Lyric of "Retiens La Nuit" - Johnny Hallyday

Retiens la nuit pour nous deux jusqu' la fin du monde.
Retiens la nuit pour nos coeurs dans sa course vagabonde.
Serre-moi fort contre ton corps, il faut qu' l'heure des folies
Le grand amour raye le jour et nous fasse oublier la vie.
Retiens la nuit, avec toi, elle parait si belle.
Retiens la nuit, mon amour, qu'elle devienne ternelle.
Pour le bonheur de nos deux coeurs arrte le temps et les heures,
Je t'en supplie l'infini, retiens la nuit.
Ne me demande pas d'o me vient ma tristesse,
Ne me demande rien, tu ne comprendrais pas,
En dcouvrant l'amour je frle la dtresse,
En croyant au bonheur, la peur entre en mes joies.
Retiens la nuit pour nous deux jusqu' la fin du monde.
Retiens la nuit pour nos coeurs dans sa course vagabonde.
Serre-moi fort contre ton corps, il faut qu' l'heure des folies
Le grand amour raye le jour et nous fasse oublier la vie.
Retiens la nuit, avec toi, elle parait si belle.
Retiens la nuit, mon amour, qu'elle devienne ternelle.
Pour le bonheur de nos deux coeurs arrte le temps et les heures,
Je t'en supplie l'infini, retiens la nuit,
Je t'en supplie l'infini, retiens la nuit.

Lesson Learned from Conference on National Social Enterprise of Cambodia 2014 at CKCC

Success and Failure with The Reflection for Improved Future

On October 25th, 2014 there is a conference on National Social Enterprise 2014 at Cambodia-Korea Cooperation Center (CKCC) in Royal University of Phnom Penh (RUPP). The conference is supported by Royal University of Phnom Penh, University of Western Sydney, FRIENDS International and ICS Creating Change.

Starting at 8:00AM, the registration was done smoothly for the incoming attendee listing or holding conference ticket registered online through http://evenbrite.com. The introduction began at 9:00AM by Dr. Nguon Chanrith, Dean Faculty of Development Studies RUPP was to focus on his faculty regarding business planning and management, field trip to different enterprises and community and drawing the attention of the audience on past failure and success of social enterprise within this conference.

Next, CEO of ACLEDA Bank Plc, Dr. In Channy, was the key honored guest speaker to mention about his experience and the process of transforming ACLEDA from NGOs to be the first rank bank in Cambodia having branches in Laos and Myanmar and playing model role as the social enterprise. Anyway, the most important point in his speech in Khmer is the challenges and commitment in the process of transformation. Those challenges is the staff itself dividing to two groups during the discussion for transformation. Only 2% decided not to joined while the left still doubted about process as they said about the ownership of NGOs to contribute to the social work. However, Dr. In Channy convinced them logically only that the private enterprises could be sustainable and financially supportive with ownership to help society while NGOs is funded for short period of time not last longer, especially the Law on Financing in 1997 not allowed NGOs to lending and must register as the private enterprise if want to. The other main challenges is the Non-performing loan (NPL) really high 5.6% and the low trust of Cambodian towards the domestic products and services. In respond to this challenges, Dr. IN Channy and his colleagues committed to excellence by ruling the staffs not to get too close personally in any form rewards from customers even water for especially credit officer and to respect each other as the teacher sharing, learning and growing together including customers due the excellent service and the respect for all status without discrimination is the key to win the trust from domestic customers. "Do not blame customer even paying loan late, speak politely!", He said. Stressing on the key joint venture, the bank needs to be transparent (Say NO to corruption!) for investment partner to trust you including DFI (Development Finncial Investment) like IFC and other larger commercial banks like SMBC (Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation), Bank Populaire from France, etc.

Later, there is a debate between different actors from sector on the topic "Are NGOs right to run a business? NGOs Vs. Social Enterprise!" The conclusion from both Pros group is that NGOs fund is limited or sometimes no fund at all that requires it to run a business to get the fund as well as to be the training center like the restaurants of Friends International. The transformation to social enterprises is the future prospects. If funding and running by third party or running as the separated entity will be really risky. Risky refers to the loss (Where is the fund to support the loss?) or the ignorance from third party to stop supporting NGOs. On the other hand, the Cons group concluds that NGOs should transfrom to social enterprise if it wants to run the business for funding. NGOs is to help people in term of ethics and not to use those people without salary. Social enterprise is also could help people with corporate social responsibility. If NGOs run a business, it violates the ethics for non-profit and help people. At last, both groups have their own reasons towards this topic. No one is right or wrong and it may depend which situation you're in.

Other activities including coffee break, buffet lunch time, speed networking (make new connecttion with others interested in Solcent in a fun way), social enterprise fair, small parallel sessions including presentations regarding matters  and innovation in social enterprise from Cambodia, Thailand and South Korea and movie screening ("Who cares": it doesn't matter if you work in education, finance, human right, health, environmental affair, or another field altogether; it doesn't matter if you work in private and public or social sector. If you see problems as opportunities, you have what it takes to be a change makers, a social entrepreneur.  To learn more about this fascinating path, which is as much as career as it is a vacation, as much about giving a sense of purpose to your life as it is about having a positive impact on society!).

Special quotes for youth, " You want to be the part of problem or the part of solution?"

By: Pok Panhavuth

Cambodia’s Football in Development Progress

Sport has been really popular in Cambodia since French Colonial. Later, Phnom Penh National Olympic was built with a capacity of 48,529 to promote sport development during Sangkum Reastr Niyum Regime and Cambodian attended many sport competitions bringing back many medals. Unfortunately, sport was completely destroyed in Pol Pot Regime. Cambodia has become increasingly involved in sports over the last 30 years after recovering from zero point. There are many popular sports like football, Sepak Takraw, Bokator (Labok Kator), Khmer Kickboxing (Pradal Serey), Khmer traditional wrestling, Volleyball, Taekwondo, and basketball. Among these sports, football is getting more interests from teenager and middle-aged people in both private and public sector. Regarding to football, The Cambodian Football Federation is the governing body in Cambodia controlling the Cambodian national football team. This federation was founded in 1933 which has been a member of FIFA since 1953 and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) since 1957. There are so many football matches locally everywhere in the evening as well as in the weekend. For example, football teams among the same bank or from inter-bank compete with each other for Financial Challenge Cup including Cambodian and foreigners. Moreover, more Cambodian overseas makes their presence in Cambodia to better local team and to challenge for the medals to promote Cambodia internationally; Mr. Chhunly Pagenburg (born 10 November 1986) is a German football striker of Cambodian descent and the highest paid athlete (along with Thun Sophea) from Cambodia making USD30,000 in 2011. On October 2013, he made two appearances for Cambodia U-23 to play against Svay Rieng and Phnom Penh Crown, but he wasn't eligible to play for Cambodia U-23 at Sea Game 2013 because of overage. He made his senior international debut on 19 November 2013 in a friendly match against Guam. He will be playing for Cambodia national football team at 2014 AFF Suzuki Cup (22 November to 20 December 2014), the tenth edition of the ASEAN Football Championship Southeast Asia co-hosted by Singapore and Vietnam. In short, football will be stepping stone for the better sport development in Cambodia. “Football makes life harder, but more enjoyable!”

By: Steung Khiev

Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chhunly_Pagenburg

អធិរាជសំឡេងមាសកូរ៉េជប៉ុន Park Yong Ha - 박용하 - パク ヨンハ

Park Yong Ha - 박용하 - パク　ヨンハ (12 August 1977 - 30 June 2010)

១២សីហា                         កំណើតជីវី

ឆ្នាំ៧៧                             នារីកត់ត្រា

នឹកស្នាមញញឹម                 ប៉ប្រិមចរចា

ថតកុនសង្ហា                      Winter Sonata។

បង Park Yong Ha              វាចាស្រទន់

នេត្រាតូចតន់                    ដូចពេជ្រចរណៃ

កំលោះកូរ៉េ                        នារីញ័រភ័យ

ចម្រៀងប្រុសថ្លៃ                 តន្រ្តីរងំ។

សាលា Yona                        នាប្រទេសChad

រៀបចំស្អាតបាត                 គំនិតថ្លើមថ្លៃ

ចិត្តសប្បុរស                      បរិសុទ្ធប្រពៃ

សណ្តោសប្រុសស្រី            ក្នុងគ្រាលំបាក។

ពេលរដូវក្តៅ                      ពៅនឹកកន្លង

ចម្រៀងស្នេហ៍ស្នង             ទាំង Say Good-Bye

រៀបរាប់ពាក្យ Friend           Ji-Sub អ្នកអើយ

ចិត្តមិនកន្តើយ                   សំឡាញ់ដ៏ស្និទ្ធ។

ជប៉ុនកូរ៉េ                          អង់គ្លេសបកស្រាយ

ច្រៀងមិននឿយណាយ       ទោះទុក្ខដួងចៃ

ជំងឺឪពុក                          រៀមឈឺផ្សាក្រៃ

ញាប់ញ័រហឫទ័យ              ទប់ចិត្តមិនបាន។

៣០មិថុនា                         ឆ្នាំ២០១០

ស្រវឹងសន្ធប់                      វិបល្លាសការងារ

អាណិតឪពុក                    ទុក្ខរឹតគ្រាំគ្រា

សម្រេចចិត្តលា                  អត្តឃាតសង្ខារ។

រៀបរៀងដោយៈ ស្ទឹង ខៀវ (១៦.០៨.២០១៤)

Google Translate with Edition:
August 12, Your birth 
1977 Women recorded 
Miss smile Fresh Conversation 
Filmed Winter Sonata. 

Park Yong Ha Soft Voice 
Your eyes shining like diamond 
Korean Man all women in love 
Your song with sweet music. 

Yona School in Chad 
Well-built by your initiatives
Generosity and Innocence   
Pity people in difficulty. 

In summer I miss the past 
Your songs "Say Good-Bye"
Described "Friend" Ji-Sub 
Never ignore your close friend. 

Japanese, Korean, English song interpreted 
Singing not tired despite suffering
Father's disease Your great sorrows 
Trembling heart not restrained. 

30 June 2010 
alcohol disorder with working pressure 
Pity father suffer more heartbreaking
Decide to leave committing suicide.

So Ji-Sub (Best Friend) and Park Seung-In (Park Yong-Ha's Father)

អធិរាជសំឡេងមាសកូរ៉េជប៉ុន Park Yong Ha

១២សីហា                         កំណើតជីវី

ឆ្នាំ៧៧                             នារីកត់ត្រា

នឹកស្នាមញញឹម                 ប៉ប្រិមចរចា

ថតកុនសង្ហា                      Winter Sonata។

បង Park Yong Ha              វាចាស្រទន់

នេត្រាតូចតន់                    ដូចពេជ្រចរណៃ

កំលោះកូរ៉េ                        នារីញ័រភ័យ

ចម្រៀងប្រុសថ្លៃ                 តន្រ្តីរងំ។

សាលា Yona                          នាប្រទេសChad

រៀបចំស្អាតបាត                 គំនិតថ្លើមថ្លៃ

ចិត្តសប្បុរស                      បរិសុទ្ធប្រពៃ

សណ្តោសប្រុសស្រី            ក្នុងគ្រាលំបាក។

ពេលរដូវក្តៅ                      ពៅនឹកកន្លង

ចម្រៀងស្នេហ៍ស្នង             ទាំង Say Good-Bye

រៀបរាប់ពាក្យ Friend           Ji-Subអ្នកអើយ

ចិត្តមិនកន្តើយ                   សំឡាញ់ដ៏ស្និទ្ធ។

ជប៉ុនកូរ៉េ                          អង់គ្លេសបកស្រាយ

ច្រៀងមិននឿយណាយ       ទោះទុក្ខដួងចៃ

ជំងឺឪពុក                          រៀមឈឺផ្សាក្រៃ

ញាប់ញ័រហឫទ័យ              ទប់ចិត្តមិនបាន។

៣០មិថុនា                         ឆ្នាំ២០១០

ស្រវឹងសន្ធប់                      វិបល្លាសការងារ

អាណិតឪពុក                    ទុក្ខរឹតគ្រាំគ្រា

សម្រេចចិត្តលា                  អត្តឃាតសង្ខារ។

រៀបរៀងដោយៈ ស្ទឹង ខៀវ (១៦.០៨.២០១៤)

So Ji-Sub (Best Friend) and Park Seung-In (Park Yong-Ha's Father)

Google Classroom Available in August 2014

Goolge is the most popular search engine around the world. Recently, google team creates the best feature to comfort users with the update technological innovation in term of educational system improvement. This feature is gonna help both teacher and student to facilitate the classroom management efficiently and effectively. Cambodian students and teachers could use this feature for better education within the country as well as the whole region of South East Asia if there is the cooperations among ASEAN members regarding the educational sharing.

Key features of Google Classroom:

1. Create a class
2. Enroll students or have them join with a special code
3. Create, assign, collect and grade assignments
4. Teacher announcements, questions, and comments
5. Streamlines sharing of and receiving documents
6. Makes organizing easier for students
7. Serves as classroom central for student work

Benefits for classes

1. Easy to set up: spending just few minutes to add students directly or share the class code to join.
2. Saves time: giving the assignment to all students in one place simply and efficiently and at last teacher could control the assignment workflow better, especially quick access for grading the assignment.
3. Improves organization: all the students' assignments could be seen in one place, the assignment page and the Google Drive is the place to store all the class materials.
4. Enhances communication: teachers and students could share information quickly regarding any announcement, class discussion, and resource sharing with each other.
5. Affordable and secure: there is no advertisement in this Google Apps for Education services, so teacher shoud not use students' data or your own content for advertising purpose; This is free for schools.

“Nothing is more important than having a great teacher in the classroom,” said Jaime Casap, Google Global Education Evangelist. “Let’s give them the tools.” 
(Source: http://www.insight.com/insighton/education/google-classroom-available-august/)

Visit this link for more infomation: http://www.google.com/edu/classroom/

Brief on 2014 FIFA World Cup

The 2014 FIFA World Cup will be the 20th FIFA World Cup, an international men's football tournament that is scheduled to take place in Brazil from 12 June to 13 July 2014. It will be the second time that Brazil has hosted the competition, the previous being in1950. Brazil was elected unchallenged as host nation in 2007 after the international football federation, FIFA, decreed that the tournament would be staged in South America for the first time since 1978 in Argentina, and the fifth time overall.

The national teams of 31 countries advanced through qualification competitions that began in June 2011 to participate with the host nation Brazil in the final tournament. A total of 64 matches are to be played in twelve cities across Brazil in either new or redeveloped stadiums, with the tournament beginning with a group stage. For the first time at a World Cup Finals, the matches will use goal-line technology. After testing several systems over two years, FIFA awarded German company Goal Control GmbH the contract to provide GLT technology for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil

With the host country, all world champion teams since the first World Cup in 1930 (Argentina, England, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and Uruguay) have qualified for this competition. Spain is the defending champion, having defeated the Netherlands 1–0 in the 2010 World Cup final to win its first World title. The previous four World Cups staged in South America were all won by South American teams. (Source: wikipedia.com)

Today is the kick off day for 2014 FIFA World Cup in Sao Paulo, Brazil and finalize on July 13. In this process, there are 8 groups including: 

        - Group A : Brazil (BRA), Croatia (CRO), Mexico (MEX), Cameroon (CMR) 

        - Group B : Spain (ESP), Netherlands (NED), Chile (CHI), Australia (AUS)

        - Group C: Colombia (COL), Greece (GRE), Cote D'lvoire (CIV), Japan (JPN)

        - Group D: Uruguay (URU), Costa Rica (CRC), England (ENG), Italy (ITA)

        - Group E: Switzerland (SUI), Ecuador (ECU), France (FRA), Honduras (HON)

        - Group F: Argentina (ARG), Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH), Iran (IRN), Nigeria (NGA)

        - Group H: Germany (GER), Portugal (POR), Ghana (GHA), USA (USA)

        - Group I: Belgium (BEL), Algeria (ALG), Russia (RUS), Korea Republic (KOR)

It should be noticed that Cambodian people supporting football match are really appreciated waiting to watch the match process as below: 

       - Group Match (June 12 - June 26, 2014)

       - Round of 16 (June 28 - July 1, 2014) 

       - Quarter-Final (July 4 - July 5, 2014) 

       - Semi-Finals (July 8 - July 9, 2014)

       - 3rd & Final (July 12 - July 13, 2014).   

Ros Sereysothea ឈប់ស្រឡាញ់អូនទៅ (+playlist)

Ros Sereysothea ថ្ងៃនេះយើងសប្បាយ (+playlist)

It has been so long for the voice of sothea serving the world with various types of music. This song was played with western music really suitable with her voice. May her voice and her soul rest in peace to continue entertaining all people around the world!

New Khmer Poem ឧទ្យានវិមានឯករាជ្យ

ព្រលឹមស្រាងៗ                  លាងភពងងឹត

ផ្កាស្រស់ប្រណីត                អមដោយតារា

រង្សីឧទ្យាន                        វិមានចរចា

ឯករាជ្យថ្លៃថ្លា                    រចនានាគរាជ។

អង្គសម្តេចឪ                      នៅឈរសង្ហា

ញញឹមភក្ត្រា                      ថាសន្តិភាព

កូនចៅខ្មែរអើយ                 សាមគ្គីប្រុងប្រៀប

សេដ្ឋកិច្ចរយរៀប                គំនាបខ្ចាត់ខ្ចាយ។

វាលស្មៅខៀវខ្ចី                  កាត់ខ្លីរាបស្មើ

ផ្កាស្រស់ប្រហើរ                 លឿងក្រហមស

រីអស់រុក្ខជាតិ                      មានចម្រុះពណ៌

រាយជួរបង់ថ្ម                      លំអសួនស្នេហ៍។

ដំណើរទេសចរណ៍             បរទេសនិងខ្មែរ

ពេលបានមកក្បែរ              គេថតរូបផង

វិមានឯករាជ្យ                    ដ៏ល្អម៉ត់ហ្មង

សម្តេចតាផង                    ចងអនុស្សា។

ឧទ្យានពិសេស                  កាត់ស្ត្រេសស្រស់ស្រាយ

សាងកម្លាំងកាយ                ឃ្មាតខ្មីហាត់ប្រាណ

ប្រុសស្រីចាស់ក្មេង             តែងតែកម្សាន្ត

ព្រឹកល្ងាចស្មើមាណ            ដានទីលំហែ។

រថយន្តម៉ូតូ                        ចតចូលត្រៀបត្រា

សាយ័ណ្ហសូរិយា                ថាអស្តង្គត

កំលោះក្រមុំ                      ចរិយាស្រគត់

សុភាពម៉ត់ចត់                   អង្គុយម្នាក់ឯង។

ខ្លះជជែកលេង                   រត់ហាត់ប្រដេញ

ញញឹមចេញធ្មេញ              បញ្ចេញវាចា

ខ្លះសីលេងបាល់                អង្គុយសង្ហា

មិត្តភក្តិសង្សារ                   សញ្ចេតនាឧត្តម។

ពេលល្ងាចរំភើយ                ងើយមើលតារា

មេឃមានចន្ទ្រថ្លា                ស្រលះកន្លង

ពពករសាត់                       វាតាសាសង

កាយាខំត្រង                      ស្រង់រសធម្មជាតិ។

វេលាកំណត់                      អោយព្រាត់ហើយជួប

ព្រលឹមព្រលប់                   ប្រសព្វជាប់ស្នេហ៍

ស៊ីនស៊ីសាមុត                   ក៏ច្រៀងលេងដែរ

រាំវង់ក្រុងស្រែ                    ឯករាជ្យស្រណោះ។  

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Cambodia Music Past and Present

Music is one of the dominant parts of Cambodian life thousand years ago. All families normally have their own musical instruments playing by themselves or having musician to play for the rich family including royal palace. Traditionally, there are usually the musical group to entertain the local residents for all the ceremonies and festivals, especially religious and marriage ceremony. Khmer music has gone so far through the peak of modernization before and during Angkor period doing the sculpture on the wall of the ancient temples; there are many types of musical instruments found and only some remains until today.

Falling down the power of Angkor Era, Cambodian lost her own music instruments and documents as well as the musician being killed and flowing to the newly kingdoms such as Siam Kingdom (Thailand) and Lao Kingdom. It should be noted that Lao Kingdom still keep the original music standard from Angkor Empire since a Lao King used to live and got heritage from Angkor along the marriage with a princess of Angkor. Anyway, some musicians in Cambodia were luckily alive scattering throughout the remaining territory, but the war still proceeded for hundreds of years later.

Longvek and Udong era had opened the new age of musical conservation along with local wars. Cambodian music got a bit influence back from Siam Kingdom after she lost the war ending the Longvek era in exchange of flowing Khmer documents and music into Siam. Some people confused Cambodia gaining the music completely from Siam Kingdom. In fact, Cambodian still preserved their own traditional music very well; only that some had to learn in Siam Kingdom because of the musical documents collection mostly kept in Siam Kingdom with their new remix.

Until France came to Cambodia as requested by King Ang Duong to let this country remained independent from Siam Kingdom and Annam Kingdom which tried to divide Cambodia into two parts for their control. However, Cambodia was colonized later by France as the opening water gateway towards China through Mekong River and at last France could not complete their mission since there are many obstacles in the upper Mekong River. In contrast, France started to use the Indochina Region including Laos, Cambodia, Annam, Tongkin and Cochinchina (Kampuchea Krom or South Cambodia) for political power, trade and slavery. Fortunately, French found the interest in Khmer music and preserve them among residents. Music is in peace at the moment with the inflow of western music.

After French colonization had gone, western and traditional music was remixed as popular among teenagers during Sangkum Reastr Niyum regime (1955-1970) and Khmer Republic. Many musical teams were established by King Norodom Sihanouk and local authority to popularized Khmer and western music; famous singers and musicians came to Phnom Penh for the nationwide music popularity including Sinn Sisamouth, Ros Sereysothea, Pen Ran, Huy Meas, Sos Math, Im Songseum, Pov Vannary, Kong Bun Chhoeurn, Norodom Sihanouk, Chhim Chhuon, In Yeng, Oeung Nary, Chhuon Malai, Sieng Dy, Norodom Sereyvuth, Mao Sareth, Chhun Vanna, Mol Kamach, Duch Kimhak, So Savoeurn, Kol Sem, Vor Sarun, Has Salorn, Ma Laopy, Voy Ho, Sin Keat, Sim Touch, Pen Ram, Nou Nhong, Kim Sam El, Svay Sam Oeur, Oum Dora, Chum Kem….

Stopping completely to year zero, popular artists and musicians were vanished one by one in Pol Pot Regime (1975-1979).  There was only music group from Pol Pot team broadcasting only for the political ideology. After the fall of this regime, Cambodia restarted the musical preservation with the musicians alive to gather as the group transferring their knowledge to next generation. What an amazing! The oldies musical and song records have been found gradually nationwide and imported from neighboring countries with Khmer community. This is the good lesson for next generation to study for both golden voice and musical heritage.

Recently, there are many musical schools providing the opportunity for teenager to learn, especially in international school. Since then, music writing is now en route to create the original one for Cambodia and stop the copy from foreign countries. Not only music, but singer groups have been registered to entertain the teen. One of the very famous song is Or! Tung Cheat Khmer played by Small World Small Band; another admirable group is Animation Plus! We are still motivational to encourage Cambodian to establish something original to promote Cambodian prestige to the world.