Posted in current events, news on Sep 16th, 2015
@john_weeks @erikwdavis This would work here judging by the guys I see staring at their phones at MOD every day pic.twitter.com/AKPF0XV0wW
— Paul James Harper (@pauljamesharper) September 16, 2015
@pauljamesharper Now I know your truly Australian. #AusGrammar ;) @erikwdavis
— John Weeks (@john_weeks) September 17, 2015
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Posted in cambodge, cambodia, christianity, cinema on Jun 19th, 2015
A tidbit courtesy Silong Chhun.
In the 1980s and 1990s, there were weren't so many books and films about contemporary Southeast Asia in the West.
To be considered a scholar of Cambodian history, the first step was to simply read everything on the topic. And there wasn't that much explicitly about the ...
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Posted in buddhism, cambodia on Apr 26th, 2015
A lazy Sunday afternoon. I'd just finished a yogurt shake at the Blue Pumpkin and was strolling off my topor on the riverside. In jeans and a t-shirt, I look like any other foreigner, possibly a tourist.
"Hello!" hailed the fake monk.
He didn't realize I'd met his type before. New face, ...
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It's not an understatement to say that Mekong ICT Camp changed my life.
I attended in 2010, made new friends, and learned cool new things.
Oh, also: under a year later, I got a job based on the knowledge I'd acquired there.
I returned in 2013 to share what I learned with Open ...
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Posted in architecture, cambodia on Feb 8th, 2015
Hey look, it's the new city bus!
Hooray for mass transit traffic solutions!
Can we get a skytrain next?
There is however, a disturbing aspect to the bus stops: they use a tactic of what's called 'disciplinary architecture' where seats cannot be slept on due to hand rails. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disciplinary_architecture
http://hyperallergic.com/131525/disciplinary-architecture-or-deterrence-by-design/
The bus stops have ...
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