According to some online dictionaries, “Reak” is a noun which means either “a rush” or “a prank”. It appears that only a few dictionaries can define this word and few examples are given.

But these were all before Vireak.net was born. These dictionaries will probably need to update their database because soon we will know the true definition of “Reak” along with numerous examples as well.

Reak or Vireak?

Both, although I’m more commonly known as Vireak. Reak or ah-reak is what my close friends call me. I’m from Siem Reap and having a slight Siem Reap accent is what differentiates me from Phnom Penh-ers which is something I’m proud of. I use the word “slight” because there are areas in Siem Reap where people have stronger Khmer accent.

Like many students, after my high school at 15, I packed my bag, left Siem Reap for Phnom Penh to seek higher education. I entered ITC (Institut de Technologie du Cambodge) and studied Common Engineering for 2 years before obtaining a full scholarship to study Electrical & Electronics Engineering in NTU, Singapore specializing in Communications Engineering.

At 22 now, I’m a virtually independent man of my own. I use the word “virtually” because I consider myself to be family-oriented.

Favorites

• Subjects: Telecommunications
• Past Memory: High School year 2000
• Weather: in the morning when it rains and I don’t wanna wake up
• Games: DMC, God of War, Onimusha all in PS2
• Sports: football, moto-racing, kickboxing, kickassing, asskicking
• Team: Arsenal
• Players: Henry, Ronaldinho, Messi, Fabregas
• Free-time hobbies: visiting friends & family, cycling, sightseeing, playing football of course.

Special ability

Able to walk like a ghost without making a noise. Creepy. Wanna try?

Dislikes

• songs with lyrics in 2 or more languages
• traveling by bus and air
• product advertisements with a lot of asterisks (*) to indicate “Terms and Conditions applied”
• “Terms and Conditions” of such products. They’re always super small and super long.
• papaya soup. Don’t know why I don’t like papaya in a soup
• talking about celebrities => really turn me off
• the internet. probably number 1 in my hate list. not the technologies or connections, but the excessive contents that make people lazy (including me)
• singing and listening to the stupid birthday song
• crowded areas
• running in a dream

About this blog

I don’t consider myself to be a blogger. I’ve got a life to live I have other priorities and updating this blog is restricted to my weekend and when my mind is absolutely free of other commitments. Despite just recently starting this blog, I’m no stranger to blogging though, having been witnessing the booming of Khmer blogosphere and having been a contributor and copyright writer at KhemaraCorner blog since 2005.

This blog is divided into a number of categories:

1. Reaktivities = Reak + Activities = my activities
2. Forbidden Thoughts = my thoughts and opinions
3. Cambodia & Beyond = things within Cambodia & beyond
4. Untold Scandals = some funny funny and loplop things I have encountered
5. Dreamy Drama = you guess!

The weblog is my personal space to express myself and to keep in touch with friends and to possibly make some new ones.