Archive for August, 2005

Faux ‘Histoire’

Faux 'Histoire' So what's the scoop on "L'Histoire", the Khmer Rouge themed restaurant? We saw some strong reactions to the idea from Beth, Manur, and Maytel among others. After discussing it with friends at lunchtime I had to see for myself. With a map (above) as my guide, I hopped ...

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Jinja Naked

What, did you think I was serious? 'Jinja' is what you call a small lizard here. Feel free to swap this extremely pornographic picture on your cell phone. OK, now that I have your attention, here are the suggestions for Cambodia Blog portal names. Jinja: www.khmerblog.net www.cambodiablog.net www.blogkhmer.org www.blog.net.kh www.blog.org.kh www.khblog.net Wanna: Khlog.com Beth likes "org.kh" www.khlogcommunity.org.kh www.cambodia-blogworld.org.kh www.cambodia-blogs.org.kh www.cambodia-blogworld.org.kh www.cambodia-blogs.org.kh Tharum favors: www.khmerblog.net www.cambodiablog.net www.blogkhmer.org www.blog.net.kh Wanna: khlog.com ANUSA.com / ANUKSA.com Tharum: blogcambodia.net CamerasforCambodia: www.khmerblog.net -------------------------------- Postscript: Cambodia4Kids provides ...

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Khmer language blogs tool from KhmerOS The Khmer Software Initiative (www.khmeros.info)now has a *free* blogging tool available for the public. Bloggers can choose Khmer language or English. This is a great step forward, and could lead to a lot more direct expression. How many people will join the conversation? http://www.khmeros.info/drupal/?q=en/blog The system is ...

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Cafe Khmer Rouge

Imagine if you were, say, French. And all people knew about, wanted to ask about, was the Vichy French period. As if there were no other aspect of culture and history. Via Beth's Blog, I notice that there's a radio show slated about the very sexy topic of Cambodia blogs. http://www.radioopensource.org/cambodias-nascent-bloggosphere/ We're ...

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Blog Meeting, Sunday, August 7 3pm-ish: A call from Psar Thmei: Cameras4Cambodia has arrived, for her first visit to Phnom Penh. She takes a moto down to the riverside and we talk about things blog and photo related. It's great to chat to another person who's so interested in local art. ...

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