How to scare a student

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Last month, I wrote an article about ‘Be not a complainer’, in which most of the content is about my MA in TESOL classmates since it is the only course with which I am currently involved. As for this article, I guess I am going to base on my observation from [...]

Marriage culture in Cambodia

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In Cambodia, there is a province called Kampong Cham around 120 km away from Phnom Penh, the capital city. One of the populous provinces, Kampong Cham is rich in fertile soil for it geographically locates along the Mekong River which gives millions of Cambodian famers and fishers food to feed their [...]

What is Ching Ming and Why?

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Supposed you were a half-blood Chinese Cambodian living in Cambodia, you would probably know that recently, say a week from April 01 to 05, is the season of Ching Ming.

By its Chinese-sounding name, Ching Ming is definitely not a Cambodian tradition or culture, yet it is somehow one [...]

National Identity

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“Should I wear my national attire?” is one of those questions often heard from Cambodian teenagers, young adults and students who are about to participate in any formal event in national and international levels.

Speaking of national attire, today (April 02, 2011) actually marks and celebrates another Culture Day [...]

6 reasons that note taking is important

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I got the title of this article from a piece of copy-writing shown on a notebook that I used in one of classes in junior high school. The piece of writing is so well written that anyone can understand from it the importance of note-taking and writing.

Personally and [...]

How to Change My Bad Habits

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Have you ever heard this sentence “thoughts lead to feelings which lead to actions which lead to habits”? Actually, it doesn’t end at habits; it leads further to destiny, life, etc. Yet, since we are talking about habits, let us stop there and discuss about how to change bad habits that we are [...]

Importance of Informal Education

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As known by people in education sector, education by itself is a really big term and covers almost all aspects of human life. That’s why education has to be broken down into three main types including ‘formal’, ‘non-formal’, and ‘informal’. In brief the definition and characteristics of each type of education [...]

What is change?

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If you are like most people, you’re probably feeling quite negative when you see the word “Change”. Change, like ghost, represents a sense of negativity because it is as difficult to make change happen as to see a ghost. Change is so negative a word because people who view it as [...]

The end of Positive Mental Attitude (PMA)

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Since Tsunami stroke Japan, people around the world have been talking about the world running into its end. In Cambodia, people have had many discussions about the world, but the theme is quite consistent on the fact that the world is coming to its end. While young people are discussing that [...]

College preparation: how to prepare for university study

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When I was freshly out of high school in 2004 at the age of 17, I was really unsure about my life and did not like the state at all. Based on my senior high school’s results, I was neither bad nor good. I got a ‘C’ grade for my overall band score. [...]

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