Workshop!!

The Seminar !
That day is the most difficult one, i.e. there are two seminars at the same day. In the morning John and I went to CCF for breakfast—bread and coffee. Usually John orders iced white coffee, but for today and next day I ordered hot and black coffee. In the period of waiting for the seminar at 2:00pm, John and I went shopping to buy art supplies and some frames for my display tomorrow. Fortunately, we examined them because they are broken and not well-transparent. The seminar started at over 2:00pm after John, Vuth and I had had lunch. Just a few people attended it at the beginning but a lot of people later. For a start, I presented the Indonesian comics in both old and modern ages and told them the reasons why we prepared this seminar.



At that time the attendees were also interested; among of those is Mrs. Helen, Australian, used to live in Jakarta and now living in Phnom Penh for 6 years. She translated the book Tan Malaka, first edition. At the present she is helping with some works for Khmer Rouge tribunal court.

Fortunately, Mr. NENG Vannak, Indonesian embassy staff (Khmer student who studied at UGM university, Indonesia in the major of International Relations), assisted in translating from Indonesian into Khmer. Hence I found it easier to speak rather than use English. I felt excited when I heard RUFA students know how to create comics now. Mr. NENG Vannak said he knows it more clearly. In his opinion, during the past the comics were sold or leased, as done in Indonesia, but regrettably the war ruined everything.



After the seminar and “Lire En Fete” book show at CCF, we went on our trip to Book Federation to launch another seminar. Now we begin the program Jam Strips and sit around the table with pencils in hands, and waiting for our turns to draw on papers consecutively. An attendee must draw a paper of comic and others follow continuously according to their own ideas but they must make the essence of comic closely relevant in series. We had a lunch break and continued until about 1:00 pm. I was so tired and took a rest because tomorrow I would go to the Indonesian embassy; a sport competition will be held there to commemorate KOPPRI Anniversary.