We started our day slightly differently. Instead of our
daily exercise routines, we started the day by reflecting on the topic of poverty
and education. Through it, we learnt more about the Cambodians and their life. We
began to sense the great difference between the opportunities of being a
Singaporean student and a Cambodian student. Shortly after that, we had our
breakfast and set off to the project site!
To keep our spirits up, some of us beatbox and sang our
hearts out in the bus. Our fun times ended quickly. We reached the project site
and got down to work. We had to decorate the walls of the kitchen that we had
built. A group of us formed a group called “The Painters”. We used chalks to draw
out the outline of the mural. After which, the rest of the students helped to
paint the wall, while others interacted with the kids by playing mass group
games. (We learnt that the kids were surprisingly good at Netball.)
Soon after, we travelled back to our homestay for lunch. It
was heavenly! Having it later than usual made it much tastier J Then, we headed to the
orphanage called Countryside Children Organisation (CCO). Many of the children
had clothes and slippers to wear. Our local guide, Mr Soo-thik, gave us a quick
tour around the orphanage. There, we interacted with the kids in the orphanage
by playing ball games, such as volleyball, basketball and soccer. A couple of
girls had their hair braided by the kids. Although our time there was short, we
learnt much about the kids there. Free English and Chinese classes were provided
to those staying there. The orphanage thrives solely on donations and has only four
staff to handle 36 kids. Donations to the home are irregular. These staff
hardly received any salary, thus, many of them take on part-time jobs to get by
with life.
A pleasant surprise awaited us back in the homestay. We were
lucky that Mr Khorn (our local guide) had prepared his signature homemade
chicken rice for all of us! This brought back the memories (and cravings) of
Singapore local food!!!!!!
BY Group 3 – Giddy, Leticia, Fel, Joyman, Aldrian, Ariq,
Aswin, Ashley
P.S We need facial, supper!! Starbucks and Prickly Heat (applies to Ryan Tan as well) Please do have fun without us…….We will be back with tan lines!
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