Time flies when you have fun. May I add, when you struggle, too. 😉 After one year and a half living in Singapore, I’ve realized how unique and beautiful this lion city can be. Once you fall in love with a place, you might or might not have the mechanism to cope with the nostalgia. […]
Photo Essay: From Singapore with Love Read More »
Guest blog by Anirudh Bhati This article was updated at 1230 hrs on 9 August 2013. The Reuters News Agency reported yesterday: A quorum of 120 out of 123 lawmakers was needed to launch a new national assembly before the approval of a new cabinet, said attorney Sok Sam Oeun, executive director at Cambodia Defenders Project, an organization
Can the Cambodian People's Party form the Royal Government? Read More »
As promised, I tried keeping tweeting with this hashtag #electionskh with my Cambodian friends. The foreign correspondent and press also used #electionskh within today. It was an interesting day indeed, because there was so much shared from one person to another. As of the late evening of July 28th, it was 68 seats for CPP
Cambodia's Provisional National Elections Results Read More »
Like many women, I grew up thinking I would never be a perfect Cambodian woman. I laughed too loudly and walked too fast. Even in university, I was occasionally taunted by classmates, who told me to walk slowly and laugh quietly. It seems that wherever one is, there are still expectations placed on women. Look
My Column for International Women's Day Read More »
I was woken up today at around 6am in the morning by calls from two editors at Agence France Presse and the Associated Presse. A moment later, I noticed that I received two text messages very early this morning from two of my former classmates, Sorthy and Ritthy who ended their messages in the same
Death of King Sihanouk makes world headlines Read More »
(Note: This is a very personal blog, so please bear with me, as I am trying hard to tone down the excitement.) When my friends asked me what could be fun, I said nothing beats blogging. I believe that if things aren’t fun, they’re not worth doing. Since early 2007, blogging has been my favourite pastime.
What 2011 means to me Read More »
I had a great opportunity to join ON|OFF event, formerly known as Pesta Blogger, which hosted bloggers from nine of the 10 ASEAN member countries today. The ON|OFF event on December 3rd attracted between 1,000 and 1,500 participants, most of whom are bloggers, social media users, tech enthusiasts, celebrities, fashion designers, entrepreneurs, writers and other
ON|OFF event in Jakarta Read More »
I’m going to Africa for the first time. I know it took me quite long, like a week after my trip to Ethiopia just to start up writing about my experience to Africa. Some friends of mine asked me why I couldn’t update them while I was there. Well, the answer is the scandalous Internet
Travelling to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Read More »
Last week, when I was browsing through the news feed on my Facebook, I found a gem. It was not something that would give me a million of dollars but a blog that gave me sheer joy after reading it. ^_^ So the blog, created a month ago, that caught my attention features “inspiring Cambodian
Interview with "Inspiring Cambodian Women" blogger Read More »
Regardless of where you live travelling can be costly, but it is barely a consideration for many people in Cambodia, where 30% of the population lives on less than a dollar a day. But should we settle for staying static in this ever changing and evermore competitive world, abundant with opportunity to improve oneself and
Travel, Cambodians! Read More »