Archive for the 'urbanization' Category

Posh Penh

Posted in architecture, urbanization on Feb 19th, 2008

Aside from the Royal Palace and Independence Monument, it looks like everywhere else in Phnom Penh may become... residential! Click for the large version of this widely-published advertisement: Note the depiction of the intersection of Monivong and Sihanouk boulevards, compared to the present day. Wow. (The fine print dutifully notes this ...

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Extreme Sports: Cambodia

Posted in comics, environment, Other Goodies, sports, theatre, tourism, urbanization on Jan 30th, 2008

Tags: cambodia,skateboarding,extreme sports,phnom penh

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Cropped Top

Posted in buddhism, environment, photography, urbanization on Nov 9th, 2007

Why is this tree sporting an orange sash? Tree ordination is a way of sanctifying (and protecting) a tree, and is becoming a more common practice in Cambodia and Thailand. In cultures with deep animist roots, this also seems to be one subtle way for Buddhism to co-opt earlier traditions. Many ...

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De-rustification

Posted in academia, Other Goodies, urbanization on Nov 5th, 2007

"Plus ca change, in some ways, but yes, the city has become a teeming metropolis, which it never was before. "... "I miss the almost somnambulistic Provencal quality that the town had in the 1960s, when Phnom Penh was probably the prettiest city in Southeast Asia." Go and ...

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