From Cambodia to Japan

From the Wall Street Journal's today issue : It's no longer easy to purchase AK-47 assault weapons here. Vendors have stopped sellin...

.... A million roads, a million fears A million suns, ten million years of uncertainty I could speak a million lies, a million songs, A mill...

So if you are married to a Japanese citizen, by Japanese law, you have two options regarding your surname: (1) either change it or (2) have ...

I just came across this incredible website. It has excellent instructions on how to cook Khmer food. As of now, there are 561 recipes, rangi...

Some photos of my family I took during my recent trip to Cambodia. My three year-old niece Kosoma. Sunrise in Kampong Speu, Cambodia Butterf...

“Sometimes when I reflect back on all the beer I drink I feel ashamed. Then I look into the glass and think about the workers in the brewery...

Dedicated to you. A Khmer song from the past. " Batt Oun". Written and sung by prince Sisovath Panara Sereyvuth in the 1960s, it q...

Butterfly I found on my school's campus.

Thought you might want to see this documentary.

Typing. Type. Type. My fingers are running on the keyboard. Not knowing what to begin. Silence... Hitting those familiar keys again. Deletin...

I've been looking for this song for ages. Finally, some genuinely kind blogger has posted it. Big thank man. Listening to this song is l...

A Touching Reunion After 8 Long Years ...

Meataphoum Music Production Company interviewed Keo Thorng Gnut, the wife of Sin Sisamouth, Cambodian most famous and highly prolific singe...

In his book, Komnarp Snaeh Meas , Kung Bun Chheun said he wrote this song. It was originally used as a soundtrack for his movie--which I don...

17,535,000 : Number of Japanese tourist abroad in 2006or (or 14.6 % of the whole population. Data: Japanese Tourism Marketing Corp . ) 3,00...

I read a short but interesting article about Sumo(相撲）, a traditional style of wrestling in Japan, in the February issue of the Nihongo Jour...

I've come across the translated (Japanese) version of this book several times at the library. But I had no idea it is a national bestse...

The title of this entry is misleading. This post is neither about Iraq war nor Iran nuclear issue. It's about a song: a Khmer song writt...

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Sometimes I wonder where my ancestors came from. I used to ask my parents about them. Sadly, though, it appears the blood line could only be...