A Journey into Joy & Peace

Dong Fang, 2011

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Pu Men Magazine, 2011

2011-11-11T00:14:00.000+08:00

Star Metro, 2010

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Messages from Winnie Lio

2010-08-05T00:06:00.002+08:00

I am so grateful with her , it was her who bring me to this “A Journey into Joy & Peace”.I admire her of her selfless in serving others, her hardworking , her humble etc etc ..

I always think to myself, we are all human beings if others can do it , so why can I ?Nothing is impossible …

I started off myself in helping on the fund-raising by selling off the 2^nd Charity Art Auction and Exhibition ..When I first sold my first piece of the charity vouchers and followed by the second piece .. I feel so glad , happy and blessed that I am finally able to help so many people in needs ..and thankful of being given a chance , an opportunity to me to practice love ,caring . helping for the needy although it’s a hard work .

By Winnie Lio (parent )

Messages from Dino Goh

2010-05-23T10:17:00.007+08:00

The true beauty of life is not about how happy, healthy or successful you are, it's about how many people are happy, healthy or successful, because of YOU!!!

The children in Cambodia has a brighter future, because someone from thousand miles away is willing to take a step ahead and make a difference, and inspire others to do the same way to make this world a better place.

This is what I call "Unconditional", giving without asking for return.

I thank Honey for being a caring, loving, committed, responsible and beautiful woman, her love is just like honey, enriched hundreds of lives.

I'm, very honored to be her friend.

Dino Goh
Nutritionist, Speaker, Writer.

Message from founder of Honey Child Development Centre

2010-05-23T10:12:00.004+08:00

The 2nd Art Auction & Exhibition on 15th May 2010 has been so successfully organized. I would like to express my gratitude to everyone who has jointly made this event such a great success.
I was so excited and too happy on that night until my mind became blank when I was standing on the stage even I was accompanied by Owen, Mandy, Belle and Adrian. Thank you so much to Owen in guarding me to start my speech but yet my speech was incomplete. I wish to say more but I was too excited.
So many thoughts have come to my mind that night. My eyes were well with tears when I look at the crowd, looked at our lovely celebrities, all volunteers who has comes and the warmth feelings inside Penang Village.
I was thinking of my dad who I wish he can be with me in this wonderful event. He has once against me into art. He told me that ART cannot make a living, ART cannot make money. Now, he is so happy and proud of me. Art allows me to give my time and sharing my artistic skill with the Cambodian children. With ART, I’m having lots of happiness that money couldn’t buy.
On that night, I missed my dearest grandma deeply. How I wish she could see me standing here, but she is no longer with me now, I can’t share my stories and happiness with her any more. But I know that she is looking upon me now and smiling. I remembered once she was following up with me on my 1st Charity Art Exhibition, I will never forget her sweet smile when she was listening to me. I missed you, Ah Poh!
Missing my grandma, I am now recalling that I had once organized a small skill charity & exhibition at my art centre in the year 2007. The small fund was raised for Maha Karuna compassionate home located at Taman Midah, Cheras, KL.
In this journey of giving, I received so much. I received so much of joy and happiness when I step into Colors Of Cambodia. I could see so much of sweet smiles in return when I gave away the party pack to the school children. I received lots of friendship from everywhere, I received lot of new lessons in life to learn. Along with what I have gained and it became a great opportunity to organize this meaningful event.
At the same moment, I’m thinking of Cambodian children bare foots, their innocent eyes, their living and life, I learn to appreciate my life better. This journey into joy & peace is to create awareness and the joy of giving in the lesser children. The underprivileged children of Cambodia learn that they too are in the position to give. By giving away their art pieces, they receive care, attention and monetary assistance in return. This also becomes a good opportunity to educate our local children to be generous and to help others in need by sincerely contributing their skills and efforts in the form of arts.
So much to share and so much to tell and no words could express my appreciation to everyone.
A very BIG THANK YOU to all of you who has jointly holding my hand into this journey, and may all of us be blessed with blossom of happiness and peace.

Love, Joy & Peace
Honey Khor
Organizer

Message from General Advisor

2010-05-23T10:08:00.003+08:00

Joy and Peace to All,

Joy, Peace, Happiness, is all creations of the mind. They don’t depend on outward conditions. They depend on INNER conditions. It isn’t what you have or who you are or where you are or what you are doing that makes you happy, joyful and peaceful or otherwise. They are what you think about them. (Dale Carnegie)

This 2nd Charity Art Auction and Exhibition is held to raise much needed funds to benefit 2 worthy causes i.e. Kinrara Metta Buddhist Society Building Fund and Colors of Cambodia. Both these organizations are harbingers of Joy, Peace and Happiness.

All beings are interconnected. There is none who come here on their own. In this journey of LIFE let us sow seeds of happiness, joy and peace to others far and near, seen or unseen, friendly or unfriendly.

In GIVING we RECEIVE. How so? We receive inner peace and happiness which leads us to a healthy mind and body. In giving and sharing we receive gratitude and blessings. In giving we receive many happy smiles and pure rejoicing of countless mind and hearts. In giving we receive large doses of Positive Energy directed towards you in unseen waves. And the list goes on………

With folded palms and joyful heart I thank each and every one for giving with joy and peace.

Sis Paruadi Ramasamy
President
Kinrara Metta Buddhist Society

Message from founder of Colors Of Cambodia

2010-05-23T10:03:00.005+08:00

The staff and I at Colors of Cambodia greatly appreciate the efforts of those in Kuala Lumpur who have helped make this event possible! We believe art is an important form of communication that develops the mind and imagination, and induces a love for the world!

As a child, I spent hours and hours drawing, exploring and creating. My future started then. The Colors of Cambodia project is an attempt to give to children this same opportunity… an hour or two or more every day or week, playing, with art, letting the possibilities grow.

There is a potential greatness in Cambodia. I see this in the eager bright eyes, and innate artistic ability of the young. The Colors of Cambodia project is our way of helping the children of Cambodia find their own path to a future of fulfillment.

William D. Gentry

Founder

Colors of Cambodia

On the Opening Night, 16 MAY 2010

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Art works from Cambodia and Malaysia

Baba and Nyonya Sketch by the Sri Panggung Group

Mr Khoo Cheang Jin, the president of the Malaysian Association of Water Colors and Bro who auctioned "Angkor Wat" at RM20K.

Honey Khor, the organizer and Sis who auctioned her "Lotus" at RM12K.

Sis Ruby Khong and Honey Khor

Group photo....all the VIPS

Autograph by Owen Yap

Autograph by Mr Adrian Chee

Autograph by Ms Belle Theng

Autograph by Ms Mandy Chen

Autograph by Mr Frank Low, represented Clay Expression

Autograph by Mr Khoo Cheang Jin, the president of the Malaysian Association of Water Colors

Autograph by Ms Emilia Tan, My Batik

Autograph by Mr Tonny Leow, Penang Village

Autograph by Mr Saroeun, representing Colors Of Cambodia

Autograph by Mr Tan Kim Chan, KMBS

Autograph by Honey Khor, the Orgenizer

Autograph by Datuk Victor Wee

The night that full of love, joy and peace

Sharing of loving kindness to the under privilege children

All are enjoying the beautiful Apasa dance

Apsara is a figures of Hindu mythology: beautiful dancing girls who are the wives of the Ghandarvas.

Hymn Singing by Children of Kinrara Metta Buddhist society

Lovely music from "Gu Zhen" by Mavis Tang

Beautiful clay works form Clay Expression

This will be decorate you house with all the love, joy and peace

Magazine sponsor by My Batik

New Strait Time, 2010

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Art helpline for Cambodian kids

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Art helpline for Cambodian kids

2nd CHARITY ART auction & exhibition

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FROM 15 May 2010 to 13 June 2010

Joy & Peace to you!

Three organizations, namely Honey Child Development Centre (HCDC), Kinrara Metta Buddhist Society (KMBS) and Colors of Cambodia (COC), have joined hands to organize this charity fund raising event to benefit two worthy causes. The first is to help underprivileged children in Siem Reap, Cambodia to nuture their artistic talent, and secondly to raise funds for Kinrara Metta Buddhist Society - Building Fund.

Our first Charity Art Auction & Exhibition was held in the year 2008 with great success. We envision to continue this mission of helping underpriviledged children as well as inculting wholesome family values and youth development programs that leads to peace within and world at large. This year’s event will be held at Penang Village, Great Eastern Mall, Jalan Ampang, Kuala Lumpur from 15 May to 13 June 2010. The highlights of the event will be the Gala Official Opening Night on the 15 May 2010, which will be graced by 200 VIP guests.

With great joy and peace we humbly request generous sponsorship in form of cash and in kind from your esteem company. By this selfless giving, you too will be part of this journey into joy and peace. We joyfully look forward to your kind participation, we will much appreciate if you could kindly confirm your contributions by 30 April 2010.

life journey: FELT IN LOVE WITH SIEM REAP

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life journey: FELT IN LOVE WITH SIEM REAP

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Your Support is Needed

As a non-profit organization, Colors Of Cambodia and Kinrara Metta Buddhist Society depends largely on voluntary work and contributions of groups and individuals who share our concerns. Your contributions would be greatly appreciated and would give us an opportunity to make known your noble efforts in our part of the world. Thank you very much in anticipation for any help that you may be able to offer.

How You Can Help

~ Become a sponsor or supporting organization

~ Purchase Opening Night Gala Dinner @ RM150 per pax

~ Purchase Meal Vouchers @ RM60 (2 pax) andor RM500 (10 Pax)

~ Spread the word about the charity art exhibition in your group and community ~ Donation in cash or door gifts or promotion items

~ Offer help in any other way you can.

Honey's love for Colors Of Cambodia

2010-01-15T10:26:00.002+08:00

For a few months now, I have been talking to the children and listening to their imaginative stories during painting classes. Their wide-eyed intrigued look took my thoughts back to those rundown school buildings. I really miss the children there with their innocent smiles. In fact, I am really grateful to be able to work in an environment surrounded by children, to be able to watch them learn with their hearts and happily grow. It is also where I found a niche to call my own. When I first started backpacking through the mysterious and culturally rich countries of Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, Cambodia etc., my purpose was to broaden my perspective, to gain new experiences, and to understand the local customs, their artistic styles and creations. I had earlier encountered a bottleneck where I felt my knowledge had become insufficient for my teaching. If an exciting palette is desired, one can mix endless hues through practice and learning. However, to develop better ideas in teaching, one needs to constantly explore further, to experience the contrasts resulting from differences in environment, education, encounters, and also to be in touch with various unique artistic styles. Yet, after having gone through the journey, I realized that what I have collected was more than the additional knowledge I needed. It has not only created ripples in my previously mundane life, it actually deeply touched my heart.

The busy life in the city constantly pushes my pace faster; sometimes I can hardly catch a breather. All I could do was to control my own pace as much as I can, occasionally take some time off in another country to reframe my mind and to relax. Only then my mind could gain more flexibility. Otherwise life is too much of a routine, with activities like leaving the house, coming back, having meals and going to bed at fixed times. If not that, I would be rushing here and there, constantly being busy and occupied …….. How did things get so hectic? Until the extent that I overlooked many things, forgetting to care for the people around me. All this comes back to me whenever I am wandering in the streets with my backpack on, looking at people young and old of different races, trying to understand how they face their daily life. All those faraway memories reappear naturally, like bubbles gushing out of a freshly popped Champaign bottle, making waves in my emotions. Once again, my memories turn into scenes in paintings.

I fell in love with Siem Reap on my first trip there in Jan 2007 . Through numerous glimmering rays of sunshine that penetrated the dense green woods, I saw the roots of giant trees that entwined on the ancient buildings of Angkor. These were trees with the most charisma. I have painted many trees over the years and I never saw two trees with the exact same form. Every time I see a huge old tree, my heart could not help but shout: “A tree!” as if I have discovered something new. To me, trees enliven the land and also my childhood. The swaying of millions of leaves and the dance of the shade they create filled me up with the joy of life. It is also here in this ancient artistic city that I ran into the kind and loving founder of “Colors of Cambodia”, an art gallery that provides help to children. I was deeply moved by what William D. Gentry had done there.

Bill graduated from Indiana University majoring in fine art, he participated in numerous art exhibitions. In 1998, he received the Predigious Painting Of The Year Award from the Polo Alto Art League of California. His collectors include Kenny Rogers, Larry Hagman and Babara Mardrell! I exchanged thoughts with him several times over the past year, and I found him to be an “art dealer” full of passion and kindness. Based in Singapore, his company, Positronic Asia Ltd., has factories all over the world, but he is not a CEO with only profit in mind. Even though he needs to fly everywhere for business very often, he will still take some of his precious time to visit Siem Reap every ten weeks to check on how the children are doing with their painting. He also donates funds and art supplies to children in schools. For the past six years, he returned to the schools continuously to give children the opportunity to paint with color pencils, children who once mistaken crayons for candies! Bill discovered a few talented children in school and gave them special training. At the same time, he helped to sell the paintings and formed an education fund for the children. This is the most meaningful thing I have seen in the many years I have worked in the field of art. Art is not only the expression of inner feelings, the mixing of colors, or the form of objects, it lets the local children have a dream for the future. On Mother's Day, William even organized a charity exhibition in Singapore for the children. He has not only given his time and effort, but also this love for the children!

What is Seam Reap, Cambodia like to you?

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What is Cambodia or Siem Reap like to you? How backward is it? What is life like in poverty? Things that leave me the deep impressions other than the heart-rending barefoot school children include simple farmers living in huts, dirt-covered faces of children vending souvenirs, fishermen's families living on the sea, elderly men repairing musical instruments by the side of the road, etc. I was felt for the young children who spent their time picking up scrap boxes and cans, or selling souvenirs on the streets instead of being in school. Their bare feet and tiny frames appear in front of my eyes……. How many of them have the opportunity to be educated? Do these innocent children see their future ahead? Compared to our children who live well, who can have all the ice cream they desire, who spend their time in air-conditioned malls, wear the latest fashion, have all kinds of gadgets, have comfortable cars to ride in, enjoy McDonald’s or KFC as they like ………. What a wonderful life they have! And yet they still complain from time to time. At that moment, I wanted to shout out to our children, that we are indeed well fed and well clad. Think of the people from poorer regions…… they work hard but barely make enough to feed their families…….their clothes are always oversized……. I think it’s time to teach our children to learn not to take things for granted. In fact, I feel most for the children who have no chance to be educated; they will have a difficult future. My eyes have seen the reality of poverty, my emotions stirred and my eyes welled up. Our sense of gratitude gradually wears off when we become more and more obsessed with material pursuits. We become indifferent to others………… Although the scenes from my travels are not all extremely moving, but they were sufficient in changing the way I see things and my attitude toward others.

As our car moved slowly away from town, villages that came into view became simpler and rougher. The countryside was dotted with straw shacks that sent my thought adrift. What is life like in this kind of environment — living in such a small house with only bare necessities? Nonetheless, these children play and grow happily in natural surroundings; their childhood is unrestricted, free. Come to think of it, compared to ours, their life here is actually blissful! I can’t help but ponder about the meaning of life. What comes to your mind when you are told that “The number of children falling into the lake each year is uncountable…..”? Yet this is the situation for the children growing up in the fishing village of Lake Tonle Sap. All their daily activities are done on tiny wooden sampans; the limited space is also the kitchen and washroom…. These vessels are like cradles on the lake, through calm or rough weather, they keep the family afloat. The poverty stricken fishermen do not have a choice in such a country and environment, the only thing they can do is to be strong and face the hardship and life’s challenges, escaping is not an option. Nevertheless, I believe they are psychologically in paradise. This is evident from their smiling faces, despite having to work hard under the scorching sun. When you think about it, isn’t a simple life like this rather “blessed”? Living without a façade, this is real living.

As a volunteer teacher, I saw the life of children in the poor country side. Thinking back and comparing to the children in our cities, I can not help but wanting to create an opportunity for our children to get a close up with “poverty”. So after the charity show in Singapore I discussed with Bill and Cindy (my pottery teacher) about organizing a “Children for Children” fund-raising show for students. The aim is to allow children, while learning to paint, to learn to help needy children via artistic channels. When I spoke to parents about this they are fully supportive of the idea! Hopefully through the thoughtful and patient guidance of the parents, the seeds of “sharing” will grow in their young hearts and our children will gradually head toward the path of showing care to others.

As I flipped though the photo album explaining the purpose of organizing the exhibition to the children, telling them how they can help, I saw different reactions and expressions on the children’s faces. Especially when they saw the pictures of children going to school barefooted, vending souvenirs in school uniform, living in huts with bare walls, a string of questions were asked: “Can the students wear slippers to school?” “It’s so dirty to go barefooted!” Older children would wonder: “Why are they so poor?” “Why aren’t their parents able to earn enough money with their jobs?” “Do the children have time to do homework when they need to help their parents with work?”……… Such naïve questions coming from naïve children. Alas, through comparing with how others grow up, my goal of making the children reflect is achieved.

After some organizing, the venue and dates for the exhibition are set. Looking at the paintings that the children produced with joy in their hearts, I think to myself that this is an exhibition that will lead us to joy and peace. “A Journey Into Joy And Peace” will be held at Desserts Bar & Studio, Lot K-01-03 & K-01-04, Solaris Mont Kiara, No: 2, Jalan Solaris, from 1^st to 29^th November.

I hope that the children’s voices will be heard through their paintings, and I hope that “sparks of love” will emerge in every person that enters Desserts Bar & Studio when they see the children’s “painted voices”……. No one knows when our lives will end. What “dreams” will we have in this life? Nobody reveals it. Yet, I believe we should play our role and do our work as best as we can. No mater how small our contribution is, at least we have done something for the society. The lovely memories and satisfaction gained can be regarded as the joys and happiness in this life. This will be the most beautiful dream that I can have! To be able to find beauty in this ever shifting life makes me feel fulfilled. At the same time, I hope that the children growing up in hardship will slowly but surely head to other levels in their lives, knowing how to make the best for themselves out of ordinary life.

Note: To know more about Cambodia, go to www.schools4cambodia.org / www.colorsofcambodia.org. For details about the exhibition, contact Pei Yeou at 012 - 606 9219.

Charity Art Exhibition ~ Nov 2008

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2nd charity art exhibition is coming soon !!!

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Dear friends....

Second charity art exhibition is coming soon. This is an event where you can enjoy variety of ARTS, variety of PENANG FOODS, have fun and at the same time promote the noble union and warm loving hands and a pure joyful giving heart.

Honey Child Development Centre (HCDC), Colors Of Cambodia (COC) & Penang Village (PV) hav e come together to organise a join ART EXHIBITION themed " A journey into Joy & Peace", for the purpose of raising funds for a noble cause.

SOOOO.......Safe your date for CHARITY!!!

Date of exhibition : MARCH 13 - APRIL 14, 2010
Operation Time : 10.00am - 10.00pm
Venue : PENANG VILLAGE
Lot 8 & 9, Level 3, Great Eastern Mall, No.303, Jalan Ampang, 50450 Kuala Lumpur.
+603 42571698
Date of Opening : MARCH 13, 2010 (Saturday)
Time : 3.13PM
Contact : +6012 - 606 9219 (HONEY KHOR)

YOUR SUPPORT IS NEEDED

As a non-profit organization, Colors Of Cambodia depends largely on voluntary work and contributions of groups and individuals who share our concerns. Your contributions would be greatly appreciated and would give us an opportunity to make known your noble efforts in our part of the world. Thank you very much in anticipation for any help that you may be able to offer.

How You Can Help
· Become a sponsor or supporting organization ;
· Spread the word about the charity art exhibition in your group and community;
· Publicize the exhibition in the media;
· Donation
· Offer help in any other way you can.

Details of Payment for the art works
A maximum of 30% of sale proceeds of sponsored artwork will be offered to artist. However full sponsorship is appreciated.

LOVE , JOY & PEACE
Honey Khor Pei Yeou
Dec 07, 2009

Pictures of Cambodian Children - Art Charity in Action

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MY VISIT IN 16-19 MARCH 2009

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1st Charity Art Auction & Exhibition photos Dec 2008

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Thanks on behalf from Children at Color Of Cambodia to everyone here...Honey will bring all these photos to show them in 16-19th March 2009 ....for more infomation about CoC please log in www.colorsofcambodia.org

Message From Honey Khor

2009-01-28T13:53:00.006+08:00

Message from Honey Khor

Here, i would like to express my appreciatetion to everyone of you. A big THANK YOU for all the friends who have been spend their precious time to help in preparation, displaying the artworks...and also support in many way for this charity exhibition. Without any one of you, this meaningful moment will not be success.

I can't express enough my thankfulness through words to all for being so supportive and making this exhibition a success.

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MESSAGE FROM BILL GENTRY
(FOUNDER OF COLORS OF CAMBODIA)

The staff and I at Colors of Cambodia appreciate the efforts of everyone in Kuala Lumpur who helped make possible this event to support our small, but unique venture.

Art is important because it helps develop creativity and imagination. To enable a child to play at creating, in essence, creates in that child the possibility of hope, curiosity and love for the world, in his or her heart and mind. The world is always in need of more ideas and more great creations, and I believe the seed of that possibility within a person starts when young, when the mind is growing.

As a child, I spent hour after hour, day after day, with drawing pad and crayons, reviewing life and creating my own worlds. My future, and my potential, were created then. The Colors of Cambodia project is an attempt to give to children in Cambodia this same opportunity… an hour or two or more every week, playing with art, letting the possibilities grow inside them, if they may.

Sure, there is more to the Colors of Cambodia than this. We teach skills that can develop into careers. We help build confidence and character in young people, and we in a way offer a door for the kids to the outside world, showing them others elsewhere know and care.

The culture and history of Cambodia is long and with splendor. The archeological and artistic accomplishments there are world renowned. The potential for future greatness in Cambodia exists. It is confirmed in the eyes and smiles of the young, and when I see the innate creative abilities of the children. (It must be in their blood!). The Colors of Cambodia project is our small way of trying to help the people of Cambodia, especially the children, rediscover art, optimism and their potential for greatness.

A charity Art Exhibitions

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A joint Art Exhibition for the purpose

To raise funds for a noble cause and charitable non profit organizations.

To promote a noble union of warm loving hands entwined with a pure and joyful giving heart.
To nuture the value of art to children and parents.