快乐的孩子

“为什么我要读艺术治疗呢？”
“ 因为哦，我看的太多不快乐，没有笑容的孩子！因为哦，我心疼很多没有快乐的童年的孩子！我希望以后可以帮助到越来越多日子过得不平衡的大人和孩子。。” 

考试的月份家长和孩子都很紧张。。看到家长和孩子面对考试的压力，我不禁想起自己小时候读书的日子，不曾有过这么难过的压力。我是一个不爱啃课本，不背书但爱小说的孩子；每一次考试Seni一定拿A。嘿！最喜欢玩，玩跳绳，玩丢石子，玩玻璃球，骑脚踏车，放风筝，跳格子，爬树采红毛丹；中学啦，看课本的日子多了一点点，也有去补习但爱玩的我还是喜欢驾摩托车到海边吹吹风，乘渡轮去槟程看画展，露营，学画画，到戏院看戏。。。我记得那些年我拥有的是快乐读书玩乐的日子。

孩子本来就是爱玩啊！不是吗？想想孩子在0-7岁，7-14岁，14-21岁，21-28岁各方面的学习和成长的过程，每个阶段都有各自该发展和学习的地方。太多的学术和成绩的要求让孩子和父母忘了求学的目的。。求知识？还是求成绩？每天读书而已吗？还是也要懂道德和品行？

我自己的两个孩子也像他们的妈妈一样爱玩，成绩OKOK，所以有几个A做妈妈的就开心到不得了！我乐得笑开怀的是当他两被他人称赞有礼貌，时常笑面迎人。

小时了了，大未必佳。。凡事无绝对，我还是相信会玩的孩子，会开心的学习噢！慢慢的他们就学会了读书和玩乐的平衡点。记得大宝贝上了大学后在他的手提电脑的银幕上放了个”work hard & play hard" 的字，我内心是多么的欣慰，还没离开家里就懂了这道理。小宝贝中四了还有两年也要上大学。我们谈德国，谈爱尔兰。他学德语，我们说存钱去德国旅行，喜欢就到那里留学，要不然去爱尓兰找哥哥。SPM重要啊，要尽力不要压力。英文数理要拿A。。3个A就不得了！再考多几个A就可以帮爸妈省学费咯！😀😀😀

长大以后的孩子要过的是他自己选的日子，要走的路是他自己的人生。对我来说懂事的孩子是除了读书之外，会装水喉，换灯泡，烧饭做家务，听歌弹琴，看戏走街。。。懂生活。

有时候学习急不来，给孩子一点时间，让他随着自己的步伐成长，帮他培养信心和好习惯。。慢慢的他就会进步！就像我咯！当年因为英文差，所以不敢出国留学，二十年后我报读艺术治疗，很开心的学习，很快乐的读着很多我看不懂的书，一边查字典一遍做记录！然后。。我对两个儿子说：“等你们两个做工了，妈咪进大学的梦就要你们来圆了！” 

学习是一辈子的事，不是吗？我在等着踏入大学的日子。。。如果那时候我还活着。。继续的当快乐的老孩子！ 

Appreciation From The Founder of Colors of Cambodia

Presenting this awards to you all, because it's not belongs to me aone, its for all of you!!! I can't express enough of my gratitude to the people who have helped and support me in the Colors of Cambodia project ~ fund raising event, exhibition, sponsorship program, contribution in art materials and etc etc... all these will not work out without you.

In 2007, In Siem Reap, I saw "Art Will Save The World" at street 11. I stepped into Colors of Cambodia art gallery, fascinated by how the Cambodian children create their art and wondered about how art can save the world.

I send an email to the founder Bill Gentry, met him in Singapore, inspired by him! I then revisited Siem Reap. Since then I started to make many life decisions, explored and learned different life lessons. All these have played a big part to get to where I am right now.

My heartfelt thank goes to people who has inspired, motivated and challenged me in my life along this journey. 

I am looking at this plaque given by the founder of Colors of Cambodia again and again....I smile and read the wording, I still can't believe it!

I have no words to express my gratitude to

Bill Gentry

for given me the great opportunity to be part of Colors of Cambodia! Bill is the man who inspired me in many ways, especially Art will save the world!

Loves form my Cambodian teachers

Phany Phanin Futago

,

Sophanin Sor

,

Oun Sok

,

Soben Hour

,

Ponleu Art

and students that working together for nine years often touches my heart! They work very hard, learn and grow...Because of them and many of my Cambodian friends I am able to see the real poverty life in Cambodia, they have teachers me to be a better person! ️️️

I am grateful to my family for allowing me to contribute my times and skills, and to my dear friends for their continuing support in Colors of Cambodia.... I can't do much without your all! Love and kindness always make a difference....Not forgetting my Dharma teachers, brothers and Sisters who are guiding me to the right path.

Thank you for everything! Life is so beautiful to have all of you walking along This is the real happiness... it stays... for long...

家书

曾经我觉得时间过的太慢了，什么时候我的两个宝贝才会长大，什么时候我不用再紧紧抓住你们的手。现在，看着你两已高于我的格子，我想，怎么时间过得那么快啊？ 我好想念大手牵小手的日子，还有把你们抱在怀里的感觉哦！ 

在你们拥有属于自己的天空之前，忙于生活之际，我想要的是可以时常一齐出游。以往是大人做决定，驾驶带你们，现在是我最开心和安慰的时候了！ 因为我可以轻松的出游，你们来处理和做决定。

喜欢看着你们在泳池里玩乐的情景，也喜欢在泳池里和你们嬉戏；远远的看着你们在沙滩上互相戏弄对方，这就是兄弟之情，我安慰的笑了。相机捕捉下来的时刻是我老来的回忆！ 我们三人快快乐乐的吃吃喝喝，轻轻松松的走走睡睡的渡过国庆日这三天的母子游。 我不时的假装做些事情，其实都是偷偷的看你们。一路上我们都不多话， 大的在专注的驾驶，小的在睡觉。音乐在车厢里飘扬，我暗自窃喜的回忆你们小时候的点滴， 但， 也想起这些年因为我和你爸的分离带给你们的伤害及难堪，心里那一个揪了十年的结还是会让我感到隐隐的疼痛。

我和你爸结束了十年的婚姻，对我们大人来说是解脱，对你两来说或许曾经是个创伤但却让你两不用再受压抑的气氛。当初我是多么的担心离异后，带给你们的创伤会如何影响你们的心理历程。家，原本该是一个温暖和安全的地方，曾几何时家变得如此的脆弱。大人的世界让你们难以理解，大人的痛苦和无奈也让你们感到无助。。。而你两独特的性格对这件事的反应也大大的不同。

感恩的是你两在这些难过日子里学会了接受，理解父母对你们的爱不会因为分离而结束，你们的宽容让所有人都过得很开心，而你们也健康快乐的成长。更欢喜的是你爸爸不在呆板了，他也学会了如何表达他对你们的爱。 

你两在叛逆时期给了妈咪我一份难搞的功课。你们面临成长历程里问题，不同阶段实，各种各样、皆令妈咪我头疼。一个草率的批评也会带给你们难以抹平的创伤。 这一门功课教会了我要有技巧的和你们说话，你我都要那一个被尊重的感觉。这难挨的日子终于成为过去，我不用再提心吊胆的过日子了。

在妈咪的教育观里，你们的考试分数我只在意数学，科学和英文。关注的是你们快乐的成长，细数围绕的幸福。希望的是你们长大后会慢慢的会了解“存在的价值”， 记得对社会要有所贡献。

未来的日子里想拥有幸福和成功，就要有自主精神，要有目标。自主权在你们的手上，选择目标，放飞梦想，干我所爱，爱我所干；生活的步伐也不要太急，乱了脚步。。。。。妈咪希望你们可以快乐的和梦想一起起舞，但是要记得满头银发的妈咪我需要你们的问候。

Chang An and Nanyang Exhibition 2015

An Malaysia and China art exchange exhibition to learn about the relationship between ChangAn and Nanyang. 

This exhibition held in an ancient town ~ Xi Tang until 8th April then will be exhibit in Hangzhou ~ Shang Kun.Luo Qi International Contemporary Art Museum. 

西园雅集：从长安到南洋

3月21日下午的江南古镇西塘春雨绵绵，来自故都长安、江南名城与南洋马来西亚的当代艺术家作品在朦胧江南古镇西园进入我们的视野。

由西园·中国书法主义文献馆、嘉善西塘古镇保护委员会、西安美术学院、苏州大学、江南大学、尚坤·洛齐国际当代艺术馆、杭州神畅艺术机构、马来西亚哲轩画廊、马来大学艺术学院等联合主办，英国著名美术理论家马丁和中国美术学院著名画家洛齐主持，中国国家博物馆张志民和马来西亚画家许佩瑶联合策划的《西园雅集：从长安到南洋》中马当代艺术展3月21日下午3点在西塘西园中国书法主义文献开幕，中马艺术家们从西塘江南古镇的人文历史出发，就中国当代艺术与南洋艺术的发展及历史进行了学术研讨，参加本次邀请展的艺术家们不仅有从江南古镇走出去的名家、西安美术学院的著名画家项仕中，也有毕业于中国美术学院的江南本地画家马学文、陈东、上海名家张晨初，更有来自江南大学的名家唐满生、冉海泉、苏州大学的戴家峰，而活跃于国际当代艺术领域的洛齐及中国美术学院的著名油画家杨参军、井士剑与来自西安美术学院的麻爱周、梁宏理、彭建忠、杨洋、董文通，广州画家王水清等学院派代表组成了中国当代艺术家格局，而来自马来西亚的艺术家作品包括前马来国家美术馆馆长拿吉、南洋艺专前辈名家余荣兴、蔡静华夫妇、当代名家张协成、许佩瑶及拉尼的南洋艺术作品等作品30余件。中马艺术家的艺术风格虽然各不相同，但是我们从展览座谈会上，从英国著名美术理论家马丁先生与洛齐先生、马来画家的发言中了解到了20世纪以来江南人文精神对中国艺术以及南洋艺术的影响与文脉联系。

艺术家们感谢西塘旅游文化公司、感谢书法主义文献馆，本次展览于4月8日结束后将移师杭州尚坤洛齐国际当代艺术馆继续巡展。

西塘西园•中国书法主义文献馆报道

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5月25日下午，汇集长安古都西安美术学院、江南名城与南洋马来西亚、泰国、印尼当代艺术家作品展在杭州西园路，尚坤创意集聚园区尚坤•洛齐国际当代艺术馆开展。

本次展览3月曾展于浙江著名水乡西塘西园•中国书法主义文献馆，数万人次参观艺术家作品。今天移师杭州尚坤文创园区，展览得到了西园·中国书法主义文献馆、嘉善西塘古镇保护委员会、中国美术学院、西安美术学院、苏州大学艺术学院、江南大学设计学院、上海华东师大艺术学院、浙江工商大学设计学院、浙江财经大学艺术学院、尚坤·国际创意园区、马来西亚理工大学、泰国宋卡王子大学、印尼国际艺术博物馆等文化教育机构的大力支持，经由杭州神畅艺术机构与尚坤•洛齐国际当代艺术馆联合策划主办，由英国著名美术理论家马丁和中国美术学院著名画家洛齐主持，并得到了中国国家博物馆张志民先生和马来西亚画家许佩瑶女士的联合协助，《西园雅集·从长安到南洋》国际当代油画艺术展从5月25日至7月16日结束，展期中将举办艺术座谈交流等活动，展期结束后将再移师杭州中国美术学院象山校区国际艺术城继续巡展。

参加本次邀请展的艺术家们不仅有从江南古镇走出去的名家项仕中，张继东、管继詹、陈东、上海名家张晨初，江南大学名家唐满生、冉海泉、苏州大学戴家峰，中国美术学院当代著名油画家杨参军、井士剑、何立、宋红，来自西安美术学院项仕中、麻爱周、梁宏理、彭建忠、杨洋、董文通，北京解构主义代表艺术家徐微强、活跃于国际舞台的艺术家洛齐等学院派组成了中国艺术家格局，而东南亚艺术家包括前马来西亚国家美术馆馆长拿吉、马来理工大学美术馆馆长拉曼、著名画家张协成、南洋艺专前辈名家余荣兴、蔡静华夫妇、画家许佩瑶女士，泰国艺术家达克·简·帕、默马、唐西拉、萨达瓦、印尼艺术家艾丽莎、威廉等南洋艺术等作品共60余件。艺术作品风格虽然各不相同，但对社会、自然和心灵的人文关怀，这个核心主题是一致的。

尚坤•洛齐国际当代艺术馆
杭州三墩西园路10号尚坤生态创意园C区3F

11th Asian, African and Mediterranean International Exhibition

http://correspondences-martin.blogspot.my/2014/11/powerhouse-of-art-in-edge-business.html

Hangzhou Hanging Malaysian Artists

by Martin Bradley

A finely selected coterie of Malaysian creatives, including Nanyang trained ink brush master Dr Cheah Thien Soong, USM’s Associate Professor A Rahman Mohamed (from the School of Arts), printmaker Chong Hip Seng, and up-and-coming Malaysian artist Honey Khor, had been invited to show their works in a truly international art exhibition by Luo Qi, Associate Professor of the China Academy of Art, and also a renowned Chinese Modern Artist and art entrepreneur. The 11th Annual Asian, African and Mediterranean International Modern Art Exhibition, was held over five days in the South Eastern Chinese City of Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, famed for its historical connections to Kublai Khan, Marco Polo and Mao Zedong.

This year’s event, hosting artworks from 22 artists, was housed in the new Shang Kun Luo Qi International Museum of Modern Art, which had been purpose built and recently completed by the Shang Kun Construction Co. Ltd, to house displays and exhibitions for the artist/entrepreneur Luo Qi. That private gallery not only forms part of a growing interest in Chinese art investment, but is scheduled to introduce further international art interconnections to the region in the near future. In time, the whole first floor of the privately funded six-storey building, is to be dedicated to the promotion of arts

The prosperous and architecturally advanced city of Hangzhou, its entrepreneurs, the new gallery, and Annual China (Hangzhou) International Micro-Films Festival, had all been backed by some of the city's most illustrious businessmen, including Liu Bin, Board Chairman of Hongmao Holdings, Li Zheng We of Shang Kun Construction Co. Ltd and other significant Hangzhou businessmen, with a very supportive local government and, of course, entrepreneur Luo Qi himself. 

As part of a consciously ongoing art initiative, redeveloping the arts in China, the city of Hangzhou welcomed the "International Exhibition", which featured painting and sculpture from countries as diverse as Australia, Reunion Island (in the Indian Ocean), Italy, Mauritius, Thailand, Russia and our very own Malaysia. In a separate meeting within the aforementioned gallery, support was pledged for further annual exhibitions, an expansion of art initiatives, greater international exchanges of artworks within Hangzhou as well as art residencies, with the fortunate artist housed for a month in a freshly constructed six star hotel, due to be opened shortly.

Paintings by A Rahman Mohamed and prints by Chong Hip Seng, from previous international art exhibitions, accompanied those by Reunion Island artist Charly Lesquelin, Italian Marco Cascella and Hangzhou’s Luo Qi, to grace the walls of the N8 Club and continue to form part of a permanent collection within the city of Hangzhou. These excellent examples of modern international artworks were on display at Hangzhou's most exclusive, private, N8 Club where the city's elite revel, drink fine French wines and rest from the pressures of business and entrepreneurship. 

NB. The club (N8) is located at the former Nan Ping Club at the lakeside of the West Lake in Hangzhou, and was founded by the Octvillas consortium, hence N8. The club was originally an exclusive swimming club for China’s former premiere, Mao Zedong, but now is a leisure club for the well appointed and their guests. N8 Club is situated close to the scenic views of Leifeng Pagoda and Jingci Temple, while "Ten Views of the West Lake”, "Su Causeway in Spring Dawn", "Leifeng Pagoda in Evening Glow", and "Evening Bell Ringing at Nanping Hill" are close by.

There is little doubt that China, and in this instance Hangzhou in the province of Zhejiang, is heavily invested in arts, including fresh perspectives in modern architecture. China is on the move with art investment. An article in The Guardian, this year, reflected that at least seven world class art auction houses are presently in China, including Poly International, Guardian Auctions, Christies and Sotherby’s, though the two latter operate from Hong Kong as they are not permitted in mainland China. The interest in art, foreign and local, certainly at a fiscal level, is phenomenal in China with art profits reported as doubling annually. The reason; Chinese middle classes are becoming more affluent, with some of that good fortune filtering into the arts. Luo Qi’s university, the China Academy of Art, Hangzhou, will soon be housing a permanent collection of Bauhaus objects and drawings, bought for $72 million in Germany in 2013.

The China Academy of Art, the Shang Kun Luo Qi International Museum of Modern Art, the N8 Club and the continuing Annual Asian, African and Mediterranean International Modern Art Exhibition is good for Hangzhou, good for China, but equally good for Malaysia and its artists. Chinese interest in art from Asia can only serve to prosper Malaysian art within the region, with China rapidly becoming one of the most important players in a global art scene, equal to America and Europe.

(original text)

Episode 1 ~ Creating Colors of Cambodia

http://www.artmalaysia.com.my/arttalk/detail/10/episode-1-creating-colors-of-cambodia

t’s always a mad rush – managing family, business, being a painter and organising the exhibition Colors of Cambodia.Honey Khor handles these commitments with undoubting flair. She dashes about in her sparkling black SUV, dropping off children eager for tuition, professional photos, and treasured artworks. She loves to teach art at her Child Development Centre – daily, with little in the way of a sustained break. From the slightest crack of dawning in Selangor - to the rising of Puchong’s silver moon, she dashes hither and thither, trying desperately to fit 48 hours into 24 - and somehow succeeding. Honey is Superwoman, Wonder Woman and a latter day Nanny McPhee all rolled into one, as she performs her daily tasks with a patient smile.

This is your chance to follow Honey as she prepares for this year’s gala event – the exhibition Colors of Cambodia, in aid of the under-privileged children of Cambodia, held at Penang Village restaurant, Great Eastern Mall, Ampang, Kuala Lumpur. It’s your opportunity to share in Honey’s out-pouring of energy, observe her endless enthusiasm, her boundless, selfless love, and join Honey in her sheer joy de vivre in the preparations for that big day - October 14, 2012.

Episode 2 ~ Creating Colors of Cambodia

http://www.artmalaysiagroup.com/arttalk/detail/11/episode-2-creating-colors-of-cambodia

Honey is on the phone. She gathers a host of people to her. We are all to fly out to Cambodia in March, for a week. Photographers, Honey, two artists, and I are to descend upon Cambodia to squeeze it dry of images and information about the children’s project run by Colors of Cambodia, project leader Bill Gentry.

A book, to be sold at the Colors of Cambodia exhibition, is being prepared. Bill (Gentry) wants to meet up and talk about the book, see where it fits into the project, and how it will look. Honey and I have to journey down to Singapore to meet a tired Bill, who will just have arrived back from overseas. She is desperately trying to get some pages together to show Bill. Honey has to flush out some thoughts and make them flesh in readiness, as well as coordinate the rest of the show.

The big computer is switched on. In-design is a-buzzing with ideas, shapes, and sizes, will Honey meet her self-imposed deadline, can she impress Bill enough for him to sanction the project – she will have to wait and see. Singapore awaits, tension mounts and the Merlion flashes a fishy tail.
  

Episode 3 ～ Creating Colors of Cambodia

http://www.artmalaysiagroup.com/arttalk/detail/14/episode-3-creating-colors-of-cambodia

The SUV is in for service - in readiness for the Singapore trip. Photographers have been on the phone – do we need visas for Cambodia...what are the sleeping arrangements...can we have single rooms instead of sharing...how far from the project will we be...do we use dollars or local currency. Honey Khor continues to juggle arrangements, as we prepare to meet with Bill and, hopefully, gain his blessings for the latest Colors of Cambodia project (the book) – spearheaded by Honey.

I rifle my small collection of foreign currency, and discover that I have Sing $23 and ten cents, hardly enough for a three day trip. Honey has little more. It’s time to pay a visit to the bank then.

Meanwhile the computer is a-buzzin’ with ideas and illustrations for the book proposal. Will Bill go for it, can we bushwack him into giving his consent for the project. We momentarily hold our joint breaths. It is becoming a slightly tense time. All rests of Bill’s agreement for the book project. Without his agreement we are back to the computer drafting board and yet more proverbial head scratching. There are more black flashes as Honey’s SUV speeds faster than Superman’s speeding bullet.

 

Episode 4 ～ Creating Colors of Cambodia

http://www.artmalaysiagroup.com/arttalk/detail/18/episode-4-creating-colors-of-cambodia

And now read on...

It was fantasy time in a brightening KL. Our heroine Honey pitched on – ‘what if we had a book like this or that, full colour, hard covers/soft covers - 100 pages, and how much would it cost? Oh that much!’ Mental gnashing of teeth/tearing out of hair, ‘ok what if we changed it around, no note paper just all glossy art paper, how would that be. Ok, better, but it is for a charity lah! A slight reduction, how slight? Hmmm, we’re getting there.’

The Colors of Cambodia project was moving slowly forward. Honey was having a meeting with the printer to determine the cost of a book, rather than a catalogue for the exhibition. The printer was a nice guy, all smiles and a little twinkle in his eye as he looked at Honey. He gave us some vital samples to impress American Bill with at the weekend, it was all a little too good to be true, but hey who’s complaining.

It was another stage over. Honey, sample books and paper stuffed into her oversized bag, donned her sleek sunglasses and slipped elegantly back into her Honey-mobile and sped off to her next meet.

Episode 5 ～ Creating Colors of Cambodia

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Journeying to Singapore was largely uneventful. At the Forum (Orchard Road), American Bill had given his permission to go ahead with the book. It was a great relief. Shoulders relaxed, sighs were heaved, and inner smiles radiated.

It was a go. Honey Khor smiled her biggest smile ever. Such was Honey’s joy of the book’s approval that her eyes twinkled and she practically shone. Cool, calm, inquisitive Bill was entirely professional.  He brought the best out of us. He made us explain what we were doing and where we were going with the Colors of Cambodia book and exhibition project.

Singapore rained. It was a welcome rain, a cooling rain which brought forth the right kind of intimacy needed for an interview about Bill’s involvement with Colors of Cambodia. By the time frothy, milky, teas and American styled cappuccinos were taken, the rain had stopped, and much relief was felt. Honey, not having access to her black SUV, dashed lady-like in her black high heels, towards the local MRT (LRT), swinging her oversized back containing those paper and book samples which had so wowed Bill. On the bus back to JB, Honey gazed meditatively out the window, relieved, but tired.

Episode 6 ～ Creating Colors of Cambodia

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Well, we had to be different, didn’t we?

No sooner were we out of Siem Reap airport – Cambodia, than I proposed. I knew Cambodia to be Honey’s most favourite place on earth – she had been going back and forth for Colors of Cambodia since 2007, so that is where I proposed and – she said yes.

Now proposing and getting married are two very different things. So I added – here, in Cambodia and wouldn’t it be nice if we were to do it this trip – in the Colors of Cambodia gallery, again Honey said yes.

We asked American Bill to be the best man. He agreed - we had but one day to sort it all out. This was Sunday, Bill was leaving on the Tuesday, ooops. With a tremendous effort by all concerned, by 6.30 we were sitting in front of a Buddhist priest and getting married. Honey had laid her hand phone down, slipped out of her business mode and consented to be my wife in the Colors of Cambodia gallery, surrounded by bemused staff, students and a bank of photographers brought over to assist with the book. It was all very romantic.