Suasdei guys,
First of all, thank you so much for popping into this little blog of mine.
Posing in style and giving a big smile to you here is Somongkol Teng, a simple guy, born, growing up and working in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
Personality-wise, I consider myself rather playful, outgoing and caring yet can be serious when I need to. I am inquisitive about things around me. I love to explore new things and places, and network with people. That’s probably why traveling is always among my top priorities. As long as time allows, you will be seeing me trotting around with some of my crazy folks in places you can imagine of. I have so far been to 15 countries, namely Australia, France, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Laos, Malaysia, New Zealand, the Philippines, Russia, Singapore, Thailand, the United Kingdom, United States and Vietnam.
I also have a strong of love for photography. I always come back with tons of pictures whenever I travel. I remember once being nicknamed a Japanese because I took pictures of almost anything. Thus first time visitors should not be surprised when seeing loads of them here.
Turning to education, I graduated with a Bachelor’s in Education (TEFL) from the Institute of Foreign Languages, Royal University of Phnom Penh in 2003, and a Master’s in Higher Education Administration from Boston College in Boston, Massachussetts, USA, in December 2007, under a Fulbright grant. Currently I am pursuing a doctoral degree in Comparative and International Development Education at the University of Minnesota at Twin Cities.
Professionally, before coming to the United States, I was a lecturer of English at the Institute of Foreign Languages, and a part-time freelance Master of Ceremony and English-Khmer translator. If you need an MC or translator, please consult my translation service page for further details.
I can be contacted at angkorianboy [at] gmail.com. I happily welcome constructive comments from you all.
សូមអរគុណ!
Thank you!
Merci!
Gracia!
Terima kasih!
ありがとう ございます!
감사합니다!
ขอบคุณมากครับ!
Salamat!
Cảm ơn!
धन्यवाद!
תודה!
Спасибо!
Danke!
Hi there,
YOu know, I’m in the Boston area and would love to take you to the local Cambodian restaurants if you get an itch for Khmer food or someting. Email me.
Beth
Cambodia4kidsorg
Thanks Beth..
That’s really nice of you.. I won’t be there until around mid- or late July. 
I might need some of your help with sth else later too. 
หวัดดีมงคล พอดีพี่เข้ามาดูรูปมงคลในนี้เป็นงัยบ้างสบายดีไหม รู้สึกว่าจะอ้วนขึ้นหรือเปล่านี่ อย่าทานให้มากนักนะ ดูแลตัวเองด้วยละ
รักและเป็นห่วย
พี่แป้น
Thanks so much, P’ Pan.. I haven’t been eating that regularly during the past few days.. But, I’m doing alright here..
I am missing you too..
Mongkol,
I will call you tommorrow, but there is no blogger meeting at the Berkman this week. However, we want to take you up to Lowell to eat Cambodian food and see the city.
B.
Hi Mongkol,
It is very nice to see you have created a wonderful blog here.
I am also khmer and would like to invite you to have a look free blog website that I just created which uses wordpress too. If you would like your blog to move to http://khmerblog.com I will very happy to help.
So come and check out free blog from http://khmerblog.com that own by khmer.
Regards,
khmerboy
dear:
I see ur page.
It’s cool. U are my hero.
I’d love to learn from u. pls welcom my deference
best
sophorn E3.1
Hi Sophorn!
So nice to hear from you. I heard u were selected for the Peace Scholarship Trust, right? Are you in Australia now?
Well, I am glad to hear that I am your hero. Thanks a lot for those nice words.
Good day Mongkol,
I’m very happy to read and look your nice blog.
Do you know me or not? A guy went to Sihanouk Vill with your group. Hope We can go there again. Because we are happy to play there.
Thanks big big. Good health.
Hi Phanna.. How surprising to find you here.. How have u been doing? Visit me here more often.
Mongkol
Hi:
I need you to contact me at 416 527 4500. I have a document in English needs to be translated into Khmer. Please contact me at vuthy@yahoo.com
Thanks,
416 527 4500 in Toronto, Canada.
Hy, Mongkul,
Just a quick drop to you, i am very impressed to have read your short, yet greatly desirable for your educations, experiences and traveling!
Wish you all the best and look forwards to seeing you and all friends when coming back to our lovely country – Cambodai.
Cheers,
Fish
Hi Fish!
How surprising to have u here!
How have u been doing, my friend? Thanks so much for all the wishes. I miss you all in Cambodia so much.
hey Mongkol,
. I’m a khmer born and grown up in Belgium but last year I went to Cambodia for the first time and it was great!! Now I’m still studying. After my studies I want to studie and work in Cambodia. After I received this addres of your blog I got interested because a friend has written how good your blog is. So now I know 
I just want to say : Congrats !!! You’ve got a great blog !!! Wish you much luck and may all your dreams come true 
wel I’m sotheany Sophie but you can just call me sophie
sophie
Thank you, Sophie! I am glad you like my blog. Do come back and I hope you enjoy it.
Nice to know you.
Mongkol
សួស្ដីលោកមង្គល
I was just wondering, do you intend to contribute your services and skills to kampuchea after recieving your bachelor’s degree? I feel cambodia needs people like you.
Hi Mongkol!
Nice blog here. I added you up in my blog link. I hope it’s okay. One way of spreading good sites.
I miss the old days. Hope we can catch up one day. Goodluck!
Pam
PPY ‘02
Hi Mongkol,
It’s a nice site…
Everyday, I know that you miss everything here in cambodia especially family, friends, Khmer dishes, and so on. Day missing, month remember, year waiting… Right? Me too, i miss everything in Nippon Maru….
Summer has gone and the spring has come. It’s the hardest time for
people abroad like you to bear with “HOME SICK” disease.
Remember that you can go back after you finish your “MISSION IMPOSSIBLE” there.
Ha ha ha….
Noy
CPY’03
Hey Noy,
How nice to hear from you! Your message was so sweet, just as sweet as you always are. How are things on your end? I am doing good here, as you might have seen on my blog.
Not too homesick anymore.
Do visit me more often, dear. Miss you and all of our fellow CPYs.
Mongkol
សួស្តីឆ្នាំថ្មី! សិរីសួស្តីជ័យមង្គល ចូរកើតមានដល់ អ្នក ក្រុមគ្រួសារ នឹងមិត្តភ័ក្ត្រ!
ពី មីស្ទើ វី!
សូមអរគុណច្រើន។ សូមជូនពរឆ្នាំថ្មី ដល់វី និង គ្រួសារ។ សូមឲ្យប្រកបតែនឹងសេចក្តីសុខ សេចក្តីចំរើន ព្រមទាំងពុទ្ធពរគ្រប់ប្រការកុំបីឃ្លៀងឃ្លាតឡើយ!
Hey! I remember you. Thanks. I haven’t never seen most of your classmates, but when I saw you, you’re in the U.S. It’s unbelievable!!!
Lol. I also have no idea where my high school classmates are either. I’ve lost touch with most of them since graduation.
សួស្តីលោកគ្រូ!
ខ្ញុំសប្បាយចិត្តណាស់ពេលដែលរកឃើញប្លក់របស់លោកគ្រូដោយចៃដន្យ។ សូមជូនពរអោយបានជោគជ័យក្ន្ុងការសិក្សា។ ខ្ញុំសំដៅលើបណ្ឌិត មិនត្រឹមតែអនុបណ្ឌិតនោះទេ។ ខ្ញុំមានការពេញចិត្តនិងកោតសរសើរក្រៃលែងចំពោះការបង្្ហាត់បង្រៀនរបស់លោកគ្រូ។តែខ្ញុំមានការសោកស្តាយបន្តិចដែរ ដែលលោកគ្រូត្រូវឃ្លាតឆ្ងាយពីសាលារបស់យើង។ ខ្ញុំសង្ឃឹមថាលោកនឹងបន្តរួមការចំណែកក្នុងការបណ្តុះបណ្តាលនិស្សិតកម្ពុជា ពេលត្រលប់មកវិញ។ ខ្ញុំគួរតែបពា្ចប់ត្រឹមនេះសិនចុះ ព្រោះបើអោយខ្ញុំនិយាយ ខ្ញុំនិយាយដល់ម៉ោងបាយល្ងាចមិនទាន់ចប់ផង។ មិនដឹងជាខ្ញុំអាចនិយាយពីរឿងសាលាយើងប្រាប់លោកគ្រូនៅត្រង់នេះបានរឺទេ ព្រោះមិត្តភក្តិនៅទីនេះនឹងធុញទ្រាន់។ ខ្ញុំនឹងត្រលប់មកអានប្លក់នេះទៀតពេលទំនេរ។ ថែរក្សាសុខភាព!! ៕
សួស្តីបុរាណ!
ខ្ញុំសូមអរគុណជាខ្លាំង ដែលបានចូលមកមើលប្លក់របស់ខ្ញុំ ហើយបានផ្តល់នូវការជូនពរ និង គាំទ្រជាច្រើន។ ពាក្យសំដីទាំងនេះ ពិតជាមាន័យណាស់។ វាបានធ្វើឲ្យខ្ញុំរំភើបរីករាយជាខ្លាំង។ វាជាកម្លាំងចិត្តដ៏អស្ចារ្យមួយ ដែលនឹងជំរុញឲ្យខ្ញុំហ៊ានពុះពារឈានទៅមុខបន្តទៅទៀត។ បើនិយាយទៅ យើងពិតជាខានបានជួបគ្នាយូរគួរសមដែរហើយ។ ខ្ញុំសង្ឃឹមថា បុរាណ និង គ្រប់គ្នានៅស្រុកខ្មែរ មានសេចក្តីសុខជាធម្មតាទេ។ ខ្ញុំតែងតែមានក្តីនឹករលឹកទៅដល់បងប្អូនយើងនៅ IFL ជាខ្លាំង។ នៅពេលខ្ញុំ ទៅលេងស្រុកខ្មែរខែ ៨ នេះ សង្ឃឹមថាពួកយើងនឹងបានជួបគ្នាជាថ្មី។ តើបុរាណមានរឿងរ៉ាវអ្វីអំពីសាលាយើង ចង់ប្រាប់ខ្ញុំខ្លះទៅ? តើបុរាណសព្វថ្ងៃ កំពុងតែធ្វើអ្វីដែរ?មានគម្រោងដាក់អាហាររូបករណ៍នៅទីណាទេ? ខ្ញុំសូមជូនពរសំណាងល្អណា៎។ សូមអញ្ជើញត្រឡប់មកទៀតនៅពេលទំនេរ។
ដោយក្ីនឹករលឹក!
មង្គល
Hi,
It is unbelievable that you are a friend of my friends (including Tyta) but i usually see you at IFL in Lecturer uniform; the world is yet small. I don’t know whether to call you lecturer or Monkol, as my friend does!
I have known your blog from Tharum! It is great to know many bloggers here!
All the best wishes,
pagna
Hi Pagna!
Of course the world is small — esp in this globalized era. So glad to hear from you. Feel free to call me anythin’. Just MONGKOL alone is fine.. I am a student now, not a lecturer anymore.
Hope to see you sometimes.
-M-
Wow! Your photos are great! What kind of camera and lens do you use?
Thank you Ryan! I’m using a Sony Alpha 100 DSLR Camera and a DT 18-200 mm lens. Are you a photo enthusiast as well? What camera are you using?
I just started with photography. I am using a Nikon D40x DSLR camera with the standard 18-22 mm lens. I also have a Micro-Nikkor AF-S VR 105mm Macro lens.
It has been a few months seen i visited your blog at the first time. I really appreciate of your blog posts & sharing.
I’ll come back for more reading from your blog posts. Your blog is admired at my blog links to benefit more readers where you can find it at http://www.nheanpiseth.blogspot.com
Piseth
I really appreciate your stopping by Piseth. I’ve already added your blog to my blogroll. You’ve got a really cool blog too. Keep posting!
nice to see your blog.
I’m one of your students in IFL. i took TOEFL class last time. i think you are my grammar professor. haha… enjoy your study at boston
Hi Lika,
Nice to hear from you. How are you doing? How did you find my blog here? Thanks a lot for the wish. Same to you in Cambodia.
Dear Mongkol,
The Cambodia-Japan Cooperation Center (CJCC) is organizing its first photo contest with the support from JICA and Japanese Association Cambodia. The photos to compete in the contest should feature people living in the natural environment or the beautiful place of scenery, life or cultures as found in Cambodia.
Photos must be submitted by Oct 26, 2007. Prizes are as follows:
* 1st Award (1 prize):
Certificate, From Phnom Penh to Rattanak Kiri Package Tour (4 days and 3 nights) for 3 (three) persons, and supplementary prize
* 2nd Award (1 prize):
Certificate, From Phnom Penh to Siem Reap Package Tour
(4 days and 3 nights) for 4 (four) persons, and supplementary prize
* 3rd Award (1 prize):
Certificate, From Phnom Penh to Sihanouk Ville Package Tour
(3 days and 2 nights) for 4 (four) persons, and supplementary prize
* General Award (5 prizes):
Certificate, Food voucher, and supplementary prize
Interested and want to join the contest? Read more at http://www.cjcc.jp/en/hottopic/photo_contest.html
I think you may be interested in taking part, for i’ve seen a lot of cool pix on your blog. Or else, please help spread the word sending it to all the networks you have! It’s a good chance to show Cambodia’s not just about Khmer Rouge but beauty and lives just like those elsewhere around the globe.
Can’t wait to see how beautiful the photo chosen for the first prize is!
Cheers,
Phy
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p/s. Sorry i have to post it here for i found no contact form on your blog. Anyway, you can delete this message if you’d love to.
Thank you Samphy. I’ll share this news with my friends.
hi,
i am from Bangladesh….
nice site man…
I have enjoyed seeing your pictures and visiting your blog. I live in MA, just north of Lowell. I am going to Cambodia in the spring and so I’m trying to learn as much as I can before I travel.
Best of luck with all your studies.
Wow, I’m really amazed by your experiences and really proud of a Cambodian like u. I used to be a BEd IFL student when I was in Cambodia. I saw you several times, but did not really know who u were. Well, just wanted to be your friend so that I will be inspired by you, and who knows? I might become great like you one day.
Mongkol,
Hello! What is the RSS feed to this site? Just wondering. Great site!
Ai
Hi Ai,
The feed is http://mongkol.wordpress.com/feed/. Thank you a lot for the support.
Are you still in Cambodia?
-Mongkol
Hey, Mongkol! Can you do a blog about Khmer cinema and what’s going on with it at the moment? I’m studying in the US right now so I don’t know any news regarding it. My goal, not to sound pretentiously ambitious or anything, is to revive Khmer cinema. I’m still amateur but I’m learning. So yea, please do a blog about Khmer cinema. Thanks
RaRa
Hi There,
It is a nice blog. I am proud of your work and achievement.
All the best for your Ph.D study.
Chanroeun
nice to visit your blog Mr.Mongkol
凄っすね、このブロッグ
Hi! I love your blog, and since there’s a few entries about BC SEASA, I thought I’d let you know about ours, bcseasa.blogspot.com . We usually just post what’s happening on campus with SEASA, so FYI =)
Hi Mr.Mongkol, your blog is so amazing and very informative to khmer people, especially I really like the picture of your logo
I also have few Khmer websites and wonder if you can add to your friend’s site.
khmerlive.net and khmermusic-alert.blogspot.com
Thanks
Lee
Hi,
I appreciate so much of your professional web design.
i want my web list within your. How can i do?
Greetings from Seattle, WA!
This is a very nice blog,and thanks for sharing your travel adventure. It’s nice to see khnmer brother succeeding…!
Take care and be well!
Nicky
Hey,
The pictures you take are wonderfully great. I wonder what kind of camera and lenses you use for those pictures. I am also an addicted to photography.
Your blog is full of important information. Great work!
Hi Mongkol,
My name is Tran Ngoc Thinh. I am a Vietnamese Fulbrighter for Academic Year 2009-2011. It’s great to make friend with you – a Cambodian Fulbrighter. I have been to Phnompenh one time in 2007. I like it. I hope we will keep in touch by WordPress. I will add you to my blogroll. I just start my weblog to gather experiences of Vietnamese Fulbrighters, you can visit it at http://www.fulbright.tk. Hope to see you one day in USA.
Hi Mongkol,
I will study Public Administration. At the moment, I do not know which university I will study. Fulbright Office in Vietnam has not yet informed me. However I hope we have a chance to keep in touch in WordPress. I really hope that you can share your Fulbright experiences, eg: sharing your preparation: LOR, Study Objectives, Personal Statement, interview experience, as well as your experience as Fulbright student in USA.
Look forward to having a chance meeting you in USA.
Thinh
I enjoy reading your daily tid bits and blog posts. Hope you visit the online khmer community or connect with other students of academics from the Boston area.
Hi there,
We’re currently holding a photo contest on the Boston College Facebook Page (www.facebook.com/BostonCollege) and would love if you submitted some of your photos. The contest is called the Ultimate Superfan and all the information is on the site. You have some really great shots!
hi, m pyseth, exchange student at st cloud state university. here, i haven’t seen any single cambodian yet. may you just email me or tell me your address in twin cities so that i can visit you or other khmer family once? this is my email, pyseth_927@yahoo.com
thanks
Hi,
You know what? It was the first time that I saw you in person in Khmer New Year day at Minnessotaram temple. I saw you when you were watching a group of people playing SEY. When I saw you, I thought that I have known you from somewhere before, but I was not dare to ask you. Just today! I check your blog again and then it reminds me of you. Actually, we never know each other before, but I just used to see you in your blog.
I love reading your and your friends’ blog so much. You all are amazing. Your blog is great. As a Cambodian, I’m so proud of you guys. Whenever I read those blog, I feel so happy for you all, but I feel sorry for myself. I wish I would just like you guys, havign high education, ability, experience, and knowing a lot of things around the world. Your world is big! Ihave learned a lot from your sites. Thanks to you and your frieds a lot.
Good Luck