We woke up in the wee hours of the morning! At 430am, we
were already on our way to the AngKor Wat. Our goal for the day was to catch
the sunrise over the magnificent temple!
Upon arrival, we were hyped to see the panoramic and scenic
view of the famous Angkor Wat. Ready to see the sunrise, we quickly queued to
get our tickets. Alas, we were at the Angkor Wat. It was nothing short of
legendary! We climbed up steep flights of stairs and saw many intricate designs
on the stone-carved walls and pillars. As we got higher up the structure, we
experienced wind blowing on our faces, and felt as if we were on top of the
world with the mesmerising bird’s eye view of the land surrounding Angkor Wat.
We also visited the other temples nearby the Angkor Wat. By
now, the sun was blazing upon us, but that didn’t deter us from our quest to
witness the magnificence of the Hindu statues of Vishnu and other gods. The awe-inspiring
statues and monuments reminded us of the recently famous application game “Temple
Run”. This visit shows us how much time and effort were put into these ancient
sculptures. This temple was dedicated to the wife and parents of the King in
the 7th dynasty of Cambodia.
After the visits, we were rewarded to lunch at a restaurant
in Siem Reap! Though the place was not air-conditioned, the delicious food
(free flow too!) made up for it! We had a taste of our favourite soft drinks
again!
Next, we went shopping at a nearby city market where
everyone almost went broke. Some of us burned a hole in our pockets purchasing
some apparels and accessories. We even ate scrumptious Italian Gelato ice
cream! Everyone went crazy! (Thanks Mum and DadJ)
Everyone was so tired after a day’s tour around Siem Reap,
visiting heritage sites and tourist attractions. Even though we were tired, we
knew that we still had many things to do. Because of what Mr Lim emphasised about
the importance of character, we pushed ourselves to get work done even when we’re
tired. We pushed ourselves to greater heights! We packed about 150 packets of
clothes, rice, stationary and basic necessities for the handing-over ceremony
held tomorrow at Ta Tauk Primary School.
We had a jolly good time shopping, bonding and even cracking
jokes with our teachers, especially Miss Han and Mr Lim (he was so bad at it). We
really enjoyed ourselves and look forward to tomorrow. To our friends, we hope
you are having much fun without us. Happy holidays, people! See you soon!
BY Group 2 – Jolene, Danish, Valerie, Faith, Samuel, Fahmi,
Aziz and Leroy
(Credits for editing:
Danish & Theo)
Ps.
Dear Mr Neelan, where are Joy, Celest and Jolene’s Starbucks?)
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