Day 7 (29 May) – Project Complete!
Today is the last day of work at the project site. The
windows have been installed and our wall murals are finally complete.
Our Alphabets Wall Mural
We then headed back to our
homestay for lunch before proceeding to visit Wat Thmei, a temple dedicated to
victims of the killing fields during Khmer Rouge time. Mr Khorn shared quite a
bit on the history of Cambodia and the harsh lives people led under the Khmer
Rouge. Enclosed within the glass display were skulls of unidentified victims.
The size of some of the skulls was smaller and Mr Khorn explained that a lot of
the victims were actually school children.
Mr Khorn explaining about Wat Thmei
After this visit, we moved on
to the Cambodian Country Orphanage. The children there were very happy to meet us!
They performed a traditional dance for us and in turn, we taught them some camp
cheers. We had a great time interacting with the children and could not bear to
say goodbye when the time came for us to leave.
Reflections:
“I learnt that if you want to do something, take your time
and do it really well the first time so that it is a good job. The mural
painting taught me that if I did a sloppy someone else will have to redo my
work. I had to redo my work as I was rushing through the first time and did a
bad job” – Majdi, 3A6
“The mural painting took a lot of patience and concentration
to get the mural done well. I also realised that there is a lot of different
ways of painting. Need a lot of focus to get a good job done, or it won’t
follow what the students outlined on the wall” – Michael, 3A2
“After going to the orphanage, I realised that my
relatives care very much for me and provided me with more than what I need. I
realise that I am actually quite fortunate, so much more than the orphans that
we saw yesterday. And they are supportive of me and made it such that I did not
have to rely on anyone else for help.” – Jermaine, 3A2
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