My Chinese New Year

To me, this holiday for New Year was full of anxiety and discomfort, for I’ll have to face with another week of final exams at my university. Having to focus on the lessons to be reviewed for the exams was difficult when everybody was enjoying the festival. You might not be able to understand my feeling if you were not in the same circumstance.

Chinese New Year is supposed to be the time for enjoyment and worry free. However, the exams have been haunting me for the whole week. It would surprise you if I say that I even feel guilty while watching those interesting entertainment shows for New Year on television since I have a feeling that I’m not yet ready for the exams. I only wish that all exams had been done before the holiday.

However, on the first day of the New Year (14th February), my family went for sightseeing around Phnom Penh and finally we arrived at Koh Pich (Diamond Island) without plan. Having heard of the development of this island for a period of time, I also want to see how it looks.

Located on the south-eastern part of Phnom Penh on the Tonle Bassac River, Koh Pich is a small island of 68 hectares in size on which several projects are being carried out. Some parts of it are open to public now. Notably, the Koh Pich Center is one of the most popular avenues for newly-wed couples to have their wedding party celebrated. The park on the left hand side of the building is being built and decorated in European style. In distance, we can see buildings are being constructed.

I believe that in a few years this island will be one of the most important centers in Phnom Penh and modernizes the whole city.

The followings are some pictures I took on the island.