Mrsama’s Blog

Khmer Pronounce                   English meaning

Chom Reap Sooh. <how do you do ?> for the first time for meeting somebody, bow your head with two hands claping

Teh Neak Sok Sabay te? <how are you?> asking for health

Khngum sok sabay, Awkun.<I am fine, thanks> for answering the question

Teh neak tov na? <where are you going ? to asking people on your way to somewhere.

Khngum tov phsar. <I go to market> for answering this question.

Khgum < I> for the first person

Neak <you> second person

Neang<she> third person singular

Kort<he> the third person. In Khmer language this word can be used with both he and she and for people who are older than us.

Teh thlai pon man pi ti neh tov phsar Toul Toum Pong?  <How much is it from to the Russian Market>

bi pan riel. < three thousand riel>

Next Year:

I can’t wait to see my work for next year. In my work plans are:

- Purchase raw husk rice as much as we can

- Digging fishpond on New 7.5 ha and filling up and compact the land  for setting up  shelters for trainees to practice agriculture after disable people get theory.

- Raising fish in the digged fishpond at dry season and natural fish for rainy season.

- Provide loan up to 170 families to People with disabilities and vulnerable villagers

-  Millign for sale at Phnom Penh and target market for villagers’ natural crop, vegetable, fish, chicken, and so on.

Reader,

My name is Sama. I was born in Svay Rieng Province. Now I am 29 years old and I am studying two subjects in various universities. The subject I like most is English Literature because this subject can help me with my communication. In this mean time I would like to say thank you to Arlyn who helps me to set this website. I am very appreciate if you give me feedback relate with my website. 

Thanks

I have been working for Cambodian Volunteers for Community Development (CVCD) www.cvcd.org.kh  for ten years. I started working as the teacher of English in the year 1998. At that time volunteered to teach in slum community called Tule Basac community now it was moved to AnLong Ka gnan(outside of Phnom Penh city about 15km) after it was on fired. In the year 2000 I was promoted to teach at the head office of CVCD. I had been working as the teacher for five years and I taught not only at CVCD but I taught at Cylco Center ( cyclo is a kind of transportation for Cambodia it has three wheels, the driver sits bihind the passegner and it can load three people. Then in the year 2005 I went to work in Koh Kong province, the island near to Thai border. There I worked as the interpretor for nurses who came to provide ARV( medicine for long life when people have Aids) and after working there for over six months I came back to CVCD to work as Project Manager until now.

I started study in a primary school at my hometown in year 1998 when i was eight year-old during schooling I could remember well about my family situation after the war. My mother and father didn’t have enough food to eat.  They ate a little rice cook with taro’s branches or sometimes with banana root. After I took my study four five years I finished primary school.

My Junior high School

After my primary school I continued my junior high school but because of my secondary school was very from my home it was about 20km and I travel there on my foot and because of my uncle felt was so pity on me so accepted my mother suggestion to get me to continue schooling in Phnom Penh in 1993. However, because my mother was very poor I had to continue my studies in grade five in one primary school in Phnom Penh. Unluckily, I felt examinination in grade five and I didn’t lose any hopes I try to continue my studies in grade five again so my grade five total three years. Finally in year 1998 I past my exam to attend in secondary school. During my secondary from year to year it was getting difficult such as when I was in grade 7 my uncle move his house to outside of the town so it took me 2 hours with an old bike to go to school. One day I had bicycle accident and it made affraid to go back home because my uncle was so naughty particularly when he gets drunk, I asked for my friend house near my school for staying and eating with him for 7 days. In that year I decided to leave my uncle’s home to stay at my great aunt’s house for one year. Then in year 2001 I remember I was in grade 12 I decided to stay with my grade twelve classmate. I stayed with my friend for two years and in the year 2003 I moved to work for CVCD as a night guard. My time as a night guard was very good for me and I had very good time to improve my knowledge and experiences.