Reflections

This trip has been a very awesome and unforgettable one for me! All my friends are annoyed by me now because no matter what we do I keep cutting in and say "omg you know, in Cambodia....." Hahaha. (:

After spending several days in the village, I realized how lucky and fortunate I was. For a place merely a one and a half hours plane ride away from Singapore, Cambodia really is a totally different place. I realized how many things I take for granted back home, even something as simple as having warm water to bathe with. For us, when we fall sick we immediately just go to the doctor's which is very near our homes, but for them, the hospital is so far away, and with their minimal income, I believe it is very hard for them to seek treatment anyway.

It was also a very good experience building the wells, even though I didn't really help as much as I thought I would, doing the littlest things like mixing cement and laying bricks was also an eye-opener and quite fun(well at the start at least). Going around looking at the final product was very satisfying as well, because it really feels good to have been able to contribute something to them. Oh, and who can forget their awesome goreng pisang? :D Hahaha.

For me, one of the most memorable things was my birthday. This was the first time I spent my birthday apart from my sister, and this was one of the reasons why I dreaded the trip. One day before my birthday, we went to the school and Elizabeth and some of the other girls actually taught the children how to sing Happy Birthday, and it was very very touching. (: That night was also the very eventful Divya Incident, and seeing how all of us managed to come together during an emergency made me realize the importance of teamwork and I think all of us are really awesome.

I miss Cambodia really really much, I had a wonderful time and also because of all you wonderful people! I miss having people around 24/7, from sleeping to eating to working to bathing, haha. I'm very glad that this trip happened!