Posted in cambodia, current events, news on Oct 11th, 2015
This last Friday morning (estimated 1 AM) a fire broke out in the buildings behind Java Cafe. Four residences were damaged as well as the office of Java Cafe / Gallery, including a number of irreplaceable art items in storage.
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/fire-destroys-5-homes-decades-of-artwork-97079/
Nine families remain in the area, with severe structural ...
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Posted in cambodge, cambodia, news on Sep 24th, 2015
Having lived in Cambodia for over 15 years, I know plenty of real ‘survivors‘.
I’m not 100% comfortable with Cambodia repackaged as a slick media show, toasted by the powers that be.
Ah well. If you want to see more about the real Cambodia, try the films by actual Cambodians: Rithy Panh, Kalyanee Mam, so many more.
Don’t Think I’ve Forgotten is making ...
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Posted in cambodia, information technology on Sep 17th, 2015
Due to a recent talk to drum up interest in Barcamp Phnom Penh 2015, I've dredged up some old photos:
Looking back to Cambodia's very first BarCamp (Sept 2008), following on the heels of our 2007 Blogger summit.
As with the prior meeting, we were amazed regarding the enthusiasm, as many people ...
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Posted in cambodge, cambodia, christianity, cinema on Jun 19th, 2015
A tidbit courtesy Silong Chhun.
In the 1980s and 1990s, there were weren't so many books and films about contemporary Southeast Asia in the West.
To be considered a scholar of Cambodian history, the first step was to simply read everything on the topic. And there wasn't that much explicitly about the ...
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Posted in buddhism, cambodia on Apr 26th, 2015
A lazy Sunday afternoon. I'd just finished a yogurt shake at the Blue Pumpkin and was strolling off my topor on the riverside. In jeans and a t-shirt, I look like any other foreigner, possibly a tourist.
"Hello!" hailed the fake monk.
He didn't realize I'd met his type before. New face, ...
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