Posted in Other Goodies  on Dec 25th, 2007
				 
				
				
					  
wishes you Happy Holidays.
Idea/rough sketch yrs truly, pencil & inks Moeu Diyadaravuth, color Sao Channa.
(Rudolph backgrounder: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudolph_the_Red-Nosed_Reindeer . Folklore or fakelore?)
Tags: Cambodia,khmer,folklore,fakelore,christmas 
					
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						Posted in hip hop, music, news, stuff  on Dec 24th, 2007
				 
				
				
					 
What's that going on in the park opposite Wat Botum?
Hey, it's a guy making funny noises - with his mouth! It's a hip hop band, sponsored by your pals at the USA State Department! http://www.alternet.org/story/71401/
Live instruments? Check.
Beatboxing? Check.
Breakdancing? Check.
The Dana Leong Band had previously played to an audience of 3000 ...
					
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						Posted in food, Other Goodies, photography  on Dec 23rd, 2007
				 
				
				
					 Sorting some publishing plans, I was at the office of a local print shop waiting for a friend.
After looking around I found he'd stepped outside for a quick deep fried frog. (With hot sauce.)
Can't say I've seen this too frequently, but then there is always some new munchable to be ...
					
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						Posted in comics, news, visual art, weblogs  on Dec 12th, 2007
				 
				
				
					 Tuesday was a busy, fun evening and our man about town Andy Brouwer obliges with a writeup:
http://andybrouwer.blogspot.com
/2007/12/comics-come-good.html
As does comicist Anne Moore:
 http://camblogdia.blogspot.com
/2007/12/victory-in-art-fight.html
Em Satya talked about his 17 year journey to publish 'Bopha Battambang', out now in Khmer and shortly, French and English.
He fielded a number of questions from the audience ...
					
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						Posted in news  on Dec 12th, 2007
				 
				
				
					 Monday: Up early. A quick bowl of noodle soup and I'm off to the Tonle Bassac area. It's the first of many events for Human Rights Day. Nanajapana has slept there overnight and is running around trying to get footage.
Today many residents and supporters donned 'Stop Evictions' *t-shirts and held ...
					
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