Posted in academia, cambodge, cambodia, cambodia blog, current events, more stuff, music, puppetry, theatre, visual art, weblogs on Feb 19th, 2012
A brief response to the frequent assertion that there isn’t much choice in places to go, things to do or people to meet in Phnom Penh.
I began blogging about things Cambodian in 2002, initially from Siem Reap.
I wrote about nearly everything that took my interest because if I didn’t ...
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Posted in hip hop, music on May 12th, 2011
On the face of it, it seems Prach Ly's Mujestic.com web site looks likes it's been hacked by Cambodian group Klap Ya Handz.
Prior to Thursday 12's revamp, the site header looked like this, followed by a long scroll of the people and groups working with Mujestic, from traditional musicians ...
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Posted in dance, music on Jun 14th, 2010
Right, how did I end up teaching a ballroom dance class in Chiang Mai?
Well, the Mekong ICT Camp introduced a segment on 'Unconferences'. We were encouraged to choose a topic that was not our primary skill or occupation. Sunil chose palmistry. (Hugely popular). Michael chose yoga. I raised my hand ...
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"You come to see the Monster?" I was asked. I nodded and got pointed upstairs to the Cinema.
In addition to a heap of electronic equipment I spotted a Kse Diev (a string instrument held against the player's body), a Tro (a violin-sounding string instrument that uses a membrane for its ...
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'Don't Think She's Forgotten' - Laura Mam adapts a classic Pen Ron song, alternating past and present with 'The Like Mes'. Yay! Enjoy!
From YouTube: April 26, 2010 — After 3 months of planning, creating, networking, shopping (lots of shopping), story-boarding, daydreaming and then MORE re-planning...its ...
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