Posted in Uncategorized on Aug 17th, 2006
C'mon every Beatbox
To the repair shop. The ingenuity of technicians in Cambodia can be really amusing sometimes, and flat-out frustrating at other moments.
I love street signs. Hand painted signs are going to disappear, and most shop owners will be happy to change to a nice 'modern' computer designed/printed sign. I ...
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Posted in Uncategorized on Aug 16th, 2006
Tech Talk
If you're a techie and this is your kinda thing, check it out. The world is being mapped out, and here's a rare explanation in Khmer. As with history, geography can be pretty contentious. Who does the mapping? What for? Who has access? Who gets to choose labels? ...
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Posted in Uncategorized on Aug 15th, 2006
Animalistic Fun
Took in the Sunday performance of 'Phum Darachan' at Chenla Theatre with a french friend.
The best translation I can get for 'Darachan' is 'animalistic' or the earlier 'bestial'. It is essentially based on the 1964 novel based on the event, where the French Resident's name is changed ...
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Posted in Uncategorized on Aug 13th, 2006
Cambodia Blogger Interview Roundup
Tharum kicked it off with his Cambodia Daily interview.
http://www.tharum.info/2005/07/29/nations-%E2%80%98bloggers%E2%80%99-hope-to-facilitate-dialogue/
followed then by queries from Pannasastra Students,
http://www.tharum.info/2005/09/14/my-interview-with-cambodian-college-students/
and Beth Kanter at Global Voices.
http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2005/07/27/meet-tharum-cambodias-second-most-famous-blogger/
Beth also interviewed Zarah 'Sreisaat' Almeida
http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2005/12/27/blogging-to-improve-cambodia%e2%80%99s-environment/
and Hok KaKada of KhmerOS.
http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2005/08/09/meet-da-she-is-a-software-engineer-for-khmer-os-project/
More recently, we've seen Phnomenon's Phil interviewed by Jinja,
http://jinja.apsara.org/blog/2006/03/phnomenon-interview.htm
'gril genius' Keo Kalyan interviewed by KhmerOverseas,
http://khmeroverseas.blogspot.com/2006/07/deedee-khmer-cyberkid-on-spot.html
and Mylinh ...
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Posted in history, in Khmer, theatre on Aug 12th, 2006
Bestial Village
is the name given by Royal Decree to a town where 20-30 outraged people killed an abrasive French tax collector, Resident Bardez. The incident serves to illustrate many aspects of the time of colonial rule. (The show flyers say 'Miserable Village' for some reason.)
Now Amrita Performing Arts has ...
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