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A Story about a Blind Girl

Why Did You Fail the Exam?

A Khel: It's not the fault of the student if he fails, because the year ONLY has 365' days.

Typical academic year for a student:

1. Sundays-52, Sundays in a year, you know Sundays are for rest. Days left 313.

2. Summer holidays-50 where weather is very hot and difficult to study. Days left 263.

3. 8 hours daily sleep- 130 days GONE. Days left 141.

4. 1 hour for daily playing- (good for health) means 15 days. Days left 126.

5. 2 hours daily for food & other delicacies (chewing properly & swallowing)-means 30 days. Days left 96.

6. 1 hour for talking (man is a social animal)-means 5 days. Days left 81.

7. Exam days- per year at least 35 days. Days left 46.

8. Quarterly, Half yearly and festival (holidays)-40 days.Balance 6 days.

9. For sickness- at least 3 days. Remaining days=3.

10. Movies and functions - at least 2 days. 1 day left.

11. That 1 day is your birthday.


How can you study on that day??????!!!!
Balance = 0

How can a student pass?

Romantics

Winners Announced in Asia and Pacific Student Essay Competition

Asian Development Bank (ADB) sponsored an essay competition on Sustainable Development in Asia and the Pacific. More than 600 essays were submitted from universities in 16 ADB member countries, and 26 students won prizes, 2 of which were IUJ students. IUJ winners are Mr. Rotha Chan, IRP Class of 2007, and Mr. Chanprathna (Prathna) Leng, E-biz Class of 2007 and an ADB-JSP scholar, and both are from Cambodia.Essays were judged on the basis of originality and creativity of thought, structure and coherence of arguments, awareness of sustainable development within the context of the essayists’ environment and realities, and relevance to the competition's themes.ADB is having its 40th anniversary this year and will hold an Annual Meeting in Kyoto, Japan, in May 2007. These 26 winners will be invited to participate in the event and have an opportunity to deliberate on sustainable development issues.IUJ's prizewinning essays are as follows:

■ Mr. Chan: “Which one for ASEAN? Economic Development or Democratic Governance?”ABSTRACT: There are varying views about the relationship between democratic governance and economic development. Some hold that democratic governance is the rightful path for and promotes development while others assert that democracy comes into existence and has more chance to survive only in a developed nation. By looking at first the definition of democratic governance and then the factors contributing to economic development, I argue that democratic governance breeds stronger economic development; however, the emphasis in this essay is that this type of governance cannot survive in a poor nation. It survives and has more chance to flourish only when a nation has at least built favorable conditions for economic stability. This means that the more well-to-do a nation, the more chance for democratic governance to sustain. Importantly, this essay stresses that, in the experience of ASEAN, economic development precedes and can lead to the birth and sustainability of democratic governance.

■ Mr. Leng: “Promoting Cambodia’s environment and economy”ABSTRACT: Societies depend on their natural resources and environment. Those that fail to manage their environmental changes collapse. Sustainable development depends heavily on how humans respond to environmental changes. There are a number of challenges that Cambodia is facing now: poor education system, political will and democracy, and environmental understanding and protection. The real benefits of addressing these issues are raised. Some recommendations were raised to respond to these issues. And we should start doing it now.Here are the authors' delighted responses to winning the awards:

● Mr. Rotha Chan“With a poor background in English, especially in writing in English, I was very much worried about keeping up with lectures, writing term papers and reading piles of books in English when I arrived at International University of Japan (IUJ). Winning any regional essay competition was even beyond my expectation. However, I overcame all these difficulties, and unexpectedly this year I become a winner in the ADB Asia and Pacific Student Essay Competition on Sustainable Development. No doubt, my success is attributed to the fact that 1. I had attended the Intensive English Program at IUJ, 2. I have been constantly provided with constructive feedback on English writing from many professors at IUJ, and 3. I have access to extensive academic resources at IUJ.”

● Mr. Chanprathna Leng“I am glad to be one of the winners in the competition. All my family and friends cheer with me. All the winners will meet together in Kyoto in March. It is a great opportunity for me to meet and extend my network.”

The winners are:
- Thinley Choden of Bhutan, University of Hawaii at Manoa, age 28
- Chanprathna Leng of Cambodia, International University of Japan, age 27

- Heng Dyna of Cambodia, Nagoya University, Japan, age 24
- Rotha Chan of Cambodia, International University of Japan, age 26
- Li Xing of the People’s Republic of China, China Agricultural University, age 19
- Shana Khan of Fiji Islands, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, age 27
- Kavindra Nand ofFiji Islands, The University of the South Pacific, age 23
- Leung Yih-Terng of Hong Kong, China;University of Hong Kong, age 22
- Sreya Bagchi of India, Randolph-Macon Women’s College, Lynchburg, VA, US, age 18
- Ramnath Kalyani of India, National Law School of India University Jawahar Shah of India, TERI University, age 21
- Syaiful Afifi of Indonesia, Brawijaya University Malang, age 23
- Terumi Ishii of Japan, The University of Tokyo, age 23
- Akiko Iwamoto of Japan, Gakushuin University, age 22
- Megumi Koba of Japan, International University of Kagoshima, age 22
- MeeHyoe Koo of theRepublic of Korea, Ewha Women’s University, age 21
- Elvira Bobekova ofKyrgyz Republic, The University of Auckland, New Zealand, age 29
- Bayarlkham Byambaa of Mongolia, Akita International University, age 19
- Tin Yadana Moe of Myanmar, Yangon Institute of Economics, age 23
- Muniba Mahmud of Pakistan, Institute of Business Administration, age 21
- Saba Majeed of Pakistan, Institute of Business Administration, age 23
- Carl Renan Estrellan of Philippines, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan, age 28
- Ritchie-Anne Guzman of Philippines, Ateneo de Manila University, age 26
- Charybel Magbuo of Philippines, De la Salle University, age 20
- Fundow Jerasakanon of Thailand, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, age 21
- Le Hoang Anh Thu of Viet Nam, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, age 25