Khmer Grammar

In Khmer class, this round we had learned about Khmer grammar and to understand more specific of each one of them. Learning Khmer grammar is not easy because there is a lot of subjects and way to use those. In each class, we had divided into small groups or partners to research the different word classes. There are verb, noun, adjective, adverb, pronoun, preposition, and mores. My Khmer teacher assigns me to research about noun and the history of a noun. Researching about noun is seems to be easy, but we need

to put our effort and hard-working in order to finish those researches.

A noun is a word to identifies people, plants, places, things, ideas, and animals. In Khmer, there are eight types of noun, which six of them also exist in English and two of them do not exist in English. Those are:

Common noun

Proper noun

Collective noun

Gerund noun

Concrete noun

Abstract noun

Unknown

Unknown

 

If you want to know and understand more about them and the others two in Khmer, please click here !

Carbon

       

In STEM class, this round, we had learned about the chemical periodic table. There are 7 horizontal rows, 17 groups with 118 elements in the periodic table. We had learned some of those elements, but for this round, we focus on Carbon and carbon cycles.

What is Carbon? Carbon is an element with a symbol of C and has 6 atomic number. Carbon is a nonmetal that making four electrons available to form covalent chemical bonds. It belongs to group 14 in the periodic table. Because carbon has valence electrons, it needs four more electrons to fill its outer level. It can achieve this by forming for covalent bonds. A covalent bond is a form between nonmetals. In a covalent bond, two atoms share a pair of electrons. By forming four covalent bonds, carbon shares four pairs of electrons, thus filling its outer energy level. A carbon atom can form bonds with other carbon atoms or with the atoms of other elements. Carbon often forms bonds with hydrogen. The compound represented in the figure is methane (CH4). The carbon atom in a methane molecule forms bonds with four hydrogen atoms. Carbon is a very special element because pure carbon can exist in different forms, depending on how its atoms are arranged. The forms include diamond, graphite, and fullerenes. All three forms exist as crystals, but they have different structures. Their different structures, thus give them different properties.

What is the carbon cycles? Carbon cycles is a cycle of photosynthesis through decay organism, respiration, combustion. Through those cycles is formed carbon dioxide. Why carbon cycles are important? All living things are made of carbon. Carbon is also a part of the ocean, air, and even rocks. Because the Earth is a dynamic place, carbon does not stay still. It is on the move. In the atmosphere, carbon is attached to some oxygen in a gas called carbon dioxide. Plants use carbon dioxide and sunlight to make their own food and grow. The carbon becomes part of the plant. Plants that die and are buried may turn into fossil fuels made of carbon like coal and oil over millions of years. When humans burn fossil fuels, most of the carbon quickly enters the atmosphere as carbon dioxide. Carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas and traps heat in the atmosphere. Without it and other greenhouse gases, Earth would be a frozen world. But humans have burned so much fuel that there is about 30% more carbon dioxide in the air today than many years ago, and Earth is becoming a warmer place. Every small amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere are important, but if we have too much carbon dioxide it could cause global warming.

Reducing burning fossil fuel to save the earth from global warming.

 

Python

In this round, we had learned about python. Python is a high-level programming language, which used to code in a computer and others program. Throughout the class, we had learned about the condition of the code or the outline. The outline we learned this round are booleans, comparison, indentation, if statement, else statement, elif statement, and And Or, Not. Those outline we learned at the beginning of the round. Learning this program is not easy to learn, because it similar to learn another language. In order to get through those programming languages, we needed to put our effort and passion. After we understood about those outline, we continue to learn about different loops. There For loop and While loop that we learned. For loop is a loop to perform the action that follows the amount number of times. In For loop, there’s break statement, continue statement, and range function.

For loop example: ( break statement, and continue statement )

Break Statement example:

animals = [“bear”, “dog”, “deer”]

for x in animals:

   if x == dog:

       break

print x

So the answer, it will print only bear and dog, because break statement used to stop the loop. The code will read the animals one by one, and if the code read the animals in the list by a dog the code will stop running, because in the loop we set the program to stop when it reaches the dog. Which mean break statement is used to stop the loop.

 

Continue Statement example:

animals = [“bear”, “dog”, “deer”]

for x in animals:

   if x == “dog”:

       continue

   print x

So the answer, it will print the bear and the deer only, because continue statement used to skip something in the list. The code will read the animals one by one in the list, and if the code read the animals in the list by a dog the code will skip the dog, because in the loop we set the program to continue or skip the dog to others animals that are in the list. Which mean that continue mean to skip something in the loop.

 

So hopefully, this explanation might help you a little bite of understanding what is a break and continue statement in For loop are.

 

Let’s continue to While loop. We used While loop to perform the action until the condition is false. In While loop there’re infinite while loop, break statement, continue statement and else statement. Let’s  do some example of break and continue statement of While loop and see what the different, but While loop mostly people use it with a number.

 

While loop example ( break statement & continue statement )

Break Statement example:

i = 1

while i < 6:

print i

if i == 3:

break  

i += 1

 

So the answer, it will be 1, 2,3, because break statement used to stop the loop. In the loop we set that print i, and i is added up one until it reaches six, but we set that when i add up by one and it equals to three stop the loop. Which mean this break statement stop the code by at adding the number until the condition is false.

 

Continue statement example:

i = 0

while i < 6:

i += 1

if i == 3:

continue  

print i

So the answer for this exercise, it will print 1,2,4,5,6, because continue statement used to skip something the loop. In the loop we set that print i, and i is added up one until it reaches six, but we set that when it adds up by one and it reaches to 3, it skip number 3 and go to others number that is the loop. Which mean continue statement use to skip something in the loop, and it will stop the code when the condition is false.

 

So basically, you might understand something through this explanation and you might know the difference between break and continue statement in For loop, and break and continue statement in While loop.

 

Throughout the process, we are not just learning about those two loops. We are also doing some exercise with those two loops to understand more and get used to it.

 

It always feel impossible until it done! ( Nelson Mandela )

 

Identity

In this round, we are focusing on the search of our identity. What is the word identity mean? Identity is the fact of what created myself as me, and where I am from. Throughout the lesson, I  had identified myself and what had my parents passed to me ( Gene and skills that they have ). Out of that everyone needs to know the meaning of their name and why their parents named that for them. For me, in Khmer, my name means gold or jewelry, in Chinese it means Golden flower. My name came from Chinese, which named by my grandmother because she is Chinese. My grandmother named me Kimhor, because Golden flower refers to peace, fresh and happy. Also, She wants other people loves and likes me, not to hate me, and wants people to show their feeling of love to the beauty of the flower, which prefer to me. Also, she wants to feel everyone in the same branch of the tree. Some Cambodian kids, they said that my name is open my mouth to let insect get in. They said that because Hor in Khmer means open, so they connected the word open the mouth. Even though they said that, but I am not angry with them, because my name is Kimhor, not Hor, and they will understand the meaning of my name after they dig deeply into the strong roots.

All in All, I feel that my name is the sunshine of my life and my grandmother, so I don’t want to change the most important and unique that the hope of my grandmother gives it to me. Thanks to my grandmother for giving me this Golden flower, and meaningful to this little tree to see, while this little tree grows big, and how this tree will change of where this tree grow and develop his branch as big as he can.

Not just understand by understanding the meaning of our name, we also learned about where we are from, and describe the ideas of what we are thinking that describe where we are from. Out of that lesson, I had written a poem about where I am from, inspired by George Ella Lyon.

I am from the milk of the porridge

From the salty of the ocean and the sleep of soft cotton.

I am from the big rectangle of heaven

From the lives under the sunshine, and the noisy dropping water from the sky.

I am from the beauty of the very big and tall green giant hair, the mangoes tree whose long gone limbs I remember as if they were my own.

I ‘m from the Chinese tradition and dirt clean of the mess

From old root and branches.

I’m from my lovely old less beef

From the strong black tasty coffee and the rainbow makeup

I’m from the ghost and the pessimistic of the story stereotypes

From the beautiful kid songs in the church.

I’m from the advice of old tradition

I’m from the hand of people speed to survive and famous Angkor wat of world history.

From  the green large view of people life and from the smelly  delicious Brohuk

From the strongness of my grandmother, facing the sharp weapon try hard to grow family tree up.

From the old picture of having a struggle, and the hot heat of pushing this family to fight the difficult moments.

I’m from the strong roots with happiness to have these great moments for this lovely family to stand up high.

Every wonderful and atrocious moment in my life is where I am from

By: Kimhor Bun

 

Finally, I hope you had known something about my background, hopefully from this text might inspire some of you to learn and understand more about your identity.

 

Chemical Bonding

In STEM class the second round of the year, we had learned about Chemical bonding. In chemical bonding, there are Covalent bonding, Ionic bonding, and Metallic bonding. For this writing, I would only describe about Covalent bonding and Ionic Bonding. 

Ionic Bond: All compounds form when atoms of different elements share or transfer electrons. In water, the atoms share electrons. In some other compounds, called ionic compounds, atoms transfer electrons. The electrons actually move from one atom to another. When atoms transfer electrons in this way, they become charged particles called ions. The ions are held together by ionic bonds. Ionic bond form only between metals and nonmetal. When it is Ionic bond an element will gain or lose the electron.

Covalent bond is the force of attraction that holds together two atoms that share a pair of electrons. The shared electrons are attracted to the nuclei of both atoms. Covalent bonds form only between atoms of nonmetals. The two atoms may be the same or different elements. If the bonds form between atoms of different elements, a covalent compound forms. Covalent bonds form because they give atoms a more stable arrangement of electrons.

Ratio

Almost at the end of the second round of the year, In math class we had learned about Ratio. What does ratio mean? Ratio mean to compare the number of something to the number of something. 

Example: If I want to compare boys, and girls students. I know that, there are 110 students in Liger with equally same amount of gender. If it is same amount of boys to girls, I know that, there are 55 boys, 55 girls. To ratio the number of boys to girls is 55 to 55 or 55:55, which both can be use. When we do the ratio, we need to you the number of something to the number of others thing. 

Ratio can do with more object, not just two object. It can be three, four, five or many object. d

Example: Engtieng has $5, Cheata has $4, David has $6, and Visal has $2. Why the ratio of Engtieng, Cheata, David, and Visal money. So we need to put in order list the amount of money down. Ratio of the money is 5:4:6:2, which 5 to 4 to 6 to 2. 

                                                                      

                                                       ( from https://www.google.com.kh/search?q=Ratio&rlz=1C1GTPM_enKH815KH815&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi8-MXp6vHeAhVEQI8KHZuEC6cQ_AUIDigB&biw=1364&bih=666#imgrc=tZd7EyRuup9RdM:)

English literacy

This round, we had learned about a lot of thing. Hannah my teacher, thing round use a hyperdoc and hyperslide that use to teach in many lesson. Hyperdoc or Hyperslide it is useful, and it is also easy for our teacher to keep tracking on our lesson. In hyperdoc, it has a question that ask use of what we learned, and what we had understand. 

Overall, this I found this is an easy way for me the study, and to keep remind me of what I need to do. 

Pixar story

Once upon a time there was woman who give a birth to a little boy name Kimhor.

Everyday Kimhor learn very hard, and help people around him. He also a good student in class that always help students who struggle about their work.

One day there was a organization that came to his school and took some students that have talent for an opportunities of testing the exam. Kimhor did very well and pass the exam, and he came to learn at Liger Leadership Academy.

Because of that Kimhor can learn a lot project based-learning, and about other subject, and English.

Because of that Kimhor can speak English with foreigner, and have a lot of experience for different subject.

Until finally Kimhor use the skill he had learn to change his country which is Cambodia to become a country that has a very high economic, a lot of tourists, having a lot of rich people, and the country known as a famous country in world that never have before.

 

This Pixar story was written in the past few weeks, and I wrote it to describe the my life in the present and the future of my life of my change agent of Cambodia, as I would the BRIGHTER FUTURE of my Country CAMBODIA.

កថិន

  • ពន្យល់ពាក្យ
  • កថិន គឺជាសំពត់ដែលទាយកប្រគេន ដល់ភិក្ខុសង្ឈក្នុងកថិនកាល
  • សេនាសនបច្ច័យៈ គ្រឿងដែលជាទីដេក ទីអង្គុយសម្រាប់ប្រគេនទៅដល់ព្រះសង្ឃ
  • គិលានបច្ច័យៈ ឱសថសម្រាប់ប្រគេនព្រះសង្ឃ
  • បិណ្ឌបាត្របច្ច័យៈ ចង្ហាន់សម្រាប់ប្រគេនទៅដល់ព្រះសង្ឃ
  • អាវាសណាៈ គ្រឿងការពារឫ ជាគ្រឿងបិទបាំង
  • បដិគ្គាហកៈ  ទាយក ទាយិកា
  • អនាមន្តចារោៈ ត្រាច់ទៅកាន់ទីដទៃ ដោយមមិនបាច់លាភិក្ខុផងគ្នាបាន មិនមានទោស
  • អសមាទានចារោៈ ត្រាច់ទៅដោយមិនបាច់យកត្រៃចីវរបានតាមត្រូវការ
  • គណភោជនំៈ ឆាន់ភោជនបាន
  • យាវទត្ថចីវរំៈ ទុកដាក់អតិរេកចីវាបានតាមត្រឹមត្រូវ
  • យោច តត្ថ ចីវរុប្បាទោ​​ សោ នេសំ ភវិស្សតិៈ ចីវរណាដែលកើតឡើងក្នុងអាវាសនោះ ចីវរនោះនឹងបានដល់ភិក្ខុនោះ
  • ប្រវត្តិក្នុងបថមពោធិកាល ព្រះបរមសាស្រ្តាទ្រង់ឲ្យភិក្ខុប្រើប្រាស់តែងបង្សុកូលចីវរ។ សម័យមួយ កាល ដែលទ្រង់គង់​ នៅវត្តជេតពន គឺជិតដល់ថ្ងៃ​ចូលវស្សាមានភិក្ខុ៣០អង្គ នៅស្រុកបាវាចង់មកថ្វាយបង្គំព្រះអង្គ ឲ្យបានមុន ថ្ងៃចូលវស្សា តេមិនទាន់ក៏ចូលវស្សពាក់កណ្ដាលផ្លូវនៅជនបទមួយ​។ លុះដល់ពាលចេញវស្សា ទើបភិក្ខុទាំង ៣០អង្គនើ និមន្តមកទៀត។ ពេលនើមានភ្លៀងធ្លាក់យ៉ាងច្រើន ភិក្ខុទាំងនោះទទឹកជោកសោយ ទឹកភ្លើង តែហេតុចង់ឃើញដូច្នោះ ក៏ទ្រង់ព្រះមេត្តាប្រោសអនុញ្ញាតឲ្យ ភិក្ខុក្នុងព្រះពុទ្ធសាសនាទាំងអស់ទទួល សំពត់កថិនដែលជាគហបតីចីវបាន ហើយទ្រង់បានអនុញ្ញាតឲ្យភិក្ខុ ដែលបានក្រាលក្រងនោះទទួល អនុមោទនាកថិន នោះបានអានិសង្ស ៥ ប្រការ។
  • ការប្រារព្ធ
    • បុណ្យនេះធ្វើបានតែរយៈពេល ២៩​ថ្ងៃប៉ុណ្ណោះ គឺចាប់ពីថ្ងៃ១រោចខែអស្សុជ ដល់ថ្ងៃ១៥កើតខែកត្ដិក ប្រគេនលោកក្រាលគ្រងនៅថ្ងៃណាមួយក៏បានដែរ។ ក្នុងពេលធ្វើបុណ្យកថិននេះ គេហៅថា​​​ រាថិនកាល ពាក្យសមញ្ញហៅថា​ រដូវកថិន
    • ក្នុងចន្លោះថ្ងៃ១រោចខែអស្សុជ ដល់ថ្ងៃ១៥កើតខែកត្ដិក ធ្វើក្នុងថ្ងៃណាមួយក៏បាន តែវត្តមួយធ្វើបានតែម្ដង
    • សំពត់ដែលជាអង្គកថិននោះបានតែស្បង់ ឫ ចីពរ ឫ សង្ឃាដី សំពត់ក្រៅពីនេះពុំបាន។ សំពត់ទាំងបីមុខ នេះយកទាំងអស់ពុំបាន យកបានតែមួយ។​ តែធម្មតាលោកអ្នកក្រាលគ្រងច្រើនយកសង្ឃាដីជាអង្គកថិន ព្រោះជាចីវរធំជាងគេ។
    • បុគ្គលអ្នកធ្វើគប្បីធ្វើឲ្យត្រូវតានវិន័យព្រះពុទ្ធ ហើយព្រះសង្ឃក៏គប្បីករោលគ្រង និង អនុមោទនា ឲ្យត្រឹមត្រូវតាមវិន័យព្រះពុទ្ធដែរ ទើប កើតជាកថិនពេញលក្ខណៈ។

This celebration is one of our Khmer traditional celebration, that people always celebration every year kind of last year ( October, November ).

Adobe

For the first day of multimedia and technology. I was shock, because I didn’t like technology or  Adobe software. I learn about primary source and secondary source. Primary source is a source that came from event, interview, newspaper, magazine, documentary, and more. Secondary source is a source, that came from a book or a passing speech from generation to generation. Cindy gave me a task to do the research about a topic that include primary source, and secondary source. I  chose to write about Royal palace in Cambodia. I had include primary source and secondary source. Also I had three key words about royal palace such as: Imperative, Capability, and magnificent. After we researched about royal palace, I had learn about Indesign, Lightroom, and Photoshop from my friends Vuochnea, Chhay, and Panharith. I learn how to add document, putting line, writing Khmer letter, edit picture, changing frame, and cutting photo from on picture to other picture. After I learned those three Adobe software, I had create a poster that include English letters, Khmer letters, line, shape, picture that I had edit, I had cut. 

From those experience it made me more interest, and like doing that Adobe and like technology more than before. 

Quote: Thing you don’t like, might one of your strength.