Thomas, Chantra, Virak, Phatry, Lux and more (left) at what is becoming a regular meeting of Phnom Penh bloggers.
In the wake of the Clogger Summit, a number of us have been meeting to discuss new projects and plans. Stay tuned shortly for a site and mailing list. Want in? ...
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Posted in buddhism, cambodge, cambodia on Nov 11th, 2007
Phnom Penh: I'm having an early afternoon bowl of noodle soup when a monk walks into the restaurant, plops this plastic 'amulet' on my table and tries to sign me up on his donations list. Apparently for the building of a temple. He doesn't respond to any Khmer language inquiries.
Naturally ...
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Posted in Other Goodies, stuff on Nov 10th, 2007
this year was a Yeak mask, based on the Lakhon Khaol designs.
Yeaks tend to take the bad guy role in a lot of Khmer legends, and while they aren't inherently bad, they seem to have a predisposition to making mistakes and causing problems.
This is a cheap paper maché version sold ...
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Why is this tree sporting an orange sash?
Tree ordination is a way of sanctifying (and protecting) a tree, and is becoming a more common practice in Cambodia and Thailand. In cultures with deep animist roots, this also seems to be one subtle way for Buddhism to co-opt earlier traditions. Many ...
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Posted in photography, visual art on Nov 8th, 2007
Here's prolific photographer Vandy Rattana at Sala Arts taking some pictures at the opening of 'Flow'. Tonight he has his own show at New Art Gallery, 'Chess'.
More about Khmer Chess? Click for rules and computer game. Link
More art stuff? Try 'What's On'.
Tags:photo,photograpy,cambodia,khmer
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