Author Archives: wpadmin
Just an English Teacher: Introductions and Prologues
Heaven above, Heaven below. All that is over, under shall show. Happy who the riddle reads. Introduction by the Author I hope that you find this piece of writing both informative and entertaining. If you are now in the employ…
Cambodia Walkman Continued
The Walkman saga continues… but first an update on the down-home ferry. It”s no longer operating from the southern location at the foot of Street 144. There are now two regular sized ferry boats operating from the foot of Street…
Capacity Building or Curriculum Vitae Building ?
The Perils of life as a volunteer in Cambodia Since I joined the Cambodia program as a volunteer professional over two years ago, there have been a number of large changes made to the operation. Shortly after my arrival a…
Pol Pot: He Talks To The Animals
He may not initially spring to mind as your kind-hearted Khmer equivalent of Doctor Dolittle, but Brother Number One is often attributed as playing, however inadvertently, the role of protector of Cambodia’s once-abundant wildlife. Most books with sections describing environmental…
Khmer Politics Soap Opera III: FUNCINPEC nibbled to death by ducks
Wow, what a week: hirings, firings, surprise votes a few new names cropping up, old names moving out, and a potential new love interest has moved into the Soap Opera for a possible sex scandal. Still, as Valery so famously…
More Lessons from the Police Blotter
Why is that, according to the Phnom Penh Post, almost every violent encounter ends with someone being “axed” or “chopped?” If I had never been to Cambodia, I would picture it as a country full of maniacal lumberjacks. Anyway, some…
The Strange Case of SITC
A firm funded largely by Singaporeans and which runs a chain of private education centres?is on the verge of financial collapse in Vietnam. The Singapore International Teaching Consultancy (SITC) has had to close at least seven of its branches in…
Asphalt Sea in Phnom Penh
Once a week or so I stop at a local sidewalk restaurant on Sisowath Quay for quail. I?d occasionally see them at supermarkets in the states and think they were too small to bother with. I took me two years…
Sher ? E – Punjab
The Lord Playboy Fine Dining Register Sher ? E – Punjab Indian, Muglai, Punjab, Cuisine No. 16, Street 130, Sangkat Kandal, Phnom Penh. Tel: 023 992 901 Email: sher_punjab05@yahoo.com Open 11:00 AM until 11:00 PM As we entered the restaurant,…
Poll: Do You Plan to Die in Cambodia?
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I’m curious about how many expats plan to live the rest of their lives (in other words, die) in Cambodia. I’m not asking if you’re a “deathpat” who is intentionally or at least recklessly drinking, drugging or whoring yourself to…