i will miss them mightily, they my dearest wacettes

sophea and chantouen - with piercing eyes and dark looks of mayan princesses in chandelier earrings, garment workers , who missed the speaking engagement in new york because the embassy people couldnt believe  that such "lowly" insignificant character can be a guest speaker in an international conference (chantouen)

socheata - sagacious and mature, in hip jeans and layered tresses, brought to us by the salesian nuns to be trained in filing and reception but ended up collecting information and writing case studies on the situation of garment workers that led to numerous media interviews including BBC and CNN.

khunty - our budding lawyer, who is now burrowing and rocking the khmer rouge tribunal system,  who is so scared to even think of sex, who consumed galloons of water to quell her nervousness during a session examining our experiences and perspectives  about sex and sexuality

chantou - bejewelled office cleaner, my adviser on facials and the like, who can cook a mean sinigang soup, who knows exactly how i like my coffee, whose interests are not limited to ensuring that the office "domestic"needs are met but extends to learning and engaging with the target groups as would the project staff.

sopheap - sweet mother hen yet the office terror and unbending police,  with a penchant for imposing $10 fines to those caught smoking in the office premises and to whom i probably owe  several hundred dollars for the offence

pisey - the firebrand, impatient, resolute, always bothered and sometimes confused but never scared, with the most open and progressive ideas and practice in regard to sex and sexuality,  my faithful skypemate.

hats off to all of you. and more than that… a profound thank you…