Funny Funny

I had resigned from ACE and ChildSafe and move to America for almost one year.
And today I received an invitation from USAID, and all these important people, they invited me to join their Women's Day Celebration!! It's funny for me because it's been a long time that's I never involve with NGOs, but good to know they still remember me!
Here is their invitation that I received from them, have a look!

Friday, March 13, 2009

Re: Request for Your Attendance Confirmation at the Women Leaders’ Reception

When: Monday, March 16, 2009 – from 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Where: Sokha Club Hotel

Dear Ms. Phon Kaknika:

Following the invitation that has been sent out to you, I am writing herewith to request for your attendance confirmation at the Women Leaders’ Reception on March 16, 2009 at the Sokha Club Hotel. You may do so by simply replying to this email with “yes” or “no” message. If you wish to confirm by phone, you may call to 023-728-302. Thank you.

Regards,

Erin Soto

Mission Director

USAID/Cambodia


In Celebration of International Women’s Day


H.E. Ms. Margaret Adamson, Ambassador of Australia

Ms. Evelyne Coulombe, Chargé d’affaires of Canada

Ms. Eva Gibson Smedberg, Country Director of Sida

Ms. Erin Soto, Mission Director of USAID

Ms. Alice Levisay, Representative of UNFPA

Dr. Lili Sisombat, IFC

The World Bank

and The Asian Development Bank

request the pleasure of the company of

Ms. Phon Kaknika

at a Women Leaders’ Reception

on Monday, March 16, 2009 from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.


Business Attire

R.S.V.P. 023 728 302


Sokha Club Hotel

#63, Norodom Boulevard

My first English poem

With Cowboy boot, Texas-Dallas, 2009.

In front of Federick Douglass house, 2009.

Every Thursday I'm going to school one hour early to join poetry workshop. Two weeks ago at the poetry workshop, our teacher requested us to wrote a poem about something that we hate and give poem's definitions.
It's very interesting, and here is my poem. It's my first English poem that I ever wrote.
Please have a read and let me know what do you think.

With Federick Douglass statue, 2009.

What do I hate?

We were born the same

With empty hands

And try to grow.

When we grew up

We all changed

It is normal.

She’s suffering from sickness

He’s suffering from disabilities

I’m suffering from physical defects and abnormalities

You are fit and healthy.

She’s black and strong

He’s big and tall

I’m small and petite

You’re white and trim.

She’s not very intellectual

He had lost memories

I’m uneducated and

You’re intelligent.

She’s just begun to think

He’s just begun to start

I took the test and lost the contest

You won it all.

But remember we're still the same.

In Texas-Dallas, 2009.

Definition

This poem I wrote in Annie poetry workshop, it’s about what I hated the most that often happened to me.
The meaning of the poem is about discrimination: People in higher class look down at the people in lower class, because they are richer, healthier, cleaner...etc… but they should remember that doesn’t matter how wealthy are they, they are still the same like normal people, because when they was born they bring nothing but their life.

In Texas-Dallas, 2009.

Educated people looked down at uneducated people, because they thought uneducated people don’t like to go to school, don’t have higher degree, had no skill, not intelligence and in their opinion uneducated people should be always staying in lower position in any job.

With Mr Joseph Mussomeli at Dulles airport, 2009.

In my view, instead of looking down at uneducated people, we should try to understand the reason why uneducated people are had no education, because there are several reasons that hardly to understand might made people not to be able to get education.
I think who look down at uneducated people; they are more uneducated than the people who have non education.

With Federick Douglass statue, 2009.

In the poem had described how the human being and the different after they grew up, but also remanding us that, doesn’t mater how different you are from each other, you all still the same, are HUMAN beings.

At Texas-Dallas airport, 2009.

I believe anyone can do anything they like to do, if you give them a chance to prove it.

Thanks Annie that made me written this poem.
From Nika

My first Essay

Texas-Dallas, 2009.

February 2009 is Black History Month for American; my school requested all the students to write a essay about a black person who you know living or not living, for the contest, the prize for the winner is $50 and $25. And here is my essay for the black history month.

Topic: Bonne

Bonne is the name of an African-American woman who has been in America her whole life, but not many people know her because she is a normal person just like us.

Bonne was born on May 25, 1950, in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Her father was Thomas Lee and her mother was Annie Mac Lee, both deceased. Bonne had one older brother named James. She hasn’t been in contact with her brother for a long time; she is not sure what her brother is up to. Her older sister, Yvonne Brown is a registered nurse in New York.

Bonne always felt that she was blessed because when she was born she weighed two and one half pounds (in 1950 a baby that weight seldom lived.). Bonne grew up in a middle class family and her parents worked while her grandmother took care of her.

After graduating from high school in 1968, she wanted to become a dressmaker because she loved sewing, so she decided to go to college for that. After a while Bonne changed her mind and got a job in a store. At the same time she also took some classes at the community college because school was a must in her family. She always liked history when she was studying. She thought history has so much to teach and she enjoyed it, but she never wanted to do anything that related to history.

In 1974 Bonne decided to move to Washington, DC because she thought it was time for a change. When she arrived in DC she needed a job and applied for many different positions with hope. Not long afterwards she got a job at child care and has worked there ever since.

In 1982 Bonne married police officer. They have four children; three have children of their own and their youngest child still lives at home.

Bonne is now working in child care’s reintegration center, Monday through Friday. She is very happy and enjoys what she is doing. She gets to share her responsibilities with other parents. She thinks the great thing about working with parents is that they all are very helpful and active, which makes her work go easily and smoothly.

Bonne is not sure what she wants to do after she retires, but knows that she wants to take a rest on a beach and read the history of America.

Texas-Dallas, 2009.

I wrote a essay but I'm not put it in the contest, because I thought I have a job, I could make enough profit to support myself every month. Many students in my school I had knew did not have job, some of them can't even pay for their school fees. I think the prize should go to them.

I knew I am a little bit old fashion, but for me to be clever I don't need any prize, as long as I learn what I want to learn, I felt I had won the big prize.

Texas-Dallas, 2009.

My Essay is about a normal person that not many people have knew, I'm not putting my Essay in the contest, but I will read it out loud for everyone, because I am very please to join the Black History Month with black people all around the world. I thought doesn't matter you black or white you all deserve the same human rights. Also to make everyone understand that, everyone around you had their own history, and you should care to get to know about them, and learn how to take care each other, should not be discriminating.

God bless all of you.