Why I carry a camera phone: I was on a motodop (motorcycle taxi) and once I spotted this crazy ad:
"Follow that tuk-tuk!" And we chased it down this beverage advertisement. Cambodia: truly a movable feast.
Now I must find and document who is selling this crazy product.
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Posted in cambodia, more stuff on Jan 9th, 2013
A dear friend who I met in my very first Khmer class has had a sudden loss.
His 'Khmer Mom' was diagnosed with incurable cancer. She chose to forgo chemotherapy and pass away peaceably.
And a barang (foreign) child protection expert has suddenly found he's the legal, local guardian of a 5 ...
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Posted in cambodia, more stuff, music, photography on Aug 19th, 2012
Lots of people are wearing English language t-shirts in Cambodia with no idea of the source.
After spotting this one I suggested to the young fella pictured, "Google your shirt."
http://www.lyricsdepot.com/the-smiths/ask.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ask_%28song%29
http://www.last.fm/music/The+Smiths/_/Ask
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Posted in academia, cambodge, cambodia, cambodia blog, current events, more stuff, music, puppetry, theatre, visual art, weblogs on Feb 19th, 2012
A brief response to the frequent assertion that there isn’t much choice in places to go, things to do or people to meet in Phnom Penh.
I began blogging about things Cambodian in 2002, initially from Siem Reap.
I wrote about nearly everything that took my interest because if I didn’t ...
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The crust of rice at the bottom of a big pot? Usually recycled for later eating, depending on how burnt it is.
On my bike I spotted a pile of rice pot husks in transit. I whipped out my camera phone (kids, don't try this at home...)
Chase the rice...
Chase the rice...
Chase ...
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