- Cambodia - Canada -

He Knows My Name

2007-07-14T22:36:00.000-05:00

I have a Maker.
He formed my heart.
Before even time began.
My life was in his hands

Chorus
He knows my name.
He knows my every thought.
He sees each tear that falls,
and He hears me when I call.

I have a Father.
He calls me His own.
He'll never leave me,
No matter where I go.

Chorus
He knows my name.
He knows my every thought.
He sees each tear that falls,
and He hears me when I call...

By Tommy Walker
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He sets me free,
He gives me life,
He watches me close,
To His own sight.
Through happiness and pain,
Through night and day,
He cares for me always.
His love's always remian.

By Bora-2007

Banner

2007-06-20T23:12:00.001-05:00

What do I have to give?

2007-06-13T19:51:00.000-05:00

Offering by Third Day

Magnificent Holy Father
I stand in awe of all I see
Of all the things You have created
But still You choose to think of me
Who am I that You should suffer
Your very life to set me free
The only thing that I can give You
Is the life You gave to me

(Chorus)
This is my offering, dear Lord
This is my offering to You, God
And I will give You my life
For it's all I have to give
Because You gave Your life for me

I stand before You at this alter
So many have given You more
I may not have much I can offer
Yet what I have is truly Yours

(Chorus)
This is my offering...

Boring

2007-06-02T17:44:00.000-05:00

Well, I went shopping today. It was quite boring to just go by myself. Got back home, walked straight to my room and got Laura's Note and felt like to fill out too. So here we go.....

"Go to your wall and list the last 12 people who have commented. If someone has commented twice, skip to the next person..."

01. Ploy Kamosin
02. Jaun Carlos Azurdia
03. Gisele Silva
04. Rafael Nogaroto
05. Nhlonipho Dlamini
06. Mandy Itthikaiwam
07. Alex Bivin
08. Prak Savoeun
09. Justin Miller
10. Elise Dyck
11. Kendra Shaw
12. Laura Edmondston

Q: Have you ever kissed number 7?
A: Nope

Q: What's the best memory you have of 9?
A: He was in Cambodia, teaching English to Khmer University Student.

Q: When's the next time you're gonna see 4?
A: July 18th

Q: Is number 8 pretty?
A: Uh Pretty!!!, no, handsome...

Q: What was your first impression of number 10?
A: Wow.. great people...

Q: How did you meet 3?
A: IVEP Program in Canada.

Q: Do you think 12 has a crush on you?
A: Nope... I don't really understand the question.

Q: When was the last time you saw 2?
A: Febuary, Saskatoon.

Q: Have you ever been to 1's house?
A: Nope, not a chance...

Q: Would you ever kiss 10?
A: Yep, If she is my wife, because I.... won't kiss anyone until my wedding day.

Q: When's the next time you'll see 11?
A: Possibly June 17, 07

Q: Are you really close to 3?
A: We did spend some together in a group. Yeah...

Q: Have you ever been to the movies with 7?
A: Nope...

Q: Have you ever gotten in trouble with 2?
A: Nope...

Q: What do you and number 8 talk about the most?
A: Hmmm, lots of stuff. Life, I think...

Q: Would you give number 5 a hug?
A: Yes definately...

Q: Would you ever go on a date with number 11?
A: I would...

Q: Are you in love with 12?
A: Hmm... If I am, that would be love at the first sight.

Q: When have you lied to number 6?
A: Nope, never...

Q: Do you know a secret about number 8?
A: Yeah...

Q: Describe the relationship between number 9 and number 5.
A: They don't know each other...

Q: What is the best thing about number 4?
A: His mature...

Q: What is the worst thing about number 1?
A: Nothing as far as I know...

Q: Have you ever danced with number 7?
A: Yeah.. I think... Hmm...not really a dance.. probably jumping together... Have I ever dance with you?

Q: How long have you known number 12?
A: 2005

Q: Have you ever been in a fight with number 8?
A: It is depend on a fight... Not really..

Q: Does number 9 have a boyfriend/girlfriend?
A: He is married.

Q: Have you ever been a co-worker with number 6?
A: Nope, we are actually on the same program..! Exchange program.

Q: Have you ever wanted to punch number 2 in the face?
A: Hmm... I don't know if I can get out if I did. Not even think about it...

Q: Has number 1 ever met your mother?
A: Nope.

Q. How did you meet number 5?
A: We are in the same program.. IVEP

Q: Did you ever accidentally physically hurt number 5?
A: Nope...

Q: Do you live close to 9?
A: By country? Nope....

Q: What is 7's favourite food?
A: Fried chicken.... haha I don't know...

Q: Out of your top 12, which one would you say is the funniest?
A: Nhlonipho, I think....

Q: Who is the most flirtatious?
A: I don't know... What does Flirtatious exactly mean?

Q: If you could change one thing about number 3, what would it be?
A: I would change her heart so that she could consider me... haha Gisele, just kidding.. Nope, she is great, nothing I need to change her...

Q: Say something nice about number 7.
A: She is my great little sister...

Q: Which one lives the farthest away?
A: Savoeun, currently in Cambodia.

Q: Which one do you hang out with the most?
A: Now... All of them are far from me... Through internet, that would be Mandy... From the past, that would be Savoeun.

Q: Who is the loudest?
A: Number Two, I think.. hahha Kidding.. None of them...

Q: What kind of car does number 4 have?
A: He does not have a car now... City Bus I think...

Q: Have you ever travelled with number 9?
A: Nope...

Q: If you gave number 11 $100, what would he/she spend it on?
A: No ideas.... ISM, maybe....

Hmmmm what the questionsss..... I am feeling better now.... It is time for supper...

We are Hungry

2007-05-22T19:43:00.000-05:00

We Are Hungry
(Charlie Hall version)
'Verse (x 2)
Lord I want more of You
Living water rain down on me
Lord I need more of You
Living breath of life Come and fill me up

Bridge
Though the world may mock and scorn
Though the people may not understand
Though the enemy seeks to destroy
Though the people may not understand
Why I will stand And I will stand up

Chorus
We are hungry, we are hungry
We are hungry For more of You
We are thirsty, oh Jesus
We are thirsty for more of You

Verse (x 2)
Bridge
Chorus (x 3)
Outro (x 2~)

We lift our holy hands up,
We want to touch You,
We lift our voices higher and higher to You

Spring is on her way

2007-04-24T20:41:00.000-05:00

Words of encouragement from Steinbach Fire Department.

View of Sun set from the Steinbach Main Street.

Well, it kinda makes sence that people are longing for Spring to come. April 24, the weather still goes down to below zero degree C. However Spring is on Her way.

Team Canada

2007-04-15T00:26:00.000-05:00

Team Canada

2007-04-14T23:35:00.000-05:00

As I mentioned a short while ago about going to the International Women Hockey Games. It was fun. I gotta watched the tournament between US and Canada. However, I could not watched the Gold Medal Game. Canada Vs US 5-4 on the shoot out. The Gold Medal Game, Canada Vs US 5-1.

Vinh and Lian.

Go Canada Go...

USA Vs Canada

Ready to play...

Over time period.

Everything You Ever Wanted, Hawk Nelson

2007-04-14T08:45:00.000-05:00

I walked the line
Leave it all behind
I've been waiting forever
Lets go back in time
When I could read your mind
So long I've been waiting
It took the seasons going by
To know its not my fault

I tried to be perfect,tried to be honest
Tried to be everythingthat you ever wanted
I tried to be stronger,tried to be smarter
Tried to be everything but you.

Its been so long
Since you've been home
I used to wait up forever
I used to say a prayer
Wishing you were there
And im still waiting...
You told me once
You'd show up
But i fell for that
Before I fell to pieces
Then I woke up
To no one,Just a picture of Jesus
And a house left in pieces.

It took the seasons going by
To know its not my fault.

I tried to be perfect,tried to be honest
Tried to be everythingthat you ever wanted
I tried to be stronger,tried to be smarter
Tried to be everything but you...

I wanted you
I need you
I want to believe you [x2]

I tried to be perfect,tried to be honest
tried to be everything but you..
I tried to be perfect,tried to be honest
Tried to be everythingthat you ever wanted
I tried to be stronger,tried to be smarter
Tried to be everything but you...

Long Winter

2007-04-11T21:06:00.000-05:00

Hmmm, how should I say. I came to Canada with the feeling that I am going to love winter. I actually love winter so much, however it seems a bit longer than I expect. Now the weather comes back to around zero degree C. Snow is almost gone and it will be gone by the end of this week. I am kinda longing for Spring to COME. I can't wait to see the green grasses and flowers every corner of the street. I can't wait to hear the bird singing.... Wow it sounds a bit cheesy, but I love it.
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Three more months and a week to go, I will be back in my beloved country. I can't wait for that. I want to see my nephew, my niece, my brother and sisters , my Mom and my Dad, my Grandmas, my cousins, my aunts and uncles, my relatives, and my church family. I bet they are waiting to see me too. Since I have been here, I missed four of my best friends weddings. I know both the bride and the groom. I missed two of my cousin weddings. And I am going to miss another two my friend's weddings. Wow everybody is getting married.

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However, I also start to miss the life out here. I am starting to miss the fun I have at work. My co-workers and my boss are nice to me. Well, we have fun working together. I also to start to miss my family out here. My host parents, they are very nice. However, I feel that I have not been a good.... well I don't want to talk about that... I am going to miss my friends my church. Most important thing, I am going to miss my beloved one, IVEPers. We spend time sharing, enjoying life together... It is such a fun time we spend together. Wow... one side.. one year out here in Canada is very long but the other side... it is so short. I felt like it just happened.

Calgary

2007-04-02T14:25:00.000-05:00

I went to Calgary for the weekend. I stayed with Rebekka's 2nd host family, Jossie and Arnon. They are very nice couple. They took me to the mountain, biking. It was so much fun. The first 15 minutes biking up the mountain, I thought I was going to die. However, I managed to get to the top. It worth the trip. I got to see the beautiful rockies mountain. The next day, Rebekka's sponsor took us back to the moutain again. I did not mind to see the mountain again. Here are some of the pictures I took.

City of Calgary from the Bridge.

Biked to top of the moutain.

Oh Rockies.

Olympic Plazza.

Just have fun.

Team Canada

2007-03-21T10:48:00.000-05:00

I think I would like to try to play Hockey sometime. It was so much fun to watch Hockey game and I bet it will be much more fun to play. We love Team Canada. The first week of April, the will be the Women International Hockey Champion. I will go to the game that the Team Canada plays against America Team. I think I am going to cheer for Team Canada. Here are some pictures of we love Team Canada.

Well come to Winnipeg, the heart of Manitoba.

Oh Canada, Team Canada...

Legislative Building, Golden Naked Boy on Top.

Yeah, Team Canada...

I Love Team Canada.

St. Patrict Day

2007-03-20T17:50:00.000-05:00

Here are some pictures on St. Patrict Day.

North America became green. They wear green, live green, drink green beer.

New Canada Mapple Leave.

Our Fantastic Coordinator became green.

What do you think about these green hats.

Igloo

2007-03-11T18:17:00.000-05:00

Warming up around fire and eating S'mose...(Whatever) under a full reflection moon.

Just wondering what it feels like to sleep outside the house and in the snow hotel. Lots of poeple pays $$ to sleep in the Ice Hotel... Well we just make one and sleep for free.

Getting ready....

It was a great night but it was not a greatest night...

I don't think mom and dad would let me sleep in the igloo... So I just help Sheila to make the igloo. Sheila and Lien

Iwan got out with a smile, so it was ok.

At least we have two Canadians joined us... Lorissa, Lynet, and Sheila

Pictures

2007-03-03T23:43:00.000-06:00

Rachel suggested that I should post more pictures of myself. Well, now it is time to screw up my blog. :D
Coming to Canada, learning new things, everything in my life is growing rapidly and noticeable. My knowledge, my faith, my perspectives.... but one thing that grows the most is my hair. ;)

This should be my first few weeks in Canada. There was a Corn Festival. I got a corn for free.

We were traveling back from Riverton, small city in Northern Manitoba and rushed back to the MTS Center for Canada Festival with Franklin Graham. Oh I got a new glass.

Iwan, Bora and Sheila

I actually like messy hair. I like it to stay wet all the time. My goatee is growing too.

This is the family that hosted me during the mid-year conference. Mr. and Mrs Weibe and Bora

Do you notice my hair? I love my African friends

I was in my room, taking picture of myself. This is my bedding style. I like it the most.

Another thing.... my hair is turning from black to brown now.

Monster Jam

2007-02-25T15:56:00.000-06:00

There was a monster jam tour in Winnipeg. It was fun to experience stuff. Here are some pictures I took.

Moving Langside

2007-02-25T08:20:00.000-06:00

Neo, the Langside house's owner wanted his house to be owned by MCC, however MCC does not want to own that property so the owner decided to sell his house to the other people. Service Worker and friends who are living there have to move out my March 1st. So yesterday (Feb 24, 07) was the moving day. Here are the memories of the Langside house.

Hmm.. which box is good enough for packaging food.

Hey buddy truck, I am sold.

Say goodbye to langside.

Yo yo yo... we love moving stuff.

Couch, have you flew out through the door, I'll show you.

Click Me

MYC

2007-02-14T20:08:00.000-06:00

I am still recovering from the Mid-Year Conference's week (Feb 05-12). It was a great time.I just don't have words to express my feeling.

We love Asian noodle.

We love to be in pictures.... Yeah...

We also love taking pictures....

Come just as we are.... when we're called to promote peace....

I like Asain fruit. Remember! DON'T WALK UNDER THIS FRUIT TREE.

Hot Tub

2007-01-28T22:21:00.000-06:00

The weather is becoming normal this weekend, windy and snow. So driving on highway is a bit to scary, I should say... "See people drive a long the highway is a bit scary." However it is much safer here to drive than to drive in Cambodia. In condition similar to this-dusty, people like me drives like crazy, most likely we face the percentage of accident more than driving in Canada.. Whatever, just want to share some pictures on my vacation.
This is the pumpkin along the highway, we stopped by about 3 minutes to take pictures. We could not stay longer than that because our skin started frozen. This is how the wind blew snow across the highway. When we came back, it was even worst because it was dark. When we got in Winkler, where we planned to have hot tub. We was just rushed and jumped right in to the hot tub after lunch time. It was in the evening, we jumped back in the hot tub. After a short while, we jumped over the neighbour Yard and made the snow angle. Man my legs were frozen, but it was FUN.

My Laptop

2007-01-25T20:41:00.000-06:00

This is my laptop, well actually it is my host father's laptop. He lent it to me to use it for my own risk. However, it has defective screen. Because it is quite old, well I should say old fashion, it is not worth repairing. So I have tried many ways to fix it. Here is how I fixed it. It actually needs something to hold screen very tight. Instead of using my hand hold it all the time, I looked in my room, saw a cloth hanger in my closet with two clips. So I use it to hold my laptop screen. For the flag, it is just the creative idea to design it to look cool.

Computer

2007-01-25T20:05:00.000-06:00

Well, here are some pictures about man and computers.

Computer Technical Support

2006-12-29T23:13:00.000-06:00

From:

Trouble User:

Dear Tech Support,

Last year I upgraded from Girlfriend v7.0 to Wife v1.0. I soon noticed that the new programs began unexpected, child processing that took up a lot of space and valuable resources. In addition, Wife 1.0 installed itself into all other programs and now monitors all other system activity. Applications such as Night Club v10.3, Football TV Match v5.0,Flirting v7.5, and Racing v3.6 no longer run, crashing the system whenever selected.I can't seem to keep Wife v1.0 in the background while attempting to run my favorite applications. I'm thinking about going back to Girlfriend v7.0, but the uninstallation doesn't work on Wife v1.0. Please help!!!!

Thanks,

A Troubled User.

______________________________________

REPLY:

Tech Support:

Dear Troubled User,

This is a very common problem that men complain about.Many people upgrade from Girlfriend v7.0 to Wife 1.0, thinking that it is just a Utilities and Entertainment program. Wife v1.0 is an OPERATING SYSTEM and is designed by its Creator to run EVERYTHING!!! It is also impossible to delete Wife v1.0 and to return to Girlfriend v7.0. It is impossible to uninstall, or purge the program files from the system once installed.You cannot go back to Girlfriend v7.0 because Wife v1.0 is designed to not allow this. Look in your Wife v1.0 manual under Warnings-Alimony-Child Support. I recommend that you keep Wife v1.0 and work on improving the situation. I suggest installing the background application "Yes Dear" to alleviate software augmentation.The best course of action is to enter the command C:\APOLOGIZE because ultimately you will have to give the APOLOGIZE command before the system will return to normal anyway.Wife v1.0 is a great program, but it tends to be very high maintenance.Wife v1.0 comes with several support programs, such as Clean and Sweep v3.0, Cook It v1.5 and Do Bills v4.2. However, be very careful how you use these programs. Improper use will cause the system to launch the program Nag, Nag v9.5. Once this happens, the only way to improve the performance of Wife v1.0 is to purchase additional software. I recommend Flowers v2.1 and Diamonds v5.0! WARNING!!! DO NOT, under any circumstances, install Secretary With Short Skirt v3.3. This application is not supported by Wife v1.0 and will cause irreversible damage to the operating system.

Best of luck,

Tech Support

Christmas

2006-12-25T10:37:00.000-06:00

Christmas is a very big holiday. Family gathering, carol singing everywhere. Churhces and Schools have alot of celebration. Light everyhere. Christmas is a very joyful season.

Shepherd of My Soul

2006-11-27T22:33:00.000-06:00

Shepherd of my soul,
I give you full control,
Wherever you may lead,
I will follow...

I have made a choice,
To listen to your voice,
Wherever you may lead,
I will go..

This is part of the song I like. It is written from Psalms 23.

Don't know..

2006-11-17T23:33:00.000-06:00

Sitting in front of computer, reading my own blog, and trying to think of things to write about, but I just can't. Writing is not an easy stuff. Hmmm... I still could not think of things to write about. OK, well, let's start by asking question....
A: "What do you want to write into your blog?"
B: "Well, I don't know."
A: "Hmmm, what question should be asked next?"
B: "I don't know."
A: "Why don't you think before you answer, "I don't know!"?"
B: "Because, I don't know!"
A: "Hmmm, I don't know either...."

The Grand Duke

2006-11-03T22:41:00.000-06:00

Steinbach Arts Council (SAC) oversees 60 programs in dance, theatre, music, language and visual arts. SAC is recognized as on of the finest Arts Councils and Cultural Arts Centres in western Canada, recently the winner of the Above & Beyond Award! So tonight they held the operata called The Grand Duke or The Statutory Duel which is presented in part by Herbsigwil Farm. The story begins....

Act I: The curtain rises on the market square of Speisesaal where Ernest Dummkopf's acting troupe is rehearsing for a production of the Greek tragedy Troilus and Cressida. Beneath the theatrical veneer, a conspiracy is afoot among the thespians to overthrow Rudolph, the Grand Duke. Ludwig, the Company comedian, who is engaged to Lisa, the Company soubrette, admonishes everyone that it is forbidden to allude to the conspiracy without first exchanging the secret sign.

Ludwig, meanwhile, inadvertently betrays the conspiracy. A plan is concieved whereby Ludwig and Ernest will fight a statutory duel and the winner will denouce the loser to the Grand Duke. They draw cards and as Ludwig wins, he goes off to tell the Grand Duke of the conspiracy.

Anware of the intrigue surrounding him, Grand Duke Rudolph prepares for his wedding to the Baroness von Krakenfeldt. The Baroness reveals that Rudolph was bethrothed in fancy to the Pricess of Monte Carlo, which poses a problem for both couples. In the meantime, Ludwig approaches the Grank Duke in order too reveal the plot and finds him greatly agitated. Ludwig hatches a plan by which a statutory duel will be rigged and Rudolph will lose. Ludwig becomes the new Grank Duke. However, Julia, the prominent "English" actress of the troupe, points out that according to her contract she is repuired to play the part of the Grand Duchess. Lisa is disconsolate, but she show must go on and Ludwig is carried around the stage triumphantly.

Act II: As the curtain rises on Act II, Ludwig gloriously presents his plan to manage the Grand Duchy. The Baroness arrives, announcing that Ludwig is required to assume all of the late Duke's responsibilities, including the Baroness herslf, and everyone goes off to celebrate the wedding of Ludwig and the Baroness.

Meanwhile, the Prince and Princess of Monte Carlo arrive on the scene. The princess, finding that Ludwig has taken over all of the extinct Grank Duke's responsibilities, happil asserts a prior claim to marriage over the other Grand Duchesses. The company prepares for yet another wedding! At this moment Rudolph and Ernest appear, denouncing Ludwig as an imposer. A legal eversight is revealed and all is happile resolved... Happy Ending

And here are the songs...
Act I: Public Square of Speisesall - 1850
1. "Won't it be a pretty wedding?"
2. "By the mystic regulation"
3. "Were I a king in very truth"
4. " How would I play this part?"
5. "My goodness me! What shall I do?"
6. "About a century since"
7. "Strange the views some people hold"
8. "Now take a card, and gaily sing"
9. "The good Grand Duke..."
10. "As o'er our penny roll we sing"
11. "When you find you're a broken-down critter"
12. Finale- "Come hither all you people"

Act II: The Grand Ducal Palace
13. "As before you we defile"
14. "At the outset I may mention"
15. "Take care of him"
16. "Now Julia, come, consider it from this dainty point of view"
17. "Your Highness, there's a party at the door"
18. "So ends my dream"
19. "If the light of love's lingering ember"
20. "Come, bumpers - aye, ever so many"
21. "Why, who is this approaching?"
22. "The Prince of Monte Carlo"
23. "His Highness we know not"
24. "We're rigged out in manificent array"
25. "Well you're a pretty kind of fellow"
26. Fanale - "Happy couples, lightly treading"

It was so nice to be in the cultural things.... Have fun

Halloween

2006-10-31T20:13:00.000-06:00

Halloween is big here. Kids love Halloween because they can get candy anywhere. They can go from door to door, people will give them candy, even sometime people don't like Halloween. When I ask what is Halloween, I get two answers.

1. People believe that on the Halloween's day, the hell's door will be opened to let the evils out. People dress up in scary becuase they want to scare all those evil away...... But let's stop and think... when people talk about evil spirit, the pictures or images they have in their head would be scary or bloody or what ever that is not like normal people. So how come people dress up in a scary image to scare the scary creatures? What I think is like that, when I evil spirits come out, they will be everywhere. People dress up scary because they want the evil spirit confuse that they are in the same family then the evil spirit will not do anything harm to them. What do you think..... OK let's continue. When the kids come to knock on the door, surely they will get candy- trick er treat, because if they don't give them candy, the spirit will curse the house or the family... I have no comment about this.

2. People celebrate Halloween because the children love candy and Halloween is the only day that they will get candy anywhere they go.

After hearing what people told me about why is Halloween, it reminded me of Pchum Ben which Cambodia celebrate in the month of October. People believe that the Pret will be allowed to come out of hell for many days. People will bring food to the Wat- Buddhist Temple and the Monks will bless the food. Prets will search seven Wat, if they could not find any food because their descendants don't offer them, they will live in hunger for the rest of the year and they will curse their descendants for doing such thing......

20cm Snow

2006-10-30T21:12:00.000-06:00

As I was walking home in the snow, I can see the reflection of the snow from the light of the lamps along the street. It was so nice to walk in the white, cold snow. It was so beautiful. I really want to roll my body along the side walk. It must be fun, but I think the people will think that I am crazy. I sometime stick my tongue out to taste the snow. I wish I have syrup with me, then I pour out on the snow ans eat as Teuk Kork Choose...hahaha. I remember once I was in the Elementary School, we talked about snow. We asked the teacher so many questions. We asked, "Do people eat snow? Then we will take the Syrup and pour it in the snow and eat." But he answered, "No!" He was wrong, in fact he did not know about snow either. People can eat snow, but not the yellow snow.

Canada Festival with Franklin Graham

2006-10-24T20:25:00.000-05:00

I am blessed to be in Canada and able to be at the big festival in Canada that will not happen in every year. Franklin Graham, the son of Billy Graham came to Winnipeg for the weekend sharing. He also brought many famous Chriatian Music bands, Rebecca St. James, Tree63, News Boy, Casting Crown, and Micheal W Smith. Here are the pictures I tried to take from the big screen...

Sharing my testimony at church...

2006-10-15T20:56:00.000-05:00

It was a great privilege to be asked to share about my life at the church this morning. I have always remembered about Paul, wherever he went, he shared about his life. Part of the Christian's life, I think we ought to be prepared and be ready to share about our life whenever we are asked to. I was so nervous, but I remember once Jesus said to His disciples, "Do not worry what you have to say..."
I am blessed to be here, to be with these people, and to be with this church, even though it is very different from the church where I grow up with.....

Canadian Wedding...

2006-10-15T20:08:00.000-05:00

I am blessed to be able to participate in the wedding ceremony here in Canada. It was so nice to experience the wedding in different culture. I think I like the wedding out here. It is short and we can do anything we want to. Here are the pictures of the couple- Wes & Mary.

Steinbach Mennonite Church

2006-10-14T09:43:00.000-05:00

This is the church where I attend mostly. My host parents are attending that church. It is a big church but because of the city is so small and there are 29 churches out there, there are not so many people in that church. Sometime I feel like they are wasting money building big building, however it is the way they build the church out here.

First Day of Snow....

2006-10-10T19:18:00.000-05:00

Oh... I just don't know how I would describe it. It is snow. Well, it is not the offical day to be snowed yet but it is snowing anyway. It is so much fun to see snow even it melts as soon as it falls on the ground. I can't wait to see the real big snow coming. How exciting it would be... I took some pictures.. My house and my backyard

My Thanksgiving....

2006-10-09T21:23:00.000-05:00

I want to thanks God for Family I have in Canada. It is a great blessing for me to be part of their family, eat at the same table, and share the same stories....... but sleep in different room. I am so curious about the weather and stuff but I know that God has a great plan for my life. I am touched by the testimony that Ming Thoung Sokunthea had, "Even God would heal me from my sickness or letting me die because of this sickness, I will still have faith in Him." I should do the same. Even I am frozen by the weather... I will go on having faith in Jesus. So I am so thankful to Him for what he has done in my life.

I also thankful to Him for my family at home too. I am bless to have my parents, my grandparents, my siblings, all of my relative, and all friends I have in Cambodia and other parts around the world.

I am thankful for His Precious Son that he have given to me. It just indescribable for what I should thankful to God. Giving thanks to God, don't have to wait until these vary days... Just thanks Him at the beginning of your day, the middle of your day and the end of your day. Live your life thankful to Him.. Amen

History of Canadian Thankgiving....

2006-10-09T21:18:00.000-05:00

In Canada Thanksgiving is celebrated on the second Monday in October. Unlike the American tradition of remembering Pilgrims and settling in the New World, Canadians give thanks for a successful harvest. The harvest season falls earlier in Canada compared to the United States due to the simple fact that Canada is further north.
The history of Thanksgiving in Canada goes back to an English explorer, Martin Frobisher, who had been trying to find a northern passage to the Orient. He did not succeed but he did establish a settlement in Northern America. In the year 1578, he held a formal ceremony, in what is now called Newfoundland, to give thanks for surviving the long journey. This is considered the first Canadian Thanksgiving. Other settlers arrived and continued these ceremonies. He was later knighted and had an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean in northern Canada named after him - Frobisher Bay.
At the same time, French settlers, having crossed the ocean and arrived in Canada with explorer Samuel de Champlain, also held huge feasts of thanks. They even formed 'The Order of Good Cheer' and gladly shared their food with their Indian neighbours.After the Seven Year's War ended in 1763, the citizens of Halifax held a special day of Thanksgiving.During the American Revolution, Americans who remained loyal to England moved to Canada where they brought the customs and practices of the American Thanksgiving to Canada. There are many similarities between the two Thanksgivings such as the cornucopia and the pumpkin pie.Eventually in 1879, Parliament declared November 6th a day of Thanksgiving and a national holiday. Over the years many dates were used for Thanksgiving, the most popular was the 3rd Monday in October. After World War I, both Armistice Day and Thanksgiving were celebrated on the Monday of the week in which November 11th occurred. Ten years later, in 1931, the two days became separate holidays and Armistice Day was renamed Remembrance Day.Finally, on January 31st, 1957, Parliament proclaimed..."A Day of General Thanksgiving to Almighty God for the bountiful harvest with which Canada has been blessed ... to be observed on the 2nd Monday in October.

The history from http://www.twilightbridge.com/hobbies/festivals/thanksgiving/canada

History of American Thanksgiving....

2006-10-09T21:08:00.000-05:00

The celebration of Thanksgiving in America was probably derived from the harvest-home ceremonies originally held in England. These were days reserved to thank God for plentiful crops and a bountiful harvest. Accordingly, this holiday still takes place late in the Fall Season, after crops have been gathered. Most recently, Thanksgiving Day in the United States is usually a family affair, complete with sumptuous dinners and happy reunions; however, it is also traditionally a time for serious religious contemplation, church services and prayer.
The first observance of Thanksgiving in America was entirely religious in nature and involved no form of feasting. On December 4, 1619, a group of 38 English settlers arrived at Berkeley Plantation on the James River...a location now known as Charles City, Virginia. The charter of the group required that the day of arrival be observed as a Day of Thanksgiving to God.
The first Thanksgiving in the New England area was celebrated in 1621, a little less than a year after the Plymouth colonists had settled in America. Popularly known as the Pilgrims, they had set sail from Plymouth, England on a ship called the Mayflower on September 6, 1620. They were fortune hunters, bound for the resourceful 'New World'. The Mayflower was a small ship crowded with men, women and children, besides the sailors on board. Aboard were passengers comprising the 'separatists', who called themselves the "Saints", and others, whom the separatists called the "Strangers".
After land was sighted in November following 66 days of a lethal voyage, a meeting was held and an agreement of truce was worked out between the Saints and Strangers. It was called the Mayflower Compact. The agreement guaranteed equality among the members of the two groups. They merged together to be recognized as the "Pilgrims." They elected John Carver as their first governor.
Contrary to popular belief, however, Plymouth Rock was not the site of the original colony. When the Pilgrims landed there on December 11, 1620 in search of fresh provisions, they were greeted with hostility by the natives in the immediate vicinity and put back out to sea almost at once. A little further south, they came across Cape Cod, a much more favorable anchorage than Plymouth had proved to be and a native population which was more cordial in nature. Weary from their voyage and in no mood to hunt down the site mandated by their charter (which was considerably further down the coast and somewhere within the limits of the original grant of the Virginia Company of Plymouth), the Pilgrims decided to establish their colony within this friendly territory.
That initial harsh Massachusetts winter killed approximately one-half of the original 102 colonists. In the following Spring of 1621, the Indians, led by two braves named Samoset (of the Wampanoag Tribe) and Squanto (of the Patuxtet Tribe), taught the survivors how to plant corn (called "maize" by the natives) and how to catch alewives (a variety of the herring family) in order that the fish might be used as a fertilizer to growing pumpkins, beans and other crops. Samsoset and Squanto also instructed the Pilgrims in the arts of hunting and angling. By that Summer, despite poor crops of peas, wheat and barley, a good corn yield was expected and the pumpkin crop was bountiful. In early Autumn, to recognize the help afforded the colonists by the Indians and to give thanks for having survivied, Governor William Bradford arranged for a harvest festival. Four men were sent "fowling" after ducks and geese. Turkey may or may not have been a part of the forthcoming meal since the term "turkey" was used by the Pilgrims to mean any type of wild fowl.
The festival lasted three days. Massasoit, local sachem or chief of the Wampanoag, together with 90 Indians from the various Eastern Woodlands Tribes, participated in the ceremony. There can be little doubt that the majority of the feast was most likely furnished by the indigenous population. It is certain that they provided venison. The remainder of the meal, eaten outdoors around large tables, also probably included fish, berries, boiled pumpkin, watercress, leeks, lobster, dried fruit, clams, wild plums and cornbread. The celebration of this first New England Thanksgiving is believed to have taken place sometime between September 21 and November 9.
The event, however, was a one-time celebration. It was not repeated the following year, nor was it intended to be an annual festival. It was not until 55 years later than another Thanksgiving Day was officially proclaimed, when the Governing Council of Charlestown, Massachusetts convened on June 20, 1676 to weigh how to best express thanks for the good fortune that had secured the establishment of their community. By unanimous vote, Edward Rawson (the Clerk of the Council) was instructed to announce June 29 as a Day of Thanksgiving. Yet again, this proved to be only a one-time event.

The history is from http://www.twilightbridge.com/hobbies/festivals/thanksgiving/history.htm

Scared of Being in Cambodia....

2006-10-06T20:44:00.000-05:00

Curtis, a nice man I meet in Canada. He used to host IVEPers three years ago. He invited me to lunch at the Chinese restaurant in Steinbach. That is very nice of him. While we were eating and talking.. He told me about one of his friend, who has been to Thailand some months ago- in April, I guess. One day he decided to take the moto-taxi to Cambodia. After s short trip in Cambodia, he faced a crowd with plastic bag full of water. They were throwing those bag on him. He got really frighten.... He told the moto-taxi driver to turn back to Thailand.. That is so funny and it is so sad for him too. Because Cambodian people welcomed him with plastic bag full of water. I bet he must have been to Cambodia during Khmer New Year, when they throw water on each other. Well, it is just the story of Culture Shock....

My Room

2006-10-05T19:11:00.000-05:00

Well, I am so bless to have a room this big. Usaully at my home in Cambodia, I sleep in the living room. It is nice to have my own room here. It is just a very nice basement room.

Point to Ponder.....

2006-10-04T21:04:00.000-05:00

A woman came out of her house and saw 3 old men with long white beards sitting in her front yard. She did not recognize them. She said, "I don't think I know you, but you must be hungry. Please come in and have something to eat."
"Is the man of the house home?", they asked.
"No", she replied, "He's out."
"Then we cannot come in", they replied.
In the evening when her husband came home, she told him what had happened.
"Go tell them I am home and invite them in!", her husband said.
The woman went out and invited the men in.
"We do not go into a House together," they replied.
"Why is that?" she asked.
One of the old men explained, "His name is Wealth." He said pointing to one of his friends, and said pointing to another one, "He is Success, and I am Love." Then he added, "Now go in and discuss with your husband which one of us you want in your home."
The woman went in and told her husband what was the three men have told her. Her husband was overjoyed. "How nice!!" he said, "Since that is the case, let us invite Wealth. Let him come and fill our home with wealth!"
His wife disagreed, "My dear, why don't we invite Success?"
Their daughter-in-law was listening from the other corner of the house. She jumped in with her own suggestion, "Would it not be better to invite Love? Our home will then be filled with love!"
"Let us take our daughter-in-law's advice," said the husband to his wife. "Go out and invite Love to be our guest."
The woman went out and asked the 3 old men, "Which one of you is Love? Please come in and be our guest."
Love got up and started walking toward the house. The other 2 also got up and followed him. Surprised, the lady asked Wealth and Success, "I only invited Love, Why are you coming in?"
The old men replied together, "If you had invited Wealth or Success, the other two of us would've stayed out, but since you invited Love, wherever He goes, we go with him. Wherever there is Love, there is also Wealth and Success!!!!!!"

The greater of these is Love.... 1Cor. 13:13b(NIV)

My Family and My House in Canada

2006-10-03T19:11:00.000-05:00

This is the picture of my house. It is a very nice house for me. It is not too small and not to big either. Just enough for three people. The family who host me has two children-Monica and Mark but both of them have their own family, so I am their new son now. Monica married Dale with three chirldren, Ema, Abby, and Kelim (hope I spell his name correctly). They live in Stienbach too. Mark married Tam. They are in Winnipeg. They have not got any kid yet. They are very nice people. It is a big blessing for me to be able to connect with them.

My First Blog

2006-10-01T17:38:00.000-05:00

I have several blogs, but I never write them. I have just talk to Rachel- my American friend gave me an idea of writing my adventures in Canada. I came from a hot and beautiful country- Cambodia. So coming to Canada is a very big adventure for me because it is extremely cold....cold....

I don't have images installed yet but I will get some more later. The one I have now is the map of my house in Canada whish I got it from google map. It is a very nice house and I love it. I live with a Mennonite family. They are so kind and generous. They love peace and love people from other countries. I am bless to stay with them. They are Eric and Mary Remple.