Congratulation Borin !

Congratulation to Borin, he got his BA degree in English yesterday. Borin did his BA in English beside his medical studies. At the same time he is also studying French as he needs it for his medical studies. Furthermore he supports my “aid for education” project in Cambodia and looks after 4 kids for me. Busy…. Yes, sure but he is also the one who said to me:


LITTLE STONES MAKE MOUNTAINS, LITTLE STEPS CAN COVER MILES, LITTLE ACTS OF LOVING - KINDNESS GIVES THE WORLD SMILES".

Congratulation Borin, you are fantastic and you deserve it.

The university has postponed the ceremony to get as many students as possible, therefore Borin waited for two years and Tuesday 4. September 2012, the school celebrated the graduation ceremony and the Prime Minister attended the ceremoney.

New school bag and shoes

Dear Orly & Claus,
We are ok.
About the kids, I bought them know again their materials studies such as pens, pencils, rulers, and erasers.

Sopahal shoes and Chanty’s bag have completely broken that couldn’t be fixed, and they asked me for new ones, so I gave money to them to ask Chanty’s aunt to help them to buy as she had to go to the market too. They bought already in the morning. I also told her to choose the good quality ones. They spent 8 usd totally, and I see her new bag and Sophal’s shoes. I can see the bag is better quality than before as this bag is made from cotton while last time bag was made from plastic mostly.
Chanty, Sophal and Cheng went together with the aunt, and in this afternoon, my mother came to the same market to buy some goods for her shops. She is a very long-term customer to many sellers in that market. My mother called me to meet her there, so I took Cheng with me again, as Cheng wasn’t bought anything in the morning together with Chanty and Sophal. I couldn’t take Chanty or Sophal with us as I had to drive my mother too after buying.
My mother bought me and Cheng good food and drink to eat in the market. It is the same market that we often go together with you when you are here. She got some free dry fish for me from those sellers as well, and I gave some to Chanty and some to Cheng when I came back.

For Sophal, he gets everyday 3000 Reils (0,75 USD) even the day that he doesn’t have class and Chanty gets responsibility to control his spending. I normally give his money to Chanty and she will give him 2000 Riels in the morning for breakfast and does the checking what he buys every time. In the afternoon she will give him his rest 1000 riels and does the same control. Chanty gets understand our meaning of what kind of things that we allow them to buy for this money, so I let her to help me with this thing.

The three small kids are now more enjoyable and playing together, and love each more than before, and they are also giving me their trust and obeying.

For sure, they are looking forward your next time visiting.

During writing this mail, the three kids are now sitting in my room behind me, taking their English books to read together, as I just said to them: "you all just playing when being free from school, I don’t see anyone take any books to read"..., so they went immediately to take the books to read. Also Rotha is being here as well, also Cheng’s brother is coming to ask some question about their English learning.

Saru ended his Buddhist high school

Nearly all the village celebrated with Saru and his family his final exam at his famous Buddhist school in the capital Phnom Penh. Saru is the only monk, not only in his village but also in the region, who graduate from this famous Buddhist high school and with, as usual, fantastic results....Congratulation from Denmark to Saru!! now we look forward your next graduation as lawyer....

Happy New Year to Borin and his 4 kids

Borin informing about party at English school and party at public school of all 4 kids and about the gift
he promised me to buy for the kids:

Dear Orly & Claus,

I hope you all have a good time.
We are fine here.
About the kids, today is the last day of their class and also they had individual class party. Now they have holiday from their public class. It starts from tomorrow 04/04/2010 till 20/04/2010. I came back yesterday evening and they told me about their holiday and party. For the last party of their English school was a bit sorry to inform you as that time they spent 5000 Riels each, but during the party Sophal and Cheng acted out of control and didn't follow their teacher. They tried to eat and drink without caring about their classmates and teacher. It was like a competition eating, and Chanty said she got very little to eat when they did like that. I had a big talk with them already after that.

This time party at public school, Chanty asked me for 5000 Riels , Cheng 3000 Riels and Sophal 3000 Riels. For Rotha, he has today party, wearing his new shirt, the same party but he didn't need money as his teacher made saving little money from him since before, so when party time arrived he doesn't need to pay money for it anymore.
Chanty told me, she did enjoy this time party while last time at English school she was unhappy by Sophal and Cheng behaving.
Today, Cheng and his older brother,monk, went to his hometown. I am not sure about when they come back too. Cheng will be absence from his English class for this reason. They are now free from public class for 16 days. Cheng looks very very happy when his brother allowed him to go to see his parents.

I am leaving at this weekend for my New Year holiday.

I bought already noodle and towels for the kids last morning before going to do my practice. I don't know about it is the kind of towels you wanted or not. I spent 10 usd for these 4 towels, and 16.700 riels for the noodle of Sophal, for the 16 days off school. I gave him already and took some pictures as well but there was some error with my camera and batteries as the result I got only one picture left.

Rotha said he always use his aunt's Khmer traditional skirt when he needs to change his trousers, or after having bath. So He is very happy to get this towel. I don't need to say about Chanty as you can see her smiling in the pictures.:-)))
They thank you very much for this New Year present.

Have a good week!!

We wish you all our best in the chance of our traditional New Year.
Love,
The kids in Cambodia

We donated a bike to Kosal family

Yos wrote me this weekend:
Dear Orly
I buy already a bike on Friday morning. The price is 350.000Reail / 80 USD but after I ask for discount is 300.000Reail / 75 USD. I will take the photo to you when I finish my best examination.

Yos i writing today:
Sure father of Kosal was happy very much with his wife and they say "thank you" to you very much for your kindness to them.

This is the photo of bike. Oh, I forgot to tell you something, I give some money 10.000 Reil to father of Kosal for buying the painting for make a new colour so we can see it beautiful bike and more interesting. I will take the photo of the new colour of bike to you soon.
Photo that I sent you now is not already prepare, not painted.
Tomorrow I finish my exam so I can do everything with Kosal family
Love from yos

Yos is buying food for Kosal

Dear Mother oh Hope

I think that dried fish and more food today can make his family easy to take care it because we can keep for a long time.
In Cambodia Dried fish is a good food and high price. Dried fish for Kosal is best taste that Cambodian people call number 1.
-Dried fish number 1 is 45000Rail for 1kg. and I bought 1.7kg to him. (70000 Rail)
-You can see another food in the picture is 27000Rail for two. (For one 13500 Rail) So Total balance today is 97000Rail and your money now is 3000Rail left.
I got the 50 USD from Saru and yesterday I bought something for Kosal spend 25 USD = 100000Rail.

and today I bought dried fish and another food in the picture and spent 97000Rail.

I want you to know that Kosal family happy, very much, for all the food. And they say that they never eat dried fish number 1 before. Oh I forget to tell you, this evening the family of Kosal will go back the village because they need to sign on “book of family”. You know they need to make birth certificate? If we need to make birth certificate for someone we must have a “book of family”. And Kosal family do not have book of family so they can not make birth paper for Kosal. The first they need to do is to make a book of family and than to make birth certificate later.
Best Regard
Yos

Yos is shopping with Kosal

Dear Mother of Hope

Yesterday, I went to shopping with Kosal to buy something for him.
Everything I bought is:
- 1 School Uniform.(1 set)
- 3 Shirts and 3 Shorts.
- 3 Underpants.
- 10 Books, 2 pens, 2 Pencil, 1 eraser, 1 Pencil case, and 1 ruler.
- 2 Shoe for school and another one for walking to everywhere.
- 1 School bag.
- 2 kinds Washing powder ( 1 for clean the hair and another one for clean the cloths)
- 2 toothbrushes.
- 1 big toothpaste.

I spend all everything for Kosal is 25USD. You know when I buy something for Kosal i always tell the seller for discount to Kosal because he is poor son. Like shoe for one is 5 or 7 USD but when i ask to discount is 3 USD and 4 USD... So you can see both of shoe belong to Kosal is very nice and he told me that he love his shoe and all shirts. I buy something for Kosal is follow by his mind. If he loves it I will ask the seller for discount.

So you can see the picture all of this. And I want to take Kosal family but the camera no power so I'm waiting to morrow. I will send the photo Kosal family tomorrow to you. Oh I'm sorry I forget to buy soup for Kosal and i will go to buy soup for him tomorrow in the morning. And I think that everything i buy is enough for Kosal go to school and for living.