‘You know? Jackie Chan is coming on November 10th! And there will be a concert!’ ‘Are you kidding me? I’m sure to be there to see him!’ This conversation was in two weeks ago when we were first informed of Jackie Chan’s visit. Everyone in UC was very exciting and looking forward to the great event, and you could hear students asking whether they were going, how they managed their time so as to go to the concert, about the avenue and time the concert was going to be held, and so on.
The concert was organized in the studio of SEATV—Southeast Asia Television, a new TV channel run by HE Dr. Kao Kim Hourn and sponsored by Dr. Haru Hisa Handa. It was a concert focused on ‘Culture of Peace’. It was started from 4 to 6pm.
UC students were given tickets for the concert. Unfortunately, not all the students got it, for the seats are limited. Luckily, I got one in time before it was out of stock. I was very excited because it’s the first time I’ve been to a concert and especially I’d see Jackie Chan in person which is the biggest purpose of going there.
At around 3 pm, Nareth and I arrived there and found out that the security was extremely strict—we had our motors checked; bags kept; no camera allowed; body searched; and so on. We personally felt a bit unhappy about these requirements. We believed that we’d get a good seat since we arrived one hour before time, but we were still directed to an almost-the-last row of seats. There were many empty seats at the other side; however, they were not for students. It was really annoying that finally those students who were coming later than us were allowed to sit at the better seats than ours! It’s the second thing that I didn’t like about it because we could hardly see the performances.
Jackie Chan arrived at the studio at 5:30. Some of the audiences (mostly UC students), including us, were arranged to welcome him at the doorway of the TV station. After his car got into the station, there was a small turmoil since people who were outside of the station and didn’t have a ticket forced into the building and the security were not able to hold them back. So at last, there were some outsiders successfully sneaked into the studio.
The performance was great in terms of light, music, and performers. We had Preab Sovat, Him Sivorn, Meng KeoPecheta, and other popular Khmer singers. Jackie Chan offered three songs in sequence. The songs were 国家, 明明白白我的心, and WE ARE THE WORLD. Even though we didn’t have a clear view from the back seats, we were still very enjoying.
Jackie Chan also went to UC for a lecture on the same topic— ‘Culture of Peace’ yesterday afternoon (November 11). Unfortunately, I didn’t have time to participate in it. My friend told me that it was quite impressive, and I really want to know how impressive it was! What a pity!
Although he has been in Cambodia for three times including this visit, he, in Cambodian people’s heart, is quite welcome and loved because of his marvelous acting talents in Hollywood films and humanity activities.
The concert was organized in the studio of SEATV—Southeast Asia Television, a new TV channel run by HE Dr. Kao Kim Hourn and sponsored by Dr. Haru Hisa Handa. It was a concert focused on ‘Culture of Peace’. It was started from 4 to 6pm.
UC students were given tickets for the concert. Unfortunately, not all the students got it, for the seats are limited. Luckily, I got one in time before it was out of stock. I was very excited because it’s the first time I’ve been to a concert and especially I’d see Jackie Chan in person which is the biggest purpose of going there.
At around 3 pm, Nareth and I arrived there and found out that the security was extremely strict—we had our motors checked; bags kept; no camera allowed; body searched; and so on. We personally felt a bit unhappy about these requirements. We believed that we’d get a good seat since we arrived one hour before time, but we were still directed to an almost-the-last row of seats. There were many empty seats at the other side; however, they were not for students. It was really annoying that finally those students who were coming later than us were allowed to sit at the better seats than ours! It’s the second thing that I didn’t like about it because we could hardly see the performances.
Jackie Chan arrived at the studio at 5:30. Some of the audiences (mostly UC students), including us, were arranged to welcome him at the doorway of the TV station. After his car got into the station, there was a small turmoil since people who were outside of the station and didn’t have a ticket forced into the building and the security were not able to hold them back. So at last, there were some outsiders successfully sneaked into the studio.
The performance was great in terms of light, music, and performers. We had Preab Sovat, Him Sivorn, Meng KeoPecheta, and other popular Khmer singers. Jackie Chan offered three songs in sequence. The songs were 国家, 明明白白我的心, and WE ARE THE WORLD. Even though we didn’t have a clear view from the back seats, we were still very enjoying.
Jackie Chan also went to UC for a lecture on the same topic— ‘Culture of Peace’ yesterday afternoon (November 11). Unfortunately, I didn’t have time to participate in it. My friend told me that it was quite impressive, and I really want to know how impressive it was! What a pity!
Although he has been in Cambodia for three times including this visit, he, in Cambodian people’s heart, is quite welcome and loved because of his marvelous acting talents in Hollywood films and humanity activities.
This is the last performance when Jackie and all Cambodian singers are on the stage singing the song 'We are the World' althogether. It's not very clear due to distance and phone limitation.
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