Cambodia oh Cambodia -Choeung Ek Genocide Museum aka The Killing Field

Well let me start the first day of 2013 with my very post that I have put on hold for so damn long. I know I am suppose to write about it a long time ago but at least I'm doing it now kan? I am keeping my promises tho' well... never mind no excuses this time.

The 1st day...

Our 1st stop should be the Toul sleng or S21 prison however due to the some VIP visit on the same day the road to the museum was close for first half of the day therefore our tour guide decided that we visit Choeung Ek Killing Field first.

The entrance

This is a mass grave that place thousands of Cambodians that have been Pol Pot regime victims. This is where they have been buried alive after they have been torture in S-21 prison. Everyday there'll be truck load of victims being sent here to be killed. The whole tour was very heart wrenching and devastating. To see how a man trying to play god and take people lives in their hand. It is definitely an eye opener and it makes me realize my home country is not that bad at all.

Brief detail about this place

This is him... Pol Pot

I wish I dont see all the devastating sites, all the pictures, the place, the bones and even look at the mass grave. But this is what I'm here for and I tell myself I just need to endure and I am thankful I did what I did.

Our first stop is the museum and short movie about this place. What happen, how they did it and all the   torture the victims went through.

Pol pot believe everyone need to be equal hence the same uniform, hair cut etc. 

The skulls extracted from the grave with different method of killing

Some of the belongings recovered from the mass grave.Notice that little girl cloth in pink. 

Some of the victims pictures

Yes, the victims have been tortured in toul Selg prison @ S21 prison. They been brought here and tortured one more time before being buried alive and helpless.

Let's see where and what...no need my explanation. All the details is shown in the picture.

We walked through the entire place and there is still bone fragments on the ground. They unable to clear the debris as it is too much and it is impossible therefore all the bones, teeth or even victim cloth still visible on the ground.

Looking at the mass grave is totally heart wrenching. you can't help imagining the image of the victims waiting to be killed. It is more devastating when we arrived at the mass grave where they found woman and children naked. I keep thinking is it even possible for human being to act this cruel to another human being? well, I know it's possible now.

We end our journey visit the stupa which being build in memory to all those victims  Here is where they kept all the skulls the found in the mass grave. The skulls being place according to the age category and being place in few floors (i forgot how many floors were there)

Outside there's a small stall selling fresh coconut juice to quench our thirst after half day depressing tour.

Those young fresh coconut...

That's the end of our 1st visit of the day that lasted about half a day. When they said it's gonna be depressing, they are not lying. I am depressed and it is not even a day.