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Gender: Female
Status: Married
Age: 29
Sign: Aries

City: London
State: Ontario
Country: CA
Signup Date: 5/10/2006
Monday, September 18, 2006 

Current mood:  artistic
The Symbol of Cambodia



Since moving to Canada when I was 5, I have never been to Cambodia, and would love to one day go back home and see where I was born.  While there, I may venture into the dark history that has shaped Cambodia to what it is today.  A country torn down by war, a corrupt government, lack of leadership, and filled with poverty.  

It saddens me to see what has happened in the past, and to see and hear what is going on now, in this closed off lost world, which has no beginning and no end to the struggles and sadness.

I painted this picture of Angkor Wat in gold as a symbolism of the pride that still lingers in the hearts of Cambodians, and I put myself painting the Angkor Wat, which gives me a sense of closeness to the land where I was born, but have never seen.  

I feel for my ancestors and the 3 Million people who have lost their innocent lives during the Khmer Rouge era, and I hope that I can one day make them all proud as a successful Cambodian woman.  

I feel the weight of all Cambodians on my shoulders, and I must speak out and share some of the history with others, in hopes that they will appreciate what this painting symbolized to me, "I'm Cambodian and Proud."

As of right now, Cambodia's future seems uncertain, but maybe this artwork could be a symbol that will live on to make history of what was Cambodia at one point in time.  This painting is life and hope for Cambodia and its people that will never be forgotten.

5:26 AM
 
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