Author Archives: Khmer440
Documentary Night & WNU Sex Workers Talk at Gasolina, 1st March, 6pm
The Twelve Tables would like to invite you to our first big event of 2014 as we seek to educate others about the topic of sex trafficking and the rescue industry in Cambodia. Our continuous search for new perspectives on…
What Not to Do in Sihanoukville
Vice and Slate writer Nathan Thompson visits Sihanoukville and has a dire time of it I expected Sihanoukville to be a Sodom of sexpats. But it wasn’t all that bad. “Just go to Otres”, my expat friends had told me….
Comedy Cambodia at Club Red, Tuesday 18th February
The Comedy Club Cambodia has been champing at the bit for more mirth-filled moments and gallops back for its first show in the Year of the Horse. Two comedy circuit heavyweights, Johnny Candon and Dave Johns, have been booked to…
Wash Bad Luck Right Outta My Hair (Kru Khmer Exorcism in the Provinces)
Pedro takes part in a provincial Kru Khmer exorcism ceremony As those who are familiar with The Kingdom of Wondering What in Lord’s Name is Going On are no doubt aware, asking a question about day to day events mostly…
My Interactions with the ‘Russian Market Rice Cake Lady’
Jenny Conrad meets a grouchy vendor of tasty vegetarian street food. On a day when I’m in a rush or feel like a cheap and easy lunch, heading into the rabbit warren of the Russian Market is my default option…
Life in Brown Coffee and Bakery
Nathan Thompson examines the customer demographic at Brown Coffee in Phnom Penh. I’m a coffee shop w*nker. I’m that guy sitting at his laptop rolling his eyes as you enter with your girlfriends trailing your excitable sprogs behind you. Even…
The Cambodian Carnival
Pedro tries and fails to enjoy all the fun of the provincial Khmer fair Provincial Cambodians have a different understanding of the Western concept of leisure time. A lack of disposable income and strong family ties mean that only the…
HaHaHoHo Board Game Cafe
Jenny Conrad visits HaHaHoHo: Phnom Penh’s first Korean board game cafe. One of the latest businesses to open its doors in Toul Tom Pong, HaHaHoHo Board Game Cafe is less of a cafe than a concept. This is a place…
How I Lived Solo in a Rural Khmer Village
Vice and Slate writer Nathan Thompson explains how he coped with life in an isolated Khmer village. Living solo in a Cambodian village is like being addicted to hard drugs – an interesting experience, but I wouldn’t recommend it. I…
The Legend of the Aap
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Pedro takes a look at the body-less monster of Khmer villages, the Aap. “Do you believe in ghosts?” is a question sometimes asked after conversations about rice and money have been exhausted. “Believe!” is the emphatic answer. When prodded on…