Hostages in Philippines… WTF?
I don’t want to gripe about the lack of training of the SWAT force or police that were attempting to end the standoff with the ex-policeman that took the hostages on the bus. That’s life… Philippines...
View ArticleJapan Slammed By 8.9 Magnitude Earthquake – Gets Tsunami
Watching the couple videos out now – the Japan earthquakes are hammering Japan right now – and there is a good sized tsunami destroying boats, buildings, cars, and surely many people are losing their...
View ArticleSixteen – New Music in Southeast Asia
Great Song – Sixteen. By Cambodian Space Project. Am I sick, or is this the greatest thing I’ve heard in Southeast Asia? My wife asked me if it made my ears hurt. She said it was like cats fighting. I...
View ArticleThaksin Returns
I just cannot see Thaksin Shinawatra disappearing for very long. He has: 1. More money than god. 2. More connections than god. 3. Nobody to compete against. 4. Quite possibly, a genuine concern for...
View ArticleCambodian Space Project Video Trailer
There will be a documentary produced by Marc Eberle, a German residing in Cambodia. Here is the trailer, embedded from Marc’s account on Vimeo’s video site: Rock Cambodia – the story of Srey Thy,...
View ArticleShould I Pronounce the First P in Phnom Penh, Cambodia?
Answer – yes. I had always pronounced it using the P in Phnom – and then the other day, here in Thailand I heard it called “Nom Pen”. I thought I remembered from being in Cambodia that they pronounced...
View ArticleThailand Camera – Nikon D7000 – Available in Stores
Though you can’t find this Nikon camera at Amazon or anywhere else in the USA that I looked because they are sold-out, you CAN find the Nikon D7000 in “Big Camera” Shops here in Thailand, just sitting...
View ArticleI Learned Something About My Burmese Friend Yesterday…
I have a friend from Northern Burma, his mother was from Nepal, his dad, in the military in Burma before he died of drinking too much. I’ll call him Mick, he seems like a Mick to me as much as he seems...
View ArticleIs Japan Just Going to Fall Into the Ocean?
I just got this announcement from the usgs.gov site – the earthquake warning system. Japan had a 7.0 quake off the coast. I think it’s time everyone in the country move into China – and you can all...
View ArticleIs Living in Malaysia an Alternative to Thailand?
I had to go to Malaysia for a visa run – Kuala Lumpur, to be exact. I was interested in going since I’d not been yet, and I heard they had better prices than Thailand for electronics. Here is what I...
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