12月２６日平成１９年 （アンコールワット）

I originally wrote this journal entry in Japanese, but I have also translated it into English below. The final sentence was written in English in my diary, however, because I didn't know how to say it in Japanese at the time (and I'm not sure if I do now either).












日本語をしゃべれなくて、寂しい。昨夜コンビ二で３人の日本人を見たんだけど、何も言わなかった。何か言ったらいいなー：ー（

アンコールワットはホンマに不思議な物だ。でも多くの人々はが来れるから、ちょっと平凡になっていると思う。お金を持つ人がルールを守らなく、何でも求められている。レックスや他の高級の車が多い。
世界中の貧富の差は残念に思う。２分の１の車は日本産「トヨタカムリー」という型。カンボジアは観光に襲われていると思う。ヨーロッパ人が大勢ここにきて、好きなだけ何でもする。飲んだり、パーテイーしたりするが、その人が遊びながら自然を汚させるし。確かにそれはカンボジアのためにならない。ポイ捨てゴミは一杯あっても、カンボジア人でも掃除しない。
カンボジア人がアメリカーのドルは自分の国より好きだと思う。

そんな醜さ無し生きたい。私はいつも環境や人物の友達いたい。

-But if people will trade the lives of themselves and their progeny for money, do they deserve to share the paradise of this earth?








(I miss speaking Japanese. Last night at the convenience store I saw three Japanese people but I didn't say anything...I wish I had said something. :-(
Angkor Wat is amazing! But because so many people can visit, I feel like it's losing it's beauty and becoming more commonplace. Anything goes for people who have money, they don't have to obey any rules. There's an excessive number of luxury autos like Lexi. I'm troubled by the world's poverty gap. Half the cars here are Japan-made Toyota Camrys. I think Cambodia is being raped by tourism. There are so many Europeans here that come and do whatever they feel; they drink, they party, and while they're having fun they pollute the natural landscape. This is cleary bad for Cambodia (Cambodia's health). Even though there's litter everwhere, not even the Cambodian people care to clean up. I think Cambodians worship the dollar more than their own country.
I want to live without this ugliness. I want to be a friend to the environment and humanity.)