Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 17th, 2007
Comfort Food
From the Asia Times article on Pyongyang Cold Noodle restaurant: "In 1993, when Sihanouk was officially reinstalled as the king of Cambodia, he surrounded himself in the civil-war-torn country with people he knew he could trust - North Korean bodyguards."
These bodyguards have been seen on occasion at 'Pyongyang', looking ...
Read Full Post »
Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 16th, 2007
Paging Cambodian Banks
Wouldn't you like to have something like this hanging in your office?
A Khmer proverb:
Someone who is dumb may live for hundred years, but it is not better one day in the life of someone who is truly intelligent. No wonder the old guy looks grumpy.
The text above the ...
Read Full Post »
Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 15th, 2007
Down the Road
Cambodia gets a bad rap on numerous scorecards - in the case of activism, I've heard Khmers and foreigners alike complain that Cambodians are reluctant to 'take a stand' for their rights.
They are, however, willing to walk for them.
A great example of simple, local activism is the Dhamma ...
Read Full Post »
Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 9th, 2007
EXHIBITION / RENDEZVOUS
TWO FACES: By SERA Centre Culturel Français, Phnom Penh
[translated from March/April Programme]
• Wednesday, April 4: Meeting with the author at 18:00
• Opening of Exhibition at 19:00 and author’s dedication at 19:30
• ...
Read Full Post »
Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 7th, 2007
COFFEE, PAST AND PRESENT:
By TOR VUTHA
Opening March 7 at 18:30
Centre Culturel Français
Like the past, every person in this contemporary world is working so hard to earn their living. It is such a marvelous thing to take a short break with a cup of coffee, I think.
While casting my eyes at ...
Read Full Post »
