Cambodia

Same Same but different

I watched the film about these two people. How touching. This is the photo of the real couple that inspires this movie "Same same but different". Real Ben and Sreykeo are reportedly in their 20s. This is the real scene which the film imitates. "Same same but different" is a very touching love story between a German young journalist and a Cambodian former club girl. There was a constant fighting inside Ben when he fought with the idea of loving Sreykeo who worked at the club, called the H...

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How could I trust you more, Cambodia?

I love my bike despite its old condition. The thought of losing it was beyond by expectation. Now I have lost it. It's time to show some grief over it. I asked myself again and again why life brought me at this crossroad. I really asked if this happened to me? Within an hour, I lost myself. Mind you, I did regret losing it but what I regretted the most was that I lost myself for a while, though I didn't lose my marble. Therefore, what surprised me the most was that my mother's words now shoul...

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Cambodia’s Water Festival 2009

There are nearly 400 boats this year while the number exceeded 400 last year. The difference is quite insignificant. Anyway, there are less people than last year, so there is a lot of fun because people don't have to push each other while walking. ;-)

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John Pilger-the man I like

I have watched two of his documentaries which I gained a lot of knowledge about the world from. The first is about Year Zero in Cambodia and the second is (as I recall) War on Democracy. John Pilger came into Cambodia in 1979, and made a documentary about the immediate legacy of the Khmer Rouge regime. He did a really job in bringing causes together with effects. How did Year Zero exist? And what started the fire? Here is the link of his speech:

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“GOLDEN REAWAKENING”

. Another great and very exciting event of the year has arrived! Many Cambodians grasp that opportunity! The exhibition of the golden area of Cambodia's film industry during the 1960s and 1970s has started since 17th October at 6pm at Chinese House, located along the riverside. Unique and Fresh. The owner of the Chinese house, Brad Godden and Davy Chou, a young film-maker whose grand-father was Mr. Vann Chan, one of the most famous film-makers in Cambodia and his producti...