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Happy Khmer new year!

We cannot enjoy life by thinking of getting hurt someday. We cannot feel what real love is unless we love wholly. How can we reap full trust by sowing only half of the seed? Interruptions come into our lives and we can’t stop them, no one can! The one we love might disappoint us, deadly sickness embrace us, and some people will leave us in the dust to pick up the pieces. Well, this is life! We don’t know what’s in store for us for tomorrow. All we have is the “here” and “now”, and let’s embrace it joyfully, and make the best of it. What matter is the sweet memories we can treasure, the lesson it teach us, and that there’s always more to life as long as we’re still breathing.

–Happy Khmer new year, everyone. May your life be filled with joys and prosperity. Love you all!

THE KHMER MENTALITY

(Based on a 1997 translation of the original Khmer text, “Proloeng Khmer,” published in 1973)

Author: Professor Sar Sarun (deceased)
Faculty of Arts and Human Sciences
University of Phnom Penh
Editing author: Khmer Aphiwath Group
Publisher: Khmer Aphiwath Group, Melbourne, Australia
Translator: Kua Cham
Further Edited 2003 for the Khmer Institute by Vannareth Lamm and William Snyder

 

The First Root:             MATRIARCHY

A principal component of the Khmer mentality is matriarchy.  At all levels of organization within Khmer society, ranging from family life to national government, the accepted leader or decision-maker is a woman.

This pattern dates back to the beginnings of our recorded history.  During the Funan Period we had as our monarch a queen known variously as “Soma,” “Liev Yi,” or “Neang Neak.”  An Indian prince known as “Kaodinhya” (Indian name), “Hun Tien” (Chinese name), or “Preah Thong” (traditional Khmer name) conquered the nation of Funan and eventually married the Khmer queen.  During the wedding the prince followed the queen, and held on to the edge of her scarf so as not to be distracted by his surroundings.

Our Khmer ancestors carved this story into the walls of Angkor to remind us of the ancient origins of our matriarchy.  At present-day royal weddings, custom still requires the groom to hold the edge of the bride’s scarf.  For ordinary people as well, matriarchy is a basic principle of social organization.  This can be seen in the titles of important positions, in educational maxims, and in common social beliefs.

A)  Within the family, female titles normally precede male ones:

  • “mother and father”

  • “grandmother and grandfather”

  • “aunt and uncle” 

B)  In the armed forces, important titles include:

  • “mother of the army” (army chief)

  • “mother of the command” (commander)

  • “deputy mother of the command” (deputy commander)

C) Government titles include:

  • “mother of the commune” (commune leader)

  • “mother of the town” (mayor)

  • “mother of the district” (district councilor)

  • “mother of the block” (block representative for a group of ten households)

D) An educational maxim: អាន ច្រើនទៀតនៃប្រកាសនេះ

មានលុយ និង អត់លុយ

> លុយអាចទិញផ្ទះ ប៉ុន្តែមិនអាចទិញស្រុកកំណើត។

< អុ្នកណាក៏មានស្រុកកំណើតដែរ ហើយបើមានលុយ អាចទិញផ្ទះនៅយ៉ាងអ៊ាងហឺយ!

> លុយអាចទិញគ្រែ ប៉ុន្តែមិនអាចទិញការគេងលក់ ។

< អ្នកអត់លុយ ដេកលើដី ហើយដេកមិនលក់ ព្រោះខ្វល់ខ្វាយ នឹងរឿងអត់លុយ។

> លុយអាចទិញនាឡិកា ប៉ុន្តែមិនអាចទិញពេលវេលា។

< និយាយធ្វើមើលតែអ្នកអត់លុយ អាចទិញពេលវេលាបាន! :D :D

យ៉ាងហោចណាស់ អ្នកមានលុយអាចទិញ iPhone ទុកគ្រាន់មើលម៉ោង ឬលេង Facebook. :D D

> លុយអាចទិញសៀវភៅ ប៉ុន្តែមិនអាចទិញចំណេះដឹង

< និយាយធ្វើមើលតែអ្នកអត់លុយ កើតមកចេះឯង!

> លុយអាចទិញចំណី ប៉ុន្តែមិនអាចទិញការស្រេកឃ្លាន

< អ្នកអត់លុយ ក្រពះតាន់, ហិតផ្សែងធូប ឆ្អែតដូចព្រះលក្សណ៍?

> លុយអាចទិញតួនាទី ប៉ុន្តែមិនអាចទិញការគោរព

< ក្នុងលោកនេះ គេគោរពអ្នកអត់លុយសឹងអី!!! :D

> លុយអាចទិញឈាម ប៉ុន្តែមិនអាចទិញជីវិត

< និយាយធ្វើមើលតែអ្នកអត់លុយមិនចេះងាប់!!! :D

> លុយអាចទិញថ្នាំ ប៉ុន្តែមិនអាចទិញសុខភាព

< អត់លុយទិញថ្នាំ កាន់តែឈឺ ឆាប់ងាប់!!! :D

> លុយអាចទិញការរួមភេទ ប៉ុន្តែមិនអាចទិញការស្រលាញ់

< អ្នកមានលុយទាំងអស់ សុទ្ធតែឯកោ គួរឲ្យអាណិត!!! :D

> លុយអាចទិញការធានារ៉ាប់រង ប៉ុន្តែមិនអាចទិញសុវត្ថិភាព។

< អ្នកមានលុយ អាចទិញឡានជិះ បន្ថយគ្រោះថ្នាក់, អ្នកអត់លុយ ជិះអាដើរឡាហូត ឬជិះកង់សុំគេ, ឱកាសឡានប៉ះបុក ឬឆ្កែដេញខាំ កាន់តែខ្ពស់។ :D

អ្នកណាមិនត្រូវការលុយ យកមកឲ្យខ្ញុំទាំងអស់មក, ខ្ញុំយកទៅចែកអ្នកអត់លុយ ដើម្បីទិញផ្ទះ, ទិញពូកដេក, ទិញនាឡិកាពាក់ ទុកមើលម៉ោង, ទិញសៀវភៅអាន, ទិញម្ហូបចំណី, ទិញថ្នាំវីតាមីន បំប៉នសុខភាព, ទិញខោអាវស្លៀកឲ្យស្អាតបាត ញ៉ែស្រីស្អាត… ហើយទីបំផុត ទោះមិនអាចទិញឡាន ក៏អាចទិញម៉ូតូជិះ ហើយថែមមួកសុវត្ថិភាព។

កវី នូកន អ្នកប្រើពាក្យថា “ ប្រលោមលោក ” មុនគេ

នូ កន

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ភ្នំពេញ: សៀវភៅអក្សរសិល្ប៍ខ្មែរសតវត្សទី២០ របស់លោក ឃីង ហុកឌី បានកត់សំគាល់ថា លោក នូ កន ជាអ្នកប្រើពាក្យថា “ ប្រលោមលោក ” មុនគេ សម្រាប់បកប្រែភាសាបារាំងថា roman សំដៅដល់ប្រភេទរឿងជាពាក្យរាយធម្មតា មិនមែនជារឿងល្បែងដែលខ្មែរយើងពីបុរាណ តែងតែសរសេរជាពាក្យកាព្យ ។

នូ កន ជាកវីពុទ្ធសាសនិក និង ជាមន្ត្រីរាជាការដ៏មានឈ្មោះល្បីម្នាក់នាចុងសតវត្សទី២០ ក្នុងរជ្ជកាលព្រះករុណា នរោត្តម ។ កវីរូបនេះបានបន្សល់ទុកនូវស្នាដៃដ៏ល្បី ល្បាញមួយចំនួន ហើយស្នាដៃដែលខ្មែរគ្រប់ស្រទាប់ស្គាល់ជាងគេគឺរឿង ទាវឯក ។ ខាងក្រោមនេះជាសម្រង់ដកចេញពីរឿង ទាវឯក ។
- ឯទាវមៀងមើលឃើញអ្នកឯក ល្អល្អះចម្លែក ឈរនៅក្រៅ
ស្គាល់ជាអ្នកប្រុស ឆោមស្រងៅ ស្រែកហៅមេនោ មកមើលផង ។
- អង្គុយនិត្យនៅ នាបង្អួច ក្នុងចិត្តកើតកួច ភក្ត្រសៅហ្មង
ទន្ទឹងរឹងថប់ ក្រៃកន្លង លុះឯកដល់ហោង បានស្បើយទុក្ខ ។
- ទើបឯកឆ្លាសឆ្លើយ ឆ្លងវាចា ថាហៃប្អូនភ្ងា នាងបានសុខ
ឯបងនេះសោត សឹងកើតទុក្ខ តាំងពីឈមមុខ ទុក្ខបងធ្ងន់ ។
អាន ច្រើនទៀតនៃប្រកាសនេះ

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2012 !!!

Dreams are a big part of our Lives
and You must do whatever it takes
to make them a Reality;
by the plans you make,
the course you take,
and the things you do.
Don’t dwell on past mistakes.
Leave yesterday behind,
along with all it’s problems,
worries and doubts.
Realize you can’t change the past,
but you can start a new tomorrow.
Don’t try to do everything at once;
take one step at a time,
Don’t ever be afraid to try the Impossible
no matter what others may think.
Remember you are Unique
in your own special way.
Don’t ever stop Dreaming!
Don’t ever stop wanting what’s right for you!
HAPPY NEW YEAR !!!

Did you help someone today?

Wherever you live, wherever you go, there are people who need your help: the elderly man or a lady who can’t rake the leaves or wash the car, that kid who just fell off his bike and looks hurt, the mother who needs someone to watch her kids so she can run to the grocery store. Isn’t there something you can do? Not for money, but just because you’re a good person with a big heart? You can make an unforgettable difference in someone else’s life, by giving just a little of your time and energy. And the person you help will never forget it.

It’s so easy to get lost in our own little worlds, worrying about our own problems. You can do better than that. Take a minute to look around you and notice other people. You have the power to reach out, to care. Use it to help others, and let other help you when you need it. That’s what we are here for.

~Do Something, by Earl Woods

ឈូកបឹង

Not only is the Sacred Lotus a beautiful ornamental plant with great religious significance, it is also a common food plant in Cambodia. The flowers, young leaves, rhizomes, and seeds are all edible. It also reminds us that no matter what life throw at us we can still strive to overcome the challenges like the lotus thrives through the mud.

Perfect PEACE

 

The silence of the nature is very REAL. It surrounds you... YOU CAN FEEL IT!

There once was a king who offered a prize to the artist who would paint the best picture of peace. Many artists tried.

 

The king looked at all the pictures. But there were only two he really liked, and he had to choose between them.

One picture was of a calm lake. The lake was a perfect mirror for peaceful towering mountains all around it. Overhead was a blue sky with fluffy white clouds. All who saw this picture thought that it was a perfect picture of peace.

The other picture had mountains, too. But these were rugged and bare. Above was an angry sky, from which rain fell and in which lightning played. Down the side of the mountain tumbled a foaming waterfall. This did not look peaceful at all.

But when the king looked closely, he saw behind the waterfall a tiny bush growing in a crack in the rock. In the bush a mother bird had built her nest. There, in the midst of the rush of angry water, sat the mother bird on her nest-in perfect peace.

Which picture do you think won the prize? The king chose the second picture. Do you know why?

“Because,” explained the king, “peace does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble, or hard work. Peace means to be in the midst of all those things and still be calm in your heart.

 

 

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