Today is the day after the king’s coronation holiday, now that obviosly fell on a Sunday, so a lot of Cambodia is closed today.

I hoped to meet up with Kep POE planning department and get money from the bank - no way - both were closed!! So today I have driven Trevor (my Kampot /Kep Mottto) 25km, I have dragged Sitha the same distance and we (or maybe I should say I) have done nothing.

I am now watching the sunset and as you can see it doesn't look good, but you never know with sunsets - especially here - it could become one of the best or that storm could hit us. That made me think about the last year and I have decided that is what I have felt most of the time - could be good but a storm could hit me!

This reflection started because of the sunset and the fact that Sitha emailed me to say that, after I had dragged him here for no reason (he didn't say that I did), he went back to the office in Kampot and the POE there were very positive about me. (Which made me feel just great). That started all this thinking - why should they have said that to him? Do you know I think it comes down to trust, I have said to them that they have ....$ to spend, I have told them that I will not facilitate any training as they are the ones that know what is needed.

I know I am knocking many NGO and some of my fellow volunteers but guess what - very few of us know what is best for others - especially those who are from a different culture. So many do gooders - me included - think "What they need is........" I think we are usually wrong - what everyone needs is to be asked and trusted.

End of the thoughts - as guess what - I think both will happen, it is a spectacular sunset but the storm could well hit us.