Howdy Y'all!

*Ahem* Good evening ladies and gentlemen, this is huiwen speaking =D I'm kinda hyped up for Cambodia! Must be all that packing.


Hmm... What do I hope to achieve going to Cambodia?

Actually on the more self-centred note, I really wanna leave Cambodia mentally stronger than the current me. The current me who is scared of insects, dark, being alone, and all that wimpy stuff. I really wanna leave Cambodia less spoilt than I currently am. (HEY! At least I KNOW I'm spoilt!) I know I ought to quit complaining about having to walk too much when it's only from Clarke Quay to Chinatown, it's only 1 MRT stop! I know I ought to quit complaining about Singapore being too hot for my liking, it's not as bad as Africa! And I know I should stop expecting things to be done for me, hello limhuiwen, please remember you are not a kid anymore! I know I told myself the same thing before I went for my leadership camp, survivor camp in Pahang and all that. But, I'm always a step closer to it I guess =)

I also hope that by us going over to Hope Village, we will benefit the kids there, with whatever small ways we can do. I'll want to etch myself into their memorable childhood when everything is still so happy and simple. I'll want to play sports with them and just have them love exercising. I'll want to teach them how to play board games because it is just so much fun to play it with friends and I'm sure they'll be having fun with it even when we leave. I'll want talk to them (even if I have to speak in sign language) about everything under the sun, tell them how we have fun, know how they have fun, tell them how we have stress, know what they get stressed about, tell them how we get along with people, know how they get along with people. I can go on and on talking to them. Maybe someone should keep watch of me just in case I talk to them till they drown in my saliva or something.

I also hope that by building the house/s we are helping the people in Cambodia, even if its just a few people. Like the charity shows in Channel 8 always say, no help is too little. I really really hope the house when built will help at least a family leave the streets and into somewhere they can call their own.


Have I made a concerted effort to find out more about Cambodia?

Honestly? Nope, I haven't. But I truly hope I can learn more about Cambodia when I am there, its past and how people were like way back, and of course its present and future which I will know when I get to talk to the kids.


What are my fears going on this trip?

My fears for this trip are no different from the previous time there, and my survivor camp. I'm really worried about cleanliness of the toilets because the other time I was there, it was really very clean so I don't know about this time. But then again, I bathed in a river in the middle of a jungle in Pahang with mudskippers and all, so what could be worse right?

I have been very lucky my previous few trips because my most hated monthly female problem didn't clash with the dates I was going. Unfortunately for this time, it did. So I already took the pills to stop it from coming, but you can never be too sure about chemicals and shit happens at times, so it still MIGHT come. If it does, there will be a mega problem when we are building houses out without toilets. Oh wells, I'll see how when it happens.

And people who know me will know I am a VERY picky eater. So food is a mega problem ANYWAY I go, even in Singapore. But it's alright, I'm going prepared with food enough to last me 12 days there =)

And secretly, I am VERY afraid that the house we built will not be stable or last long enough. I never know if the one I built on my previous trip is still standing or not. I really don't want to endanger anyone's life. I want to do good =D


Woots! Cambodia, I'm coming again!