Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Third Day To Preah Vihear Temple

Sunday, September 10, 2011
At Preah Vihear Temple


In the early morning, we, the campus directors, got up at 5:30am. We took bath and prepared everything before starting the journey. Some of them and I went to a small restaurant in front of the guest house to take hot tea and breakfast. The restaurant's owner is a soldier working for division # 9. His rank is major.

When we were drinking tea there, H.E. a director of New York International School (NYIS) and his friends also entered it. About 15 minutes later, our H.E. Director-General arrived. We all had breakfast together. While we were having breakfast, H.E. Vireak Cheat, a president of Built Bright University in Phnom Penh, Cambodia (B.B.U.) has also had breakfast there.

We left it and drove to division # 9 where is located at Choam Ksan district, Preah Vihear province because the offering charity to troops would be held on September 11, 2011 at 9:00am.

On the way to division # 9, we were watching the scene with green forest and fresh air. When we arrived at the base of the Preah Vihear's mountain, H.E. Sieng Borath, a secretary of state and an adviser to Samdech Decho Hun Sen and H.E. Director-General of BELTEI Group stopped the convoy and told all the delegates whose cars haven't had the Capitas (it is able to move the first two wheels when the car get stuck on mud or the steep hill). There were two or three cars that weren't able to drive to the Preah Vihear hill; hence, they were waiting at the base.

The convoy started to go up to the hill of Preah Vihear Temple. We saw the new road was being constructed because the former road was so steep that why the government decided to make the new one. We found that the new road is easier than the old one, and the cars can drive to the hill without (capitas).

It rained when the convoy arrived the hill. All the delegates left the cars and walked to the Temple in order to see the oldest ancient Temples in Cambodia.

The delegates were visiting the temples that some part s of the temples were destroyed by artillery of Thai fugitives. I asked my colleagues to take some pictures where I was standing near the Preah Vihear sculptures which was harmed by the invasion from our neighbor.

When we arrived there, we are able to see the good view from the top of the hill. We can see the green forest, the snow, and the new road are being constructed. On the other hand, we can smell the fresh air with natural adore from the trees.

I took deep breath to take the rare good views that I have ever seen before. Moreover, I found that I were on the sky. I was thinking that if the weather was good at that time, we all could go to Ta Dy carve (Ta Dy is a name of Cambodian Hero. He devoted his life to jump from the Preah Vihear down in order to mobilize forces in order to fight against Thai troops).
We spent around 25 minutes to be there. Then, all the delegates 
started their journey to division #9 in order to offer the charity to
our fugitives. H.E. Hun Maneth, a son of Samdech Decho Hun Sen,
led the delegates.

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