Tips and Tricks from Cambodia

November 15, 2012

October 18, 2012

" October 31, 1922 - Born in Phnom Penh to King Norodom Suramarit and Queen Sisowath Kossamak April 23, 1841 - Crowned King of Cambodia by then-colonial ruler France March 1945 - Japan gains de facto control of Indochina through the acquiescence of the Vichny government in France. Months later, control returns to France with Japan's defeat 1952...

October 3, 2012

First of all, I would like to apologize as I am going to start it half way. For those who are not familiar with  International Youth Fellowship and World Camp, please spend some quality time on Google or click on the words highlighted in blue: International Youth Fellowship Before you decide whether to join World Camp 2012 which will...

October 2, 2012

Source: http://voices.yahoo.com/whats-difference-between-college-university-6434914.html In Cambodia  1. Institute:  According to Chuon Nart Dictionary, Institute refer to location of knowledge, an establishment for doing research, or to study various knowledge. " (វចនានុក្រមជួន ណាត), វិជ្ជាឋាន ឬវិទ្យាស្ថាន មានន័យថា ទីតាំងនៃវិទ្យា...

September 28, 2012

The content you are going to read below is wholly written by Thierry Schwarz, on May 10, 2012. This is his sample answer of a final exam : Monetary and Fiscal Policies: Implication for Cambodia, one of the subjects that I learned during my master in Public Management.  I believe that it is important for all Cambodians to know about...

September 23, 2012

I was thinking it should be time to change my job. I already finished my master in Public Administration and is about to finish another one at the end of 2012. Even if I haven't found a new job, still I decided to resign as I knew that the workplace will need to recruit more staffs for the next academic year. So, I needed to inform my supervisor before...

September 20, 2012

On boulevard like Norodom or Monivong, we can see both traffic and street sign indicating its name, but there is never a street sign for Street No. 338 or 438 or whatever number. If a driver is not familiar with the street, he has to browse by driving around the area. Normally the number of these streets come in order. This extract of Phnom Penh...

September 13, 2012

There are thousands of companies in Cambodia, but not all of them have Human Resource Department (HRD) as some are so small and don't want to spend money on HR staff. Without HRD, some of the HR tasks are left to administrative staff to control the employees which I think is horrible. Some companies are equipped with HRD, but still the way they act...

August 22, 2012

Many students decide to study International Relations and speak with pride "I want to become an ambassador". It's pretty amazed to hear the statement repeatedly, but I doubt whether they know what to do to get the position, when they will get it, or the fact that they may not be able to get it. Ambassador William E. Todd Teens choose to study...

August 17, 2012

In early July, there was a propaganda of Cambodian flag as some Khmer people claimed that the flag comes with stairs, while some claimed that the color of Angkor Wat to be outlined in black. This issue was also brought up by a guy who created a picture and passed out to his friends in facebook without using a reliable source, but later the picture...

August 16, 2012

If you ever searched on how to write a CV and a Cover Letter before, you may have found many links guiding you  how to write an awesome CV and a charming Cover Letter. However, none of the link mentioned the importance of using PDF rather than Ms. Word when you submit your application to an employer or to a school.  My post here is to...

July 7, 2012

This is simply to share what I have experienced regarding translation work. This note is upon my translation experience, if you find this post to be in contrary to what you have experienced or learned at translation school, please excuse me and I welcome all constructive feedback. In general, I use many web-based resources like: http://thefreedictionary.com From...