Liliana’s South East Asia Adventure

So I’m in Siem Riep at a different computer. Ok the one full day I spent in the capital I went to teh killing fields at S-21. The killings fields are part of Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge which I’m sure you’ve heard of. The massacres occured from 1975 to 1979.  Four years Pol Pot was still active later on in the 80’s and 90’s.  He came into town to liberate teh people from a country that was following apart.  The economy etc was not great.  People cheared at first.  He said I want the teachers, Professors, business people etc to come help rebuild cambodia.  Well they came and they believed him but he lied.  These people were then killed, mamed what ever in mass quantities.  At the killing fields you can see these dug up graves where hundreds of people were buried.  Some were buried with heads chopped off others were graves of women and children.  I was walking around and I only had on flip flops.  Underneath me in some parts clothing could be seen in the dirt.  One guide pointed to something on the ground and so I looked and it was a thooth.  Probably other bodies etc are still there below the tourist walking around.  The first major thing you see when you arrive is this pagoda like structure with probably a thousands skulls.  Four or five levels of skulls looking out at you in this glassed in thing.  It was sad to look at but I controlled myself and didn’t cry. 

I then went to the S-21 which was an enfoumous school turned prison that housed people that pol pot and his regime thought were bad.  Pretty much everyone was considered an enemy of the Khmer Rouge.  People wearing glasses were considered smart so they were killed.  Workers were killed everyone practically was killed over a million people.  At this school now turned museum you could see the make shift cells that were used for tourture or to house the prisoners.  They had to ask the officers to do anything and everything such as moving positions while sleeping etc.  When I upload the pictures you will see in on eof the photos’a copy of the rules that they had for prisoners.  Sad part of history but the cambodians have moved on and are trying to heal a wound that is deep.  Many of the cambodians now are supper nice and friendly.  They speak some english if they are in the tourist industry which most that I incounter are.  I met a girl from England or as she says Britain and we are sharing a room while in Siem Riep.  We went to the famous Angor Wat ruins today and I will talk about it more tomorrow.  She got frustrated with the computer and is waiting for me.  Tomorrow at 5am we will leave to go to the ruins and see the sunrise.  Sorry can’t get to the kodak site.  Computer is taking a long time to load site will try later as I have many photos to show you.  ciao.