The principal of Cambodian Light Children Association giving a speech.


Darwisy and his Cambodian friends


The girls were trying very hard for their dance performance.






The girls were teaching the pupils how to write numbers in words and the Chinese characters.










Day 4, Siem Reap, The one and only classroom that can be found at the Cambodian Light Children Association






Day 4, Siem Reap, Inside the Cambodian Light Children Association Branch


Day 4, Siem Reap: Our visit to the Cambodian Light Children Association Branch in Siem Reap


Day 3, Siem Reap, Cambodia: The building of Bayon Temple, Angkor Thom






JSS group picture










Day 3, Siem Reap, Cambodia: Our visit to Bayon Temple of Angkor Thom












Day 3, Siem Reap, Cambodia.










Day 3, 1 December 2010: Upon our arrival at Siem Reap airport.....
























Day 3: An aerial view taken from the side window of the aircraft


Day 3: Onboard the domestic flight to Siem Reap


The JSS teacher whom we have been working with during the trip.




Day 3: An unforgettable experience in boarding the domestic flight to Siem Reap
















Day 3: Having our lunch at the airport


Day 3: 1 December 2010, the ten pupils were waiting patiently at the airport for their flight to Siem Reap.


Day 3: Our stay at Pacific Hotel from 29 November 2010 to 1 December 2010





Day 2, 30 November 2010: Phnom Penh, Cambodia stay was fruitful.












The JSS pupils










Day 2: The entrance of the National Museum






Looking at the cables ........ just outside the hotel






Before leaving Peaceful Children Centre, ...........


Day 2: The principal of Peaceful Children Centre presenting an appreciation of token to Mr Chan.




























The girls were feeling tired but happy after giving out their Rubears to their new friends.




Distributing sweets to the pupils.
































Presenting a token of appreciation to Ms Sim, a volunteer of Peaceful Children Centre, for the wonderful arrangements of the orphanage visit.









Take 7


Take 6


Take 5


Take 4


Take 3


Take 2


Take 1.


Look at the smiling faces after the friendship dance and the "cat and tail" game.










































Look at the smile that the pupils have brought for this special child.

















































Presenting the traditional dance




Inside the guest book........




Look at the smile after our good lunch.


Presenting the most popular boy with the JSS girls






The pupils are waiting patiently for an interesting traditional performance put up by the orphans.


The lunch was reasonably good.













The sweet dessert after our lunch










Getting ready for the lunch at the orphanage


The cactus in the orphanage






The following pictures were taken before our lunch at the orphanage, Peaceful Children Centre.




Are they cows or buffaloes?










Learning the traditional hand gesture.


Could you guess what Mr Chan is doing? :o)








The murals for the orphans








The pupils have a great time playing with the traditional musical instruments.












Do you manage to locate the solar panel?














The journey to explore the orphans' residence and dining area has begun.








Mr Fong is demonstrating his washing skills.







Pupils are having their first-hand experience of washing some clothes traditionally.






The most unforgettable piece of broken mirror reminded me of the orphans in Sri Lanka, Myanmar and India who owned similar broken mirror.


The orphans' residence











Day 2 in Phnom Penh, Peaceful Children Centre hostel, at around noon.


Day 2 in Phnom Penh, 30 November 2010, at around 9am, at Peaceful Children Centre
The following pictures show the first part of the itinerary at Peaceful Children Centre, the visit to the classroom.
























Our teacher, Mr Fong, is busy video-recording.














The second classroom visit: Though the teacher was not in the classroom, the pupils were all well-behaved.





The visit of our first classroom at Peaceful Children Centre in the midst of their Mathematics lesson
























Our classroom visit








































































On our way to the orphanage, Peaceful Children Centre









Day 2: Phnom Penh, Cambodia: Our visit to Peaceful Children Centre,



The sumptuous Halal meals



Presenting the sumptuous dishes.............



The dining set for the pupils at the restaurant.


Pupils were excited about their sumptuous dinner.


Upon our arrival at Phnom Penh International Airport on 29 November 2010, Monday


Jurong Secondary School (JSS) pupils were helping our Rulang pupils with some administrative matters.

































Group pictures which were taken at Changi Airport before our departure


Day 1, Changi Airport


Day 4, Siem Reap: The girls-in-teaching-action


Day 4, Siem Reap: Playing time after lunch: Catching


Day 4, Siem Reap: Playing time after lunch: Playing poison ball with the assistance of a translator


Day 6, Phnom Penh: Reflection recorded while onboard Silkair MI601

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