ThaRum - Musings from Cambodia

Far from the shore

October 21st, 2007

Two great writers of all time have been back on the table through a television program. The BBC World has recently introduced a new program that discover what makes a visionary person. Through a series of open discussions, the Visionaries Debate looks into the world of art, music, architecture, science and literature. In one of [...]

In which still photo speaks

October 17th, 2007

Cambodia-Japan Cooperation Center (CJCC) announced its first photo contest in hope to broaden people’s understanding and love of Cambodia. If a picture is really worth a thousand words, then the eight photographs of beautiful place and scenery of Cambodia to be selected by the CJCC committee will be worth nearly ten thousand words, which will [...]

Transparent Internet firm

October 15th, 2007

Two news articles on the BBC question the legacy of operation of Internet Service Providers in the United Kingdom. I’m not so surprised that this case is happening everywhere around the world, either in Canada or in Cambodia.
In September, the article suggested that broadband speeds in the UK are much slower than advertised by net [...]

Rajavihara

October 14th, 2007

In the Observer Magazine writer William Dalrymple has an interesting piece on Bayon styled temple Ta Prohm of Cambodia. In this feature article some of the greatest travel experts in Britain reveal their best travel secrets in places in Sri Lanka and Albania. Backpackers may find this not a very good read since William took [...]

Takeo Trip

October 10th, 2007

Last Sunday, along the way to Takeo (Takéo) I visited several Buddhist temples. I’m talking about Cambodia’s province, not about Takeo in the western part of Saga Prefecture on the island of Kyūshū, Japan.
All pictures in this post are taken with my Canon PowerShot A570 IS. I still have some more on my film camera; [...]