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Khmer are patient. not?

Saturday, February 21st, 2009
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They say Khmer are generally quiet quite patient, in a way that we tend to accept whatever given or forced on us. But the common wisdom is that if you’re good at something, you’re bad at something else, or in this case, if you gain something, you miss on something else.
Khmer are patient, good thing [...]

An idiot guide to Cambodian Media & Entertainment

Sunday, December 14th, 2008
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Ever wonder why the media & entertainment are the two most popular pastimes in Cambodia rather than…say sports or gaming? This guide will show you the awesomeness of media & entertainment in Cambodian popular culture, a handy guide for everyone.
1. Welcome to “Koh Aksontesok” daily news, Cambodia’s most read newspaper. Today’s headlines are:

“Traffic accident at [...]

Out of place! Out of touch!

Saturday, July 5th, 2008
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Went back home recently, and one of the things I got back from Cambodia was the confirmation of the theory on how out of place and out of touch I was with the so-called youth generation.
1. Music: music are hard to appreciate these days let alone listen to. CCNP (copy, cut n paste) perhaps sums [...]

Please tell me the truth!

Sunday, March 23rd, 2008
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On my very first visit to a country of whatever-whatever, a hontojii-san immigrant official stopped me by and asked:
Hontojii-san: Please tell me the truth!
Reak: My name is Vireak and I come from Cambodia.
Hontojii-san: Please tell me the truth!
Reak: I don’t have beard, so I’m neither from Pakistan nor India.
Hontojii-san: Please tell me the truth!
Reak: My [...]

Do men have easier jobs?

Sunday, December 2nd, 2007
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