In 2005, Cambodia related blogs were starting to coalesce. I began compiling a directory of them, which eventually ended up on the Global Voices listing.
One of them was 'Cambochica' (Angie Manzano) a writer for 'Off Our Backs' magazine, who was preparing to work as a Voluntary Service Overseas volunteer in ...
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Posted in Uncategorized on Aug 19th, 2006
10 Tips for Starting a Weblog
I’m going to try to write this simply, Khmer readers might take interest in this one.
1. Get a title for your blog
Just like a rock and roll band, a good blog needs a name. Sometimes it’s self-evident, sometimes you need to puzzle it out. Friends ...
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Posted in Uncategorized on Aug 18th, 2006
Kiwi Cyclo
The Khmer Intelligence blog is very opininated, but copies virtually every news story they can find. Every now and then they unearth a cool item - like a cyclo built by a Khmer artist in New Zealand.
"Relica Phantasmagoria" - click for picture.
http://www.odt.co.nz/article.php?refid=2006,08,15,1,00101,034ac007828a99961f94e3ef0b81c314§=0
link also at:
http://ki-media.blogspot.com/2006/08/one-womans-treasure-is-another-mans.html
Tags: Cambodia,art
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Posted in Uncategorized on Aug 17th, 2006
C'mon every Beatbox
To the repair shop. The ingenuity of technicians in Cambodia can be really amusing sometimes, and flat-out frustrating at other moments.
I love street signs. Hand painted signs are going to disappear, and most shop owners will be happy to change to a nice 'modern' computer designed/printed sign. I ...
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Posted in Uncategorized on Aug 16th, 2006
Tech Talk
If you're a techie and this is your kinda thing, check it out. The world is being mapped out, and here's a rare explanation in Khmer. As with history, geography can be pretty contentious. Who does the mapping? What for? Who has access? Who gets to choose labels? ...
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