September, 2011

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Posted by: | Posted on: September 10, 2011

Cambodian boy suckles from cow after parents leave

The pictures of Tha Sophat, a 20 months old toddler living in Koak Roka Siem Reap province, is pitiful worldwide. In third countries, the child development is at the most important agenda for the government. Tha Sophat is just an emerging sample reflecting thousands or hundred thousands of other Cambodian children whose future is wholly depending on the capability of their parents in upbringing them. Upbringing children in Cambodia is considered experiencing back to ancient era in which children were left alone at home, or depending on their young siblings, or depending on grandparents etc. In rural areas, don’t mention about nutrition for children, only rice with salt on plate are hard to find for those children to eat.

Currently, I observe my 13 months old daughter is luckier than me when I was a toddler; but she seems share the same character like me as she picks and eats everything on the floor. Frankly, I ate every small piece picking up from the ground to including trunks and leaves of the trees till I was 11 years old.

Tha Sophat might be luckier than other street children who are making a living by scavenging. Tha Sophat has reserved a very compassionate cow who are not harming him but accepting him as her extra son by providing her fresh milk everyday!

In Canada, no children are left on the street. No children are left in home without adult attendance. No children are left in home without schooling if their ages are 5 years old up. Parents are arrested if they have violated such as leaving children alone or with minor without adult attendance, have not sent children to school at their schooling age, or feeding children without having sufficient nutrition food etc.

Personal Opinion

09/09/2011
The Associated Press

KOAK ROKA, Cambodia—A Cambodian man says his young grandson has lived partly on milk he suckles directly from a cow since the boy’s parents left their rural village in search of work.

Um Oeung says 20-month-old Tha Sophat started suckling the cow in July after he saw a calf do the same.

Um Oeung told The Associated Press he pulled the boy away at first. He relented after his grandson protested loudly and the boy has suckled the cow’s milk once or twice a day since then.

Tha Sophat has lived with his grandparents in Siem Reap province in northwest Cambodia since his parents moved to Thailand in search of work.

Um Oeung said Friday the cow doesn’t mind the young boy suckling but he is worried about his grandson’s health if he continues.

Tha Sophat, the little toddler who suckles on cow after his parents had to leave to work in Thailand

Tha Sophat, a 20-month-old boy, suckles from a cow in Koak Roka village, Siem Reap province, Cambodia
Tha Sophat started suckling the cow after he saw a calf do the same
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Posted by: | Posted on: September 8, 2011

Easy idea for Cambodian social entrepreneur to imitate

http://www.superstock.com/stock-photos-images/1848-268821Cambodian poors and their slums should learn from this initiative to avoid high cost of electricity, and the environmentalist entrepreneurs should imitate this initiative. In the Philippine, those poor slums living in shelters roofed by large pieces of zinc easily absorbed hot temperature and darkness including their unaffordable electricity expense, the use of bottle solar is imperative. Hence, this initiative not only helps saving expense for the poors on electricity, it also saves the environment which those dumped bottles have seriously affected this planet.

For for ideal, please watch below video clip:

Posted by: | Posted on: September 7, 2011

How much do you know about Buddhism?

Buddhism was found by Buddha (Enlightened One) in the year of 589 before Christ (BC.) on Vesakha Day, Full Moon, B.E. 1 at Bodhi Gaya, present India. The essence of Buddhism particularly handles the problems of living. Buddha has initiated to explore the meaning of life and he attained this life research eventually. Any one who has followed the Buddha’s pathways, they can attain the ultimate meaning or Truth of life like Him.

To comprehend Buddhism and to become a Buddhist, one should learn about the Buddha, Dhamma and Sangha.

The Buddha

Buddha himself is not a sin redeemer but an Enlightenment policy maker. He is a Truth founder and an icon of Enlightenment. Enlightenment or Buddha nature omnipresently exists. When people have engaged in Buddhism, they can grasp this reality in their mind and heart.

Buddha is known as Gautama Sakyamuni. Lakhmi Narasu described Him that “Gautama Sakyamuni is generally spoken of as the founder of the Dharma. But Sakyamuni himself refers in is discourses to Buddhas who had preached the same doctrine before him. Nor can we speak of the Buddha as the founder of Buddha in the same sense as we speak of the founder of Christianity or Mahometanism. Their founder is essentially supernatural being; he is the incarnation of the son of God, who no other than God himself.”

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Posted by: | Posted on: September 5, 2011

In the Search of Hollywood Movie on the “Great Khmer Empire”

By pisethz

There was a short brief about the Hollywood movie production in Cambodia “The Great Khmer Empire” in its 3 years project was on debate around August-September 2010. I am hopping to see this movie at the cinema as soon as they complete.

For there are many famous stars Hollywood stars performing in this movie such as John Cena and Angelina Jolie.

Selecting from different sources such as Video Of Interview With Thomas Magyar On “Great Khmer Empire” Movie by khmerbird,

It was mentioned in the local printed media saying that this movie project will cost US$70 million movie in Cambodia one of the highest breaking record for movie in the kingdom.

We expect to watch the new Cambodian Hollywood movie soon

Design by: Visothkavei

I was trying to find the source but haven’t found anything about this cover design yet. I don’t mean to copy the work to put it here just post it and if you happen to know the source of this picture design.

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