My life in high school

                                                               My life in High School
        In 1999, I started high school at Toul Tom Poung High School in Phnom Penh city in Cambodia. So, I needed to move from Prey Veng province to Phnom Penh city for study. My mother sent me, my brother, and my sister to study in Phnom Penh. I lived with my aunty. Her family had 6 member including her. She had 3 sons, one daughter, and her husband. My brother and I stayed with her family. My mother's youngest sister. My sister lived with my other aunty. She had ason, 2 daughters, and her husband. Both my aunties weren't rich but their life was good enough to support themselves, so my mother paid for food to them. My youngest aunty who my brother and I lived with was a businesswoman and her husband was a technician. My other aunty who my sister lived with was a housewife and her husband was a teacher.
      In september, 1999 school started, My sister and I drove a moto to go to school together. My brother had a bycicle to go to school because his school was near my aunty's house. My sister and I had to go to school every monday to saturday from 7 AM to 11 AM in Toul Tom Poung high school. I met everything new. A new school, a new place, new friends, and new teachers. But I met my old classmates from Middle School changed to Toul Tom Poung high school. Both of my girlfriend studied another class. I started 10 grade I met 3 new girlfriends. They were very good friends. We studied together and helped each other. We were friendly. One of my friend's name's was Sokunteary. She liked writting stories and compositions. My girlfriend named Tida liked geography and my friend named Sophy she liked chemistry. I liked history. When I didn't understand they could it to explain me. When she didn't understand the lesson that I understood I could explain it to her. We always helped each other. When I continued to 11 grade my 3 girlfriends went to the same class with me, too. Untill 12 grade we still studied in the same class together. My class had an english teacher 2 hours a week. Sometimes the teacher needed student conversation to other student. I knew english a little bit, so I needed to study english part time at the private school from 5. 30 PM to 6. 30 PM. I needed to improve my english. I sudied english part time with my sister.

        The end of 12 grade I passed high school and continued to university. I needed to move to a new house which my oldest sister rented for me, My sister and 3 brothers lived together because my parents left to the US when I finished high school.
        I was very happy in high school. I liked my friends and my teacher . Next time, I go to Cambodia I will visit my teacher and my friends at Toul Tom Poung high school.

My Grandmother's Life

       My grandmother had 12 children and she had 36 grandchildren. She loved her children all the same. When my grandfarher died she took care of all her children a lone. My grandmother prepared her sons to have wife and her daughters to have husbands.
       She lived in the countryside in Cambodia. Her house was a beautiful place that had  gaya trees, coconut trees, hens, cows, pigs,a lake behind her house, and a river infront her house. I  always picked oranges and gayas around her house. My grandmother taught me how to fish, how to grow rice, how to grow potatoes, and how to swim. In the everning and morning we always heard the sound of birds sing  song like music. She seemed very happy.
       In August, my grandmother had celebrated ceremonies at home and she prepared a lot of food didecation to her husband who died. Her sons, her daughters, and grandchildren came to her house altogether for this ceremony. At that time, she advised to her children look like to follow Buddhist teaching, etc. After this ceremony finished her children and grandchildren went back their home. She seemed  quiet and lonely after that.
       When I was 8 years old. I lived with my grandmother almost one year. She took care of 5 grandchildren including me. At that time, I got sick. My grandmother used a coin to scratch my body which made me hurt and I got angry her so much. I said loudly for her to stop scratching me but she still continued until she finish.
       When my grandmother got old. She lived in Phnom Penh city with my aunty near my house. She got sick her left hand can move a litle bit, her left leg hart to walk and she had a heart attack. When, and was ill she didn't feeling  so good. Sometimes she mad.
       In 2006, her desease got serious her children decided to bring her to hospital. In the hospital her children and grandchildren took turns to take care of her every day. At the age of 77, she had liver cancer and heart cancer. Her body stayed in the bed and couldn't move. the food to fed her through tubes in her nose.After 5 months doctors could not cure her anymore. Every body regrets her and cries. We have missed her since then.