Cambodian Politic: Brother Enemy and Family Business

Cambodian Politic: Brother Enemy and Family Business

http://www.khmer.rfi.fr/kem-sokha-attacked-by-his-own-brother

Political fighting between family members is family business as usual.

In business if one brother works for Coke, the other works for Pepsi, regardless of which company wins or does well in the market place, both brothers will benefit from the success of their respective company.

In Cambodian politic, thus far, like many politicians, Kem Sokhon and Kem Sokha have defected a few times—that is Cambodian political norm. Both brothers claim that they have been seeking for a better solution for Cambodian people. Can anyone guarantee their moves in the future?

Something to think about:

Social activists use social issues as their business venture, religious workers use religion to make a living, entrepreneurs use business enterprises to enrich themselves, and of course politicians use politics to proper.

Benefits may come in different forms. Some prosper with money, others with name and fame; many with “title” designations.

A few good men/women who want to get into politics for national interests don’t last.

In the end it is the supporters who pay the price--financially, mentally, and spiritually.

Meanwhile Cambodia is still waiting for a better team.

Timothy Chhim

"Silence is not necessarily golden"

Think Bigger and get what you want

Think Bigger and get what you want

Published on May 3, 2013

Cambodians have been settling in the United States for more than 30 years. Yet there are few real success stories in business. But there are exceptions, like Timothy Chhim, president of the Chamber of Commerce for Nanuet, New York. Chhim recently visited Washington for a business conference, he told VOA Khmer in an interview that's because many of them fail to think big, take risks and go after what they want. (Sok Khemara, Washington)

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Sok Khemara, VOA Khmer

01 May 2013

Cambodian-Americans Need To Think Bigger, Entrepreneur Says

Timothy Chhim, president of the Chamber of Commerce for Nanuet, New York.

WASHINGTON DC - Cambodians have been settling in the United States for decades now, yet there are few real success stories in business.

But there are exceptions, like Timothy Chhim, president of the Chamber of Commerce for Nanuet, New York, who recently visited Washington for a business conference. He told VOA Khmer in an interview that too many Cambodian immigrants fail to think big, take risks and go after what they want.

“If we think big and we think we want something, it makes us find a means to move from small to big steps,” he said. “I would appeal to Cambodians to thoroughly consider business [ownership]. If we only think that we’ll spend a lifetime working for hourly wages, we know we can’t get rich.”

Determination is the first step to success, he said. A plan helps too, and financial support. That could mean submiting a proposal to the Small Business Administration, or finding a loan from the bank through a proper business plan, he said.

“I don’t work for survival,” he said. “I have a big goal to achieve.”

That includes not working for five, 10 or even 20 dollars per hour. “So that’s why I own a business, for insurance of home, car, life or retirement,” he said.

Chhim, who has been president of his local Chamber of Commerce since 2011, said this has helped him establish business connections with professionals and local government representatives.

Businesses and government work together, he said. For example, business owners can request improvements to the city, which might help investment, he said. At the same time, the state needs the help of small businesses.

“We do what we can to promote the businesses in the community,” he said. “If these businesses improve, people in the community will live better lives, as well.”

What do you do with Buddha’s Blessings?

What do you do with Buddha’s Blessings? 

Ayu, Vannak, Sokhak, Pollak….?

First, please be reminded that Buddha was enlightened and gone from this “plane” some 2557 years ago—he had achieved Nirvana and has never returned to any form of life.

So, he can’t come back to bless you. Nevertheless, most people wish that he/she were being blessed with the 5 blessings:

AYU: LONG LIFE

VANNK: BEAUTY

SOKHAK: HAPPINESS

POLLAK: STRENGTH

Secondly, why bother to ask him to bless you when “what he had found” or “ his doctrine” which he had asked you to practice have been ignored and violated everyday?

The simple rules of life or commitments that he had asked you to practice—to abstain from harming living beings, stealing, sexual misconduct, lying and intoxication—have been ignored and violated.

Everyone from top to bottom of the government leadership as well as most laypeople has not just violated such noble rules but has gone against Buddha’s precepts via relentless promotions and the using of such forbidden products and services.

Thirdly, Buddha had advised you that only you can help or can bless yourself!  “Attahi Attano Neatho “or “Kluon TiPeung Kluon” or simply Self-reliance and self help.

So don’t wait for his blessing! Listen to his advice! Start being active to help or bless “yourself“ NOW!

AYU: What can you do to make you live longer?  Or better than that what do you do to manage your time effectively when you are alive?

VANNAK: What must you do to keep yourself in shape bodily, mentally, and spiritually?

SOKHAK: What do you have to do to achieve your own happiness as well as the happiness of your family, relatives, friends and your countrymen?

POLLAK: What you must do to gain and maintain your strength and energy of your body, heart, mind and soul?

Can you do everything above by violating the Buddha’s rules of life?

Here are the two rules of life:

1-Attahi Attano Neatho  (Kluon TiPeung Kluon)

2-If you think someone else will help you, go back to see rule number 1.

Let’s start your NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTION NOW.  Believe in Buddha, have faith in him but you must apply that faith.

Take possession of your mind; use it to take your actions toward your biggest goal in life.  

Just do it!

Timothy S. Chhim

April 13, 2013

The Cambodian Oppositions and their Negative Campaigning Are they the forces of positive changes?

The Cambodian Oppositions and their Negative Campaigning

Are they the forces of positive changes?

The oppositions should be the forces of positive thinkers for positive changes and should avoid being too negative to the point that they can be called extremists.

Most philosophers agree that only positive thoughts can attract positive people and yield positive outcomes or results.  Positive thinking has been accountable for all major accomplishments in the world. Negative thinking or stinking thinking rarely or never yields positive results.

From time to time I check into KI-Media. Blogspot.com, the Khmer Intelligence blog that is widely believed to belong to Sam Rainsy’s supporters or even Sam Rainsy’s Party (now the newly formed Cambodia National Rescue Party.) 

Although some cut and pasted articles are useful and informative, the majority of written and posted articles, caricatures, perverted pictures and commentaries are ferocious, deceitful and distasteful.

Those who oppose Hun Sen's regime and Hun Sen's supporters may not like top Cambodian monks and label them as terrorists, but there are millions of Cambodians who do respect them as their religious leaders. Offending their religious leaders maybe counterproductive.  

From Ki-Media.blogspot.com

Poems, responses as well as comments expressed by readers and by those who are allowed to post their postings are extremely offensive and violent.  Such contents and languages really make Hun Sen’s ruthless tongues as by far more reasonable indeed.

I personally understand the anger, frustration and resentment that many Cambodians have with the CPP, it’s leaders and their Vietnamese ally, but I disagree with the languages used by those who claim that they are much better than Hun Sen and his team. Especially, those who have been groomed or schooled and trained in the West or in the United States.

They should have higher moral standard than those whom they believe as evil in a third world country like Cambodia. Such languages, displays and presentations are beyond being humorous or amusing. They represent hatred and profanity. How do  they expect to get help from other "good leaders"of the world? 

From Ki-Media.blogspot.com

I believe you should be able to bring your messages to the world in civilized manners without resorting to cursing, blaspheming, and using vulgar languages. Negative and extreme languages only attract negative and extreme people and negative individuals repel good and decent people.  Any misinformation or wrongful accusations can only damage your very own reputation.

From Ki-Media.blogspot.com

I realize that many people believe that the only way to change the country is to "curse" its leaders out or to prove them devilish. Those dictators maybe evil in certain individual's mind, but may not be in all Cambodian people’s mind. 

From Ki-Media.blogspot.com

If and when you are being labeled as a group of extremists, you are finished. I assume that KI’s business is to help the oppositions to succeed in their quest—to win the next general election.  Otherwise, you are only doing Hun Sen a favor by making him as a more reasonable man.

Be the forces of positive changes!

If you want to be a force of positive thinkers who want to bring positive changes to Cambodia you should change the way you think, speak and act.  There is no need to kowtow or bow down to Premier Hun Sen or to agree with his leadership ability, but you need to earn respects from the world community and from Cambodians at large.

One way to earn admirations from the Cambodian people is to become calm, cool and collected. There are plenty of words that describe our feelings that will yield positive outcomes.

One of the great advices from our Cambodian forefathers is,” Samdeiy Sar Jeat, Mearyeat Sar Pouch” or “your words represent your nationality (or who you are) and your characters represent your origin.” 

To defeat our adversaries or opponents we need to really"focus"on winning not to curse with anger and hatred. We need to think accurately. Accurate thinking and controlled attention cannot be done when we possess negative emotions. Be the forces of positive changes!

There are many ways to skin a cat, but don't do it when you are angry or when you are out of your mind.

Timothy Chhim
New York
3-27-13

NEGATIVITY AND COMPLAINING ROT YOUR BRAIN

http://www.talentsmart.com/articles/How-Negativity-and-Complaining-Literally-Rot-Your-Brain-1719177667-p-1.html

http://www.tom2tall.com/Travis-Bradberry-Negativity-and-Complaining.html

Silent Killer: Do Cambodians commit massive suicide everyday?

Silent Killer: 

Do Cambodians commit massive suicide everyday?

You would think that drinking is the only bad habit that destroys people’s life including the life of the individual drinker. 

But, smoking is another destructive addiction that once it gets to you, it will lead you to try out other bad habits, such as doing drugs, drinking, gambling and buying sex, etc.

I have seen many young Cambodians smoke and they do smoke a lot of cigarettes. Thousands more are addicted to drugs.

According the statistic that was done in 2006, some 48 percent of Cambodian males over age 15 smoke and about 4 percent of Cambodian women light up.

Smoking destroys Khmer society in many ways. 

First, it costs Cambodians more money to treat diseases affected by smoking and second handed smoking. 

Secondly it costs Cambodians a big chunk of their annual income to burn cigarettes.  Some people sell their land little by little to smoke (and to drink.)

Next, smoking destroys Cambodian mental capacity to think clearly. 

Cigarettes break down the power of persistence; destroy the power of endurance; destroy the ability to concentrate, reduce the imaginative faculty in the mind.

All of the above factors definitely keep Cambodians from using their mind effectively.  

It should be a good reason for Cambodians to do something to help stop cigarette smoking and or to slow it down to help save Cambodian lives. 

Sometimes Cambodians are busy fighting over things that are less important. 

 We forget that there are silent killers in our society that kill our people en mass.  Some of the killers are our loved ones, including our friends, relatives and family members.

So next time before you light up, THINK if you CAN.

These articles below should at least raise your eyebrows, if they do not choke you up:

http://toh.adracambodia.org/statistics/statistics.htm

http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/87/12/08-058917/en/index.html

http://tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/5/1/66.full.pdf

All pictures are from Google.com

Timothy Chhim

New York

March 25, 2013

Can Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Angkor and the Kingdom affect your life?

Drinking and Driving:

Can Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Angkor

and the Kingdom affect your life?

Three main things that cause deadly collisions are:

1-Roadway conditions

2-Vehicle conditions (equipments)

3-Human conditions-drivers (human errors)

Out of the three conditions, human errors, motives and mental attitude are accountable for most accidents.

In Cambodia today, roadway conditions and vehicle conditions need to be drastically improved.

But at this time what need to be improved first and more than anything else is the human conditions—the people’s attitude toward their overall safety.

Drinking and taking or using drugs (legally or illegally) and driving are the formula of death or serious injuries. There are thousands of lightweight vehicles (motorcycles, scooters, tricycles, bicycles, etc.) on the roads every minute in Cambodia. When they collide with heavier vehicles like cars or trucks, the results are deadly.

Stop drinking or drinking responsibly will help reduce traffic death and injuries! 

If you have blood alcohol content (BAC) of .05, you are considered impaired. A BAC of .08 or higher you are actually intoxicated.

Consuming one can of beer like the "Angkor" beer will raise your BAC to .02. Two cans will raise it to .04 and more than two cans you will become impaired and 4 cans you will be intoxicated. Will you resist an additional drink so that you and your fellow countrymen can come home safely to hug their loved ones?

However, drinking is a habit formed by Cambodians themselves with the help of heavy advertisements on radios, televisions, billboards and other forms of commercials and infomercials.

Immortal Beer

What is more interesting is that today's Cambodians have been [proudly] introduced to consume what they have never seen and heard before in the past decades.

All of Cambodian famous and sacred symbols and names are being used as powerful forms of advertisement to lure more Cambodian drinkers.

Angkor: The famous name of Khmer National Symbol now has become the name of beer that has ABV equal to more than 5%.

ABV: alcohol by volume (abbreviated as abv or ABV) is a standard measure of how much alcohol (ethanol) is contained in an alcoholic beverage...

Cambodia Drinks

 Phnom Penh: The name of Cambodian Proud Capital City has also become the name of alcoholic drinks.

Cambodia: The name of the country of which Cambodians are proud of has now become the name of an alcoholic beverage.

Kingdom: Usually is a symbol of Respected Khmer Monarchy, a part of Cambodian National Motto, is now a symbol of Cambodian beer breweries...

What have happened lately to Cambodians and Cambodia, a Buddhist Nations ingraved in the country's  National Constitution?  

The answerer remains unknown, but what is known thus far is the destructive habits and behaviors formed by more and more Cambodians by ways of drinking, taking illegal drugs, gambling, sex trading, etc. The habits were warned more than two thousands years ago by the very person that Cambodians bow to every day--Lord Buddha.

Stop drunk drivers and help save Khmer lives!

Timothy Chhim

NY 03-23-2013

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