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Going to a church for the first time

December 5, 2010

Youth pray for Jesus Christ / by: Dara Saoyuth

Have you ever gone to a church? In what occasion? And what do you find interesting there?

In a long chat last night with my friend, I became interested after being invited to join her tomorrow in going to Phnom Penh New Life Church situated in Sangkat Boeng Keng Kang 2, Khan Chamcar Mon, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

This morning I had to set my phone alarm to 5:30am so that I can reach the place on time. However, my finger pressed stop button as soon as it rang and that’s why I didn’t wake up until I got a telephone call from her.

With my second plan I used to cope with getting up late, we were able to go there just on time.

After Order of Worship, Youth gather on the top floor learning bible / by: Dara Saoyuth

As soon as I rode motor into a parking lot, many questions came to my mind starting from “Why are there many people here?”.

My friend walked in front of me up the stairs to the meeting room where I could see many people were in their seats already waiting for the program to start. Along the way up to the hall, I noticed that there were a few people standing on each landing to welcome all the guests including me and my friend.

We had our seats in the front of the room so that I could see very clearly what’s happening in front of me except what people at the back were doing.

The program started and I began to adapt myself to the environment surrounding me.

“Don’t ask me during the time and I’ll answer every questions from you after that,” said my friend as soon as the program started. She must know that I have lots of questions and it’s true.

Bible and Praise Song / by: Dara Saoyuth

There were lots of programs one follow another, but to me, most of the programs are entertaining, not too serious. I stated like this due to the fact that many times that people came to the stage and sang songs praising their god. There are three groups who went on stage to sing a group song ranking from children group, teenager group and adult group.

There are many more things to write to totally express my feeling over this visited, but I’m afraid that all of you think I’m writing a book instead of a blog post.

As I like taking new experiences, I hope I can go there again in the future and bring something new to you as my visitors.

By: Dara Saoyuth

05/12/2010

The first time to Koh Pich after a tragedy

December 4, 2010

Dara Saoyuth

Personal Interest/Experience

The Cambodian aunt and sister of a vicitim pray for their relative at the Diamond Gate bridge / by: TANG CHHIN SOTHY/AFP/Getty Images

After having dinner outside with friends this evening, I decided to ride my motor with them to Koh Pich (Diamond Island). This is the first time I rode across the bridge after the tragedy happened on 22 November 2010.

Everything is quite different from the last time I went there before the bad accident occurred. The north bridge where hundreds people died because of stampede is still being closed after the accident, so I was able to go to the island and back to the mainland only by another bridge.

There are not many people on the island though today is the weekend. It’s very easy for me to ride around the island unlike the earlier time I was there, but I still think it’s better to have more people.

Most of the shops didn’t open especially entertainment places where now, there are only a few people there who mostly are the entertainment places owners themselves. It seem like no one dare to get on that entertainment instruments after something unpleasant happened.

I know that it’s not easy to forget about something happen on the last day of water festival in Cambodia this year. It take more time to calm people’s feeling that I myself have no idea when will this feeling goes away from Cambodians’ minds.

by: Dara Saoyuth

04/12/2010

Photos in the aftermath of Koh Pich accident (saoyuth.wordpress.com)
Water Festival Ends in Tragedy (saoyuth.wordpress.com)
Telling the story of a tragedy (saoyuth.wordpress.com)
យុវជនកំពុងតែប្រើប្រាស់ប្រព័ន្ធអ៊ីនធើណែតដើម្បីផ្សព្វផ្សាយសម្លេងរបស់ពួកគេទៅកាន់ពិភពលោកទាំងមូល
Cambodia: Stampede tragedy during Water Festival (ki-media.blogspot.com)
Cambodia PM weeps for stampede dead (mirror.co.uk)
Cambodia mourns stampede victims (bbc.co.uk)

Our guest speaker from Konrad Adenauer Stiftung

December 3, 2010

Dara Saoyuth

Inform

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Every Friday, the Department of Media and Communication (DMC) invites guest speaker from different places including governmental and non-governmental organization to share their experiences with it’s students from year I to year IV. This morning, we have a great honor that Dr. Stefan Friedrich, a team leader of Konrad Adenauer Stifung, came to give a presentation about the foundation and answer some questions from the students related to the political situation in Cambodia.

The Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS) is a political foundation. In Germany, 16 regional offices and two conference centers offer a wide variety of civic education conferences and events. Their offices abroad are in charge of more than 200 projects in more than 120 countries.

Since one of my friend wrote about what we had discussed in this morning meeting, I would like to give a floor to him. Please CLICK HERE to know what he has written.

Dara Saoyuth

03/12/2010

យុវជនកំពុងប្រើប្រព័ន្ធអ៊ីនធឺណិតដើម្បីផ្សព្វផ្សាយសំឡេងរបស់ពួកគេទៅកាន់ពិភពលោកទាំងមូល

December 2, 2010

Dara Saoyuth

LIFT, Personal Interest/Experience

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ម៉ៅ ពិសិដ្ឋមានប្រសាសន៍ថា៖ «ខ្ញុំគិតថាអ្វីដែលបានកើតឡើងនៅកោះពេជ្រមិនមែនជារឿងធម្មតា នោះទេ ព្រោះមនុស្សម្នានៅតែបន្តកាន់ទុក្ខចំពោះអ្នកដែលបានស្លាប់បាត់ បង់ជីវិត»។ លោកបន្តថាគាត់មិនចង់ឱ្យអ្នកដែលនៅរស់រានមានជីវិតកាន់តែមាន ការភ័យខ្លាចជាមួយនឹងពាក្យចចាមអារាមផ្សេងៗនោះទេ ហេតុនេះទើបគាត់សរសេរទាក់ទងពីកត្តាទាំងអស់នេះដាក់ ក្នុងប្លុករបស់គាត់។ អត្ថបទភាគច្រើនរបស់ ម៉ៅ ពិសិដ្ឋ ត្រូវបានសរសេរជាភាសាអង់គ្លេស ប៉ុន្តែសម្រាប់រឿងទាំងពីរនេះត្រូវបានសរសេរជាភាសារខ្មែរដោយមាន បកប្រែជាភាសាអង់គ្លេសនៅពីខាងក្រោម។

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ទាក់ទងនឹងការដែលថាតើ អត្ថបទទាំងអស់នេះនឹងត្រូវបាន ផ្សព្វផ្សាយទៅដល់អ្នកទស្សនា បានច្រើនប៉ុណ្ណានោះ ម៉ៅ ពិសិដ្ឋ បានឱ្យដឹងថាគាត់មិនធានាថាវាអាចទៅដល់មនុស្សច្រើននោះទេ តែបើតាមស្ថិតិក្នុងប្លុករបស់គាត់បញ្ជាក់ថាវាបានទៅដល់មនុស្ស ច្រើនគួរសមដែរ ហើយបើយ៉ាងហោចណាស់ក៏ពាក់កណ្តាលនៃ មិត្តភក្តិរបស់គាត់ជាង៧០០នាក់នៅក្នុងFacebook បានអានអំពីវាដែរ ព្រោះ តែគាត់បានចែករំលែកវានៅក្នុង Facebook ផងដែរ។

បើទោះបីជាព័ត៌មានដែលចេញមកពីបណ្តាញសង្គមទាំងអស់នេះត្រូវ បាន គេចាត់ទុកថាជាព័ត៌មានក្រៅផ្លូវការដោយសារតែមិនមានអ្នកត្រួត ពិនិត្យមុនពេលបោះពុម្ព យ៉ាងហោចណាស់ក៏វាបានផ្តល់នូវព័ត៌មាននិងសាវតានៃរឿងទៅដល់ អ្នកដែលមិនទាន់បានដឹងសោះពីព្រឹត្តិការណ៍ណាមួយនោះដែរ៕

By: Dara Saoyuth

This article was published on Lift, Issue 47 published on December 02, 2010

You can also read the article on Phnom Penh Post website by CLICKING HERE

Telling the story of a tragedy

December 2, 2010

Dara Saoyuth

LIFT, Personal Interest/Experience

Relatives blessing for the deceased / by: Dara Saoyuth

Having come to Phnom Penh to pursue higher education from my home in the province, it is rare that I have a few days off to visit my family. So, rather than joining the millions of people who came to Phnom Penh, I made the opposite trip and went home for the festival weekend.

I was sound asleep in my parents’ house, enjoying the comforts of familiar places, when my parents woke me up. I was rather annoyed, seeing that it was 2am, but once I understood what they were telling me, questions began to come to my mind, which was having an impossible time accepting that hundreds of people have actually died on the Koh Pich bridge.

Most of the questions involved the status of my friends still in the city and I frantically dialed numbers and sent out messages to find out if people were okay. Some of my friends had a similar reaction to mine upon being woken up – annoyed – but it was worth it to me to hear their voices.

I left the province at 7am, with few of my initial questions answered. As soon as I finished my lunch upon my return to the city, I hurriedly put my camera, recorder, notebook and a bottle of water into my backpack and rushed to the Phnom Penh Post office. I was asked by my editor to help another reporter, who was from America, to shoot a documentary about the event. After being so far away from the event earlier in the day, I was anxious to find out what really happened in my nation.

The Cambodian -Russian Friendship Hospital was teeming with crowds of victims’ relatives as we arrived. I immediately became overwhelmed by sadness, but this was the truth I wanted to see. For those involved in the stampede, desperation was the only emotion there was in the days after the stampede. We spent almost an hour walking around the hospital and nothing like tiredness even crossed my mind. I was too filled with sympathy and pity to consider anything else.

There were two big boards with victims’ photos stuck on either side. Some people burst into tears when they saw photos of their relatives lying dead. I couldn’t imagine. My friends and family were okay but I was still barely able to look at the rows of photos.

I talked with a girl who was among the many family members roaming the halls and tending to their kin. I talked to a girl who said her aunt was still alive in a nearby room, but was unable to move any part of her body. She said a few more words, but then stopped. As her eyes filled with tears, I couldn’t bear to ask any more questions or push her to talk more. My heart truly ached for her and all the others in her situation.

The fact that I was carrying a camera bag and a tripod, along with a fixed camera hanging around my neck, didn’t exactly make me inconspicuous; and as I walked by, I heard people whisper that another foreign journalist was there to cover their tragedy. I was proud that I looked like a professional to these people, but I also felt like I should put down all of this stuff and help calm people who were crying, carry coffins into the truck, or care for those still suffering. This was the first time I had been assigned a story like this, and it made me realise how difficult it must be for journalists to balance their duty to tell the story of terrible events and help the desperate people around them.

I wanted to separate my job that day from my feelings, but I simply couldn’t. This is my country and these were fellow Cambodians suffering around me. I kept imagining how terrible it would feel just to find out that someone I know was among the people who died that night on the bridge. If it was someone I truly loved I can’t imagine how bad it would hurt.

I arrived home with an overwhelming sense of sadness hanging on me. I called my friends who also helped report the story and they were also unable to shake the depression and fear that the day’s events had inspired. I thought about how the water festival has always been a happy time for Cambodian people, and whether that would ever be true again.

By: Dara Saoyuth

This article was published on Lift, Issue 47 published on December 02, 2010

You can also read the article on Phnom Penh Post website by CLICKING HERE

Water Festival Ends in Tragedy (saoyuth.wordpress.com)
Photos in the aftermath of Koh Pich accident (saoyuth.wordpress.com)
Cambodia stampede: ‘Bodies stacked upon bodies’ in Phnom Penh tragedy (guardian.co.uk)

IdeaCamp Second Day (Nov 28, 2010): Afternoon Session

November 28, 2010

Dara Saoyuth

LIVE Blogging

My friends and I are doing LIVE BLOGGING from IdeaCamp conference. Please click on the below link to see what’s happening here.

IdeaCamp 2nd Day afternoon session Live Blogging

IdeaCamp Second Day (Nov 28, 2010): Morning Session

November 28, 2010

Dara Saoyuth

LIVE Blogging

My friends and I are doing LIVE BLOGGING from IdeaCamp conference. Please click on the below link to see what’s happening here.

IdeaCamp 2nd Day morning session Live Blogging

IdeaCamp First Day (Nov 27, 2010): Afternoon Session

November 27, 2010

Dara Saoyuth

LIVE Blogging

I’m doing LIVE BLOGGING from IdeaCamp conference. Please click on the below link to see what’s happening here.

IdeaCamp Liveblogging

Photos in the aftermath of Koh Pich accident

November 24, 2010

Dara Saoyuth

Inform

Since I was at my hometown during Monday night’s stampede on Diamond Island’s north bridge, I could not capture the event.

Yesterday afternoon, as soon as I arrived the city, I went to the Phnom Penh Post office and was assigned to assist a foreign reporter in shooting documentary related to the accident.

I went to the Cambodia – Russian Khmer Friendship Hospital to the hospital where some bodies and victims were placed. I later went to Koh Pich to see the blessing ceremony for the deceased.

Below are some photos and video clips I shot in the aftermath of the tragedy.

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Dara Saoyuth

24/11/2010

What’s New (Shopping cheap at Sakura Japanese thrift store)

November 24, 2010

Dara Saoyuth

LIFT

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If you are a savvy shopper in Phnom Penh, you have likely encountered many shops that sell second-hand clothes. You are sure to find some great deals at these shops, located in markets or along the street, but it is quite obvious that you are having a gander at used goods. This is not the case at the new Sakura Japanese thrift store located on St. 271 not far from Chea Sim Samky high school in the capital.

The one floor shop is well designed, with clothes that are so stylish that you wouldn’t know they were used unless you looked at the sign on the way in that says “Sakura Used Japanese Products.” As the name suggests, all of the products are imported from Japan, and the shipments contain more than just clothes, you are likely to find a bunch of stuff from furniture to toys, accessories and appliances.

The shop is open from 10am to 10pm, and I strolled up during the early afternoon on my lunch break from my studies at university. I was surprised at how many cars and motor-bikes were parked outside and once I walked in I saw that most of them were driven by students, who were still in their uniforms, also taking advantage of their midday break for some budget shopping.

The store is well lit and fans keep the airflow going, however there is a certain smell that only comes from used clothes, and despite the aesthetic appeal of the threads at Sakura, the old clothes smell still required a brief period for acclimation. Once we got used to smell my friends and I were able to stroll up and down the aisles and focus on finding the true gems within the racks packed with clothes.

Looking at the prices of the goods on display, we noticed another differences from the second hand shops we were used to: there was a much wider variety of prices. Some things were only 1,000 riel while other prized-pieces cost over US$300. In general things were still way cheaper than they would be at Pencil or Sorya.

People seemed quite interested in the shoes and household items at the shop, but I noted few clothes being tried on. I suspect it is because of the overflow of sweaters in the shop, which most Cambodians would only buy if they were planning a trip to Japan or a place with a comparably cold climate.

A few things jumped out at me while we pursued the offerings at the second-hand shop. There was a pair of shoes that were beautiful and looked nothing like any footwear I had seen before. I think a tear might have streamed down my face when I tried them on and they were a bit too tight for my foot. There was also a gorgeous kitchen set complete with a tea pot, plates and cupboards. My friend was moved to buy a teapot for his father but the price proved prohibitive and he gently set it back on the shelf.

Near the end of our hour-long browse we noticed a room with a sign that said employees only. Inside were piles and piles of clothes, toys and hundreds of other objects that would soon be on sale. Some brave customers went in anyhow but their time was fleeting as staff members soon asked them to get out. I heard them muttering about how many attractive and cheap goods they saw in the forbidden room.

Sakura has just about everything you could want, especially if you have the time to look around for a while. If you are a style snob who only wears the newest brand name stuff, perhaps this isn’t your spot, but for everyone else, you owe it to yourself to at least stop by.

By: Dara Saoyuth and Touch YinVvannith

This article was published on Lift, Issue 46 published on November 24, 2010

Author - Dara Saoyuth

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