Posted in Uncategorized on Jun 19th, 2007
Penhville has been a cinemagoer's paradise the last few weeks. The Environmental Film Festival and Refugee Film Festival have been in full swing, as well as Cambofest.
Very happy to finally see "Sleepwalking Through the Mekong" (Dengue Fever band documentary)
and "The Golden Voice", (Ros Sereysothea biodrama).
Last evening, the winners of Cambofest ...
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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 Uncategorized on Jun 10th, 2007
[From'Rotess Ploeung' Exhibition writeup]
Phnom Penh, Saturday morning, six hours, the railway station wakes up.
On the quays the salesmen are not numerous. A rice soup saleswoman, a saleswoman of cakes, cigarettes and drinks. The train fills gently, very gently. One is far from the multitude of the Nineties which filled of ...
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Posted in Uncategorized on Jun 8th, 2007
Thursday was fun and unexpected; in the course of my workaday life, I ran into some surprise guests. The morning saw me at a meeting on Serious Issues and ...
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Posted in Uncategorized on Jun 4th, 2007
Establishments adjacent to a palace are usually gentrified - but in Cambodia you'll find noodle shops and a car wash mixed with more pricey establishments like the one pictured here. (Apparently just opening up.)
I thought the name summed up the 'get rich quick' desire fueling the property boom and growth ...
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