When cigarettes were so expensive!!!

A beautiful story…

She jusmped up as soon as she saw the surgeon came out of the operating room. She said: ‘How is my little boy? Is he going to be all right? When can I see him?’

The surgeon said, ‘I’m sorry. We did all we could, but your boy didn’t make it.’

Sally said, ‘Why do little children get cancer ? Doesn’t God care any more ? Where were you, God, when my son needed you ?’

The surgeon asked, ‘Would you like some time alone with your son ? One of the nurses will be out in a few minutes, before he’s transported to the university.’

Sally asked the nurse to stay with her while she said good bye to son. She ran her fingers lovingly through hi s thick red curly hair. ‘Would you like a lock of his hair ?’ the nurse asked.

Sally nodded yes. The nurse cut a lock of the boy’s hair, put it in a plastic bag and handed it to Sally.

The mother said, ‘It was Jimmy’s idea to donate his body to the university for study. He said it might help somebody else. ‘I said no at first, but Jimmy said, ‘Mom, I won’t be using it after I die. Maybe it will he lp some other little boy spend one more day with his Mom.’ She went on, ‘My Jimmy had a heart of gold. Always thinking of someone else. Always wanting to help others if he could.’

Sally walked out of Children’s Mercy Hospital for the last time, after spending most of the last six months there. She put the bag with Jimmy’s belongings on the seat beside her in the car.

The drive home was difficult. It was even harder to enter the empty house. She carried Jimmy’s belongings, and the plastic bag with the lock of his hair to her son’s room.

She started placing the model cars and other personal things back in his room exactly where he had always kept them. She laid down across his bed and, hugging his pillow, cried herself to sleep.

It was around midnight when Sally awoke. Laying beside her on the bed was a folded letter. The letter said :

‘Dear Mom, I know you’re going to miss me; but don’t think that I will ever forget you, or stop loving you, just ’cause I’m not around to say ‘I Love You’ . I will always love you, Mom, even more with each day. Someday we will see each other again. Until then, if you want to adopt a little boy so you won’t be so lonely, that’s okay with me. He can have my room and old stuff to play with. But, if you decide to get a girl instead, she probably wouldn’t like the same things us boys do. You’ll have to buy her dolls and stuff girls like, you know. Don’t be sad thinking about me. This really is a neat place. Grandma and Grandpa met me as soon as I got here and showed me around some, but it will take a long time to see everything. The angels are so cool. I love to watch them fly. And, you know what? Jesus doesn’t look like any of his pictures. Yet, when I saw Him, I knew it was Him. Jesus himself took me to see GOD ! And guess what, Mom ? I got to sit on God’s knee and talk to Him, like I was somebody important. That’s when I told Him that I wanted to write you a letter, to tell you good bye and everything. But I already knew that wasn’t al lowed. Well, you know what Mom ? God handed me some paper and His own personal pen to write you this letter. I think Gabriel is the name of the angel who is going to drop this letter off to you. God said for me to give you the answer to one of the questions you asked Him ‘Where was He when I needed him ?’ ‘God said He was in the same place with me, as when His son Jesus was on the cross. He was right there, as He always is with all His children. Oh, by the way, Mom, no one else can see what I’ve written except you. To everyone else this is just a blank piece of paper. Isn’t that cool ? I have to give God His pen back now. He needs it to write some more names in the Book of Life. Tonight I get to sit at the table with Jesus for supper. I’m sure the food will be great.

Oh, I almost forgot to tell you. I don’t hurt anymore. The cancer is all gone. I’m glad because I couldn’t stand that pain anymore and God couldn’t stand to see me hurt so much, either. That’s when He sent The Angel of Mercy to come get me. The Angel said I was a Special Delivery ! How about that ?

Signed with Love from God, Jesus & Me.

តើខ្លួនមានលួចស្រឡាញ់គេប្ញអត់? Are you falling in love?

When you are together with that special someone, you pretend to ignore that person. But when that special someone is not around, you might look around to find him. At that moment, you are in love!

Although there is someone who make you laugh, your eyes and attention might go to only that special someone. Then you are in love!

Although that special someone was supposed to call you long back to let you know their safe arrival, your phone is quiet. You’re despearately waiting for your call! At the moment, you are in love!

If you are much more excited for one short email from that special someone than other many long emails, you are in love!

If you find yourself as someone who cannot delete all emails in or sms from that special someone, you are in love.

When you get a couple of free theater tickets, the first person who comes to your mind is that special someone. Then you are in love!

If you keep telling yourself that the special someone is just a friend, but you realize that you cannot avoid the person’s special attraction to you. At the moment, you are in love!

If you are reading this post, and someone appears in your mind, then you are in love with that person!!!!!

Believe it or not, Believe in LaBongSal

“តស្ពានទៅលង្កាបុរី​​” ឈុតមួយក្នុងរឿងរាមកេរ្តិ៍

សូមជួយគាំទ្រសិល្បៈវប្បធម៌ខ្មែរ

Please come out in support of Cambodian Cultural Performing Arts.

Synopsis: Hanuman, the white monkey general, receives the order from his King Preah Ream (Rama) to build a bridge across the ocean to rescue the captive princess, Neang Seda (Sita). He orders his monkey soldiers to pile up stones to make bridge, and the stones mysteriously disappear. Hanuman goes into the sea to find out what happend to the stone. He discovers Sovann Macha, the golden mermaid, and her fish soldiers are carrying off the stone. He wants to destruct her, but he saw the Sovann Macha very beautiful. He fell in love with her and won her heart. She also helped to build the bridge.

Do you know Khmer have its own circus?  Research reveals that modern-day circus is very similar to Khmer traditional circus as found on bas-reliefs along the ancient walls of 7^th century Sambor Prey Kuk monuments in Kampong Thom province, the early 12^th century temple of Angkor Wat, the late 12^th century temple of Bayon, the late 12^th century Elephant Terrace in Siem Reap province and on wall paintings of the Kampong Trorlach Loe pagoda in Kampong Chhnang province.    

 

Bas relief on ancient walls

 Reoccurring war in Cambodia has caused the decline in Khmer circus. Until the above mentioned discoveries, it was believed that Khmer traditional circus consisted of simple magic performances and traveling troupes, such as Pahi circus, which is performed in public to sell traditional medicines. Original circus featured animals, juggling, acrobatics and tight-rope walkers and featured an assortment of illusionists, magicians, and sword-swallowers.

Paintings on the Kampong Tralach pagoda in Kampong Chhnang.  

 In 1990, the National Circus School was established in the Royal University of Fine Arts. Presently, it is under the supervision of the Secondary School of Fine Arts and there are 30 students and 10 teachers at the school. Though the school have been moved to a new campus, far away from the city center uneasily accessible due to the road, the artists are striving to make their arts and do performances. 

១០ចំនុចដែលនារីទាំងឡាយចង់អោយបុរសយល់ចិត្ត

ដកស្រង់ពីៈ អស់កង្វល់

ឳ​ ព្រះអើយ អីក៏​ ………….​ ម៉េះៗ?