Archive for the 'Cambodia & Beyond' Category


What does it mean?

Sunday, June 10th, 2007
Cambodia & Beyond | 7 Wonderful Comments »

A brand new word from Siem Reap for you to guess… Again, if you happen to know this word, please be silent for a while. Let those who do not know make a guess. The last Siem Reap word took more than a week before being figured out. And that was La’eark. This time, it [...]

Khmer Classical Music!

Saturday, May 12th, 2007
Cambodia & Beyond | 11 Wonderful Comments »

As requested by readers, here are some Mahori and PinPeat to sooth your souls:
1. Mahori – Phoumea Tak Lolok [MP3|6MB]
2. Mahori – Khrang Phka [MP3|9MB]
3. Mahori – Khaek Mon [MP3|9MB]
4. Mahori – Sat Heu [MP3|6MB]
5. Mahori – Saray Nimnoun [MP3|6MB]
6. Mahori – Sorya [MP3|8MB]
7. Mahori – Toch Yum [MP3|8MB]
8. Mahori – Khmer Plom Slek [MP3|8MB]
9. [...]

Siem Reap word of the month!

Tuesday, April 10th, 2007
Cambodia & Beyond, Untold Scandals | 29 Wonderful Comments »

La’eark
What the hell does it mean?
[hint 1] it’s a verb used to tell things in a way we do not like

Whenever I speak this word, people think I’m an alien and ask “where are you from?”. Then again, maybe I am indeed an alien. No wait, I’m not exactly an alien. I’m just from Siem [...]

Khmer New Year is coming!

Saturday, March 31st, 2007
Cambodia & Beyond, Forbidden Thoughts | 12 Wonderful Comments »

New Year is coming….new year is coming fast! What concerns you the most?
1. the Khmer girl I like is gonna get married soon after that,
2. the fear of stepping on someone’s foot while dancing,
3. new year is coming….but my exams are coming as well,
4. my knees may not be able to sustain all the knocks,
5. [...]

2007 predictions – part II !

Friday, January 26th, 2007
Cambodia & Beyond, Forbidden Thoughts | 11 Wonderful Comments »

Belated predictions…but better late than never. Not a mistake that it’s late, but a feature! Here we go:
1. Cambodia to introduce a new law aiming to curb with increasing practices of wedding-parties-cum-thousand-dollar-businesses. The wedding business in which the organizer often invite as many as thousand known and unknown guests just to collect gifts and money [...]