ThaRum - Musings from Cambodia

Sightseeing Phnom Penh City

April 30th, 2005

People were at stores, on the streets, and at the garden as I was driving from home to sightseeing some parts of Phnom Penh city. Some were busy as dinner coming in few hours. Some did not cook, so they look for food at markets and food stores. Lucky supermarket is a well-known among western [...]

My LifeReading

April 22nd, 2005

Reading is a great way to discover the world, to explore my own existence, and of course to develop myself. I believe it is a very helpful way to improve my writing skill. Not much time available to read, but I sometimes need to do it during my lunchtime break, before night sleep, and at [...]

Journey in Russia during the WWII

April 18th, 2005

The Bronze Horseman
The war in Europe seems far away in this city of fallen grandeur, where two sisters, Tatiana and Dasha Metanova, shared a cramped apartment with their brother and parents. And while life under Stalin has been harsh, deprivation unlike anything they have imagined is yet to come, for Hitle’s armies are about to [...]

Quiet Days in Phnom Penh

April 16th, 2005

During these few days, streets are so quiet and most businesses out of service in Phnom Penh. It is a holiday in Cambodia, Cambodian New Year. In April the weather is usually hot, but not enough to prevent people enjoy their days off. Many people prefer to spend several out of the city, to visit [...]

Eddie Gibson Missing Cambodia

April 11th, 2005

Eddie Gibson has not been heard from since October 24th when he emailed his mother to say he was planning to return to UK from Cambodia on a flight due to leave Bangkok, Thailand on 1st November.
He was last seen in Phnom Penh, Cambodia and is not thought to have crossed the border into Thailand [...]