Finally... i got to meet my fellow crazy FirstLighters after quite some time! Had a good time eating and catching up with one another.... and...erm....of coz not forgetting our infamous photo-taking!!!
Lotsa memories during those days in Kampong Cham, Cambodia flooded my mind...The days that we spent living under one kampong hut still remains vividly in my mind. How we spent half a year in Singapore preparing for the expedition...building the connection and bond that we still have as of today. And then how we spent our days in the olden style...no electricity...no taps...no proper toilet....but lotsa fun, sweat and meaningful experiences.
i can still remember how we cooked for 30pax under the red hot sun...how we washed the veggies, prepared the dishes using charcoal... And then how we washed the dishes using minimal water as we did not have enough water! And then how we do our laundry..... hahaha..manual dry cleaners some more...kekkeke! of coz not forgetting our core duties! to build the classroom! well..what can i say? i understood how to build the walls now!!! how to mix the cement...layer it with bricks....and then furnish it with paint...what a process!!
All these sacrifices are nothing in order to build better lives for people who are truely in need. The kids there are so adorable...and innocent and some with big aspirations! I wonder how are they doing now...Makara, Sai Ha and Thu Na...those little things that they did...touched and warmed my heart. Hope they are doing well...
and till now...whenever i look up and see the stars hanging in the dark sky..... it always remind me of the same sky i saw in Kampong Cham.....except...there were lotsa of shooting stars. unforgetable memories....
~ making a diffference in people's lives ~
Our kampiong hut!
Our classroom in progress and pumping water from ground!
Thu Na, Sai Ha and Makara!!
The completed classroom!!!
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