Tag Archives: Phnom Penh
Murder Suspected In Israeli’s Death
Phnom Penh, Wednesday 21st November – An Israeli citizen wearing combat color pants cropped at the knees, a red sleeveless t-shirt and a (disposable dust/germ) mask over his mouth ពាក់ម៉ាស់, plunged to his death from the fifth floor of the…
No Arrival or Waiting for Moto
“There’s man all over for you, blaming on his boots the faults of his feet.” Samuel Beckett, Waiting for Godot I was sprawled out, wrinkled, rumpled, unbuckled, slouched out all over the carriage of a tuk-tuk. Informal pose, semi-formal wear….
English Teacher Jumps Off Chroy Changvar Bridge in Phnom Penh
Phnom Penh – An Englishman launched himself off the Chroy Changkvar Bridge after biking his way there, but his suicide bid was foiled when he was picked up by a boat belonging to Cham fishermen. The incident occurred at 7:20…
Memoirs of a Grizzled Expat: The Sound of Pennies Dropping (The Penultimate Part)
I’d established in my mind that my girlfriend was a wonderful girl who constantly made me deliriously happy all the time we were together, but that severe tensions were growing on account of her dysfunctional family – none of whom…
My Tuol Tumpoung Fish Crawl
For a lover of fish life is good here in Cambodia where you really don’t have to go far for a good fish supper (or fish breakfast…fish lunch….fish snack ….fish cheese). Fish are literally everywhere. Even the walls in the…
Why Cambodia Isn’t A Playground
There was a documentary I saw about Spike Milligan and the depression that had blighted much of his life. He’d been brought up in India and moved to England when he was 15. It had a terrible effect on him….
Cake and Crumpets in Cambodia: Afternoon Tea in Phnom Penh
There’s something deliciously decadent about a meal that consists of miniature morsels of macaroons, cream-filled concoctions of chocolate cake and sumptuous slivers of syrupy sponge. Sure, there’s a savoury element tucked between the layers of pastries, but wafer-thin cucumber finger…
April is the cruelest month…..
APRIL is the cruelest month, breeding Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing Memory and desire, stirring Dull roots with spring rain. — T.S. Eliot, The Waste Land They said it would be hot. April, that is. March was hot,…
French Teacher Arrested for Blackmailing with Nude Photos
Phnom Penh – Police from the Anti-Human Trafficking and Juvenile Protection Department of Phnom Penh have arrested a French English teacher for distributing obscene photos and uttering threats. The teacher has been identified as a 33 year old Frenchman named…
November Comedy Club Cambodia Review: Kavin Jay and Glenn Wool
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Comedy Club Cambodia returned to Pontoon on Wednesday to the girlish delight, manly approval, profound appreciation, and universal approbation of the entire Cambodian nation. Everyone was there. HE took his customary seat in the front row, prepared as ever to…