An L-word Promise That Motivates.....

It is the damn word all yearn to have, especially those newly afoot into that little thing. 

It was 2011. May, 27, the starting point. No exact time recorded! 

“I think it will be time for you to say that to me, honey.”

“Not yet,” comes a reply, “We’ll see and hear. We just start, hey!" 

"But? Um, I have done this a lot to prove my..." to which a reply cut through: C'mon! It will be time, just like you say; not now, though. I do want to but, um......

"Promise me, okay? I'll get to you again on New Year's eve when we are going to hold hands, walking under the lighted breezy street. Then, you will have to go with the reality: you and I, forever." 

Riya, now a bit touched, okayed, smilingly.  

What Actually Happened to Me in 2013

Life ain't easy at all. Yet, we shall not ignore the fact that it keeps moving forward with or without our agreement. It is really tough to learn that people around are all good and on the right track to prosperity while you are just here playing frivolous. That moment is exact and it is when you compare, brutally, yourself to them and bad feelings are just on the verge right in your head.

For the past whole year, friends keep asking me what I have been up to. I gave them answer which they all find suspiciously lying. Now, tell me what feeling would you be holding when you are telling the truth and people find you a liar just because they have learnt that you've been joking around. Well, clowns too have hard times! 

Looking back into my life, which is a usual thing I do, I somehow pity myself. I just do! It's not because I haven't done anything at all but what I have accomplished is just nothing compared to those of others. I know I shouldn't be feeling that. Well, yeah, I'm mastering that ignoring skills. 

Tougher Journey Ahead

When most of my friends ask, either on social media sites or in persons,  what I am doing right now, I simply joke around with "I'm a motor-taxi driver". 

Actually, I am teaching. 

To talk about education in Cambodia, I'm in no feelings but in a blender  full of shame and doubts. And, I metaphorically choke at how "urgent improvements needed" the system should be lifted up.  It hurts, like a lot, to face that education in Cambodia is "not so good". There are quite many a problems in the system, which I and many other Cambodians   disgrace. In a picture, poor students ain't having enough financial support and access to tertiary education. And, that cycle is cycle. It sucks, really. 

7 Indie Not-to-miss Cambodian Blogs

Photo from: http://www.techwench.com

If you go to the dictionary, any, and look up for the word "indie", you will learn that this word is used to describe singers, bands, movie or songs. An indie song, singer, band and movie refer to that that is not affiliated or doesn't belong to any major companies. In other words, an indie album, movie, singer or band has little fund and resources for using in the production. 

But, how is this indie definition thingy related to this post title? 

Good question indeed! 

When it comes to blogging or web-designing, there are lots of, if not some, good sites and web out there that you can really read and benefit from. 

Most of them depicts great design, using various creative codes and tucking in with various I-want-this-also-on-my-site/blog gadgets. They look professionally attractive, in short. 

Yet the internet world don't neglect bloggers, those geeks who believe they have something to share or want to own a site where they can pin down their thoughts. 

5 Things I Miss About AL

The hell is AL, Js? 

Bubble a guess, what about?

It has been almost for a year I haven't touched this AL things and it bores me to a moderate extent since I once was this fist-sized interested in this AL. You know, one doesn't simply let go easily of things he was once enthusiastic in. Not even to think of it once in a while. 

If you are a linguistic student, you might have heard of this AL, a fine tough subject that is both boring and entertaining to study. 

Graduation: Wow!

Graduation day will be great and awesome, one remarks. Others advise: It's gonna be the one of the most memorable day in your life. Well, everyone know that and I can't help but agree to the spread sayings. It's true: gradation feels fabulous. And if you experience one, you know how wow-awesome it is. And, I know it. Shh! It's just a phase of life! :)

So, it's April 2nd 2013 and Tuesday morning look shines cool. I got up while the dawn is still rather thick. Pristo, bingo, bongo, chick, chuck! I'm at the graduation place: Koh Pich, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The sun finally comes up and people scatter the place. There you go! People wearing various-colored gowns; girls on their make-ups (and smart outfit, of course) and men on their mature dress. What, though, that quite scratch me is that I don't have that classy glitzy gizmo to clutch and show off. Too bad, yet not a big matter. It's my graduation day! Graduation Day, I repeat! Yeah, seriously, graduation day.