Christmas 2012

In this post imma show you guys my kids! Say hi!
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Just kidding. They are the kids from the org I volunteered for in Cambodia. Click on the archive on the left to read my posts on the daily life there in Oct.


So. Before coming back to SG in nov, they asked when would I return. I didn't intend to go back so soon cos I want to settle my school stuff once I'm back. They suggested Christmas. And unknowingly I said yes... without hesitation! A promise is a promise, so I planned a week-long trip there. It was also on this trip that I met someone special :) More about that in another post (maybe).

See they're so well-dressed cos it's there's a Christmas party at their school as well :)

How can you do without gifts for Christmas? Thankfully for Jolene, she donated me all her unwanted toys, 3 big bags full of it. Those black trash bags that you use for rubbish bins. Thanks to Dad too who came w me to her house to collect, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to carry all them home.


But carrying 3 luggages to check in at the airport myself is no joke too!

Brought them to The Pizza Company for their Christmas dinner. In Singapore we get fast-food so easily, just a phone call & they'll deliver to your house. Mcdonald's is everywhere, every kid can have a hamburger every week. The thing is fast food to us is really junk food. But in Cambodia, only rich kids can get pizza. These kids probably never eaten pizza in their entire life.


So I set aside money for this Christmas meal for them. But! On Christmas eve, I took a tuktuk & while taking pictures, I wasn't attending to my bag on my lap. A motorcycle zoomed past & snatched it! Along with my wallet, my camera, my Khmer notebook, keys & other stuff. Damn I panicked & for a moment hesitated jumping off the tuktuk to chase. Long story short... of cos it's irretrievable. Luckily I have the habit of putting my passport at the hotel. In the end I had to borrow money from my friend for the meal haha.

That's Pisey teaching me how to dance Gangnam Style above. And my 2 smartest children below.

Playing our gav game :)

As for my Christmas dinner.... I went to Armand's! Finally. I've been wanting to come since Oct but I was on a tight budget then. So I tell myself I MUST come the next time.

You rarely find pan-fried foie gras (how I like it) in Cambodia. You get the real foie gras terrine which tastes SOOOOO GOOD. I was abit apprehensive at first cos the foie gras terrine I ate in SG sucks. But becos Cambodia used to be under the French colony, there's alot of authentic french restaurants. & this one just happened to be opened by a french. Look at Armand himself cooking for us!

On the day I went back to SG, I stopped by the center for awhile. Look! I have xmas gifts too. They even wrote a note on the whiteboard. How sweet of them :)