Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 21st, 2002
Went out to Phnom Bok and Kpal Spean this last Sunday. My friend Paul runs ‘Hidden Cambodia’ Dirtbike Tours and has been encouraging me to go.
So I borrowed one of his big 250cc riceburner dirtbikes and came along. Eight people in all.
Usually I ride a Samyan 125cc motorbike. It ...
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Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 21st, 2002
The Cambodian Student Society of Cal State Long Beach
will host the
Rithy Panh Film Festival on Oct 11-13 as follows:
Location: University Theatre (seats 400)
FRIDAY OCTOBER 11 ( for 3 hours)
7:00 p.m. "The Rice People" (35 mm; 125 minutes)
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12 (5 hours)
2 p.m. Site II ...
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Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 19th, 2002
The US Embassy is closed in Phnom Penh, due to potential terrorist attacks. It already looked like a prison from the outside...now it is a prison for its staff.
I don't like crazed fundamentalist bombers but Americans have a way of freaking out that just puts other countries to shame. Sigh.
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Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 10th, 2002
SOVANNA PHUM presents
Shadow theatre- Preah Mohorsot- Khmer classical story.
Friday 13th September 2002 at 7.30 P.M.
Entrance fee 4 U$
No. 111a Street 360 (corner St 105)
Boeung Kang Kong III, Phnom Penh - HP 012 84 60 20 or 012 857 437 - e-mail: art@sovannaphum.com
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Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 9th, 2002
Siem Reap has officially arrived. We have not only one but two bookshops: Lazy Mango and Paper Tiger. Spent part of last Sunday reading Andrew Vachss' Dead and Gone' .
Funny to read a detective novel set in Portland (where I lived, for three years) that even includes a Khmer character, ...
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