Currently two groups of Liger Leardership Academy senior cohort students, are taking the AP statistics course. This course is a college-level curriculum, introducing to statistics without calculus, and these students are preparing to take the AP exam in this upcoming May. The main concepts of this course is to help students with collecting, analyzing and drawing conclusion to data. This is one of the great tools to further expand student’s mind, as now students will understand different data sets that are using for promotion, and is able to state whether or not those data can be relevant or correlated to their products.
ការធ្វើសុន្ទរកថា
Down below is a formal speech in Khmer, explaining the benefit of the Cambodia Wild Life book, which was written by a group of 13 students from the Liger Leadership Academy.
The first part with all the bullet points, is about addressing the audience from the highest rank, king to normal citizens.
ការធ្វើសុន្ទរកថាៈ Formal speech
- ជាបឋមនាងខ្ញុំម្ចាស់សូមឱនកាយក្រាបថ្វាយបង្គំ ព្រះសង្ឃរាជទាំងពីរខណៈ ព្រះថេរានុថេរៈ គ្រប់ ព្រះអង្គជាទីសក្ការដ៏ខ្ពង់ខ្ពស់បំផុត។
- នាងខ្ញុំម្ចាស់សូមក្រាបថ្វាយព្រះបង្គំ ព្រះករុណាព្រះបាទនរោត្តមសីហមុនី ព្រះមហាក្សត្រនៃព្រះរាជាណាចក្រកម្ពុជា ជាទីសក្ការដ៏ខ្ពង់ខ្ពស់ក្រៃលែង។
- នាងខ្ញុំសូមថ្លែងការគោរព សម្តេចអគ្គមហាសេនាបតីតេយជោហ៊ុនសែន នាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រីនៃព្រះរាជាណាចក្រកម្ពុជា ជាទីគោរព ព្រមជាមួយលោកជំទាវកិត្តិព្រឹទ្ធបណ្ឌិតប៉ុនរានី ហ៊ុន សែន ប្រធានកាកបាទក្រហមកម្ពុជាជាទីគោរព។
- សូមគោរពឯកអគ្គរាជទូត រដ្ឋទូត ឯកឧត្តម លោកជំទាវ អ្នកឧកញ្ញា លោកឧកញ្ញា លោក លោកស្រី អ្នកនាង កញ្ញា ភ្ញៀវជាតិនិងអន្តរជាតិជាទីគោរព។
- សូស្ដីទៅដល់សិស្សានុសិស្ស បងប្អូនប្រុសស្រី ជាទីរាប់អាន។
ថ្ងៃនេះជាថ្ងៃដ៏មហានក្ខក្តឬក្សដ៏ឧត្តុងឧត្តមដែលនាងខ្ញុំម្ចាស់ នាងខ្ញុំ តំណាងឲ្យសិស្សានុសិស្សនៃសាលា អន្តរជាតិឡៃហ្គ័រ មានកិត្តយសដ៏ខ្ពង់ខ្ពស់បំផុត ដែលមានឱកាសក្នុងការថ្លែងសុន្ទកថានៅក្នុងអង្គពិធីនេះ។ សូមស្វាគមន៍អង្គវេធិកាទាំងមូល ដែលបានអញ្ជើញចូលរួមយ៉ាងអធិកអធម ក្នុងពិធីធ្វើសុន្ទរកថា
អំពី ការផ្សព្វផ្សាយសៀវភៅ សត្វព្រៃនៃប្រទេសកម្ពុជាដែលបានតាក់តែងឡើង ដោយសិស្សានុសិស្ស នៃសាលាអន្តជាតិឡៃហ្គ័រ។
ក្នុងនាមនាងខ្ញុំម្ចាស់ នាងខ្ញុំតំណាងឲ្យសិស្សានុសិស្សនៃសាលាអន្តរជាតិឡៃហ្គ័រ សូមថ្លែងអំណ គុណចំពោះព្រះវត្តមាន របស់ព្រះសង្ឃរាជទាំងពីរខណៈ ព្រះថេរានុថេរៈ ព្រះករុណាព្រះបាទនរោត្តមសីហមុនី និងវត្តមាន របស់សម្តេចអគ្គមហាសេនាបតីតេយជោហ៊ុនសែន ព្រមជាមួយជំទាវកិត្តិព្រឹទ្ធបណ្ឌិតប៉ុនរានី ហ៊ុន សែន និងអង្គវេធិកាទាំងមូល ដែលបានឆ្លៀតឱកាសដ៏មានតម្លៃ មកចូលរួមសន្និបាទនេះ។
ថ្ងៃនេះជាថ្ងៃដ៏មហាប្រសើរក្រៃលែង ដែលនាងខ្ញុំម្ចាស់ នាងខ្ញុំ មានកិត្តិយសដ៏ខ្ពង់ខ្ពស់ មក រាយការណ៍ជូនអង្គវេធិកាទាំងមូលអំពីការរៀបរៀងចងក្រង ផ្សព្វផ្សាយនិងចែកចាយសៀវភៅ សត្វព្រៃនៃប្រទេសកម្ពុជា ដែលរៀបចំឡើងជាពីរភាសា អង់គ្លេស និងខ្មែរ ចំនួន១៥០ក្បាល ដែលនិពន្ធ និងចងក្រងដោយសិស្សានុសិស្ស នៃសាលាអន្តរជាតិ ឡៃហ្គ័រ។
នាងខ្ញុំម្ចាស់ នាងខ្ញុំសូមធ្វើការកោតសរសើរទៅដល់សិស្សានុសិស្សនៃសាលាអន្តរជាតិឡៃហ្គ័រ ដែលបាន
លះបង់ពេលវេលា និងដាក់ចិត្តដាក់កាយក្នុងការសរសេរសៀវភៅ គូររូបភាព ព្រមទាំងធ្វើការសិក្សា ស្រាវជ្រាវ ដោយខ្លួនឯង អំពីសត្វព្រៃនិងប្រព័ន្ធអេកូឡូសីុនៅប្រទេសកម្ពុជា។ សៀវភៅនេះមានសារៈសំខាន់ក្នុង ការជួយឲ្យ ប្រជាជនកម្ពុជា ភ្ញៀវទេសចរ ជាពិសេស សិស្សានុសិស្សនិង បុត្រធីតាជំនាន់ក្រោយ ឲ្យយល់ដឹងអំពី សត្វព្រៃនៃ ប្រទេសកម្ពុជា។ នេះគឺជាសៀវភៅមួយ យ៉ាង សំខាន់សម្រាប់ជាកម្រងបន្សល់ ទុកឲ្យអ្នកស្រាវជ្រាវ សាស្រ្តាចារ្យ និសិត្ស សិស្សានុសិស្ស រួមជាមួយ សាធារណជនទូទៅក្នុងគោលបំណងដើម្បីពង្រីកចំណេះដឹងទាក់ទងនឹង
ការអភិវឌ្ឍន៍ ផ្នែកវិស័យព្រៃឈើ និងជួយការពារសត្វព្រៃដែលកំពុងតែរងគ្រោះថ្នាក់។ វាជាសមិទ្ធិផលដ៏កម្រ រកបានមួយ ដែលមានអត្ថន័យ ទាក់ទងនឹងសម្បិត្តធម្មជាតិហើយក៏ជាសៀវភៅសត្វព្រៃដំបូងបំផុតដែលបង្កើត
ឡើងដោយ កុមារាកុមារីកម្ពុជាផ្ទាល់។
ដើម្បីបង្កើតបាននូវសៀវភៅមួយនេះ សិស្សានុសិស្សនៃសាលាអន្តជាតិឡៃហ្គ័រ បានប្រឈមទៅនឹង ដំណាក់កាលចំនួនបីជាអាទិ៍៖
ទីមួយការស្រាវជ្រាវ និង សរសេរជាភាសាអង់គ្លេស
ទីពីរបកប្រែព័ត៌មានភាសាអង់គ្លេសមកភាសាខ្មែរ
និងចុងក្រោយគូគំនូរសត្វដេីម្បីដាក់ក្នុងសៀវភៅ។
ការស្រាវជ្រាវព័ត៌មាន គឺការស្វែងយល់លំអិតអំពីសត្វព្រៃនិងទីជម្រករបស់ពួកវា។ នៅក្នុង នោះដែរ សិស្សានុសិស្សបាន សម្ភាសន៍អ្នកវិទ្យាសាស្តផ្នែកសត្វព្រៃជាច្រើន និងធ្វើការស្រាវជ្រាវតាមប្រព័ន្ធអីុនធើណេត ដើម្បីបញ្ជាក់ថាព័ត៌មានដែលបានបញ្ជូលនៅក្នុងសៀវភៅ មានប្រភពព័ត៌មានច្បាស់លាស់។ លើសពីទៅទៀត ក្នុងការស្វែងរកព័ត៌មាននេះដែរ សិស្សានុសិស្សទាំង១៣នាក់បានចុះធើ្វទស្សនៈកិច្ចសិក្សាផ្ទាល់ នៅតាមខេត្តដែលជាជម្រកសត្វព្រៃទាំងនោះ។ បន្ថែមពីនេះទៅទៀត សិស្សានុសិស្សត្រូវបានសរសេរឯកសារ ដើមជាភាសាអង់គ្លេស។ អាស្រ័យហេតុនេះហើយពួកគេត្រូវ បកប្រែព័ត៌មានទាំងនោះជាភាសាខ្មែរដែល ជា ដំណាក់កាលទី២។ ដំណាក់កាលទីបីនោះគឺការ គូររូបភាពសត្វ។ សិស្សានុសិស្សនៃសាលាអន្តរជាតិឡៃហ្គ័រ បានធ្វើការជាមួយក្រុមហុ៊ន Art In The Box ដែលមកពីសហរដ្ឋអាមេរិកដើម្បីឲ្យរូបគំនូទាំងអស់របស់ពួកគេ
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សៀវភៅសត្វព្រៃនៃប្រទេសកម្ពុជាមានសារះប្រយោជន៍ជាច្រើនដូចជា៖
បង្រៀនសិស្សានុសិស្សជំនាន់ថ្មីអំពីសត្វព្រៃនៅប្រទេសកម្ពុជាដើម្បីឲ្យពួកគេយល់ដឹង និង ការពារសម្បត្តនិ៍
ធម្មជាតិដ៍អច្ឆារិយន៍ដែលកំពុងតែស្ថិតនៅលើដែនដីយើង។ មិនតែប៉ុណ្ណោះសៀវភៅនេះបានបង្ហាញនៅ ព័ត៌មានខ្លះៗអំពីសត្វទាំងនោះដូចជា ទីជំរក ចំណីអាហារ ចំនួន និងទួននាទីរបស់ពួកវា នៅក្នុងប្រព័ន្ឌអេកូ នៅ ប្រទេសកម្ពុជា ក្នុងគោលបំណងចង់ឲ្យប្រជាជនកម្ពុជា និងភ្ញៀវទេសចរយល់ដឹងពីសារប្រយោជន៍នៃសត្វព្រៃ ដោយសារតែសៀវភៅនេះមានពីរភាសា អង់គ្លេស និងខ្មែរ ។
ព្រះសង្ឃរាជទាំងពីរខណៈ
ព្រះថេរានុថេរៈគ្រប់ព្រះអង្គ
ព្រះបាទនរោត្តមសីហមុនី ព្រះមហាក្សត្រនៃព្រះរាជាណាចក្រកម្ពុជា
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លោកជំទាវ អ្នកឧកញ្ញា លោកយាយ លោកតា លោក លោកស្រី អ្នកស្រី កញ្ញា ជាទីគោរពដ៏ខ្ពង់ខ្ពស់
អង្គសន្និបាតទាំងមូល ជាទីមេត្រី
ទាំងអស់នេះ គឺជារបាយការណ៍សង្ខេប ដែលស្តីអំពីការផ្សព្វផ្សាយសៀវភៅសត្វព្រៃនៃប្រទេសកម្ពុជា ទៅដល់សិស្សានុសិស្ស និងប្រជាជនកម្ពុជាផ្សេងៗ ដើម្បីឲ្យពួកគាត់យល់នូវសារៈប្រយោជន៍នៃសត្វដែលកំពុង
តែជ្រកក្នុងទឹកដីកម្ពុជាយើង ហើយនឹងការពាសត្វទាំងនោះ។
ទោះជាយ៉ាងណាក្ដី បន្ទាប់ពីការផ្សព្វផ្សាយនេះតទៅ នាងខ្ញុំម្ចាស់សង្ឃឹមថាអ្នកសិក្សាស្រាវជ្រាវឬអ្នក បច្ចេកទេសផ្នែកសត្វព្រៃទាំងអស់ ហើយជាពិសេសនិសិ្សតនៅគ្រប់គ្រឹះស្ថានឧត្ដមសិក្សា នឹងយកសៀវភៅនេះ ទៅប្រើប្រាស់ ដើម្បីរួមចំណែកក្នុងការពង្រឹងវិស័យព្រៃឈើនៅកម្ពុជាយើង ឲ្យកាន់តែមានលក្ខណៈ ល្អប្រសើរ ផងដែរ។ សូមរំព្ញកជូនផងដែរថា កន្លងមកនេះ សិស្សានុសិស្សនៅសាលាអន្តរជាតិឡៃហ្គ័រ ក៏បានធ្វើការចង
ក្រង សៀវភៅទាក់ទងអំពី ប្រព័ន្ធអេកូនៅក្នុងប្រទេសកម្ពុជាផងដែរ។ សៀវភៅនេះសព្វថ្ងៃកំពុងធ្វើការចែកចាយ ក្នុងការផ្សព្វផ្សាយឲ្យប្រើប្រាស់ឲ្យកាន់តែទូលំទូលាយនៅក្នុងប្រព័ន្ធសាលានៃប្រទេសកម្ពុជាផងដែរ។
ឆ្លៀតឱកាសនេះ នាងខ្ញុំសូមកោតសរសើទៅដល់សិស្សានុសិស្សនៃសាលាអន្តជាតិឡៃហ្គ័រដែល និងថ្លែងអំណរគុណចំណោះសមាជិកដែលបានចូលរួមយ៉ាងសកម្មក្នុងការ កាត់តែង និងប្រឹងប្រែង ដោយអស់ ពីកម្លាំងកាយចិត្ត ដើម្បីបង្កើតបាននូវសៀវភៅមួយនេះបានយ៉ាងរលូន និងប្រកបដោយជោគជ័យ។
ជាទីបញ្ចប់ ក្នុងនាមនាងខ្ញុំម្ចាស់ នាងខ្ញុំជាតំណាងសិស្សានុសិស្សម្នាក់នៃសាលាអន្តជាតិឡៃហ្គ័រ សូមគោរព ជូនពរមហាប្រសើរ និងសូមបូងសួងដល់ទេវតាដែលរក្សាដឹកដីព្រះរាជាណាចក្រកម្ពុជា និងបីបាច់ថែរក្សា ព្រះសង្ឃរាជទាំងពីរខណៈ ព្រះថេរានុថេរៈគ្រប់ព្រះអង្គ ព្រះបាទនរោត្តមសីហមុនី ព្រះមហាក្សត្រនៃ ព្រះរាជាណាចក្រកម្ពុជា អគ្គមហាសេនាបតីតេជោ ហ៊ុន សែន នាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រីនៃព្រះរាជាណាចក្រកម្ពុជា ព្រមទាំង សម្តេចកតិព្រឹទ្ធបញ្ឌិត ព្រមទាំងក្រុមគ្រួសារ ឲ្យជួបប្រទះតែសេចក្តីសុខ សេចក្តីចម្រើន ជ័យមង្គល និងប្រកបទៅ ដោយពុទ្ធពរទាំង៤ប្រការ គឺអាយុ វណ្ណៈ សុខៈ និងពលៈ តរៀងទៅជានិរន្តិ៍។
ជាចុងក្រោយ ខ្ញុំសូមគោរពជូនពរ ឯកឧត្តម លោកជំទាវ លោក លោកស្រីក្មួយៗនិស្សិត សមាជិក សមាជិការនៃអង្កពិធីទាំងមូល សូមជួបប្រទះតែនឹងពុទ្ធពរទាំងបួនប្រការ គឺ អាយុ វណ្ណៈ សុខៈ ពលៈ កុំបីឃ្លៀង ឃ្លាតឡើយ។
សូមអរព្រះគុណ និង សូមអគុណ !
The Ugly Truth
This story was written in the theme of “Noir” which means “Black”. I was inspired by our society, where people judge others by look. I hope that through my writing I can help to create change. To show Respect to one another. Collaborate with one another because we are one, we are human.
The Ugly Truth
Sometimes silence is the best sound you could ever hear. No wind, no voice. Nothing, not even his own breath. But the most important of all is, no opinion. A man with a black ragged cloak, was leaning on a tree with a hood covering his face, standing in the middle of a forest waiting for his……friends? He wasn’t anticipating to meet anybody, no one would if they were him. He stared at nothing in particular with a blank look to cover the fact that his mind was almost exploding with the possibilities of what could possibly happen. Down came footsteps that he’s dying not to hear. Emerging from behind a tree, revealing a beautiful silver haired woman with a flowy white dress that went down to her ankles. She smiled brightly at the man, quickly hugging the life out of him. Not that he has one anyway.
Her beautiful bright smile turned into a frown full disappointment, when she noticed the man’s appearance. Oh god this face again, the man mentally groaned.
“What are you wearing?! Oh god, Reality! How many times do I have to tell you, how to dress?!” yelled the woman in her high pitched voice while showing disgust on her face. So this is how she greeted our gentleman. Her elegant appearance didn’t match her words at all. The ungratefulness in her voice didn’t cause the man to show any reaction. How should he react? Shocked? But it had happened millions of times before.
Reality looked at down at his clothes, of course the torn cloak made him look like a homeless person! But…. it made him feel comfortable. He wanted to state this out but only managed to say,
“ Expectation, I’m sorry to disappoint you, I’ll err.. try to dress better?” His words came out uncertainty. Oh, how much he wanted to yell at her face to leave him alone. How he wanted to walk away, but still he stayed rigid, waiting for another harsh comment. He knew it would come soon.
“You know, I only try to help right? It’s for your sake of course! Oh god, how would people react when they see you? Oh, what an embarrassment,” Expectation said while shaking her head. Reality was nothing but confused. He doesn’t really understand why his appearance would cause this much drama. Was it something to do with girls and their minds? Or is it just what it is like in society nowadays? Expectation looked intensely at the man, her eyes narrowed while her lips curve slightly downward then she continued,
“ You know people will judge your looks, right? ” I don’t know who can keep silent with that face in front of them without being critical. Expectation whispered the last part to herself, and didn’t realize it was loud enough for Reality to hear.
Well, you are one of those people who are there to judge me, you are the one who can’t keep your opinion about my face to yourself, Reality thought. But once again he said nothing.
“You know what, wait until the others come! Oh, what a shame…” said Expectation while pulling out her phone. “ Pull down your hood, Society has to see your ugly face first, before she sees you in real life otherwise it will give her a heart attack! ” commanded Expectation. Seeing that Reality didn’t proceed, she harshly pulls down the hood and takes a picture. Afterward, Expectation turned to Reality, “You know you look like a homeless person,” she snickered. “And your ugliness hurts my eyes. Badly to be specific!”
Reality stayed silent, what could he do? Yell at her face for judging him, then getting judged back for yelling? Oh, he definitely can’t wait to see Society and whoever will show up. There was an awkward silence between Reality and Expectation. First of all, Reality doesn’t want to continue the… conversation? Second, Expectation keeps murmuring how hideous he looks and how horrific it is to be with him alone! Not like he wants her company anyway.
“Oh look! The blood-shame!” exclaimed a woman with dark hair. She wears a red bodysuit with a deep v neck cut. Another beautiful woman with her unpleasant words. The woman’s words cause the man next to her to laugh like a maniac. His laughter echoes, which seems as though there are more than a person laughing. Reality was in his thoughts and didn’t even notice that new people were arriving. Well not until the humiliating insult splashed his face! Good, now we have here Society and the ungrateful man, Media. Reality didn’t see this coming, dealing with Expectation is already unwanted and now Expectation, Society, and Media at once! Reality realized that the air around him becomes a little thick, it’s getting harder to breathe. He’s scared that he’s going to become more humiliated. And on the other hand, he already knows that if he didn’t embarrass himself, other will make his life a living hell anyway.
“Oh look at his hair, was that a nest? Did any bird laid their eggs there?” asked Media while pulling out his phone. He’s going to take a picture, of course, you know to get some laughs from others by posting it on social media.
“You know what. When people see your face they clap their hands. But, they clap their hands over their eyes,” mocked Society, earning laughter from the two friends. Expectation and Media were laughing so hard causing their faces to turn red. Reality said nothing, showing no reaction, while feeling deeply hurt inside. These are his friends, the ones that he had been with since who knows when.
“Good one, Society!” exclaimed Media heartedly. “Oh look! I just posted the picture and now there are like 1K likes, you are so famous for your twisted face!”
“You should try to learn how to photoshop,” suggested Expectation. “At least you’ll look better that way. Don’t worry we did photoshop our photos from time to time.” Would pretending to be someone will make me a happier person, would making myself prettier make me who I am? As much as Reality agreed that photoshop will make him look better which means less verbal abuses, he still wants to be himself. The truth.
“I guess so, I mean I can photoshop my ugly face but I don’t think there is a way to photoshop your ugly personality!” Reality bellowed. He had enough, it happens every time they meet. Everyone’s eyes were widely opened and their jaws dropped. Everyone is tensed, staying still including Reality himself. Reality felt as though the rock that was on his chest had finally been removed, the lightness that he feels is somewhat foreign but very satisfying. He looked around to see the reaction of his so-called-friends. Every one of them looks paler than a minute ago.
After a long awkward, uncomfortable moment had passed Media started to laugh out loud, clutching his stomach,
“We have ugly personalities? Was this suppose to be a thick joke?” he said in between his own laughter.
“Okay wow! That might as well give me a stroke. Well, true enough we aren’t the brightest but we are the bestests,” said Society with a full smile on her face. “People love us more than you! Your ugliness scares people away,” retorted Society. Good, now the three bestests think this is a joke.
“You know the only reason that people mind about your face is that it shows,” Expectation said with a smirk on her face. “Therefore, you should know why people prefer us over you.”
“Do you want to know the reason people like you three more than me?” Reality asked looking down at the ground. It’s now or never to state what’s on his mind.
“Obviously enough, we have been saying this all night long. First of all were are pretty, good-looking, gorgeous, handsome, beautiful…… and you? I believe the devil can’t stand seeing your face without having to gag,” replied Media with a thoughtful expression, earning nods from the girls.
“No actually, the answer wasn’t even close. The reason why they prefer you over me is because…..” Reality looked at the threes in front of him one at a time. “I am an ugly truth while you are a beautiful lie.” With that Reality walked out of the group and disappear behind the trees, leaving the bestests dumbfounded on the spot.
Twenty
Twenty
It was on a cold winter night as fluffy white snow fall from the dark sky. Three friends gathered closely and sat on a soft frosted wood log with campfire in front. The fire igniting, sparks flashing but soon disappeared right before their eyes. Icy spikes dangling from the trees surrounding them which form a circular barrel like they were in the core of the forest. If looking from the right angle, the light from the moon will make the tip of the sharp spikes twinkle. But they weren’t here just to see the breathtaking view under the twilight, they were here for story telling. Their reunion. It was silent, dead silent, except for the gust of wind bringing coldness to their skin, once every few minutes. The three friends looked left and right tapping the glass of wine they are holding, clink, clink, clink. Everyone was hesitated to speak, wait for one another to start a conversation. Awkward silent.
“ Old friends, what a long time since we seen each other?” said a muscular man with a bright smile. His seems to be one of those guys who get the way with any girl they want. No kidding, he literally wears fur coat and his built still able to show, got to give him credit girls or guys.
“ The time isn’t the matter, what’s really matter is the fact that we seeing each other again!” a woman squealed with her high pitch voice. She wore a white flowy sleeveless-gown that sways left and right as the wind blown by. The straight dark hair of hers which reach to her waist shows glimpses of silverness due to the moon light.
“Oh my dear, Future, I would have not recognized you, if you weren’t the only woman in the group. Your beauty is indescribable just like the moon that illuminated my life at night,” said a tall man with black tuxedo flirtatiously. He winked at Future which was a total fail since he closed both of his eyes.
“Present, Present, my lovely Present, you’ll never change do you? Is that how you suppose to start a conversation with a girl?” Future replied with an impression of british accent as her lips curved upward. She took his words as a complement, of course every girl will do the same. No one can resist the manly deep voice of his. Mention something about how his voice is more masculine than his appearance.
“Of course I change! I used a different pick up line this time!” retorted Present while playfully rolling his eyes.
“God, you have to be kidding me!” Future giggled.
“Hahmm, hello! I’m exist! Remember me?” the muscular man interrupted with a tone of exasperation. His friends tended to forget about him a lot, nearly every reunion to be exact. “ Guys, I come to this reunion once every century not to listen to you two flirting. Now let get to stories.” His lips moved slightly downward but none no one seemed to notice.
“Past, my dear old friend. You are no fun. Try to adapt to something different, don’t you like Future’s attempt of using british accent?” said Present while shaking his head, trying to act as though he’s disappointed but he gave a way with his smile. That’s guy found every situation funny, and pretending to sad or disappointed is far out of his ability.
“Remember the lyrics from Frozen? The past is in the past as I am Past, I will be in the past,” hissed Past while giving Present a glare. Which gained a little chuckled from Future and an eye roll from Present. Past is the manly one in the group, if appearance or stare can kill, all people will be endangered especially the one that is similar to Present.
“What shall we talk about this year, a tale of technology invention? Oh my god! Is it about inventing teleportation machine? ” shrieked Future. She smiled widely showing of her write straight teeth while bouncing up and down on the wood log like a girl about to open a Christmas gift. You couldn’t blame her for the excitement, it is just like fangirling, when fandom hits you, there is no way back. The two men looked at each other with the face of I-think-she’s-crazy.
“How are you two supposed to survive with that clothes in this winter’s night?” asked Past changing the topic. He’s scared that she might get a heart attack all from that excitement. Looking around the group, Past was the only one who wear thick coat, the brown fuzzy one similar to animal fur to be exact.
“ Past, you got to understand that the technology is improving rapidly. You can’t be in your old, old fashion forever. You should adapt to the present,” Present stated in a tone of unbelievable while shaky his head as his lips curved slightly downward. This time, it’s a real disappointment no joke or pun intended. “Live like a normal person does, live with the world man.”
“ Present, you’re trying to advertise yourself aren’t you, tell Past to be in the present is inconceivable! You selfish pig! Don’t you know that your words can be hurtful?” Future bursted. Her face turn red and her eyebrows raise closely together which caused wrinkle to appear on the upper part of her nose.
“But what I said is true, I am suggesting something that is better of for him,” said Present defensively as he crosses his hands in front of this chest.
“That’s not true! Everything is better of when you understand what’s going to happen!” bellowed Future. If this was in cartoon, you would see smoke coming out from her ear.
“So you are advertise yourself too then, Everything is better of when you understand what’s going to happen,” Present replied mockingly with a smirk on his face. This tilt his head a bit upward looking dreamingly at the spike dangling above his head, his lips curved into an sneer smile while mentally doing a victory dance for the best comeback.
“This is why we meet don’t meet so often,” Past whispered. Present and Future glanced at Past since they weren’t catching what’s Past just said, they went back to their argument. Past had stayed seated in his position listening to every words that his friends had speak. Old fashion….. a freak….. He knew those words referred to him but interrupting them isn’t a choice. He tried once a long time ago and things turn out… let’s just say out of hand. He stayed silent as the two argued, sipping his wine once in awhile.
“Gosh! I freaking hate the Jesus out of you!” said Future as she got up. A full glass of wine in her hand is now empty without anyone drinking it. And of course since there is no such a thing as magic, the wine had to be somewhere. Future’s flowy dress that dances with the wind was now replaced with a wet once. Clinging to her skin like glued. She stormed out of the group and stand by the nearest tree in front of them while squeezing the wine of her dress. Both of her hands were folding in front of her chest, she raised her face up high while her eyes were focusing on the diamond in the dark sky. Girls and their silent treatment.
“Go and talk to her, you got to be a gentleman,” said Past. Without him the three friends will fall apart for sure.
“I am being a gentleman right now, I let her come to talk to me first. You know, lady first,” replied Present jokingly.
“ You know your sense is great but sometimes it just you use it in a wrong situation,” explain Past.
“Fine, fine. This will be the first time and the last time. You gotta understand that it’s hurt my ego,” reasoned Present then added “Somehow, it felt this feel familiar, like it happened before.”
Past lips curved upward showing his his right canine. Something about this smile is cheeky, even Present noticed it too. Ignoring this suspicion, Present walked toward Future.
“They would never changed, do they?” wondered Past quietly by his own. He looked at his two friends who are talking animatedly. Their hands move up and down as they lean forward with their mouths open wildly splatting venom to one another. Just like any other time Past shooked his head. Future is the first one to come back. But Past could tell that the anger within her just like the campfire in front, it glows big then become a bit calmer then big again. Her anger is still burning. A while later Present walked toward the group, a step at time showing reluctancy as he got closer. As Present approached Future turn a body to the left side while closing both of her eyes. She took a few long breaths then open her eyes again.
“I remember a long time ago when we were so close stories is the best thing that ever exist, so who going to start?” stated Present. No one reply. Silent.
“Fine, Let’s start with Past,” answered Present to his own question.
“Okay, then go ahead, this is your show,” replied Future sweetly with a bright smile and as her eyes rested on Present, the twinkle in them had replace to a dull one. Past took an old leather covered book out of the coat pocket and cleared his throat.
There were three friends, best friends to be exact, Past said. They love each other so much that their relationship is more like family rather than friends. But due to their busyness, it was hard for them, and the best they can do is to meet once a year.
“Once a year! How…..,” her words trailed off as she realized that she just interrupted Past’s story. She sent Past an apologetic look and stayed silent.
The three of them were Today, Tomorrow and Yesterday. Whenever they come to this annual reunion, there is a host, whose tell a story of their choice. But things mostly weren’t turn out as plan. Tomorrow and Today will always argued by always it literally means always. It was more like a political debate, strictly, passionately, strongly believe that their idea right and not accept any other consequences. Both Tomorrow and Today tended to believe that Yesterday should change its lifestyle, And that Yesterday should forget what happened and live on. The argument will start when the story time started and end when the story time ended. It will always be Yesterday turn to be the host. Because he’s never get a chance to be a host! For Yesterday this friendly reunion is just a disaster and Yesterday would be gladly say goodbye when the reunion ended. And Yesterday would be eagerly waiting for this reunion, hate it and miss it. While both of his friends totally forgot about the old reunion, since when thing happened it is in the past. Therefore it is a part of yesterday. Life is complicated. When farewell comes there is the difference between “good, bye” and “goodbye.”
Past closed his book at looked at his friend. The two were silent as if there’s something generated inside their brain.
“I don’t get it,” Future finally said. She looked at Present who is just as confused as her. “What’s the ending? So Yesterday never actually like the reunion?” Past stayed silent, he sighed and said nothing.
“What’s that all the story?” asked Present skeptically “there got to be more.”
“No that’s the end,” Past said quietly. Future and Present said no word for the next one hour think of the story. Lastly they gave up.
“I guess this is the end,” said Present looking at his friends.
The three friends joint in a group goodbye hug. And promise to see each other again.
“Good bye!” said Future and Present spontaneously while waving at Past.
“Good, bye,” said Past. As Present and Future step into the frosted wood out of Past’s sight, Past could hear two babies crying from his friends direction.
“I guess we will see each other again, old friends. When you turn 20, when you’ll become immoral,” Past whispered to himself. “We’ll still be friend even when I have to start the friendship again.”
Past opened his book to the page of his story and wrote 20 times.
SiagonMUN
On the 17th and 18th of March, 2017, a group of eights students traveled to Vietnam for our first international Model United Nations (MUN) conference hosted by Renaissance International School of Saigon. We were all the delegation of Kingdom of Sweden, but we were in different committees. I represented Sweden in the Security Council (SC), personally I found it’s challenging to do research as this is the second times that Sweden becomes the members of the SC. But with substantial researching and the helps from Swedish government, I was able to get information needed to represent Sweden accurately.
Being a delegate in SC was a totally new experience, I was shocked at first because I did not aware about having different procedure. Fortunately other delegates were helping and explaining that in SC we’re debating clause by clause, and that for writing resolution, we will have a main submitter of each clause; instead of a resolution as a whole. Furthermore, delegates in SC are more aggressive than in other committees, each delegate has a lot of experiences and everyone follows and understands each other’s position. It is harder to get a resolution to pass in SC because of veto power. As the P5 members (China, France, Russia, United Kingdom and United States) and what was challenging s that one of the topics is “The question of revising the membership and veto power”
Attending MUN makes me become a more open minded person, I understand that there are many different perspectives on every issue and this helps me to become a better listener and accepting others’ ideas.
Extraordinary Chambers in the Court of Cambodia
Extraordinary Chambers in the Court of Cambodia (ECCC) is a court with the assist of United Nations in establishing a trial to prosecute the senior leaders of the Khmer Rouge Regime such as: Kaing Guek Eav, Nuon Chea, Khieu Samphan, Ieng Sary and his wife, Ieng Thirith. During Khmer Rouge exploration, a group of 13 students went to ECCC with an intention of seeing the trial. Unfortunately, due to the age restriction, only I and four other female students were able to go into the trail that pressed against Khieu Samphan and Nuon Chea (Khmer Rouge leaders) also knowns as Case 002 for the crime against humanity and forced marriages.
I learned that many Cambodians are upset with how ECCC helps Nuon Chea and Khieu Samphan from their old-age-sickness, and they thinks ECCC shouldn’t be helping because these two leaders, were the ones that steer Cambodia into this genocide. “We are not Pol Pot,” ECCC quoted; with strong of opinion that only court trial is fairest way to prosecute the senior leaders and that even though; we were all aware that Nuon Chea and Khieu Samphan did terrible stuffs, we aren’t them, and we’re going to solve this issues legally through the international collaborated trial; and that we all should aware that the senior leaders need to have their defense lawyers, otherwise the trial can’t be started .
Even though, the trial still goes on, pressing against the two senior leaders, I personally think that this is the best way to solve this issue. It is true that it’s time consuming but it is a way that state no matter how old is the oppressor, justice will be seek for all victims.
Sonnet
We work as a pair of two to write this sonnet which is related to nothing. When we wrote this we aren’t even sure what are we writing. It was like one of those creative writing.
Independent Discovery
Independent Discovery is an opportunity that the students get during school time to learn about the topic they like or want to be good at. I had been working on the art projects for my independent for this past three terms (August 12th until February 3rd). But I did this project like 2 hours a week. I draw some different types of art. The point for this art learning is to archive my own goal as a fashion designer. Within this time I had been researching on the internet about different type of art and art supply.
An hour drawing of human skull.
Special Sharation to the minsters and High School’s Principles
You might not aware what is sharation well sharation is a special event that student at Liger Learning Center help to spread what we had done in the past 7 weeks. But this mostly will be about Exploration. On the 12th of January 2016, the Liger Learning Center school hosted a sharation to the minister of education and the some of Phnom Penh High Schools’ principles. 
This is one of the most challenging sharation we had ever done in this three and a half years at Liger. It was a unique sharation because the point of this sharation is to show the learning curriculum of Liger and the way it helps with the education. We didn’t get much time to prepare for this sharation because of the break, so I felt kind of nervous for this sharation. Usually I will share about their Exploration but this time I share about STEAM ( Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math ). Normally when I do he sharation I do most of the talking and action. But this one was different all the minister and the principles work in a small group and to complete with the other team. During the sharation we got feedback as we’re going so it kept improving. Most of the feedback were positive and some were for improvement.
Model United Nations
On 23rd to 25th of October, we had a group of 10 students from the Liger Learning Center joined the ISPP Model United Nations (MUN). It is our first time and we had four days to prepare for the MUN. So we each got a country to represent and my country is Yemen. I found a hard time to do this because we had three topics to state in the conference which are Gender Equality, Animal’s Rights and Protection and preservation of global marine life. The process of this conference is: first we need to come up with a policy statement which raise about one of the topic, then we joined with the other delegate who had the same topic and tried to come up with a resolution. The last event is to debate is the resolution should be pass or not.
Yemen Policy Statement:https://docs.google.com/document/