My Favorite Soccer Team.....

It's so disappointed that England will not go to qualifying for Euro 2008 tournament in Austria and Switzerland. Croatia broke the England's hearts by 3 goals in the last match. Yeah it also hurt me as a fan. It might not be enjoyable to me....sigh!

CNA News

"One Asean at the Heart of Dynamic Asia".
The theme for the 13th ASEAN Summit signals what will be key issues on the table of the 10 ASEAN leaders meeting in Singapore to hammer out a roadmap for the regional grouping after 40 years of development.

ASEAN leaders are expected to focus on energy, environment, climate change and sustainable development, as well as the landmark Asean Charter, which will give the 10-member grouping a legal identity.

During the discussion.....

And not surprisingly, the economic disparity between ASEAN member countries came up as they discussed the challenges to ASEAN economic integration.

Cambodia sees integration as an opportunity for less developed countries to match pace.

Cham Prasidh, commerce minister of Cambodia, said: "As long as we are part of this dynamic block, we are sure that although we are in the last wagon, we are still running at the same speed as the train. But if we are not hooked onto the locomotive, it's slow death. That's why it's very important for Cambodia to do it.

"When you deal with FTA (free trade agreement) and negotiation with a lot of dialogue partners then you realise you are still weak because you are not united yet. But now, the Charter and the Blueprint are going to give us more collective bargaining power. With this, I believe we can help ourselves to run faster."

Lovely Life Lesson!

If you are trying to show off for people at the top, forget it. They will look down at you anyhow. And if you are trying to show off for the people at the bottom, forget it. They will only envy you. Status will get you nowhere.

Personally, I don't like much about this kind of status stuff. I like a simple life but I'd prefer to think 'big' that is so called aspirant. Yeah I'm often convinced by the idea of an ambition which I and my friend sometimes talk about.

Well, this is a good lesson to learn. Do the kind of things that come from your heart. When you do, you wont be dissatisfied, you wont be envious you wont be longing for somebody else’s things. On the contrary, you will be overwhelmed with what they come back.

Should bear in mind that LOVE can make things possible.....

Learn to love reading....

I just managed to finish reading a story book that my friend recommended to me. That's such a great book. I like it. It is evolved very much with emotional attachment between a student and his beloved professor. And if you are sensitive enough you could burst into tears. Actually, even though I'm not kinda sensitive, it almost made my tears down. Most importantly, this book will teach you a life lesson when you grab it and read. Yeah here is the book...

Some quotes from the book...

"Sometimes you cannot believe what you see, you have to believe what you feel. And if you are ever going to have other people trust you, you must feel that you can trust them too even when you're in the dark. Even when you're falling."

"Once you learn how to die, you learn how to live."

"So many people walk around with a meaningless life. They seem half asleep, even when they are busy doing things they think are important. This is because they're chasing the wrong things. The way you get meaning into your life is to devote yourself to loving others, devote yourself to your community around you, and devote yourself to creating something that gives you purpose and meaning."

"The most important thing in life is to learn how to give out love, and to let it come in."

Well, there are more to come....

My thought on this book...

As the book is trying to talk about the transition to Democracy in Cambodia and its development, let me throw away my little thought here.

Firstly, I think that democracy is probably good tool to solve some consequences happening in the country and if it is correctly implemented, there would yield good results for society as a whole. I just believe in " More thoughts, More improvement and More is better than alone" in my word.

However, the improvement of democracy in Cambodia is like a ship that has cruised out a long journey full of challenges, which is not over yet. A long way of genuine democracy in a country needs to be responded by all people within the country especially the government with the supporting from international communities to make this path go smoothly and successfully. This is not easy yet it is not difficult. The government has to act properly and try the best to reach the potential solutions dealing with political violence, corruption, and lack of resources, in particular human resources which are the factors to build up the democracy. Good governance is the main important thing that the government has to commit to do so as to strengthen the rule of law and firmly implement and enforce existing laws. Hopefully, all Cambodian people will understand the concept of democracy fully and will be able to apply it into reality in that as democratization of the country is truly accepted, the people have rights to participate in political and economic decision in the sense of developing the nation’s economy.