You're welcome Lok Bora, Thanks for your kind notice of "True Love".
I have been married and lived in USA for 30 years. *Some men have thousands of reasons why they cannot do what they want to, when all they need is one reason why they can. I think, It’s up to us who can make the True Love.* *Love and Respect,* */Perom * On Fri, Apr 2, 2010 at 11:29 PM, Boroh KomSort <[email protected]>wrote: > Lok Perom, > > Your name sounds very familiar. I know I have come across your name > somehow, somewhere. After further research, I realize that I have read one > of your stories called "True Love" published on www.khmervoice.com back in > 2000 (http://www.khmervoice.com/old-KV-files/Perom_truelove.htm). It was > about ten years ago that I had read this. Nice. Thanks for sharing (through > www.khmervoice.com). > > -Bora > > > > > > On Fri, Apr 2, 2010 at 10:08 PM, Perom Uch < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Thank you, Old Timer Neay K'rudth for sharing your story. >> >> >> >> However, there is some disconnecting between the old and young >> generations. In order our Cambodian Legacy value to survive for many years >> to come; we need to bridge our legacy to our young generation. >> >> It is our challenge to move forward to on a new day, at a new time, with >> a new viewing experience. It’s all about our exciting future. >> >> Long live Cambodian Family Legacy. >> >> Attached, please find Sopheap Boross picture when I was 20 years old. >> >> Cheers, >> >> /Perom >> >> >> On Fri, Apr 2, 2010 at 8:48 PM, Neay K'rudth <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Dear Youngsters: >>> >>> You all brought up a nostalgia which I could not resist: >>> >>> I am one of the survivor hippies of the era, which started in 1962 >>> when I entered 6 grade in Lycee Sisowath, when the Beatles came out >>> with "I Saw You Standing There", and the Rollingstones came out with >>> "I Can Get No Satisfaction", and the long haired hippie named Scott >>> McKenzie was singing " If you're going to San Francisco.... Be sure to >>> wear a flower in you're hair......". Oh, the Animals were singing "The >>> House of the Rising Sun". >>> >>> Neay Krud'th was playing drum for the original band "Seila", and on to >>> play drum for the Boys (the Khmero-Anglais H.S. kids behind our >>> school), then went on to play professionally for the Khmer National >>> Radio and TV Band in the Rock'n Roll section of the band with young >>> and sexy Var-So-Vy as the singer. Our usual hang out location was on >>> Rue Pastor between Lycee Sisowath and Khmero-Anglais, or Phsa Chah >>> were the old Majestic movie house was, were we use to congregate to >>> watch all the beautiful and wealthy girls go shopping, and when time >>> to eat there were tons of good old authentic chinese of all varieties >>> you can order from, goat noodle soup anyone? >>> >>> 1970 the war came and our funs and laughters ended. Neay Krud'th was >>> shipped out to war fighting VC and KR south side of the City such as >>> Saang, Koki Thom, Neak Lueung etc, as a young/green/scary platoon >>> leader, leading untrained, inexperienced troops into firefights with >>> VC, NVA, and the latter part KR. >>> >>> One fateful night, KR attacked in the middle of the night, raining >>> RPG's on our defense post to dislodge us from the wooden bridge we >>> were tasked to hold at all cost. What funny was that one of the troop >>> was listening to the US Army radio, and as he was rushing to man his >>> machine gun, his transistor radio fell to the ground inside his >>> trench, and the volume for some freakish reason got louder. I was >>> manning the mortar, and talked to the gunship overhead, but the radio >>> kept belching out " Bridge Over Trouble Water" by Simmon and Art >>> Garfunkel, then "Let It Be" by Paul McCartney, we couldn't do a thing >>> about it so we just enjoyed it, and what a party we had! I could not >>> tell what other song came on after that because was my ears were >>> bleeding and clogged up from the continuous blast of my mortar tube. >>> My eyes tears up everytime I hear the song plays on the radio here in >>> the US. >>> >>> Yes definitely, we salute the memories our brothers whose idea of >>> freedom and fun are always something worth dying for. >>> >>> I am so impressed with you youngsters for your passion in seing the >>> homeland move past these pains and sufferings toward happiness, >>> freedom, peace, prosperity, and security. >>> >>> May the spirits our our ancestors assist us in this endeavor. >>> >>> MAKE PEACE NOT WAR! (if we can avoid it) >>> >>> MKR >>> >>> On Apr 2, 1:26 am, "sacravatoons" <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> > My dedications to Khmer-Hippies who died in cold >>> blood during >>> > KhmerRouge's era >>> > Cheers, >>> > Ung Bun Heang >>> > >>> > Psychedelic rock-n-roll, long hair, and bell bottom >>> pants were some of> the other "trademarks" >>> > > of the hippie culture...or shall i say subculture. I remember my >>> older >>> > > brother who was a >>> > > big time hippie...he literally worshipped Jimi Hendrix and Carlos >>> > > Santana. Ahhhh those days. There were >>> > > some happy times until the Year Zero!!! >>> > >>> > > You are right, Lok Bong Sacrava, they were harmless to the public as >>> > > far as I can remember. Furthermore, their fashions, values, and >>> > > practice, rapidly influenced popular music, television, film, >>> > > literature, and the arts, and especially the promotion of >>> > > multiculturalism particularly in the US of A. Even though their >>> > > culture and values spread out like wild fire to the 'old' worlds such >>> > > as Cambodia, there was quite a resistance from traditionalists. >>> > > Speaking from experience, my parents never approved of or accepted my >>> > > older brother's idea of hippie-ism. >>> > >>> > > -Bora >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > Hippie's Slogan 500.jpg >>> > 140KViewDownload >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "Cambodia Discussion (CAMDISC) - www.cambodia.org" group. >>> This is an unmoderated forum. Please refrain from using foul language. >>> Thank you for your understanding. 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