A host of happenings in Phnom Penh for Environment Week! (And hey, nice web site!)
http://www.environment-week.org
Participants are a veritable who’s who, from nonprofits to businesses and student groups.
WWF
AFD and Melon Rouge
East West Management Institute
Fauna and Flora International
Indigenous Cambodian Support Organisation (ICSO)
Children at the Wat Phnom
Environment Film Festival (CCF)
Australian embassy
Bophana Center
WWF at the airport
Khmer Youth and Social Development (KYSD)
German Embassy
U.S. Embassy
Cambodia Youth for Development Society Organization (CYDSO)
Vulnerable Teenager for Help
Amok Restaurant
I’m particularly interested in the films, check out the program!
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I was getting on a pickup truck taxi once, and listening to the passengers talk:
“He’s from America.”
“But he’s not fat.”
Thank goodness heroin chic never caught on in Cambodia. They’ve tried starvation chic and it’s just not cool.
Art above by Pal Poursith, based on a real-life story. In preparation I asked a Khmer and barang friend to take a few reference pictures for him; he got the proportions right and completely reinterpreted the photos illustrating this column:
‘Twice Up’ http://www.expat-advisory.com/cambodia/phnom-penh/reception-and-perception.php
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‘…takes my blues away.’ One of the great things about living in Cambodia; little surprises like this.
Cambodian Jazz does exist – from the Khmer Fusion project to Jean-Marc Padovani.
The Korean owner probably took the name of this karaoke bar from Carole King‘s classic ‘Jazzman‘, but she’s not generally slotted in that genre.
Where else on the planet would you find a jazz café (sans jazz) that’s actually a Korean-run karaoke joint fronted by the name of a non-canonical singer? I’m tickled; and I think a little more reconnaissance is in order.
Carole King Jazz Café: #35, Street 288 Sangkat Boeung Keng Kang 1, Kan Chamka Morn, Phnom Penh. Cho: 012 594 452 / dic3991@nate.com
Postscript: A charming writeup by JamesCS of his visit: “Kitsch simply does not do it justice… it was truly a magnificent monument to a taste that transcended good or bad, but simply existed.” (Apparently no Carole King tunes are available!) http://jamescs.blog.co.uk/2008/06/05/rene-and-georgette-magritte-with-their-d-4276689
Post-Postscript: the Hongdae neighborhood of Seoul, Korea apparently sports a Carole King Jazz Bar. That may well be where the name was derived from.
http://lofbomm.com/2008/06/10/hongdae-mapping/
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From 10 to 12 September, the 3rd National AIDS Conference will be held at the Chaktomuk Theatre. Check out the Healthcare Centre for Children booth and see what you think of their handicrafts.
Click for larger images and more info.
Trafficking and attendant issues are a priority for governments and donors – less so for consumers. I’ll be curious to see what the market can do to affect trafficking. Is it more effective to buy products, or boycott selected items and services?
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