«One Wish» – Cambodia
Bupha from Phnom Penh
Age: 21
Job: student
What makes you happy?
when I can make my family happy
What makes you sad?
when I don’t achieve my goals or I fail
If you had one wish, what would it be?
I would take my family on a trip to show them the world
Encounter: Bupha is working at the Friends ‘N’ Stuff shop to earn money for her living as she is studying rural engineering. I went there to do my nails. The shop belongs to the NGO Friends-International who help poor children and families to become productive and functional citizens.
Davy from Phnom Penh
Age: 28
Job: fruit juice seller
What makes you happy?
to be with my family
What makes you sad?
when something goes wrong
If you had one wish, what would it be?
I would like to travel and to discover the world
Encounter: Davy has a little fruit stall in front of the National Museum where she sells tasty and fresh made fruit juices. Her husband has a private taxi car and together, they have one sweet little girl. Such nice and smiling people and delicious fruit juices.
Kim from Phnom Penh
Age: 17
Job: student
What makes you happy?
I like to play and watch soccer
What makes you sad?
when Internet is not working well
If you had one wish, what would it be?
to pass my exams
Encounter: Kim’s family owns a small restaurant that produces fresh noodles and dumplings. We went there for several times as it was very delicious and cheap.
Vizhna from Sihanoukville
Age: 35
Job: sales agent for boat trips
What makes you happy?
if you are happy, I am happy too
What makes you sad?
if people are not honest
If you had one wish, what would it be?
I would like to travel with my family and show them Cambodia and more…
Encounter: We met Vizhna at the beach and the way he sold us the boat trip was in a good and pleasant way. We also had a great chat with him and had the impression, he is a honest and good chap.
Sotheavoeun from Siem Reap
Age: 38
Job: temple guard in Angkor
What makes you happy?
my work, to be responsible for the cultural heritage of Cambodia makes me very proud and happy
What makes you sad?
if people look down on me
If you had one wish, what would it be?
to have enough money to live a good life, but not too much, not to make people jealous
Encounter: We met Sotheavoeun at the West Mebon Temple in Angkor where he is a guard. There we had a little chat with him about Angkor and Cambodia.