Posted in more stuff, music on Jun 17th, 2007
- can they?
Cambodia loves karaoke. To the Western musical palate, love ballads that are regularly recycled from other asian countries may not quite... appeal.
So when I hear pop music that does, I query whoever I can - 'Just what was that song?' If you don't seize the moment, it ...
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Posted in food, stuff on Jun 15th, 2007
...are an inexpensive treat found anywhere there are snacks to be had in Cambodia. http://www.expat-advisory.com/articles/asia/southeast-asia/cambodia/i-am-egg-man
Street vendors aren't hard to find with their distinctive loudspeaker advertisement: [listen] or [download] .
Local tastes include two types: seasoned hard-boiled eggs as seen in the vendor cart above, and (a favorite) hard-boiled duck eggs with ...
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Posted in Uncategorized on Jun 13th, 2007
Hi folks,
After five years of blogging I'm switching my software to Wordpress.
I'm also switching weblog's homepage to http://jinja.apsara.org
Catch you there. Still rearranging virtual furniture from the move.
- J
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Posted in stuff on Jun 13th, 2007
ថ្ងៃនេះគឺជាថ្ងៃគំរប់ខួបលើកទី៥ នៃគេហៈ ទំព័ររបស់ខ្ញុំ។
ខ្ញុំមានក្តីរីករាយណាស់ ដែលការងារកំសាន្ត ដ៏តូចនេះមានការរីកចំរើនដែលជំរុញអោយ ខ្ញុំរិតតែមានការប្រឹងប្រែងឡើងមួយកំរិត ទៀត។
ខ្ញុំមិនបានដាក់ក្រិតក្រមចំពោះខ្លួនឯងទេ នៅពេលដែលខ្ញុំបានធ្វើការនេះឡើងគឺគ្រាន់តែធ្វើទៅតាមដំណើរតែប៉ុណ្ណោះ។
លទ្ធផលដែលទទួលបានពីការងារនេះគឺគួរជាទីគាប់ប្រសើរ។ តាមដែល ខ្ញុំដឹង ខ្ញុំប្រហែលជាមនុស្សទីមួយដំបូងគេសរសេរពីប្រទេសកម្ពុជា។ ក៏ប៉ុន្តែឥឡូវនេះមានគេហៈទំព័ររាប់រយដែលជាទូទៅប្រើប្រាស់ខ្សែវីដេអូ ឬថតជាសំលេងដែលទាក់ទងអំពីប្រទេសកម្ពុជា។ ខ្ញុំបានរាប់អានមិត្តភ័ក្តិ ជាច្រើននៅជុំវិញពិភពលោក ហើយខ្ញុំមានសេចក្តីរីករាយដែលបានក្លាយជាចំណែកមួយនៅក្នុងសហគមន៍ដែលកំពុងរីកលូតលាស់។ more
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Posted in comics, literature on Jun 12th, 2007
Cambodia kind of skipped the punk rock era due to armed conflict going on at the time. There are punk songs about Cambodia, but authentic Khmer Punk Rock remains to be seen.
As with hip-hop culture, Punk is more than a musical style, it has its own ethos and values, ...
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