Don't Think I've Forgotten - Cambodia's Lost Rock and Roll

It has been 4 decades we lost our soul of the past Rock and Roll while most artists vanished just after April 17, 1975; few artists survived until today. Most Cambodian people loving oldies song will never forget the musical treasure of the nation, especially modern Rock and Roll of the past. It is so special to listen to those oldies Rock and Roll songs of the singers such as Ros Sereysothea, Sinn Sisamouth, Pen Ran, Huy Meas, Dara Chomchan, Draka Band....

Even though it seems to be less attention from related ministry in Cambodia, all Cambodian and foreigners are doing their best to recover those oldies songs to life again. Let's do it together to preserve our best oldies and let's our singer live forever even they're not here.

Comparing to today modern music, our oldies is still better in term of musical composition, clear lyrics, good voice singers and the soul of national music. Anyway, we still encourage our young generation to continue their effort to bring our oldies and new music to live without much copying from foreign country, especially those bordering countries. We have to protect our soul of national music and not only think only about the profit. Obviously, singing and music composing practices should be done to promote our national soul for music again. Do not ever forgotten our own precious music even there are plenty of sweet music from those foreign countries.

"Preserving your own value by not copying the complete set from foreign assets! We do have our own value if you're really looking back to the past!"

By: Pok Panhavuth (Steung Khiev)

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/