Oc om bok in Prey Nako

I was invited to join the Oc om bok party organized by the Khmer students in Prey Nako (Saigon). They had a meeting before hand with motivation speeches given by a distinguish Khmer elder here  as well as the head monk of Chanrainsy pagado and the ar-char (priest?). Unfortunately because the speeched were given in Vietnamese or so called universal language (pea-sa-sa-kol) here, I was only managed to get a gasp of what they were talking about. They were motivational for the students never-the-less. There were some special guests there too from the local government/party.

After the serving of num bonh chok (Khmer rice noodle) on serve and as om-bok followed by rom-vong. There were around 120 students there but I heard there are around 600 Khmer students studying at various universities in Saigon. People told me last night the party was big, up to a thousand people and lasted til 3am!

Rom vong at Chanrainsy Pagoda, Saigon