As you might know me from last year, I was the guy who sold a $1700 PlayStation 3 for $1 to help spread the word of giving.

So this year, to kick off the holiday spirit, I am doing something totally different - selling my “Plane Ticket Back Home” on eBay .

As of right now I am sitting at an internet shop in my homeland country, Cambodia. Cambodia is a poor and developing country that was torn apart by a nasty war in the 1970’s. People here do not have privileges and luxury as we are used to in Canada, or the USA or any rich-economic countries. Poverty still exists all over Cambodia. My visit here with my girlfriend made us realize how lucky we are to be living in Canada.

During the war, my mom and dad fled to Thailand where camps were set up for Cambodian Refugees. I was born in a refugee camp along with my two younger sisters and my older brother. After the war was over in the 1980’s, many refugees were sent back to Cambodia to start their lives over again.

My family were among the lucky few, to be sponsored to Canada, with the help of the Cambodia Support Group (Canadian Non-Profit Charity) which resettled over 200 refugees to Canada. The CSG supports the culturally-sensitive reconstruction of Cambodia, aids in the economic and social adaptation of immigrants to Canada and shares expertise and resources to promote peace and cross-cultural understanding.

I owe so much to this organization that has given my family a better life.

So what I am selling, is my plane ticket back home, a ticket with no value, but so much meaning to it. 100% of the money I make from this auction will be donated to the CSG.

How will I be getting back home?

The plane ticket is going to cost me $850. I can’t buy another plane ticket with my own money because I only have $100 left on my trip. I can’t use my Visa Card because I don’t have it with me. People have asked to help pay for my plane ticket, but I rather they donate it to the CSG. Cambodia needs it more than me.

So what I must do is work as a local motor taxi driver (Tuk Tuk) and save $850 to buy my plane ticket back home. This can be a hard one considering some people are lucky to make $1 US/day.

My flight leaves on December 5 (3:30 pm Cambodia Time). What I will do is go to the airport that day, check in to get my boarding pass. I will not board the airplane

I will frame the boarding pass with Cambodian Art and mail it to the lucky winner. It’s a great piece of history because something like this has never been done before. Hang this showpiece on your wall with pride, and show that you have helped a great cause.

After my PlayStation 3 auction, I received many emails from people all around the world telling that I have inspired them to give, inspired them to be a better person and it also made them view life differently. So I hope this auction will have the same effect.

I will try to do a video blog to update my readers on the status of my whole journey.

Wish me luck guys and hope everyone have a happy holiday.

Click here to check out my eBay auction

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