Archive for December, 2007

Tuesday, December 11th at 7pm: 'Book Launch' for Em Satya's graphic novel 'Flower of Battambang', at Meta-House. 17 years in the making, this may well be Cambodia's first locally-produced comic to be published in graphic novel format! (Khmer, English, French). View original art, meet guests from the ...

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Flash Mob – Cambodia Style

Above: a crowd gathers at the scene of a traffic accident. Here at Jinja.apsara.org we like to keep up with the latest hip, happening trends. Mobile telecommunication technology has enabled people to assemble quickly for spontaneous events, leading to the 'flash mob'. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flash_mob Cambodia has always been ahead curve, sans phones. When ...

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Penhville Rocks?

Last Saturday: 'Phnom Penh Rocks' a live gig presented by Meta-House, at 'Titanic' restaurant. While not of gargantuan proportions or impact, it was good fun, and live music is in short supply in The Big Sawmaw. First up: (above) MC Curly, TV3 hip hop awardee "together with his German music ...

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Mobile Methane

On my last trip to Siem Reap, my driver made a pitstop to fill up with gas - natural gas, to my surprise. I've read (somewhere) an article about the growing use of methane hybrids, this was interesting to see in action. Tags:methane,hybrid car,cambodia

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