You should not do anything you do not want to do just to fit in or to impress others. It is impossible for you to please everyone or to make everyone happy. You must be yourself and sometimes decision has to be made even if you have to face criticism. Remember, no one in this world will praise you all the time and no one in this world will criticize you all the time either.

Happiness comes and goes, so does suffering. You should do what is right for you, what makes you happy because you are the one who have to live your life. Not doing what others tell you to do, does not mean you don't love them. For example: I am a vegetarian. I don't drink or smoke either. My friends always begged me to eat meat and consume a little alcohol whenever I joined them at the cookout. Of course, I would never do what they wanted me to, no matter how much they begged me because I do what I believe is right for me.

You must build a strong roof so there is shelter that can protect you from the rain. Do not let anyone change you to be the person you do not want to be. Always follow your heart, not the voice in your head. ~Jendhamuni

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Well, it's in my native language, Khmer. So you will not understand the lyrics. Sung by Khmer legendary singers Huy Meas & Sinn Sisamuth.

Love lets you find those hidden places in another person, even the ones they didn’t know were there, even the ones they wouldn’t have thought to call beautiful themselves. ~Wild Awake by Hilary T. Smith

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We shall never have a garden without sunflowers…

“Flowers have an expression of countenance as much as men and animals. Some seem to smile; some have a sad expression; some are pensive and diffident; others again are plain, honest and upright, like the broad-faced sunflower and the hollyhock.” ~Henry Ward Beecher

A NASA satellite spotted this O-shaped cloud over the Pacific in early September.

An image released by NASA’s Earth Observatory on Sept. 27, 2014

Construction of controversial Areng dam to cost USD 400 mln
The plan affected 113 species of birds, 53 of mammals, 43 of fish, and 31 of reptiles in the area. According to the study in the first phase conducted during November-December 2013, it affected 1,318 people accounting for 349 families in three communes which are seven villages.The plan was opposed by activists from Mother Nature Cambodia and opposition party.

The Ministry of Mine and Energy issued a statement on September 27 to explain the impact of the dam which will be capable to produce 108 MW.

Caption: Areng valley. The Cambodia Herald photo

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City Hall spokesman Long Dimanche said the municipal government was working hard to relieve the flooded areas, but blamed climate change for leaving officials little time to prepare for storms.

“We cannot predict how many years it will take to stop this problem … because the rain is difficult to manage,” Dimanche said.

_Caption: A man bails water from his shop front on Sunday in Phnom Penh following heavy rains that inundated many neighbourhoods in the capital. The Phnom Penh Post/Hong Menea

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Flood affected area due to heavy rain
in my country, Cambodia.

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We hunger after the sweet nectar of happiness without understanding that it is harvested from the flowering field of good deeds. Every sunrise is an invitation for us to arise and brighten someone’s day. ~Richelle E. Goodrich

Sometimes it’s better to be Alone…Nobody can hurt you. A broken relationship would make you feel more lonely than when you were single. Loneliness breaks if you think God is there with you.

~Unknown

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We should be remembered for the things we do. The things we do are the most important things of all. They are more important than what we say or what we look like. The things we do outlast our mortality. The things we do are like monuments that people build to honour heroes after they’ve died. They’re like the pyramids that the Egyptians built to honour the Pharaohs. Only instead of being made out of stone, they’re made out of the memories people have of you. That’s why your deeds are like your monuments. Built with memories instead of with stone. ~R.J. Palacio