December is here again. The month that always reminds me of the critical model for living a good life, which my friend, Sophat, described as the 3 E’s: engage, evolve and experience. When I first heard about this model, I…
Poverty has been a major issue the Royal Government of Cambodia has strived to address (World Bank, 2006). Recently, Cambodia has achieved the Millennium Development Goal poverty target, making it one of the most successful nations in poverty reduction globally….
I almost missed my flight back to the States. While the ticket says August 18 at 12:15 AM (which is technically Wednesday’s night), I for some stupid reasons thought it was scheduled for Thursday’s night. Probably, I wasn’t really keen…
Last week Phnom Penh has been rated as one of the world’s least livable cities by London-based Economist Intelligence Unit this week. Its annual Global Livability Ranking placed Phnom Penh 127th out of 140 capital cities and commercial hubs. However,…
I knew one day I would get to reunite with my blogger friends with whom I flew on a helicopter to visit the U.S. Mercy Ship in 2012, and who share with me immense enthusiasm and passion for mastering the…
Fifty years after being served as the grand venue for the second Ganefo, the Olympic Stadium of Phnom Penh is still being fully utilized by the population. Unlike the other large stadiums around the world where people are not allowed…
Sinn Sisamouth, Ros Sereysothea, Yol Aularong, and scores of nameless others were once the core of a vibrant music and arts scene in a young Cambodia—one of the many nations that would form in the wake of global politicking and…
I just switched to Android because I was so hyped up by the OnePlus 3 phenomenon. I love the phone, by the way, and I’m still using it today. Some days a go, my father called and told me to…
Cambodian popular music from 1950 on is closely linked to the social and political situation of the times. In the second half of the 20th century Cambodia went through many radical political changes in a very short period of time….
