Catching a ride with a moto-taxi today (motodop) I found myself subjected to a few questions. Usually it's "How old are you", "What do you do", "Do you want a Cambodian wife", "How much money do you make", "What country are you from".
After establishing I was from the USA, he ...
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Posted in current events, Other Goodies on Oct 31st, 2008
Happy Halloween!
Free candy and scary costumes make for a great holiday – especially for kids.
Expatriates won’t miss out on the fun, and in anticipation of a party I’ve added some elastic to a paper maché Lakhaon Kaol Yeak mask. (Same from last year – OK, so ...
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Posted in current events, literature, news on Oct 30th, 2008
Published by SIPAR editions, this is their second classic European children's prose book after The Little Prince.
The book's launch will be accompanied by a seminar on children's literature at the Buddhist Institute:
TO CREATE A READING SOCIETY
A seminar on childrens literature, arranged by the International
Library, Sweden, and the Federation for Development ...
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OK, so not everyone can vote in the USA Presidential election.
But you CAN vote for Prey Lang and Phymean Noun.
There's a filmmaking contest on by the World Bank. And wouldn't it be great to see more of their money go towards making socially relevant films than the usual silly development ...
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If you’re in Phnom Penh, come by Lire en fête 2008 starting today - and say hello to the Our Books crew while you're at it!
Thursday 23 through Saturday 25.
Lire en fête
23/10/2008 - 25/10/2008 Centre Culturel Français
Cambodia’s biggest and best book fest! English, French, Khmer, come one, come all!
http://www.ccf-cambodge.org/index.php?q=fr/node/215
Programme (PDF)
http://www.new.facebook.com/pages/Lire-en-fete-2008/29864053615
Chaque ...
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