Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 12th, 2007
Phnom Penh: the 'next Prague'
"Yo Chuck, they must be on the pipe, right?"*
http://travel.nytimes.com/2007/02/11/travel/11next.html
I read it in the New York Times, (and Cambodia Daily) so it must be true...
I suppose from street 240 and environs things do look pretty swell for visitors.
Just ignore the squatter camps on the outskirts of ...
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Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 11th, 2007
Glocalization - Cambodia Style
Signage in Siem Reap:
Hey, that looks familiar. I guess they open at 7am and close at 8pm?
Lorn Mart joins 'Pizza Hot' and 'BB World', and Palais Coffee (Starbucks clone) as another example of Cambodia's unique approach to marketing and branding.
Cambodia is a member of the World ...
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Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 9th, 2007
Spreading The Word
From Geoff Ryman:
A short discussion about Cambodian literature will be broadcast on the BBC World Service in their regular literature programme, THE WORD. It features an interview with David Pechoux of Monument Books and a three way discussion with Theary Seng, Phin Santel and Geoff Ryman.
I hope people ...
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Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 8th, 2007
or: "Leave Your Weapon With the Guard"
"Vuth" is a common nickname in Cambodia, a shortening of a longer name like 'Daravuth' or "Sisavuthara".
Anecdote: some Khmers are on their way to an office and see a sign in front: 'Please leave your weapon (avut) at the door'. "Sorry Vuth," they say ...
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Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 7th, 2007
More Wedding Pictures
Congrats Steffen and Konstanze!
(A lot of weddings lately, maybe I'll change the title of this weblog to "Webbed Feet, Wedding Registry".) This time it took place in Siem Reap.
A great time as the wedding and reception took place in a melange of German, Khmer, English, and French. When ...
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