Posted in Uncategorized on Jun 20th, 2005
Nou Hach Literary Conference
The Third Annual Nou Hach Literary Conference will be held at the Buddhist Institute in Phnom Penh on Saturday, July 25, 2005. This year's keynote speaker is Prof. Khing Hoc
Dy who will discuss "Some Research Experiences in the Science of Texts" ( "Quelques expériences de recherche sur ...
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Posted in food, Uncategorized on Jun 19th, 2005
("Steaming bowl of Cthulhu' quoth Stefan)
A noodle soup dish I usually have for breakfast.
This picture was taken at a relatively upscale place that has squid with its soup. Was hoping to get a shot of a suckered tentacle amongst the various bits but not today. It's a favorite amongst locals ...
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Posted in Uncategorized on Jun 19th, 2005
Buddhist Institute 75th Anniversary Colloquium
A great assemblage of foreign and local research.
Highlights included:
“Gender and Buddhism in Contemporary Cambodia�
“Haem Chieu (1898-1943), the ‘Umbrella Demonstration’ of 20th July 1942 and the Buddhist Institute under the Vichy regime�
“Recollecting Rieungpreengkmae (Khmer folklore): New takes on old tales�
“Are monks and kruu Khmer psychiatrists? ...
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Posted in Uncategorized on Jun 18th, 2005
Siem Reap Hostage Crisis
is over. Very sad that a child was killed. Very weird to see my friends quoted in the international news. I'm just glad that it's over.
Quite an amateurish kidnapping attempt. This may characterize Cambodia as 'dangerous' to some people. It's a relative thing ...
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Posted in Uncategorized on Jun 15th, 2005
Global and Local Most of my prior Cambodia Weblogs list (see below) are by expatriates writing in Cambodia. Meanwhile, 'Rice Bowl Journals' is an 'Asian online journal community', and lists a heap of blogs written outside Cambodia by mostly ethnic Khmers. ...
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