Search found 13 matches
- Thu Mar 11, 2010 9:27 pm
- Forum: Cambodia Speakeasy
- Topic: Me and my parasite
- Replies: 21
- Views: 9344
Crikey I've been battling a parasite and self medicating with cipro on and off for a couple of weeks - and you guys have scared the crap (or what's left of it) out of me! Re: the rash on the hands - that won't be a parasite. I have known two people to get that in Cambodia, and both times it was a fo...
- Tue Dec 15, 2009 8:04 am
- Forum: Cambodia Speakeasy
- Topic: Does anyone know of these people?
- Replies: 163
- Views: 16064
Actually I was commenting on the media coverage, not on the 8 pages of weird rants that seems to be here.... Nobody is surprised at the level of corruption in the health sector these people encountered except them. A google search would have dug up enough articles to tell you what goes on in the hea...
- Mon Dec 14, 2009 8:01 pm
- Forum: Cambodia Speakeasy
- Topic: Does anyone know of these people?
- Replies: 163
- Views: 16064
Agreed re: Joel Brinkley's article - I knew little of this story til i read his piece on the Global Post site and I was pretty appalled at the standard of journalism - or lack of....it raised so many more questions than it answered. Why didn't these people check out what's involved in running a medi...
- Fri Dec 11, 2009 9:28 pm
- Forum: Cambodia Speakeasy
- Topic: Apartheid at Kantha Bopha hospital
- Replies: 72
- Views: 8667
The thing I am left wondering after all these awful stories is - this guy prides himself on running a hospital to 'western standards'. at least that's what all his PR claims. But as i recall doctors in the west - if not here - have to take the hippocratic oath. Do no harm. Treat the patient in front...
- Wed Dec 02, 2009 7:27 am
- Forum: Cambodia Speakeasy
- Topic: Baaad smash up on the Riverside midnight on Saturday
- Replies: 101
- Views: 8909
Back on the topic of the crash again - some people i know had just left chinese house in a tuk tuk and were heading south when the two khmer guys on motorbikes drove beside them and tried to grab their bags. failing to steal them (they held on) they sped off at very high speed down Sisowath - straig...
- Mon Nov 23, 2009 10:49 am
- Forum: Lifestyle
- Topic: Asia Life - Advertise with us or we'll slag you off
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1255
Being an impoverished lass, I quite like their 'bargain bucket' corner for some fresh ideas on where to get a cheap meal - but those comparison contests are a joke. they always seem to be comparing weird-ass food anyway - who eats chili con carne, or fish and chips, in PP on a regular basis??? They'...
- Mon Nov 09, 2009 4:21 pm
- Forum: Lifestyle
- Topic: How do you know if a Cambodian woman really loves you?
- Replies: 95
- Views: 12737
I'm intrigued by this post and definitely agree that Khmer women seem to have a v different idea of 'love' - whatever that is - than we westerners do... i have worked here with Khmer women who were married with kids who spilled their guts to me - said they would ditch their husbands in a heartbeat i...
- Wed Nov 04, 2009 2:10 pm
- Forum: Cambodia Speakeasy
- Topic: Another Armed Robbery Targetting Foreigners
- Replies: 139
- Views: 18399
As the earlier poster noted - it IS much more dangerous for women. All the robberies I've heard of near Gasolina area in BKK were of women, and not all at night. If you're a guy then you probably have no concept of how much more dangerous this city is for solo female barangs.... I would estimate 20:...
- Fri Oct 16, 2009 4:41 pm
- Forum: Cambodia Speakeasy
- Topic: Impressing big honchos in Cambodia
- Replies: 39
- Views: 3362
- Tue Oct 13, 2009 12:05 pm
- Forum: Lifestyle
- Topic: New blog on Cambodia
- Replies: 17
- Views: 2063
Jesus. You hate fish and you're coming to Cambodia to write a food blog? I hope the blog isn't about food - it will be a waste of time to all reading it, I'm afraid....fish is as essential to the local culture as it is to the cuisine. If you want to know pretty much anything about Cambodian food you...
- Sat Sep 12, 2009 6:02 pm
- Forum: Lifestyle
- Topic: Royal Punjab - new restaurant
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1800
Dosa Corner is the solution for all you lovers of Sth Indian food - idlis, dosas galore, all the faves from that part of the world. and probably the cheapest Indian food in town - i think the dosas start at $1.50....but kinda hot, sweaty and grotty inside so better for a quick lunch than a nice nigh...
Hi, Not sure if you're interested in the UN perspective of the UNTAC years, but Samantha Power's book on Sergio De Viera Mello is called 'Chasing the Flame' and covers his years in PP heading up the UNTAC mission and has some insane scenes about him going with the KR deep into the jungle to meet wit...