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| Photo taken at Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum, Phnom Pehn Cambodia |
This place was originally a high school, which then transformed into a place where thousands were tortured and killed, code name S-21. From a place for education, Khmer Rouge had turned this place into one of their prisons. According to records, around 17000 of people were imprisoned here. Only 7 survivors were found when the Vietnamese army came and sent the Khmer Rouge away. 3 out of the 7 survivors are still alive to the date i visited this place, 2 Oct 2012. This was my very first time of visiting such a heartbreaking place. My heart was weighed down, by the photos of victims which were documented so clearly by Khmer Rouge. Rows of rows of victims photos, arranged on large boards by large boards. Their expressions, were heartbreaking. Pain and despairs were oozing from their eyes. Each and every photo is expressing millions of emotions. When many of the photos were put together, we could just practically listen the pain their eyes were shouting. Its written there that, some Cambodians visited here to look for information of their relatives who disappeared during the Khmer Rouge time. Imagine how hard they must felt when one of their loved ones face was among the victims photo. Other than the photos of victims, torturing equipments were also displayed there, in the condition where they were discovered, together with a brief description of its function and usage. Some were even explained in paintings. Visiting there was like passing through the abyss of despair and pain.
After visiting, my heart felt like i was hurt with razor wires. So much of pain and emotion i could felt. Friendly tips of visiting this museum: viewer discretion is advised. The emotions engraved in my heart took a long time to fade, but it shall never be gone, no matter how.
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| Many pain must have been written in silence in this place- Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum, Phnom Pehn Cambodia |
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