How I and my husband met.
It was like a movie. Talked about it, it was funny.
Incredible love.
We met because of letter box.
I remembered a morning I walked to office located near my house. I found a box behind the tree about 2 meters from the office. I did not know why I was so care about the box which was opposite to my personality.
(After I got married to him, I realized why.)
I took the box to office. I did not check it until I got home.
I opened the box and saw letters. Not many.
I opened letters and read them.
Let me show you the letters that I already classified them:
November,
10 2008
Dear
Mum,
I arrive Phnom Penh. I stay with my
friends. We rent a room cost $50. There are five persons. We pay $10 each. The
school starts now. I study from 7:00 AM till 11:30 AM. I have lunch at school. I
stay at school because I don’t want to be late for the next class. The class
will start again at 1:00 PM. From my room location to the school takes about
30 minutes. I go to school with my room’s mate. He has motor.
I will send letter home monthly. I send
through the taxi driver that gives this letter to you. If you have something to
tell me, you can tell him and he will tell me. He is kind person. He delivers
letter for free. His name is Mu.
I wish you and our family healthy and
happiness.
Miss
you,
From
Soth
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November,
15 2008
Soth,
I ask Rith, living next to our house, to
help reading and writing letter reply to you. I am doing fine here. Your father
is better now. He can get up and can eat by himself. Don’t worry about us.
Please study hard, but don’t forget take care your health.
From
Mum
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December,
10 2008
Dear
Mum,
I got a job now. I work as guard at a
guesthouse. I work from 5:00 PM to 12:00 AM. My salary is $40. I will send some
to family.
From
Soth
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December,
12 2008
Dear Son,
I don’t need it. Please keep it. You
live in city. You need to spend much. We don’t need money. Don’t work so hard.
You have to take care of your health. You have to have enough food and
sleeping.
Mum
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February,
24 2009
Dear Mum,
How are you, Mum? How is father?
I got a new job at the coffee shop. I got
much salary than working at the guesthouse. Also, the working time is less than
the previous job. I have time to study. Next month, I will learn English. When
I know it, I can find better job and better salary. Then I can send money home.
Don’t worry, Mum. I know what to do.
Thanks for your Prohok. It is delicious.
It makes me miss when we were eating together at the farm.
From
your son,
Soth
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March,
13 2009
Dear
Son,
I am fine. Your father is well now. He can
go to farm. Sith helps your father when he is free from school. He stops go out
for pleasure. He helps your father and helps housework sometimes. He changes
now. I am happy with him.
I sent Prohok to you and I gave some to
the driver in order to thank him that he has helped us. If you need more or
need something to eat, please tell. Food in our village is fresh and natural,
not like in Phnom Penh, all are chemical. I heard from radio.
Mum
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March,
17 2009
Mum,
You know about chemical food. You live in
countryside, but you know the situation in Phnom Penh. You are update, Mum.
Well, I will tell you if I need fresh and
natural food. The food here is tasty, but I like your cook the most.
I will write letter to you again when I
have free time.
From
Soth
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April,
1 2009
Dear
Mum,
It is nearly New Year. My school is on
vacation. I will visit hometown for 1 week. I will arrive on 10th
about 4:00PM. See you soon, Mum.
From
Soth
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August,
7 2009
Dear
Bong(1) Soth,
I have received money that you sent by the
uncle Mu. I gave it to mum. Now, father is still in the health division. The
doctor said his illness was not serious, but he needed him to stay there
because it was easy to follow up his condition. Mother also stays at the
division to take care of father.
Just concentrate on your study. Don’t
worry anything. Father will be fine soon.
From
Sith
( (1) Bong
is used to call the person whom is older. It can be used to call both man and
woman.
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August,
9 2009
Dear
Sith,
Please keep in touch. If father got anything
wrong, hurry to tell me. Also, if you need money to buy medicine or pay for the
treatment or for everything, tell me. Furthermore, you have to keep secret from
mum that you tell me about father’s illness and also about money I sent to you.
She will be more worried. You can tell her that someone lends you etc.
Don’t forget! You must inform me about
father’s condition.
From
Soth
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August,
14 2009
Dear
Bong,
Father’s condition is changed. The doctor
already sent him to the provincial hospital. Uncle Rith accompanied with mum to
take care father. I’m not yet getting any news from him.
From
Sith
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August,
30 2009
Dear
Bong,
I got news from uncle Rith that our father
was fine now. His disease was cured. He would come back home soon.
From
Sith
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September,
2 2009
Dear
Sith,
Please tell mum and dad that I will go to
see them.
From
Soth
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December,
7 2009
Son,
Your father is so happy that you visited
him. He said to me after you left that you lost weight. He told me to tell you
to eat much and not to work so hard. He said he would live to wait to see you
graduate from university. He said that you do not need to worry about him. He
would take care of his health to wait for your coming back.
From
Mum
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December,
11 2009
Dear
Mum,
Don’t worry about me. I am fine. Please
tell father that my health is good. I will eat following his advice. I will
bring back the certificate of bachelor degree to raise our family’s honor. I
will not make everyone hopeless.
From
your son,
Soth
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February,
14 2010
Dear
parents,
Today is 14 of February. It is
valentine day. In Phnom Penh, people buy rose offering to their loved person. I
buy lotus and go to pagoda. I offer the flower to the Buddha’s statue to pray
for all of you.I would like to knee down and express my
great respect to two of you from the distance. You are my god. You gave me
birth. You raised me even it was hard but you never complain. You have mercy on
me. Your merit is bigger than the Mount Meru. Nothing can pay back your merit.
I have only ten fingers express thank to you.
I love you. I love two of you. I love
brother. I love our family.
From
your son,
Soth
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February,
16 2010
Dear
son,
We received your letter. Sweetheart, we
thank that you love us. We don’t want you to pay anything. Just see you are a
good person; you have bright future; it is enough. We don’t want anything. We
want to see you have knowledge, good life, not like us; it is what all parents
want.
We will pray to the Buddha to take care
and protect you all the time.
We are fine here. You don’t need to worry.
Don’t forget take care of your health. Go to bed early. Don’t stay late at
night.
From
your parents,
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March,
9 2010
Dear
Mum and Dad,
How are you doing?
I want to tell you that this New Year I
don’t go to hometown. I will find extra work in order to save money to buy
cellphone for you. It is easy for us to contact. I wish you in New Year,
healthy and long life.
From
your son,
Soth
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March,
21 2010
Dear
Bong Soth,
This New Year, I will visit you. I will come
with uncle Mu. He agreed to drive me to see you. Please come to take me at the
taxi depot. I will arrive one day before New Year’s days at 12:00PM.
From
your brother,
Sith
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July,
21 2010
Dear
Mum,
I bought the cellphone I asked uncle Mu to
give it to you. You can let Sith to learn how to use it from him. I will call
when uncle Mu arrives. I will call you often. If you want to call me, you can
ask Sith to make it for you. Please tell father.
From
Soth
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Actually, I got the box in 2017. And I met my husband in this year too. He was working in my office, and he was my boss.
It was called a fate.
It was coincidence he lost the box. It was coincidence I found the box.
But it was not coincidence we fell in love for we had feeling for each other since we just had met.
The box was precious to him. He felt guilty and unhappy when he lost the box.
I told my colleague about the box and he heard it from her. He called me and we started.
I thought I did not need to explain more to you. You realized the end of the story. Prince and Princess got happy ending.
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