10.3.10
When : Jan 2010
Tonle Sap, a floating village at Siem Reap is unusual for 2 reasons - its flow changes direction twice a year, and the portion that forms the lake expands and shrinks dramatically with the seasons. During Nov-May (Cambodia's dry season), the Tonlé Sap drains into the Mekong River at Phnom Penh. However, when the year's heavy rains begin in June, the Tonlé Sap backs up to form an enormous lake.
During my 1/2 day tour here, I had the opportunity to drop by its school at Tonle Sap. At our free will, we have the option to stop by the bookshop, to purchase some items for the students - costed USD10 for few exercise books and pens (high cost due to high transportation cost into the village).
Class in progress
Students rushing home once class ended
Students riding sampan home
Students riding sampan home
A student with stylo haircut
A girl changing her pants, while another boy bargaining for something from a friend
Looks dangerous for some, but the boy looked rather relax on the sampan
Playground for some
Love this scene of this girls having a good time
Thoughts :
This students are lucky to be able to attend school, though classroom seemed like jam packed sardine. Traveling home on sampan after classes and seeing how much this children enjoy playing under the hot sun in the middle of no-where, made me feel that we, back in Malaysia, are really far more fortunate, and pampered.
Tonle Sap, a floating village at Siem Reap is unusual for 2 reasons - its flow changes direction twice a year, and the portion that forms the lake expands and shrinks dramatically with the seasons. During Nov-May (Cambodia's dry season), the Tonlé Sap drains into the Mekong River at Phnom Penh. However, when the year's heavy rains begin in June, the Tonlé Sap backs up to form an enormous lake.
During my 1/2 day tour here, I had the opportunity to drop by its school at Tonle Sap. At our free will, we have the option to stop by the bookshop, to purchase some items for the students - costed USD10 for few exercise books and pens (high cost due to high transportation cost into the village).
Class in progress
Students rushing home once class ended 
Students riding sampan home 
Students riding sampan home
A student with stylo haircut
A girl changing her pants, while another boy bargaining for something from a friend 
Looks dangerous for some, but the boy looked rather relax on the sampan 
Playground for some 
Love this scene of this girls having a good time Thoughts :
This students are lucky to be able to attend school, though classroom seemed like jam packed sardine. Traveling home on sampan after classes and seeing how much this children enjoy playing under the hot sun in the middle of no-where, made me feel that we, back in Malaysia, are really far more fortunate, and pampered.
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