Trying to write in Khmer

Writing in Khmer is not easy for me, the most difficult part of Khmer language is high frequency or sight words. There are too many silent letters that we don't pronounce but have to write it. It took me quite some times to finish this one paragraph. Perhaps, if I had formal Khmer education, it would be easier. I only had three weeks of learning Khmer alphabets when I was a little girl. Due to war, I was unable to continue my study but with the love of my mother tongue, I've been keeping it up studying off and on at home by myself from Huffman-English-Khmer dictionary. I looked up any english word and tried to read it Khmer translation. Karaoke really helped me reading and sounding out the words. I also tried to read anything in Khmer. It took me 15 years to be able to read up to college level, now it's not a foreign language for me anymore.My next step is to keep on writing.

koun Kampuchea throv kann dai kneah ruom kom`nit kaay
muay chom`hien chean chpuos tov mok douy kdei songkhem
seksah rean`sote mok reej nhor`nhem yerng khom tho`su min naay chet lery
throv khom sloat`bote neng kah seksah tnak tum toch kdei khet khom smaradei vek`vern rean`sote veleah min jam yerng the` kom nov thom`nay throv vi`neas derm bei tngai sa`ek.

BaanChav (Cambodian Crepe)

I made Cambodian Crepe which is called Baan Chav or Khmer Krom(south Cambodia) call it "num chak menh" in English meaning "Pot-Fried Cake". Baan Chav is made of rice flour. L`miet (turmeric) is added to make the rice flour yellow, it's not egg yolk. It is stuffed with ground chicken or pork, shrimp and bean sprout. Baan chav is eaten with vegetable wrapping and dip with the Khmer sweet and sour sauce. Besides fish and poultry, most Cambodian are vegetable eater close to vegetarian, so this particular dish makes us go crazy with the vegetable. It's the combination of the sauce and all the vegies that harmonize everything. This is a wonderful way to intake fresh vitamin and it contains very little fat.

Parade 2006

This year is the second year of Khmer New Year parade on Anaheim street. I went to see it this afternoon in Long Beach. It started from 10:30, I got there late, so I missed the best part of the show such as Chayum, classical dance and Angkor wat sculpture. The parking wasn't so bad as I expected. Surprisingly, the road was well paved and clean. Lots of securities and police guarding. Very nice, finally the mayor of the city got to listen to Cambodian community. There were many attemps by Cambodian people requesting for the improvement of the city many years ago but the mayor of Long Beach city paid no mind to these residential health, the roads were cracked and bumpy, dirty, many homeless and trashes were on the road. Cambodian deserve a clean place and they are willing to improve if the government help. This year is a big improvement. I hope the city mayor will continue to help funding.



This is Lmok. Lmok is three wheels bike with paddler in the front and passengers in the back. It can carries up to 5 passengers. Lmok is the first Cambodian bike to be shipped to US for the Khmer parade.

The flag with blue,yellow and red color represents Cambodia below or Southern Cambodia aka Khmer Krom or Kampuchea Krom. These are true blood Cambodian people whose ancestors were the great Angkorwat builders but sadly their land was confiscated by Vietcong. South Cambodia (Khmer Krom) was stolen by the French and illegally transferred toVietnam and became South Vietnam on June 1949. There about 10 million Cambodian living in "south Vietnam today" under the Vietnamese authority. Their culture, language and religious practice were forbidden after Vietnamese took over south Cambodia. Recently, Khmer Krom long long chronic abusive pain is starting to be heard by the world after numerous report to UN. Now, they are a member of UNPO.Under the UNPO, they are working very hard to regain their human right and ancestrial land. Best wish to Khmer Krom. May the truth and your suffering be heard louder! www.Khmerkrom.net

Cyclo is a three wheels bike with paddler
in the back. Cyclo carries only one passenger. This is also the
first time to import Cambodian Cyclo to the United States.

New Year Celebration

http://www.cambodiannewyearparade.com/Index.html

Happy Cambodian New Year!

Best wish to all Khmer around the globe!
May this year be the best year of all.
Let us fill with happiness and prosperity.
Good luck and good health to everyone.
Peace for Cambodia!