Hui Wen is gonna REFLECT!

Based on your experience in the many activities we organised in Cambodia, what would be a highlight(s) for you? Why? Please elaborate.
The highlight would definitely be the soap distribution. During the distribution, walking around the village down to so many households, I got to see how different Cambodians are from us. Although all the households were very different, the number of people living in a house, the animals they rear, the things they do for a living, etc. But they all had one thing in common, they were all very welcoming and generous with whatever they have. Honestly, even though I wasn't very keen on eating with them and sitting down with them (because I just wanted to get it done and over with), I felt quite heartwarming when I hear that Narim translated that the villagers want us to sit down with them. When and where in Singapore do you get strangers inviting you into their house?

Were there learning points during your trip? What have you learnt? About yourself, your fellow expedition mate, Cambodia, orphans, etc.
I actually learnt so so much, in fact more than I expected. As mentioned, I learnt how different Cambodians are from us Singaporeans and we should actually be more like them, genuine, friendly and trust others without putting up a wall of guard.
I also learnt from the children in Hope Village that you can be genuinely happy and that because they are so true and innocent when they interacted with us that their happiness is actually contagious! Every single one of us has a smile on our face when we met the kids after our house building day, no matter how tired we are. They really cheered us up and brought our morales up every time we met. I thought that was plain amazing because we supposedly came to help them out with Excel and all, and have fun with them, but they were the ones that had an effect on us in return.
Lastly, my own expedition mates actually made me learn one very important point. When you are out, far away from your own family, your friends are very important. We started out as strangers but ended up looking out for each other, watching each other's back and taking care of each other. Maybe we caught all the niceness from the locals =)

Cheers,
Hui Wen