Leakhena

It was with great delight I just found out that a very precious young lady is engaged to be married. Her family is very dear to me and I had the privelege of having her stay with me for some time while she completed some of her early studies. Leakhena went to England when her father was posted there for his work and she completed a degree. She then found employment there where she eventually met the young man she is to marry.

I had a great time with her here as she was very much like a daughter to me. I have known the family for many years and felt very honored when her father Naren asked if she could stay with me rather than other people who they knew here. I enjoyed the time she was in my home as it was very much like having my own daughter here. She would come home from class and have to chat about her day, no matter how late it was. We would discuss her worries and be excited about her successes together. I took great delight in teasing her and she would often try to tease me back without success. She eventually realised age and cunning beats youthful inexperience every time. We had a lot of fun here and when she eventually joined her family back in Cambodia at the end of her studies, it left a very empty space in the house and my heart as she had become very much 'family' to me.

I wish her great happiness for the future and may God bless her marriage.