Here’s an unscientific look at some of the finest — or most memorable — things I ate during a year or so of wandering around Southeast Asia. Indonesian food is delicious. As I learned soon enough during my time there, Indonesian food is also exceptionally repetitive. Once you’ve burned through the quotidian pleasures of nasi goreng, […]
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Wat Ek Phnom – Battambang
Wat Ek Phnom is an 11th century Angkorian temple located outside of the quiet river city of Battambang, in the northwestern bit of Cambodia. Quiet even in the heart of tourist season, this small and poorly-kept-up temple may not possess the majesty of Angkor, but is an interesting reminder of Cambodia’s powerful past. Temples not […]
The Marvel of the Burger King French Fry Hamburger, or Journalism is Dead
In which I am horrified at the American media’s cynical obsession with a Burger King hamburger with four french fries stuck in it. [View the story “The French Fry Burger: An Exercise in American Journalism ” on Storify]
Battambang….
I was in Phnom Penh, and I was very much ready to be out of it. The elections were over and the city was trapped in the curious stalemate that remains, as the CPP scrambled to find a strategy for its unexpected electoral near-miss. The CNRP opposition counted ballots and pursued the legal channels for […]
Social media and the Cambodian elections: for TechPresident.com
Social Media Drives Youth Involvement in Cambodia’s National Elections – TechPresident.com Cambodia’s June 28 national elections ushered in the dawn of a new age of electoral politics in the small, southeast Asian country. A hotly contested election saw unprecedented political engagement coming from the country’s youth – those under 25 years old. And in an […]
Sam Rainsy and Mu Sochua at CNRP Rally in Tuol Kok
A somewhat surprise rally this morning at CNRP headquarters in Tuol Kuork. I was told that they are collecting data on voter irregularities so they can make a case to Hun Sen. Mu Sochua personally organized the lines of people — and surprisingly, Sam Rainsy and Kem Sokha arrived, flanked by their olive-green clad guards.The crowd […]
Cambodia elections – photos from the rally on Friday
The rally on Friday was remarkable. A Mardi Gras atmosphere filled the air, and the CNRP supporters did a victory lap around Wat Phnom and kept going. Traffic stopped dead and people poured into the streets — including monks. Old men told me what they really thought about Hun Sen, speaking with remarkable frankness. All […]
Photos from Phnom Penh election season
I’ve never seen anything like this before.
Things I Miss About The US
Here is a distinctly incomplete list of things that I miss about the US. Most involve food. – Salmon and avocados. Salmon is a cool-weather fish and is not known to congregate in the murky waters of the Mekong. Avocados, too, are a cooler-weather vegetable that whiile sometimes found — and excellent – in Southeast Asia, […]
Things I Don’t Miss About The USA
I am regularly asked about what I miss about life in the USA. The list usually seems to consist of salmon and avocados in roughly that order: I have realized that more interesting may be what I do not miss. I’ve made an incomplete list. – Shockingly expensive health care. Broke your nose? That will […]