God's grace in Cambodia

First Chinese New Year away from home.......

Since i landed in Cambodia, it is a never-ending chain of 'first-time' experiences.....
The most recent one is spending Chinese New Year away from home, without 'ang pows', mandarin oranges, Chinese New Year decorations, Chinese New Year wishes/songs/cultural shows. It is just all so so different! And moreover, i have to be professional and carry on with work! No playing a fool or have fun, else if the children and/or staff see me.... i 'lose' my reputation as head here..... this is one of the issues that i have to abide by which i find myself so restrained by it..... i cannot be fully myself! sigh....

But thank God for sending people to come during this period of time, at least i do not have to spend it all by myself (of course with the staff and children here, but it is still different)! Thank God for my two-month volunteer colleague and two visitors from Singapore (the visitors are here to teach our children some application software)! At least it is a small crowd to have steamboat together.... and speak a smiliar lingo etc, etc.... ; )