ThaRum - Musings from Cambodia

The beauty of Khmer people

September 24th, 2006

A portrait of a rural girl that often reminds me of friendliness and gentleness of ordinary Cambodian people. She lives in a village near Preah Khan temple, Preah Vihear province

Koh Ker

September 17th, 2006

Briefly the capital of the Khmer empire between 928 and 944 under king Jayavarman IV and his son Hasavarman II, Koh Ker is approximately 100 km northeast of Angkor site. Today, many large statues from Koh Ker are on display at the National Museum in Phnom Penh, the Cambodian capital. The construction of the 30 [...]

The world is talking - we’re listening

September 16th, 2006

Rachel Rawlins, Global Voices Online mangaging editor, writes:
Global Voices has grown dramatically over the past year thanks to our fantastic community of authors, supporters, editors and readers. We’re working hard to make sure that the site is arranged in the best way possible - what we cover, how we do it and you read it.

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Sorry seems to be the hardest words

September 16th, 2006

Listening to Ronan Keating’s ‘When you say nothing at all,’ having my right hand moved the micky mouse over and over, I finally brought up a graphic for my journal’s cover out of Adobe Photoshop CS2. I could not find anything else for this montage other than my own portrait that I scanned from print [...]

All the world’s a stage

September 14th, 2006

My unique watch and barely used eyeglasses on messenger bag. Metaphorically, people with worldview look at life through their own magical mirror.
“All the world’s a stage” (from As You Like It 2/7) - William Shakespeare.