Sunday, 29 May 2011

Programming

I have enrolled in World Philosophy class this term. Today I have learned something very interesting: Determination. It is a philosophy which explained that human being is just like a computer. You are able to use computer to type an article because this computer were programmed for typing.

Human being can never escape their shadow. Every things they do or decide are base on their past which including family, education, environment, and people they have met before. A lazy person cannot suddenly become a hard working person if she wasn’t influenced by the advice from her parents or maybe a good book she read. Determinism believes that we are always influenced by things around us. People are different from each other because they met different people, read different book, and live in different environment. Therefore, people do not have free-will. We are who we are depending on our past. We have been programmed by our past like a computer has been programmed by programmer. According to determinism, our past and environment is our programmer.

This theory teaches me that while we are programmed by others, we also program them. We help to shape people we meet and talk to. If you are a good person, you are influencing the person next to you to become a good person too. We all influence each other, so why not be a good responsible person? Doing good things help us become a good person, and it will also influence other people.  

Saturday, 2 April 2011

We will never stop fighting for our rights

Yesterday evening (02.04.2011) at around 5:30pm, a group of about 15 security polices from Khan Don Penh came to our dancing place to warn us not to put the music on. I asked one of them who named was Chantha. Here was the conversation:

Me: Why are we not allowed to plays music while the state music was loudly plays the Korean song right in front of Wat Putum?

Security police Chantha: Because he got order from the Mayor of Phnom Penh

Me: And why he order so?

Security police Chantha: Because when the mayor exercises he doesn’t need music

Me: But that is him not us. Where is the letter than he made order?

Security police Chantha: I don’t know. If you play the music, I will collect your equipment then you can complain later.

To be noted that this police security was standing on the green grass when talking to us.

Me: Pu, this green grass is not allowed to step on.

Security police Chantha: I am the care taker of this garden; I have the rights to step on it.

Then, he walked away à we followed  

After walking here and there, they (security polices) took off. We started to play our music and dance. This time we played the smaller speakers. I then called to four Parliamentarian members to ask whether this is this regulation that music is not allowed. Four of them said “NO, there isn’t.” I then called Madam Mu Sochua, elected parliamentarian. I don’t care if she is from the opposition party, but all we need was someone to protect us. At that moment, she was the only one I could reach. She came to have a look at our dancing place. After a while when we was dancing, the security polices came again. While stepping down their cars, they may have seen Madam Mu Sochua, they got back in the cars, took off, and never come back again till we finish dancing.

We need an explanation why music is not allowed? Is it true that the Mayor did really make an order? If the music is too loud or we dance too late, we can negotiate. Therefore, we are collection the thumb print of our supporters and will submit this thumb print together with a request letter to the City Hall of Phnom Penh on Monday. As of today (03.04.2011 at 11am), we have got 106 thump print. We will continue to collect the thump print and will go to the city hall on Monday morning.

We you would like to give your support through your thumb print, please come to the Wat Butum park in front of Hong Kong Center from 5:30pm this evening.

Wednesday, 30 March 2011

They suddenly tell us to stop playing music

While we were dancing at the public park yesterday evening, two polices came and told us “No more music from today.” Our dance teacher asked “Why?” and “Till when?” the two polices keep silent and only said that they got order to do so. They came with no paper, nothing else, but words from their mouths. They said we can dance but not allow playing music. Excuse me, how do you dance without music?

Exercise through dancing has become very popular in Cambodia, both and Phnom Penh and other provinces. It is more than just dancing. It has been a community where people feel together. That place was where I feel all are welcome and treated equally. You can find all kinds of people dancing together and teach each other when needed. There are very rich people who come with their body guard, famous singer who wear mask on their faces so that people don’t recognize them, street kids who beg for living (they dance for free), a 11 years old girl who has just had heart operation, a 13 years old boy who have been dancing here for 2 years, a group of gays and lesbians, students who dance to refresh their mind, my family, and even a few years old cute girl who just enjoy dancing along with her mother. There are really many more who have stories behind and who need to dance. I met a 20 years old adult man who quit using drug when he joins this place. We have all kind of level dancers, from expert down to people who have just broken their comfort zone and learn dancing. There was when I feel myself the most. People become healthier physically and mentally.

If we are not allowed to play music, how could we dance? We do not against the government or city hall regulation; but at least you need to explain us why? This is a public park. Do you understand what does PUBLIC means? I thought we are the public. When I say “We”, it is not just my family. “WE” the dancers who are about at least four hundred people need this place, and MUSIC.


Monday, 28 February 2011

What would you do?

Ritu lives in India and worked for an organization doing work for street children. The money she is earning from her work is paying back a loan she took from a bank to pay for her sister's weeding. She has been set the task by her boss to apply for much needed government funding for a project to help street children. Ritu gets in touch with the appropriate public servant.  They say that they are willing to support the orphanage if she pays a bribe on behalf of the orphanage. Her boss tells her that she has to secure the project by paying the bribe.

If she pays the bribe:
    -She keep her job
    -She continues to be able to pay back her loan for the family
    -She secures much needed finance to run the program for street children
    -She goes against her value and is dishonest

If she doesn’t pay the bribe:
    -She risk losing her job
    -She will have to search for another way to pay back the loan
    -The project for street children will not go ahead
    -She lives out the values she believe in

What would you do if you were her?

Wednesday, 12 January 2011

ទេពកោសល្យ​ដឹកនាំ​របស់​យុវតី​ខ្មែរ​​ សម័យ​​បច្ចុប្បន្ន


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ភាពជា​អ្នក​ដឹក​នាំ​ ចំពោះ​​នាង​ខ្ញុំ​ គឺ​ជា​ការ​ជះ​ឥទ្ធិពល​ទៅ​លើ​មនុស្ស​ ឲ្យ​ពួក​គាត់​  ចេះ​ប្រើប្រាស់​​សក្ដានុពល​ដ៏​ប្រសើរ​បំផុត​ដែល​​ខ្លួន​មាន​ ធ្វើ​ឲ្យ​ជីវិត​របស់​ខ្លួន​​បាន​ប្រសើរ​ឡើង​ តាម​រយៈ​​ការ​គិត​ធំ​ ផ្ដើម​ធ្វើ​ពី​តូច​ "នេះ​គឺ​ជា​សម្ដី​​របស់​កញ្ញា នាង សុវត្ថានា​ ប្រធាន​ "សមាគម​គំនិត​ផ្ដួចផ្ដើមនៃ​ការ​ផ្លាស់​ប្ដូរ​" នៅ​ក្នុង​បទសម្ភាសន៍​មួយ​ ជាមួយ​អង្គការ​វិទ្យាស្ថាន​បើក​ទូលាយ ។ កញ្ញា​​​ ត្រូវ​បាន​មជ្ឈដ្ឋាន​ជុំវិញ​​ ទទួល​ស្គាល់​ថា ជា​នារី​ឆ្នើម​មួយ​រូប​ ដោយសារ ទេពកោសល្យ​ដឹក​នាំ​ដ៏​ប៉ិន​ប្រសប់​​របស់​កញ្ញា​ ដែល​មាន ទស្សនវិស័យ​ "គិត​ធំ ផ្ដើម​ធ្វើ​ពី​តូច" ​អនុញ្ញាត​ឲ្យ​កញ្ញា​ត្រូវ​បាន​ជ្រើស​តាំង​ជា​ប្រធាន​សមាគម ចូល​ប្រឡូក​ក្នុងពិភព​ការងារ​តាំងពី​វ័យ​ក្មេង​ ។ 
សុវត្ថានា បាន​ដំណាល​ប្រាប់​ ​អំពី​ដំណើរ​ជីវិត​ការងារ​របស់ ខ្លួន ដូច្នេះ​ថា ៖ "...​នាង​ខ្ញុំ​ ​ផ្ដើម​ធ្វើ​ការងារ​ពេញ​ម៉ោង​ នៅ​ឯ​​សមាគម​យុវជន​ខ្មែរ​ "ក្នុង​ឆ្នាំ​២០០៤ ។ តាំង​ពី​ឆ្នាំ​២០០៧​មក នាង​ខ្ញុំ​ បាន​និង​កំពុង​ធ្វើ​ការ​ ជា​អ្នក​ជំនួយ​ការ​កម្មវិធី​ "មូលនិធិ​ ហ្វ្រេឌិច ណៅមែន​" ។ ក្នុង​ពេល​ជាមួយ​គ្នា​នេះ ដែរ នាងខ្ញុំ​ ក៏​ជា​ប្រធាន​ស្ម័គ្រ​ចិត្ត​នៃ​ "សមាគម​គំនិត​​ផ្ដួច​ផ្ដើម នៃ​ការ​ផ្លាស់​ប្ដូរ​" ដែល​ជា​អង្គការ​យុវជន​ស្ម័គ្រ​ចិត្ត​ ស្ថិត​នៅ​រាជធានី​ភ្នំពេញ និង​មាន​​ការិយាល័យ​សាខា​មួយ​ នៅ​ខេត្ត​បាត់​ដំបង ។ ​តាំង​ពី​អាយុ​១៥ឆ្នាំ​មក​ នាង​ខ្ញុំ​ បាន​ចូល​ប្រឡូក​ក្នុង​សកម្ម​ភាព​ស្ម័គ្រ​ចិត្ត​ជា​ច្រើន មាន​ជា​អាទិ៍ ការ​បោះ​​ជំរំ​យុវជន សិក្ខាសាលា កិច្ច​ប្រជុំ​ ការ​បង្រៀន​ភាសា​អង់គ្លេស​និង​កុំព្យូទ័រ​ ជំនួយការ​គម្រោង​អភិវឌ្ឍន៍​នានា និង​ការ​បង្កើត​គម្រោង​ជាច្រើន​ទៀត​សម្រាប់​យុវជន​​"។
ឈរ​លើ​ទស្សន​វិស័យ​​ច្បាស់​លាស់​របស់​ខ្លួន​ កញ្ញា​ នាង សុវត្ថានា​ បាន​បង្ហាញ​ពី​បែប​ផែន​នៃ​ទេពកោសល្យ​ដឹក​នាំ​របស់​ខ្លួន​ថា កញ្ញា​​ប្រើ​ប្រាស់​ភាព​ជា​អ្នក​ដឹក​នាំ​របស់​​កញ្ញា​ ដើម្បី​ជះ​ឥទ្ធិ​ពល​ដល់​មនុស្ស ដោយ​ការ​ផ្ដល់​ឲ្យ​អ្នក​ទាំងនោះ​ នូវ​គំរូ​វីរភាព​ណាមួយ​ដែល​បុគ្គល​នោះ​ពេញ​ចិត្ត​ ហើយ​និង​លើក​ទឹក​ចិត្ត​ឲ្យ​អ្នក​ទាំង​នោះ​ ជឿជាក់​លើ​សក្ដានុពល​ដ៏​ប្រសើរ​​​បំផុត​ដែល​ខ្លួន​មាន​​ ។ កញ្ញា​បាន​បន្ថែម​ទៀត​ថា ជា​ដំបូង​ កញ្ញា​ផ្សារ​​ភ្ជាប់​​ទំនាក់ទំនង​ផ្ទាល់​ខ្លួន​ ជា​មួយ​អ្នក​ទាំងនោះ​ តាម​រយៈ​ការ​ចែក​រំលែក​រឿងរ៉ាវ​ផ្ទាល់​ខ្លួន និង​ការ​ជួយ​ពួកគេ​ដោះស្រាយ​បញ្ហា​ផ្ទាល់​ខ្លួន​។ កញ្ញា​បាន​ប្រកាន់​យក​ នូវ​ជំពូក​អ្នក​ដឹកនាំ​មួយ​បែប​ ដែល​កញ្ញា​​បាន​ឲ្យ​ដឹង​ ដូច្នេះ​ថា ៖ "នាង​ខ្ញុំ​ ចង់​ធ្វើ​ជា​អ្នក​ដឹក​នាំ​មួយ​ប្រភេទ ដែល​គិត​អំពី​ការ​បម្រើ​អ្នក​នៅ​ក្រោម​បង្គាប់​ ជា​ជាង​ការ​ពង្រឹង​ការ​បង្គាប់​បញ្ជា​របស់​ខ្ញុំ​​​ទៅ​លើ​ពួកគេ​"។
ជា​សមិទ្ធផល​ សុវត្ថានា​ បាន​​ប្រាប់​ថា៖ "ឥទ្ធិពល​ទី​១​នៃ​ការ​ដឹកនាំ​របស់​នាង​ខ្ញុំ​ ដែល​នាង​ខ្ញុំ​សង្កេត​ឃើញ​ គឺ​​បន្លាស់​ប្ដូរ​វិជ្ជមាន​ជាច្រើន​ របស់​យុវជន​ដែល​នៅ​ជុំ​វិញ​ខ្លួន​ ។ ពួកគេ​​ បាន​ប្រែ​ក្លាយ​​ ការ​គ្រាន់តែ​ចេះ​គិត​គូរ​​ថែទាំ​អំពី​ខ្លួន​ឯង​ ឲ្យ​ទៅ​ជា​ការ​ចេះ​​យកចិត្តទុកដាក់​ថែទាំ​សង្គម​ទាំងមូល​ ហើយ​បាន​ចាប់​ផ្ដើម​​ស្វែង​រក​វិធី​សាស្ត្រ​ ជួយ​​ធ្វើ​ឲ្យ​ប្រទេស​កាន់​តែ​​ប្រសើរ​​ឡើង​ ។ នាង​ខ្ញុំ​បាន​ឃើញ​ផ្ទាល់​នឹង​ភ្នែក​ថា ប្រមាណ​ ១០នាក់ នៃ​យុវជន​ទាំងនោះ​ បាន​​ផ្ដើម​គំនិត​បង្កើត​គម្រោង​​ជាច្រើន ទាក់ទង​នឹង​ការ​ស្ម័គ្រ​ចិត្ត​នានា​ ក្រោម​កិច្ច​សម្រប​សម្រួល​ពី​សមាគម ។ ...ឥទ្ធិពល​ទី​២​នោះ​ គឺ​ថា ភាព​ជា​អ្នក​ដឹក​នាំ​របស់​នាង​ខ្ញុំ​ ត្រូវ​បាន​ប្រើ​ប្រាស់​ជា​គំរូវីរភាព​ សម្រាប់​យុវជន​ដទៃ​ទៀត ដែល​ជំរុញ​ឲ្យ​ពួក​គេ​ធ្វើ​សកម្ម​ភាព​និង​ជឿជាក់​លើ​ខ្លួន​ឯង"។
ក្រៅ​ពី​ជោគជ័យ​ ដែល​រៀប​រាប់​ទាំង​អំបាល​ម៉ាន​ខាង​លើ សុវត្ថានា​ ក៏​ជួប​ប្រទះ​នូវ​ការ​ប្រឈម​មួយ​ចំនួន​ដែរ ​​ទាក់​ទង​នឹង​ការ​គ្រប់​គ្រង​ពេល​វេលា ។ ទោះបី​ជា​ខិត​ខំ​បែង​ចែក​ការងារ​ទៅ​តាម​អាទិភាព​របស់​វា​យ៉ាង​ណា ក្ដី កញ្ញា​មាន​អារម្មណ៍​ថា ខ្លួន​ពុំ​ទាន់​ចេះ​គ្រប់គ្រង​ពេលវេលា​បាន​ល្អ ពិសេស​ពេល​ធ្វើ​ការងារ​ច្រើន​កន្លែង សិក្សា​ និង​ថែទាំ​ប្អូន​ៗ​​របស់​កញ្ញា​ ក្នុង​ពេល​តែ​មួយ​ជាមួយ​គ្នា ។ ថ្វី​បើ​យេនឌ័រ​ត្រូវ​បាន​កញ្ញា​ធ្លាប់​គិត​អាច​ជា​ឧបសគ្គ​ដល់​ភាព​ជា​អ្នក​ដឹក​នាំ​ កញ្ញា​បាន​ផ្លាស់​ប្ដូរ​ការ​គិត​នេះ ក្រោយ​ពី​កញ្ញា​បាន​ចូល​ប្រឡូក​ការងារ​ ក្នុង​ស្ថាប័ន​អង្គការ​ក្រៅ​រដ្ឋាភិបាល​ ហើយ​អះអាង​ថា ស្ត្រី​ត្រូវ​​បាន​គេ​ផ្ដល់​អាទិភាព​ជា​ច្រើន។
កញ្ញា នាង សុវត្ថានា បាន​ផ្ដល់​ជា​មតិ​យោបល់​ថា ៖ "គ្មាន​អ្វី​ដែល​អាច​ជួយ​ស្ត្រី​ឡើយ ប្រសិន​បើ​ស្ត្រី​មិន​ទទួល​ស្គាល់​នូវ​គុណ​តម្លៃ​និង​សក្ដានុពល​របស់​ខ្លួន​នោះ ។...ស្ត្រី​ត្រូវ​យល់​ថា​ ការ​កើត​មក​ជា​ស្ត្រី​ មិន​មែន​ជា​បន្ទុក​ទេ តែ​ជា​អត្ថ​ប្រយោជន៍​"៕

Thursday, 30 December 2010

Remarkable People of the Year 2010

Time, as always, runs super fast. 2010 is ending and 2011 is starting super soon. I would like to take this opportunity to thanks some remarkable people of the year 2010. They made my life more beautiful, more joyful, and have contributed to my successes.

One the occasion of our one year anniversary
First most important person is Panha, my boyfriend. As of today, we have been together for 19 months and 13 days. He has supported me with no condition. He is not just a boyfriend, but also a motor taxi driver, a massager, a teacher, an editor, a report writer, a designer, a consultant, a bank, a reminder, a great helper, an entertainer, a photographer, an audient, a source of information, and much more. He is the only person who I can have a good cry with. He has been doing everything I ask or even not ask and has done them from his heart. He is the man behind the scene of all my works. Plus, he does things he doesn’t like if it made me happy.

Second, thanks to my program manager, my colleagues, and FNF in General. I have been working here for 4 years now. This place gave me freedom; allow me to experiences political life, broaden my attention, and link me to a broaden network. Most importantly, my program manager, Mr. Khim Sophanna, allow me to experience freedom to work while at the same time being a responsible person and teach me how to handle pressure. He has been a role model for being committed, a planner, and a follow up person. My colleagues, Kok Tha and Kunthea, are the greatest cooperator. They trusted me 100%.
Kok Tha, En Sokunthea, Khim Sophanna, and Me

ICA Core Team members in Phnom Penh and Battambong
Third, thanks to all ICA members for elected me as the president. I have to deeply thank my only staff- Rany. She has been providing me great assistant at anytime including night time, weekend, and holiday. All the core team members have inspired me to never stop fighting for a better Cambodia. They are the reminder to keep me motivated and having hope. They allow seeing and believing in “thinking big starting small.” They are great people. Their works with ICA has contributed to decreasing gap between the rich and the poor. They spend their time, energy, and money to have the work done. I have been with ICA for six years now, seeing their hard work keep me believing that Cambodia is having the chance to prosper.


Dj Lion, Niko, and Me


Fourth, thanks to Sarika FM 106.5 and of course my fans. Being a radio host of Lovely Night talk show for 2 years now, made me feel like a super star. My fans love me like their sisters. Without them I couldn’t have been working for media that long. Media is the fourth power and I am in it now. While helping my fans to deal with their problems, it increased my general knowledge and keeps me informed/updated about relationship matters. Some issues are totally new for me. My fans are also my teachers. One more, working at Sarika allowed me to be updated with new song. Being the radio host, led me to other working area too which is being MC for different event/party.

My bother, sisters, and Me
Last but not least, thanks to my family; especially, my brother and sisters. Well, they are more like a burden but at the same time the reasons for being hard working. Without these responsibilities I may have wasted my time. The challenges I face are what make me stronger. They are the reasons I have to work more, and the more works I have, the more lessons I learn. They made my life more meaningful and useful. There are many more people to thanks but I better stop here. These are the most remarkable people of my life, they made 2010 so successful. Thanks.

Tuesday, 23 November 2010

Expressing our sadness

Dear All 

For your information, my team and I are going to meet at 5pm tomorrow (25th November 2010) at parking place at Wat Botum (in front of Hong Kong Center). We are going to dress in black and white, carrying candle, incense, and flower, walk from there toward Koh Pich bridge. Arriving Koh Pich bridge, we are going to pray for our people who passed away. I know it doesn't help much, but what we are doing to show that we care and we are sorry for what have happened.

I have found some families who lose their family members and in need of urgent help financially. Therefore, while gathering there, we are also going to do some fund raising for them. I will be responsible for bringing those money to the families by myself. If you wish to donate, please contact me.

If you, your family, or friends wish to join, please be there at 5pm. You will see us dressing in black and white. 

For information relating tomorrow walk, please contact :

Nana : 092 663 062
Srey Leak (Nana's sister) : 098 863 396
Panharath (Nana's boyfriend) : 016 369 155

Best Regard, 

Nana