The event ran from 9 am until 4 pm, with Halloween activities including trick-or-treating, costume parties, cupcake decorations, snacks on fried spiders, children games, coloring, and watching Halloween cartoons and movies.

Guests enjoyed an array of food & beverage from the Himawari chef and team. They also enjoyed many types of games at game stalls and craft booths like face painting, clay art, song, and dance, and there was even a bouncy castle, which proved very popular.

During Children’s Halloween Party, Mr. Andrew Tay, Director of Himawari Hotel Apartments, mentioned that the luxury hotel apartment was in operation for over 20 years and took this opportunity to share his experience during the pandemic of COVID-19.

This year since the Covid-19, it started in China and, after that, spread around the world. And when COVID-19 struck Cambodia, it became challenging and affected many hotels and restaurants in the hospitality industry. But for Himawari Hotel Apartments, they remained open for business. They followed the SOP (Standard Operating Procedure) and recommendations issued by the Ministry of Health and Ministry of Tourism of Cambodia.

At this Children’s Halloween Party, Himawari Hotel Apartments ensure guests’ had their temperatures checked, hands sanitized, and masks were provided free. Volunteers from the St John Phnom Penh, who was also present, provided first aid coverage and taught how to do bandaging for little ones. Besides the above, all guests, staff, and volunteers were encouraged to follow social distancing measures and one-way flow signage.

Mr. Andrew Tay, Director of Himawari Hotel Apartments, said, “Himawari has been in operation for 20 years already. Yes! In the early days of the COVID-19 period, all hotels have been affected, those that are not doing well were closed, but for Himawari Hotel Apartments, we always have been open for business, and most of our staff are currently back to work. Still, we have our SOP (Standard Operating Procedure) and recommendations issued by the Ministry of Health and Ministry of Tourism of Cambodia for a Safe Tourism Accommodation Safety Measures.”

Mr. Andrew Tay added more for the Himawari Hotel Apartments was to change strategies during a difficult time, and he thinks all the hotels and apartments still in Cambodia should have a plan like Himawari Hotel Apartments. Right now, The hotel planning how to be inclusive in the travel bubble plan and also for him to continue to engage online travel agencies, corporate companies, and overseas agencies and encourage them to come back to Cambodia. 

Himawari Hotel Apartments has been organizing the annual Children’s Halloween Party for more than five years until now. This time it’s unique as Himawari cooperated with The Giving Tree International School, which helped organize this event, The Fly Phnom Penh, which set up the bounding castle for children to enjoy. One of the F&B company Livcomo Overseas Import Export Pte Ltd, also cooperated with Himawari. They came together to participate in the event and welcome the community to enjoy themselves during this COVID period. 

Our daily operations are almost back to normal for Himawari Hotel Apartment, but we are still in survival mode and have to stay prudent in our operations. As the hotel director, he appreciates MOT (Ministry of Tourism) working hard to get everything back to normal. He also hopes to recovery back in one year or two years. Hopefully, the tourism market can become routine as the last time or even better just before the upcoming SEA Games in Cambodia.

Mr. Andrew Tay said, “Today we are expecting around the total 500 participate coming here that about hundred over adult and hundred over children that will be coming to Himawari Hotel Today. Yes, I expect about 50% of people they are coming here are local people, and the others 50% actually foreigner have been staying here and working here.” 

We hope that during COVID-19 and many people who also suffered from the floods in Cambodia, we hope everybody stays safe, stays healthy, and keeps yourself strong. Do not let your guard down and, at the same time, help one another during the period of COVID-19 and flood. Through our CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) program, Himawari Hotel Apartments have recently donated rice and drinking water for the flood victims.

Photo by: Sakura Engly

ការបរិច្ចាគជាអង្ករសម្រាប់អង្គការផ្ទះបាយកុមារ នៅក្នុងថ្ងៃតែមួយដែលពួកគាត់ធ្វើការអបអរសារទរថ្ងៃ Miracle WWDay ដែលជាកម្មវិធីខួបប្រចាំឆ្នាំរបស់ពួកគាត់។ កម្មវីធីត្រូវបានបង្កើតឡើងដោយអង្គការផ្ទះបាយកុមារ ក៏ជាថ្ងៃអបអរសាទរ និងបង្ហាញពីការដឹងគុណរបស់ពួកគេដល់អង្គការ Miracle Worldwide ក្នុងការបរិច្ចាគនានា ដល់ផ្ទះបាយកុមារកន្លងមក ព្រមទាំងជាការអរគុណដល់ម្ចាស់ជំនួយនានានៅក្នុងប្រទេសសិង្ហបុរី។ ពិសេសជាងនេះទៅទៀតវាក៏ជាការអបអរដើម្បីពង្រឹងនាក់ទំនងរវាង Miracle Worldwide និងផ្ទះបាយកុមារ ដែលបានចំណាយពេលវេលាក្នុងការធ្វើការងារសប្បុរសធម៌ជាមួយគ្នាដែលនាំមកនូវសេចក្តីអំណរ សុភមង្គល ព្រះពរដល់កុមារដែលនៅក្នុងអង្គការផ្ទះបាយកុមារទាំងអស់ផងដែរ។

លោក​ ង៉ូវ​ ឈីវ ស្ថាបនិក និងជាប្រធាន​គ្រប់​គ្រង​ផ្ទះបាយកុមារ មានវ័យ 75ឆ្នាំ បានរៀបរាប់ប្រាប់ឱ្យដឹងថារូបលោកបានចំណាយពេលវេលាធ្វើការជាមួយអង្គការជាច្រើន និងបានជួយកុមារកម្ពុជាតាំងពីពេលដែលលោកមានវ័យប្រហែលជាង 30ឆ្នាំ។ នាពេលបច្ចុប្បន្ននេះមានកុមារជាច្រើនបានក្លាយជាគ្រូពេទ្យ មន្រ្តីរាជការ ធ្វើការនៅស្ថាប័នឯកជននានា និងមួយចំនួនទៀតបានបន្តការសិក្សារៀនសូត្រនៅឯបរទេស ហើយក៏មានអ្នកខ្លះបន្តរស់នៅបរទេសផងដែរ។

លោក​ ង៉ូវ​ ឈីវ បានលើកឡើងថា៖ «ថ្ងៃនេះខ្ញុំពិតជារំភើបណាស់ព្រោះក្នុងឆ្នាំនេះ ជាថ្ងៃអបអរសាទរ Miracle WWDay ការរំពឹងទុកពីការបរិច្ចាគ គឺត្រឹមតែ 6តោន តែផ្ទុយទៅវិញយើងបានទទួលដល់ទៅ 20តោន។ ដែលអាចទំនុកបម្រុងផ្ទះបាយកុមារបានរហូតដល់ទៅកន្លះឆ្នាំ»។

លោកបានបន្តទៀតថា៖ «ក្នុងស្ថានភាព COVID-19 ម្ចាស់ជំនួយពី អ៊ីតាលី និងសម្បុរសជនផ្សេងៗ ទៀតបានកាត់បន្ថយជំនួយ តែសកម្មភាពរបស់ពួកយើងនៅតែបន្តដើម្បីកុមាររបស់កម្ពុជា។ […] សកម្មភាពមួយចំនួនត្រូវបានកាត់បន្ថយដូចជា ការផ្តល់អាហារដល់កុមាររើសអេតចាយអាចមកញាំបាយ Free នៅផ្ទះបាយកុមារនះ បានកាត់បន្ថយពីពីរពេល មកត្រឹមតែមួយពេលប៉ុណ្ណោះ គឺអាហារពេលព្រឹក»។

លោក Andrew Tay នាយក សណ្ឋាគារ Himawari Hotel Apartments បានប្រាប់ឱ្យដឹងនៅក្នុងកម្មវិធីថា រូបលោក ព្រមទាំងភិរិយា ពិតជាមានអារម្មណ៍សប្បាយរីករាយដែលបានមកដល់អង្គការផ្ទះបាយកុមារ (Les Restaurants Des Enfants – LRDE) ជាលើកទីមួយ។ ដើម្បីបង្ហាញពីការគាំទ្ររបស់លោក រួមជាមួយសណ្ឋាគារ Himawari Hotel Apartments ព្រមទំាងក្រុមគ្រួសារ មិត្តភក្តិ ក្នុងការចូលរួមចំណែកការងារសប្បុរសធម៌ ដោយបានសហការជាមួយនឹងអង្គការ​ Miracle Worldwide ក្នុងការជួយដល់អង្គការផ្ទះបាយកុមាររួម។

លោក Andrew Tay បានលើកឡើងថា៖ «កន្លងមកសណ្ឋាគារ Himawari Hotel Apartments បានធ្វើសម្មភាពសប្បុរសធម៌ក្នុងសង្គមជាច្រើនដើម្បីជួយសហគមន៍ខ្មែរ និងជួយផ្សព្វផ្សាយចំណេះដឹង សេចក្តីស្រឡាញ់និងការលើកទិកចិត្តតាមរយៈព្រះបន្ទូលរបស់ព្រះអង្គម្ចាស់យេស៊ូគ្រីស្ទ តែនេះជាលើកទីមួយរបស់សណ្ឋាគារ Himawari Hotel Apartments ដែលបានបរិច្ចាគ និងជួយរៃអង្គាសអង្ករពីគ្រួសារ និងមិត្តភក្តិ សម្រាប់ឧបត្ថមជាអង្ករក្នុងទ្រង់ទ្រាយធំបែបនេះ»។

លើសពីនេះទៅទៀតលោក Andrew Tay បានថ្លែងអំណរគុណ និងលើកទឹកចិត្តដល់អង្គការផ្ទះកុមារនៅតែបន្តការងារសប្បុរសធម៌របស់ពួកគេក្នុងការធ្វើឱ្យមានការផ្លាស់ប្តូរជីវិតរបស់កុមាររើសសំរាមនៅកម្ពុជា។ ដោយការផ្តល់អាហារដែលមានសារធាតុចិញ្ចឹមដល់រាងកាយ និងគ្រប់គ្រាន់ក្នុងការជួយដល់ការលូតលាស់របស់ពួកគេ។

ក្រៅពីនេះផ្ទះបាយកុមារក៏បានលើកទឹកចិត្តឱ្យកុមារទៅសាលារៀនដូចកុមារដ៏ទៃទៀត ដោយបានផ្តល់ប្រាក់កាសឱ្យពួកគេទៅរៀនក្នុងមួយថ្ងៃ 1000រៀល និងតែងតែតាមដានពីការសិក្សា និងលិទ្ធផលសិក្សារបស់ពួកគេ មិនត្រឹមតែប៉ុណ្ណោះអង្គការផ្ទះបាយកុមារក៏មានការយកចិត្តទុកដាក់ក្នុងការតាមដានសុខភាពកុមារផងដែរ។

ទាំងនេះ គឺជាមូលដ្ឋានគ្រឹះដើម្បីជួយកុមារក្រីក្ររបស់កម្ពុជាឱ្យមានអនាគតល្អប្រសើរជាងមុន នៅពេលខាងមុខ លោកបានលើកទឹកចិត្តដល់កុមារៗ ដែលទទួលបានការថែទាំ ផ្គត់ផ្គង់ ពីផ្ទះបាយកុមារឱ្យខិតខំរៀនសូត្រ ទៅសាលារៀនដើម្បីឆ្ពោះទៅរកអនាគតភ្លឺស្វាងនាពេលខាងមុខ ជាពិសេសក៏ជាចំណែកមួយដ៏ធំជួយដល់សង្គមជាតិវិញ។ លោកសង្ឃឹមថាឪពុកម្តាយរបស់ក្មេងៗ និងបំពេញនូវទំនួលខុសត្រូវរបស់ពួកគេក្នុងនាមជាឪពុកម្តាយ និងធានាថាកូនៗ របស់ពួកគេទទួលបានការយកចិត្តទុកដាក់ខ្ពស់ផងដែរ។ នៅបញ្ជប់លោកបានបន្ថែមទៀតថាកម្មវិធីសប្បុរសធម៌នេះមិនអាចទៅរួចនោះទេ បើគ្មានការចូលរួមឧបត្តមគាំទ្រ ជាវិភាគទានពីម្ចាស់ជំនួយសប្បុរសជននានា ដែលបានសហការរួមគ្នាដើម្បីសុខមាលភាពកុមារកម្ពុជា និងការរៀនសូត្ររបស់ពួកគេ៕

រូបថតដោយ៖ សាគូរ៉ា អេងលី

It’s a privilege to support Miracle World Wide to raise funds for the rice to LRDE to feed children who scavenge. So far, Himawari has raised 10 tons, and MWW also raised 10 tons. Himawari has donated 0.5 tons and raised the remaining 9.5 tons from our generous and strong support and contributions of our supportive and generous donors from Singapore and locals alike.

Mr. Andrew Tay, Director of Himawari Hotel Apartments, said, “I want to thank and encourage LRDE to continue their fantastic work in making a difference to our Cambodian scavenger children’s lives, ensuring that they’re fully fed and grow properly. Proper and sufficient nutrients are so essential in helping with their growth. Besides that, LRDE also encourages the children to go to school, giving them an incentive such as pocket money and tracking their academic performance. It is fundamental to help our needy children to have a better future later in life”.

He added more, “I want to encourage our children who have been blessed by LRDE to work hard, go to school, and work towards a brighter future. I also hope the children’s parents fulfill their parents’ responsibilities and ensure their children are cared for”. 

It’s the first time for Himawari to donate and raise funds for rice at a larger scale. Himawari has been donating rice at a smaller scale to Kolap4 orphanage through Family Care Cornerstone Project almost every year.

Himawari has been doing Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) for many years to help the Cambodian community and help spread God’s love and share his word. Himawari’s CSR program set up St John Phnom Penh organization and the organization under the patronage by our Sovereign Head of the Order of St John, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, to provide first aid training and pubic duty to our community, vocational training institute such as Project Khmer Hope in Kompong Speu. So far, have a team of 100 volunteers from St John, and have trained in Phnom Penh and the provinces. Besides that, St John also donates wells to different provinces. So far, I have donated 50 over wells in several provinces.

Photo by: Sakura Engly

ព្រឹត្តិការណ៍នេះត្រូវបានរៀបចំឡើងសម្រាប់សហគមន៍ជនជាតិសឹង្ហបូរី និងជាពិសេសសម្រាប់ពាណិជ្ជករសឹង្ហបុរីបានជួបជុំពិភាក្សា និងផ្សារភ្ជាប់ទំនាក់ទំនងអាជីវកម្មរបស់ពួកគេទៅវិញទៅមកផងដែរ។

គោលបំណងសំខាន់ពីបច្ចុប្បន្នភាពនៃការរីករាលដាលនៃជំងឺ COVID-19។ លើកនេះព្រឹត្តិការណ៍មានការចូលរួមសម្តែងពីសំណាក់ក្រុមតន្រ្តីសឹង្ហបុរី Boxchords និងមានការណែនាំអំពីប្រភេទស្រាបៀរស្រស់ៗ A5 ពី Himawari Hotel Microbrewery ទៅកាន់ភ្ញៀវទាំងអស់ដែលបានអញ្ជើញចូលរួមកម្មវិធី។

លោក Mr. Albert Tan ប្រធានរបស់សមាគមន៍សិង្ហបុរីប្រចាំប្រទេសកម្ពុជា បានធ្វើការស្វាគមន៍យ៉ាងកក់ក្តៅចំពោះប្រជាជនសឹង្ហបុរីទាំងអស់ដែលបានរចូលរួមកម្មវិធី «Shiok Night» និងប្រាប់ឱ្យដឹងពីបច្ចុប្បន្នភាពនៃជំងឺ COVID-19 ក៏ដូចជាការរឹតត្បិតក្នុងការធ្វើដំណើររវាងប្រទេសសិង្ហបុរី និងកម្ពុជា៕

រូបភាពដោយ៖ សាគូរ៉ា អេងលី

The event is organized for the Singaporean community, especially Singaporean businesses, to meet and connect to their Cambodia business to discuss and enjoy good food and great music.

This time the event features a Singapore band group named Boxchords and introducing Himawari newly launched A5 lite craft beer.

During the special event, Mr. Albert Tan, President of SCC Singapore Club Cambodia, welcomed all Singaporeans in his speech and update about new COVID-19 measures and travel restrictions between Singapore and Cambodia.

Those interested in participating in any future event can email to singaporeclubcabodia@gmail.com or check the club Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/singaporeclubcambodiakh/

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The efforts were part of iAPSS Group and Himawari Hotel Apartments’ corporate social responsibility initiative to reach out to communities during this COVID-19 crisis.

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The hotel apartments’ directors distributed vitamin C in believing the benefits it will bring to the health and well-being of their employees as it may include building up the immune system, protection against cardiovascular disease, prenatal health problems, and eye disease.  The efforts were also part of Himawari Hotel Apartments’ corporate social responsibility initiative to reach out to their employees and local communities during this COVID-19 crisis.

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The history of Lion dance is traditional Chinese is a form of traditional dance in Chinese culture and other Asian countries in which performers mimic a lion’s movements in a lion costume to bring good luck and fortune.

The lion dance is usually performed during the Chinese New Year and other Chinese traditional, cultural and religious festivals. It may also be performed on important occasions such as business opening events, special celebrations or wedding ceremonies, or may be used to honor special guests by the Chinese communities.

The Chinese lion dance is sometimes mistakenly referred to as dragon dance by most first-timers. An easy way to tell the difference is that a lion is normally operated by just two dancers and has a tail, while a dragon is longer and is held on poles by many people. Chinese lion dance fundamental movements can be found in Chinese martial arts.

There are two main forms of the Chinese lion dance, the Northern Lion and the Southern Lion. Both forms are commonly found in China, but around the world especially in South East Asia, the Southern Lion predominates as it was spread by the Chinese diaspora communities who are historically mostly of Southern Chinese origin. The Southern Lion consists of three styles, Hok San, Fut San, and Fut Hok. Versions of the lion dance are also found in Japan, Korea, Tibet, and Vietnam. Another form of lion dance exists in Indonesian culture, but it may be of a different tradition and may be referred to as Singa Barong.

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The Gala was attended by St John Phnom Penh Officers, NCOs, members, and trainees. The special occasion was to offer a certificate of appreciation, an appreciation award and also to present Certificates of Promotion and First Aid Certificates to the organization’s members .

The event showcased the special Christmas performance by students from the Emmanuel Community School and also a Christmas performance by the Oreshko Family from Russia. St John Phnom Penh Officers, NCOs, members, and trainees, were very excited about the lucky drawing during gala dinner and they also enjoyed a sumptuous dinner.

St John Phnom Penh has performed frequently in Zone 2 for the public duties, especially some of the more notable duties such as F1 Singapore Grand Prix, Phnom Penh International Half Marathon, and the Love Phnom Penh Festival.

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