eh ah oh ah cambodia ah,
we are the men from PA 13 ah.

these were my aims
1.dont judge--seriously difficult,3/10
2.differences aside--erm slightly better,5/10
3.serve with all your heart and soul,8/10
4.dont be a hermit crab,6/10
5.dare to try new things,7/10
6.have fun,10/10

see,i think i did a ok job.kudos to jon and tee who reminded me why i went for this trip.you got no idea how much i love you guys.
guess alot of things happened and i took away alot of learning points from this trip.

1.how there is a phase of team bonding
2.do the best tt you can,even if it doesnt make that big of a difference.remember the starfish?
3.be very very happy for what you have,be it family,water,lights,slippers,toilet paper
4.learn for the joy of gaining more knowledge,not for the sake of getting a god damn degree
5.nature's resource are limited,use them wisely
6.what's a disability if you can overcome it:) go tony
7.you can't make that much of an imapct on someone's life,you just gotta make sure you try ur very very best
8.be delighted by the simplest things in life
9.everyone is different
10.be thankful that singapore is a relatively uncorrupted country.
11.its ok not to claim the credit,just as long as you know what you have done.you don't need to try to be recognised for it too cause eventually,someone will notice.

i have learnt to be thankful for some simple things that I would never have had. Like slippers and meat. i will never ever throw away things which can still be used again,I will try to give them away.

Memories will certainly remain.
like how

walls between everyone were broken down by a simple game of hopscotch,
the kids could speak nuts about english but learnt so eagerly and quickly,
finding out that Tony cant speak,
shooting down mangoes,
crying with my awesome buddys,
playing catch with the kids,
kirrei came back night after night just so he can learn how to sing twinkle twinkle little stars,
the people in cambodia remember to contribute back to society,and with so many of them sincerely wanting to do so.

i guess the memories are fading.but well,you get it.it was a time with ups and downs and i really want to go for another trip.maybe i dont,because it wouldnt be the same experience again.adn this is an experience that i really wanna keep.i want to lead a OCIP trip and do everything my way. in my world,the team will have to try their best to integrate with the villager's life,the world will not be such a clean freak place and everyone will like everyone.

even though OCIP is overated,it was overall,an awesome trip.