When I was in Cambodia, I think I really successful, I have a good job in a government institution. I have many things and can have something that I want and need. However, I had a lot of friends. I could afford to hang out with friends in restaurant, karaoke, and club almost every day. I really had a very enjoyable life. I really missed my life style in Cambodia. However, I did not want to try something in Cambodia. Anyhow, I really want to go to outside the box. I did not want to stay only in Cambodia. I went to all the provinces when I was in Cambodia. I know a lot about Cambodia. I wanted to other countries. I went to Thailand, Vietnam and Malaysia. I did not want to go to those counties. I wanted to come to the United States only. I decided to come to America for further study because a friend of mine could help me in processing document and deal with the school in here. When I arrived here for the first time, I did not know what I decided is right or wrong. Sometime, I thought I was wrong. I should enjoy my life in Cambodia rather than come for nothing. I have no friends, no family, no house, no car, and other thing that I need and want. It is very difficult for me when I want or need something. I do not get used to the way people living in here and also the weather. Furthermore, I always blamed myself that I wasted a lot of my time and money.
After watching many the professional presentation video on Ted.com, one day, I found out one presentation which is presented by Richard St. John, I know that i am right that I decided to come here to study. If I stayed enjoying my life in Cambodia, sooner or later, I might have trouble because of my behaviors. He said “success is a continuous journey”. Most people get success and then failure, because they are really successful; they do not need to do anything else; they enjoy their life with what they have; and they might forget to do some necessary thing that they should do. I think I am the one of those people because I feet satisfy with something that I have in my country. I do not want to do something to improve or maintain my life style. I feel relax and enjoy my life. I think that when i reach at one level and I feel very happy with it. I think I am very successful. I do not need to do anything else or to improve further. Some people might thing like I do and still continue doing it. But it is completely wrong. Life is not that. I do not know about these kinds of things. Luckily, that I made the right decision. I realize that I am on the right track I should continue my journey even I was so successful. When I stop, I will fail when I fail I have to spend a lot more time to make it happens again. I have to try harder and harder to keep my successful forever.
I think another advice also influence me a lot. I change the way I do things a lot after watching his presentation. “Keep your goals to yourself” Dereck Sivers. Normally, when I have new ideas or tasks or jobs that I desire or want to complete, I always tell my other people such as friends and family. I am always proud of myself and feel very happy. After telling other people about my goals, I try and try to make success. Unfortunately, I am rarely success all the jobs that I told my friends. I do not know what is going on with me, what is wrong with me, and why I cannot complete those jobs. According to what he said, telling someone your goals makes them less likely to happen because we feel that we have already done something and we feel satisfy with what we have done and we will feel less motivation to a hard work. In order to succeed in doing something, we need to do some hard works. Right now I know that why I fail so many times. It is a very good advice to me. I have to try making jobs done before I tell other people.
Some advices change only the way I think and the way I do. Moreover, this advice changes my attitude. I talk to myself that I have two legs and two hands, am very normal, and look like other people. Why I cannot do something that other people can. Sometime I am very disappointed and angry with myself. Why I cannot do this, why I cannot do that, and why I am so stupid. When I fail the exam, I want to give up, and I do not want to study anymore. Maybe I enjoy life too much, when I meet any difficulties, I cannot challenge them. After I see Nick Vujicic video clip for the first time, I cannot believe in my eyes. He has not arms and no legs; however, he can live and he is very successful in life. How can he make it? I do not know he is happy or not. Anyway he said he is happy and he loves his life. He teaches me how to work very hard to get what I want and need and do not give up easily. If I fall down, I have to get up and try again and again until I can do it. I never meet an obstacle that I have to strive a hundred times. For him, before he could get up, and he tried more than 100 times. He does not give up. If he gives up, he cannot get up. To get up, it is very easy for us, but for him, it is not easy. Why I cannot like him? He gives me a great advice how to live a happy life. When I face a problem, I have to solve it. If I fail, I have to try again and do not give up. I encourage myself, I try my best and I will do it.
I think everyone know Steve Job, the founder and the CEO of Apple. He never graduates from university; however, he is so successful in life. I remember when he says “Stay hungry stay foolish”. I really do not know what he has said for the first time. Now I understand the real meaning of his advice. I think it is happening in Cambodia right now. Cambodia is one among the least developing countries in the world. People are hunger of knowledge and they try their best to go to study. People do not have enough resource to learn; anyhow they know the art of knowledge sharing. It is very good advice for me, I think I am very hungry of knowledge and I want to learn and improve my professional skill. Don’t hesitate for knowledge and don’t wait for too long. Time never stop coming and life is short. Don’t afraid of studying; please come to study more and more. The more you learn, the more knowledge you gains. When you success in life or your goal, you have time to enjoy your life.
I read Sophia, and Cindy' blogs.
Monday, February 28, 2011
Friday, February 25, 2011
My Foods
At the present time, some people might think that the United States is the country which mixes of many nationalities from all over the world. The United States is a huge country. People have different kind of food. They might have their own food, or their regional food. So we feel confusing and do not know for sure about the American food. In fact, people live in America know for sure that when we talk about America food, we mention about fast food such as bread, burger, hamburger, cheeseburger, French fry, hotdog, cheese, sausage, bacon, fried chicken and soda such as coke and Pepsi. Burger, Friend fry, and hotdog are originally from Germany, but they are adopted to be American food for along time. In addition, we can say that burger is American typical food and McDonald can be represents the American food. When people talk about American food, majority people think about McDonald. If we search on internet about American food, we will see the first page of the result is hamburger.
Hamburger is not the only traditional American food. Some parts of America, people can enjoy sea food in some season. In modern society, people are very busy and they do not have enough time to cook, so they usually go to eat out and go to fast food restaurant. The fast food restaurant is their best choices due to the time constraint. Being a student, I am very busy and sometime do not have time to cook; however, I rarely eat fast food. Moreover, fast food is not good for health. It contains a lot of fat, sugar, oil, Eco-lite meat, chemical substances and toxic. If we eat fast food every day, we will have many kinds of health problems. For example, high blood pressure, fate, high cholesterol, and diabetes. I like to eat hamburger one in a while, anyhow, I like salad. Salad is healthy food. I am not vegetarian, but I really like salad.
Cambodian is a small, and an agricultural country. Many kinds of fruits, vegetables and meats are plentiful and fresh. People are very busy working and making money, but people still want to buy fresh food, so they do not keep their food in the refrigerator. They have to go to the market to buy food every day. Unlike food in America, food in Cambodia is always fresh, no chemical added, and no coloring. Most Cambodian foods are made of fish and vegetables. They contain less cholesterol and fat. The main ingredient of the Khmer food is called “Prohok”. It is like a cheese but it is made of fished. When you go to visit Cambodia, don’t forget try some Cambodian foods such as “Prohok”. It is stinky but the taste is very good. Foods which are made of fish give high protein and do not have cholesterol like chicken, pork or beef. I really love my Cambodian foods. When I am talking about Cambodian foods especially the foods that I like, when I think of them, they make my mouth water. I am here for couple months, I rarely eat them and I miss them so much.
Hamburger is not the only traditional American food. Some parts of America, people can enjoy sea food in some season. In modern society, people are very busy and they do not have enough time to cook, so they usually go to eat out and go to fast food restaurant. The fast food restaurant is their best choices due to the time constraint. Being a student, I am very busy and sometime do not have time to cook; however, I rarely eat fast food. Moreover, fast food is not good for health. It contains a lot of fat, sugar, oil, Eco-lite meat, chemical substances and toxic. If we eat fast food every day, we will have many kinds of health problems. For example, high blood pressure, fate, high cholesterol, and diabetes. I like to eat hamburger one in a while, anyhow, I like salad. Salad is healthy food. I am not vegetarian, but I really like salad.
Cambodian is a small, and an agricultural country. Many kinds of fruits, vegetables and meats are plentiful and fresh. People are very busy working and making money, but people still want to buy fresh food, so they do not keep their food in the refrigerator. They have to go to the market to buy food every day. Unlike food in America, food in Cambodia is always fresh, no chemical added, and no coloring. Most Cambodian foods are made of fish and vegetables. They contain less cholesterol and fat. The main ingredient of the Khmer food is called “Prohok”. It is like a cheese but it is made of fished. When you go to visit Cambodia, don’t forget try some Cambodian foods such as “Prohok”. It is stinky but the taste is very good. Foods which are made of fish give high protein and do not have cholesterol like chicken, pork or beef. I really love my Cambodian foods. When I am talking about Cambodian foods especially the foods that I like, when I think of them, they make my mouth water. I am here for couple months, I rarely eat them and I miss them so much.
Saturday, February 19, 2011
My Optimistic Quote
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty." - Winston Churchill
Some people always think in the bad ways, everything is very bad, and difficult to solve or cannot be solved. Even they have a good opportunity, they still afraid of this and that, they do not take their good opportunity. Let the opportunity goes to someone else. They take the problems in the serious condition all the time. Anyway, some people always think a good way. Everything is good, everything is fine. We can do it. The problem can be solved. They usually find the good opportunity every time. No matter how difficult it is they still find a good opportunity in it.
I think it might be right and wrong. It is depending on the personal characteristic. Some people are not pessimistic; however, they think a lot about the problems, do not want to take high risk, and want to study in deep about the problems before they take actions. When they think too much they cannot do anything. They are too worried about the situation. Sometime the situation is simple but they think it is serious. In contrast, some other people are also not optimistic about the situation; however, they always think everything is too easy. They do not care much about the other factors around the problems and what the cause and what the effect of the problem. They think everything can be solved easily, and do not need to spend time studying about the problems. When they think, it is too easy and it can be dangerous when they start working with the problems.
It is a good quote to learn. Not all the quotes are right. People have to take in considerations. Don’t think too much, sometime it is simple. However, don’t take it easy, it is not easy as you think. We have to spend time studying the problem in order to make sure that it is safe to implement. Don’t take action too quick or don’t take too much time before doing it. Opportunity comes very quick like thunder. If we don’t take care of it, someone else will take care of it. People make a lot of mistake when they working on simple job. If sometime is very simple, we have to keep it simple. If it is serious, we have to be careful about it before working on it.
I am a little pessimistic about doing something. I have to spend time doing something to get to know the problem or something before I start to work on it. I made a lot of mistake when I try to make a decision at the moment I know the problem. Based on my bad experiences, I do not make any decision before I know the problem well. I think it is not good for me too because it takes too much time to learn to get familiar with the problem.
Some people always think in the bad ways, everything is very bad, and difficult to solve or cannot be solved. Even they have a good opportunity, they still afraid of this and that, they do not take their good opportunity. Let the opportunity goes to someone else. They take the problems in the serious condition all the time. Anyway, some people always think a good way. Everything is good, everything is fine. We can do it. The problem can be solved. They usually find the good opportunity every time. No matter how difficult it is they still find a good opportunity in it.
I think it might be right and wrong. It is depending on the personal characteristic. Some people are not pessimistic; however, they think a lot about the problems, do not want to take high risk, and want to study in deep about the problems before they take actions. When they think too much they cannot do anything. They are too worried about the situation. Sometime the situation is simple but they think it is serious. In contrast, some other people are also not optimistic about the situation; however, they always think everything is too easy. They do not care much about the other factors around the problems and what the cause and what the effect of the problem. They think everything can be solved easily, and do not need to spend time studying about the problems. When they think, it is too easy and it can be dangerous when they start working with the problems.
It is a good quote to learn. Not all the quotes are right. People have to take in considerations. Don’t think too much, sometime it is simple. However, don’t take it easy, it is not easy as you think. We have to spend time studying the problem in order to make sure that it is safe to implement. Don’t take action too quick or don’t take too much time before doing it. Opportunity comes very quick like thunder. If we don’t take care of it, someone else will take care of it. People make a lot of mistake when they working on simple job. If sometime is very simple, we have to keep it simple. If it is serious, we have to be careful about it before working on it.
I am a little pessimistic about doing something. I have to spend time doing something to get to know the problem or something before I start to work on it. I made a lot of mistake when I try to make a decision at the moment I know the problem. Based on my bad experiences, I do not make any decision before I know the problem well. I think it is not good for me too because it takes too much time to learn to get familiar with the problem.
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Me & My Friend
One of my friends who I knew since I was in university is my best friends. When we were in university, we usually went out together to study, have lunch, and dinner, play football, and games and joined other activities together. Other friends think we are alike. I think we are alike for the first time. While I tried to take notes and compared between me and my best friend, I found out that my best friends and I are different in many ways. I could not make up my mind until compared hobbies, beliefs, like and dislikes.
We have similar kind of hobbies like and dislike. We sometime spent a whole night together to play computer game. I like spending money on new handheld, electronic, and computer hardware, computer accessary, and my friends like to spend a lot more money than I do. His major is computer the same as me. I like playing table tennis and played table tennis almost every day, likewise, he like playing table tennis and spent sometimes play it with us. Both my friend and I do not have girlfriends.
Something that I think we are 100% opposites are I like drinking beer, wine, whiskey, red wine, and almost all kind of alcohol, but he does not like drinking that alcohol. Every time we had dinner together, I drank a lot of beer, whereas he drank water, coke or fruit juice. I sometime went out to drink beer at club or karaoke at night. In contrast, he stayed at home and watch movie or play computer game at home.
We have majority differences but we still have some points in commons that why we still best friends. After I put everything to compared, I think that me and my best are different. However, we are good friends. We always hang out together to do exercise, play sport and sometime we have dinner or lunch together.
We have similar kind of hobbies like and dislike. We sometime spent a whole night together to play computer game. I like spending money on new handheld, electronic, and computer hardware, computer accessary, and my friends like to spend a lot more money than I do. His major is computer the same as me. I like playing table tennis and played table tennis almost every day, likewise, he like playing table tennis and spent sometimes play it with us. Both my friend and I do not have girlfriends.
Something that I think we are 100% opposites are I like drinking beer, wine, whiskey, red wine, and almost all kind of alcohol, but he does not like drinking that alcohol. Every time we had dinner together, I drank a lot of beer, whereas he drank water, coke or fruit juice. I sometime went out to drink beer at club or karaoke at night. In contrast, he stayed at home and watch movie or play computer game at home.
We have majority differences but we still have some points in commons that why we still best friends. After I put everything to compared, I think that me and my best are different. However, we are good friends. We always hang out together to do exercise, play sport and sometime we have dinner or lunch together.
My Transportation
Why do I need a car if I can walk? I can save a lot of money, energy and environment. I walk to school every day, it takes me about 15 minutes to go to school and 15 minutes to go back home. I do not need to go to gym, steam or sauna to exercise or to make me healthy because 30-minute-walk every day is like exercise and enough for me. Anyway, I like driving and I have a California driver license; unfortunately, I do have a car and I do not need a car at the present. I really want to own a car but not at the moment. If I have a car, it will be good and very easy for me because I can go somewhere on the weekend or on the holiday. I can go to visit my friends. In addition, I do not need call my friends to pick me up all the times whenever I want to visit him or somewhere else. Since I arrived here, I drive a car for several times. I like driving in LA. I feel very safe when I drive on freeway, and I can drive very fast.
Taking the bus is terrible. I hate taking the bus, but I have take a bus for sometime when I want to go somewhere, or visit my friends when they are busy and cannot come to pick me up for some reasons. From my house to my friends' house, I have to change three or four buses and it takes very long compared to driving a car. I have to wait for the bus at the bus stop about 15 minutes before I can get into the bus and every time I change the bus. onetime I started to suffer from dizzy because the bus was unstable and stopped almost every bus stop to pick up and drop passengers. Moreover, the bus is normally crowded and has strange smell because some people use strong perfume, cologne, or body spray and some people get seat and have bad smell. I cannot take a bus whenever I want. I have to manage and plan carefully before I go somewhere. I feel uncomfortable to take the bus to go somewhere. It might ruin your schedule and times.
In Cambodia, the bus system is worse than California’s. Most buses are old, crowded and have a bad smell. In Phnom Penh, we cannot find the bus because the bus is available only from Phnom Penh, capital city of Cambodia, to other provinces and from one province to other provinces. When I was in Cambodia, I took a bus to visit my parents several times a year. When I stepped on the bus, I felt very strange and boring. Anyhow, I felt very happy when I arrived at my home town. Majority of people have their own transportations especially motorbike. Phnom Penh is small so motorbike is the best solution for transportation. Many motor taxis are available anywhere, anytime(24/7/365). In Khmer, we call “Motor Dup”. We can take motor dup anywhere in the city at reasonable price. We sometime see taxi in the city. Nevertheless, we have to book or call the taxi company by phone to pick us up before time or leave or go any places because we hardly find them in some places.
Taking the bus is terrible. I hate taking the bus, but I have take a bus for sometime when I want to go somewhere, or visit my friends when they are busy and cannot come to pick me up for some reasons. From my house to my friends' house, I have to change three or four buses and it takes very long compared to driving a car. I have to wait for the bus at the bus stop about 15 minutes before I can get into the bus and every time I change the bus. onetime I started to suffer from dizzy because the bus was unstable and stopped almost every bus stop to pick up and drop passengers. Moreover, the bus is normally crowded and has strange smell because some people use strong perfume, cologne, or body spray and some people get seat and have bad smell. I cannot take a bus whenever I want. I have to manage and plan carefully before I go somewhere. I feel uncomfortable to take the bus to go somewhere. It might ruin your schedule and times.
In Cambodia, the bus system is worse than California’s. Most buses are old, crowded and have a bad smell. In Phnom Penh, we cannot find the bus because the bus is available only from Phnom Penh, capital city of Cambodia, to other provinces and from one province to other provinces. When I was in Cambodia, I took a bus to visit my parents several times a year. When I stepped on the bus, I felt very strange and boring. Anyhow, I felt very happy when I arrived at my home town. Majority of people have their own transportations especially motorbike. Phnom Penh is small so motorbike is the best solution for transportation. Many motor taxis are available anywhere, anytime(24/7/365). In Khmer, we call “Motor Dup”. We can take motor dup anywhere in the city at reasonable price. We sometime see taxi in the city. Nevertheless, we have to book or call the taxi company by phone to pick us up before time or leave or go any places because we hardly find them in some places.
Monday, February 7, 2011
My Song
I love slow and romantic song as I already mentioned in my first journal "All about me." I love many songs but one among the top of favorite songs is a very romantic song called when a man loves a woman. I can say this is one of the reasons that I love this song. Every time I listen to this song I know the true love of a man for a woman.
I am not sure when I heard about this song for the first time and how did I get this song in my computer. As I remember, if I was not wrong, I got this lovely and romantic song from my friend who worked with me in Cambodia when I asked him to copy me a few romantic songs.
The meaning of the song is very good for me. I think it is true. All the man is like that when he loves a woman, a man will give a woman the world, the moon, and everything he got and He can die for a woman. In real life, some man dies or willing to die for his girlfriend or wife. After I listened to this song for several times, I feel that a man has a true love for woman; however, a man might get suffering from his true love. Everybody considers a man to be a strong person; anyhow, for love, a man is no longer a strong person.
A Man tries his best and does everything for a woman. A man is like a blind person when he falls in love with a woman. A man will forget everything else. He sees nothing no matter what and how big mistake a woman makes. She is right and always right in a man heart. A man always forgives a woman for anything and anytime.
I believe that when a woman listens to this song she will understand how much a man love a woman and how a man can do for a woman, and will not break down his true love into pieces.
I read Sophia, Hee and Thuy's blogs.
Please enjoy this lovely and romantic song from Michael Bolton
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Lyric
I am not sure when I heard about this song for the first time and how did I get this song in my computer. As I remember, if I was not wrong, I got this lovely and romantic song from my friend who worked with me in Cambodia when I asked him to copy me a few romantic songs.
The meaning of the song is very good for me. I think it is true. All the man is like that when he loves a woman, a man will give a woman the world, the moon, and everything he got and He can die for a woman. In real life, some man dies or willing to die for his girlfriend or wife. After I listened to this song for several times, I feel that a man has a true love for woman; however, a man might get suffering from his true love. Everybody considers a man to be a strong person; anyhow, for love, a man is no longer a strong person.
A Man tries his best and does everything for a woman. A man is like a blind person when he falls in love with a woman. A man will forget everything else. He sees nothing no matter what and how big mistake a woman makes. She is right and always right in a man heart. A man always forgives a woman for anything and anytime.
I believe that when a woman listens to this song she will understand how much a man love a woman and how a man can do for a woman, and will not break down his true love into pieces.
I read Sophia, Hee and Thuy's blogs.
Please enjoy this lovely and romantic song from Michael Bolton
MP3
Video
Lyric
When a man loves a woman
Can’t keep his mind on nothin’ else
He’d trade the world
For a good thing he’s found
If she is bad, he can’t see it
She can do no wrong
Turn his back on his best friend
If he puts her down
When a man loves a woman
Spend his very last dime
Trying to hold on to what he needs
He’d give up all his comforts
And sleep out in the rain
If she said that’s the way
It ought to be
When a man loves a woman
I give you everything I got (yeah)
Trying to hold on
To your precious love
Baby please don’t treat me bad
When a man loves a woman
Deep down in his soul
She can bring him such misery
If she is playing him for a fool
He’s the last one to know
Loving eyes can never see
Yes when a man loves a woman
I know exactly how he feels
’cause baby, baby, baby
I am a man
When a man loves a woman
Friday, February 4, 2011
My Weather
The weather in California is very cool for me except summer. I cannot stand for this kind of cool weather, I have to wear jackets one or two layers to keep me warm; however, I still feel very cool. I don’t like this weather. In Cambodia, there two main seasons, dry season and rainy season. In rainy season, the weather is warm and sometime, it drops to 22 degrees Calculus; nevertheless, it rain almost every day. It is very difficult for me to go out to work, go back home or to somewhere else. In this period of time, it is so cloudy, windy, and foggy for sometimes. Houses and other properties are destroyed almost every during this season. When I hear thunder I feel frighten because in the last few years, the lightning is very dangerous. It kills a few people each year. In contrast, in dry season, the weather is very hot and wet. In the day time, the weather goes up to 40 degrees Celsius. I get sweat all the time when I go out. I have to stay in the air conditioning in order to keep me warm and comfortable. The drought has huge impact on the crop production.
The weather in California is different from Cambodia. I Love both weathers for the same reasons but in different seasons. I enjoy weather in California in the summer time and harvest time in Cambodia. Summer weather in California is very good for me because it is not so cool like other season. During that time, I don’t need to wear a jacket to keep me warm. The sunny is shinny almost every day. We can see the clear blue sky because it is not so cloudy. Moreover, I never see the storm, heavy rain, fog, or lighting since I arrived here. In Cambodia, during two-month period of harvest time, the weather is very good for me. During that period, the low temperature is about 20 degree Celsius and it is a very good weather of the year in my country. I can enjoy the cool weather of year. I can see it cool for some reason but I still can enjoy seeing the sunshine in the morning and the sunset in the evening. The weather in Cambodia, most of the time, it is hot but I like it. I feel that I am very familiar with this weather.
I read Leo and Sophia's blog.
The weather in California is different from Cambodia. I Love both weathers for the same reasons but in different seasons. I enjoy weather in California in the summer time and harvest time in Cambodia. Summer weather in California is very good for me because it is not so cool like other season. During that time, I don’t need to wear a jacket to keep me warm. The sunny is shinny almost every day. We can see the clear blue sky because it is not so cloudy. Moreover, I never see the storm, heavy rain, fog, or lighting since I arrived here. In Cambodia, during two-month period of harvest time, the weather is very good for me. During that period, the low temperature is about 20 degree Celsius and it is a very good weather of the year in my country. I can enjoy the cool weather of year. I can see it cool for some reason but I still can enjoy seeing the sunshine in the morning and the sunset in the evening. The weather in Cambodia, most of the time, it is hot but I like it. I feel that I am very familiar with this weather.
I read Leo and Sophia's blog.
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