Saru visit the Cambodian senate

Yesterday, Thursday, I went on official study-tour at Cambodian Senate. There are about 70 students who come from different classes but the same teacher.

My class is a Cambodian Constitution class, so we go there in order to do research and study about the Senate. I went there with my Buddhist Monk Friend who studies with me in Pali School (monk school). I did really enjoy that tour and I also understand more about the Cambodian Senate.

After the visit, the students must do report about what they have learnt at least 2 pages. The deadline is on Monday. Now I didn't get it finish yet. At the same class (Constitution), I have a big assignment for the midterm. There are 7 members in my group. The topic is The National Assembly and Its Constitutional Power. The problem is that my group is the first group of doing the presentation on 7 Mon, September. I'm afraid we didn't finish it on time. Because doing something in the group-form is very difficult. We hardly meet each other.

In the World Civilization Class, I have a long chapter to do summery, and study on the world map. I am so busy even for buying the World Map I don't have time to go to the Book Store. I don't have any homework at the Introduction to Economic, but I also have a lot of assignment at Khmer World Translation Center.

Everything else is normal.

Love Saru

Hello from Yos

Dear Orly and Claus

How do you do? today I'm so very happy and I say sorry for you and my sponsers for the too late answer to you. You know my mother she just have a problem with truble so the money that you send to me 165 USD I spend some money for medicine for her but don't worry it's still enough for me for pay food and some books for school.
Oh, please say thank so much for my sponsers and I never forget to thank you for helping me and anybody in Khmer Country and I very much miss you.

How about the weather like in your country? For Phnom Penh has alot of rain everyday so it's the problem for everybody live in city. Oh i forgot to ask you how about your health and Claus? Hope you are well like us too.

You know the money that you send me for pay for something is alot and I tell my mother about that she said that you are good person and she say thank alot to you and wish you to meet good luck all the times. For me today I'm very really happy to write email to you. It is so long time I can''t reply to you.
Love from Yos
Have a nice day

Mail from Borin (study medicine)

Dear Orly & Claus

Thanks a lot for you and all the sponsors..........
As I sent you a sms, I had been back from my hometown to Phnom Penh since last Monday as my nephew's sickness but I'm the one who have to take care him during his treatment in the hospital in PP as he has a bad disease and need to stay in the hospital for a long time to treat to be better, and my mother had to go back for a few days for her selling, as well as my older sister who is the mother of my sick nephew. My nephew had meningitis, and it is a bit lucky that we sent him to the right hospital on time. Till now he is still in hospital called Kunth Bopha, in PP, free of charge hospital opening since 1992 getting the fun from foreigners, especially an Australian man. Till now this hospital has been saving millions of Cambodian children.

As above reason, I have to stay with my nephew all the day and night in that hospital, but I also get some learning from it, and my nephew now is being better. Today, I have some mid term tests at my English school that I have to come so I asked a good friend to stay with my small nephew for a day. So in my break time I can check mail and write you as I was sure that you will write me a mail. It is lucky that I check today so Saru will not be late to pay his school fee as you told him that he has to wait for me. I will call him to get the money as soon as he need. I did not know it because he does not call to tell me and I just check mail but now it is not late for him as I know.

For the money, it is really a big amount, and increasing from time to time. Now, I just can say very thanks to all of you and get money to work for our future. In fact, I have only thankful, honest, respect, and love in my mind to all of you applying your kind help and regards to us.

For spending, about the children, it will be spent like before if we have no any new idea or plan. For me, I will spend 100 usd for the rest of my English school fee. It is the last time of my spending for my year 4 of English University. Since the beginning of year 3 I have paid for my English school by the money of you all help as the school gives me to pay step by step so I have enough space. Now, I nearly finish semester one of year 4 of my BA English study, but this University is not qualified like PUC of Saru as it is not too expensive as well, and even though I spend money to study extra English outside it is nearly the same a mount of money by studying in this University, I will get a certificate of BA in Education of English. I spend 250 usd for each year 3 and year 4, and I can spend for 3 time to complete total fee. The rest money, I always spend on my general studies needs especially copy the books. This time, I am thinking weather it is right or not that I will use some rest money among this 70 to buy a second hand mobile phone, O2 phone, that my friend spent about 50 usd to buy an O2 phone and it is usable. I want this kind of phone as it is very useful mobile phone for studies that will make it easy for me to check out my lessons of medicine, like many kind of diseases- their signs, causes, and treatment, using of medicine..., all the time I need because we can transfer the data from Computer to it. And my friend can even check internet by his mobile phone as in Cambodia now, there are many phone number systems are being opened with competition each other, so some companies give free numbers, we call Sim Card, with internet connecting free for the student especially...... I don't know about the sponsors idea if they don't like that I will find other way...

But now my lovely nephew problem is what I have to do first, I hope he can be better very soon, so I can go back to my studies. I don't want to break for long time. I plan to do more practice at Calemette hospital and increasing reading about medicine as much as possible during my holiday from medical school for at least 1 month and a haft. I am also looking forward to see my result of semester 2 of medicine.

I am so sorry about the cd you sent Saru that I heart from him it was broken when he got it from the post man. I do want to see those photos.

At last, I wish you all good health, happy and have a good day.

Best regards & love
from Borin

News from the motorshop

The shop to the left and the house of Peach and Sot ot the right.

Saru is writing today about Sot & Peach and the motorshop:

"In the early morning, he gets up and takes his motor with the cart to collect the batteries at every house. After he starts the machine to charge the batteries, he waits for the broken down motors (Customers). He has a good earns from the Motor Shop, he only fix up the flat tier. If the inner tube, wheel, or some machine components need to be changed, Sot doesn't have the spare parts to replace the old to the new one, so it's the problem. It's too expensive for them to buy all the components in order to have them on stock for the customers needs. Moreover, Sot is still in lack of some tools. Now the Model or Series of Motor are always updating and he buys one by one by one as possible. The tool is too expensive as well. Sot doesn't dare to open the shop officially to the public because as you know he still in lack of some components, Especially TOOLS. If he doesn't have tool, he cannot do anything. Some Customers always complain to him how can he open the shop without having enough tools.....I always discuss with Peach and Sot about how to improve their lives. Idon't want to see them living in the bad condition. I want them to have a better house. Not like the present time (see photo)"

Mom got married

Our sponsor child, Mom, finished elementary school and got married at the same time. Her brother Saru is writing to by mail to us today:

"After she got married, she stays with her husband. Her husband is working in Casino in the Border of Cambodia-Vietnam. Now she tries to apply the CV to work in Casino too, but it's difficult to access. Now she is jobless. They work in the Casino in order to save money to go back to live with my parents and starting some small earning"

Hello from the kids

School bus from the temple to private school

About the children, both of their studies are getting well. They both will soon finish their public school, and they are now ready for the new grade after their big holiday.

I’m spending money for their food and studies as schedule and needs.

They always buy nearly the same food every time. I just gave money to their aunt. This time she kept about 12000 R (3 USD) from 16 usd of food money for giving them when they go to school. I asked the girl again and again weather she doesn’t bore with same and same milk. She said no. She still likes it.

Photos from Cambodia