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October 31 On the way!Wow... tomorrow would be my first trip to Koh Kong.
I know this land, it is one of my best friend's hometown. The province locates near the sea and Thai border. It is said to have natural beauty as well as fresh air.
Koh Kong has been predicted to become the second Hong Kong, not because of the similarity of the name, but because of its strategic location. Connection Thailand to Shihanouk Ville, Koh Kong has vast land available for developing.
By the way, tomorros is a trip for fun, not for field research.
Life in London?People who have been injured while walking and texting on their cell phones may be in luck. A London street is experimenting with padded lampposts to protect those not paying attention from banging into them, ITN reports.
Copy And PasteWith technology, why don't we invent something like this?  October 28 Cambodia Journalist wins international awardCambodian Journalist Wins International Award PHNOM PENH, Oct 27 (Bernama) — A Cambodian journalist has won an international media award for article touching on poverty impact that caused by global economic crisis, China’s Xinhua news agency reported quoting a press release issued Tuesday by Economics Today magazine. An Sithav, 25, a reporter for Economic Today Magazine, won a 2009 Developing Asia Journalism Award, on Oct 23 held in Tokyo, Japan. He was awarded with the first prize in the poverty impact of the global financial crisis category. Sithav said he was surprised to hear his story, “ Not Working” , the lead story of the June Issue 40 of Economics Today, was worthy of a place among the finalists. “ I was very pleased that I was selected as a finalist of 2009 Developing Asia Journalist Award, and then as a winner of poverty impact of the Global Financial Crisis among the journalists of Asia Pacific region,” he said. “ I do not believe I could be recognized internationally with two years experience as journalist, but now I am a representative of Cambodia who won the first place,” he added. Sithav began working as a journalist in September 2007 and he reports mostly on development which he thinks is the current pressing issue. Parista Yuthamanop of the Bangkok Post took the second place in the same category, with Yoke Heong Chee of Malaysia’s Third World Network taking the third. Published twice monthly, Economics Today covers economic and business, politics and society, international news, and provides snapshots of key economic and financial indicators. – BERNAMA Cambodia becomes permenent member of World Heritage CommitteePHNOM PENH, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) -- Cambodian Prime Minister on Tuesday expressed his warmly welcome as Cambodia becomes the permanent member of the World Heritage Committee (WHC) of UNESCO in 17th general assembly in France.
"It is a new pride for our country that became fully permanent member of the world heritage committee," Hun Sen told over 2,000 students in graduation ceremony of a university in Phnom Penh. "Itwill promote the image and prestige of the Kingdom of Cambodia on the world arena," he added.
On behalf of new permanent member of the WHC, Cambodia will implement its mission with high responsibility and will strengthen the cooperation with other countries, he said.
"We will enhance capacity building and study multi experiences with the world heritage committee, UNESCO, and other international forums," he stressed.
Moreover, Hun Sen said that Cambodia will do more to follow the common purposes in the WHC that has been working on conservation, culture and heritage development. "We have to enhance more international cooperation to move forward of conservation and heritage development."
The Kingdom of Cambodia was elected as a member of the WHC thanks to her richness in cultural properties and history including intangible cultural properties, several of which were inscribed on the World Heritage List, namely the Royal Ballet, the Shadow Theater, Angkor area, and the Temple of Preah Vihear, the premier said.
Cambodia becomes one of 21 permanent members which represent 186 countries in the world in the 17th general assembly of world heritage committee that is held from Oct. 23 to 28, 2009 in Paris, France at UNESCO Headquarters.
Cambodia became a member of UNESCO in 1951. October 26 Japan readies first mission to Venus for 2010 launchJapan readies first mission to Venus for 2010 launch Japan has christened its next deep space mission Akatsuki, meaning dawn in English, a half-year before the spacecraft is dispatched toward Venus to analyze the planet’s smothering atmosphere. Artist’s concept of the Akatsuki spacecraft over Venus. Credit: JAXA/Akihiro Ike$hita The name Akatsuki was selected because Venus shines brightly as the morning star just before sunrise, according to the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. The mission was previously named Planet C and is Japan’s first spacecraft to be sent to Venus. The 1,058-pound robotic probe will launch aboard an H-2A rocket from Japan’s Tanegashima spaceport around May 20, 2010. If Akatsuki departs Earth in May or June, the spacecraft will arrive at Venus in December 2010. The satellite has spent the summer in comprehensive performance testing before it is shipped to Tanegashima this winter. Akatsuki will be Japan’s second interplanetary mission after the Nozomi spacecraft that twice missed entering orbit around Mars after launching in 1998. The Venus orbiter also closely follows JAXA’s first lunar probe, Kaguya, and the maiden flight of the HTV cargo ship for the International Space Station. After its six-month cruise through space, Akatsuki will enter an equatorial orbit around Venus stretching from just above the planet’s blanketing atmosphere to an altitude of nearly 50,000 miles. Six experiments will allow Akatsuki, also called Venus Climate Orbiter, to peer deep into the planet’s atmosphere and even study surface activity. The Venusian carbon dioxide atmosphere causes a runaway greenhouse effect that drives surface temperatures to about 860 degrees Fahrenheit. Cloud formations in the atmosphere swirl around the planet at speeds of up to 250 mph. Scientists want to know more about the mechanics of such a world, and Akatsuki will help Japanese researchers answer those questions. Akatsuki’s sensor package includes two infrared cameras to observe lower level clouds and collect data on potential active volcanoes. A longwave infrared instrument and ultraviolet imager will look at cloud tops and track global storm systems to produce wind maps. A lightning and airglow camera will take pictures of the night side of Venus. The sixth investigation is a radio science experiment to derive vertical temperature and vapor density profiles of the atmosphere. This data will be produced on the ground based on the atmosphere’s effects on radio signals received from the spacecraft. JAXA describes Akatsuki as the first interplanetary weather satellite. Akatsuki will operate for at least two Earth years, and scientists hope the Japanese mission will arrive in time to work with Europe’s Venus Express probe already at the planet. Venus Express is in an extended mission through December 2012 after beginning its mission at Venus in April 2006. If Akatsuki makes it to its destination while Venus Express is still active, it would be the first time since 1992 that two spacecraft operated simultaneously in orbit around Venus. October 23 Window Seven WhopperMicrosoft in Japan has collaborate with Burger King to launch the "Window Seven Whopper" which is actually a burger to help promoting Window Seven OS. It is sure one of the creative way of marketing, I'm sure we will discuss more on the edibility of the burger, not the marketing itself. In any sense, when you have 7 layers of meat, where will you start from? Lols!
October 20 Sunday at CJCC & "Bon Odori"Well! This is my way. Monday would be an exam day and on Sunday night, I still have time to attend some events.
But, it worths attending. Bon Odori sure is one of the most interesting event of Japan and you can find many kinds of activities there. It was so sad that I didn't join the dance, but who cares!
Anyway, not much I could speak about the event... put I have some pix of course.
    October 16 Malaysian FoodIn Malaysia, the golden word of the Malaysian society is ‘makan’, which means ‘eat’ in Malay. Indeed, food is Malaysia’s favourite, if not national pastime. This is due to the wide and diverse variety of cuisines available, a reflection of the country’s multicultural society. This national love of food makes it Malaysia’s most powerful uniting factor, which is why despite the recent race politics rocking the country the Malay will still unhesitatingly enjoy roti canai, the Indian his steaming hot plate of char kuay teow and the Chinese ordering nasi lemak without thinking twice. Malaysia’s cuisine does not only consists of Malay, Chinese, Indian and the lesser-known Dayak, but Nyonya food as well. Nyonya food is a fusion of Chinese and Malay recipes and styles of cooking as the community itself is a result of intermarriages between the Chinese and Malays in olden times. Local cuisines can be widely found in hawker stalls (sometimes called mamak for those serving Indian food), kopitiams (coffee shops) and restaurants as well; although the more popular places for enjoying local food would be at the former two. In fact, it is not uncommon to see people of varied financial and social status eating next to each other under the din of coffee shop chatter or clouded by sweet-smelling smoke and steam arising from the hawkers’ humble woks. Of course, as Malaysia moves alongside other nations of this world, foreign cuisine makes its way to the country and into the welcoming stomachs of eager Malaysians. In fact, foreign cuisine is enjoyed as much as local cuisine is and both exist harmoniously on the menu. Examples of common foreign cuisine available in this country are Western and other Asian varieties, such as Japanese, Thai, Middle Eastern and others. Popular franchises such as KFC, McDonald, Burger King, Dunkin’ Donuts and Starbucks are also easily found and softens the impact of cultural shock. However it is also not uncommon to see these fast-food outlets offering local twists to their menu. Malaysia has an active food scene, with new eating hang-outs popping up every now and then. This topic aims to introduce Malaysia’s inimitable food scene – from what’s good to eat, to where as well as various good food blogs – which while eagerly embracing foreign tastes also takes fierce pride in its local gastronomic heritage. Nasi Lemak
Nasi lemak usually comes with accompaniments such as a slice or two of hard-boiled egg, sambal ikan bilis (spicy anchovy condiment), cucumbers slices and salted fish. It is traditionally served on banana leaf or oil-absorbing brown paper, but nowadays you can find it in a polysterene lunchbox or simply wrapped in plastic. You may also have it served on a plate.
Nasi Dagang
Nasi Kerabu The blue rice is then served with a combination of fresh aromatic herbs, or known as ulam, hence the other name for this rice dish – Nasi Ulam. The Ulam here consists of local mint, basil, lemongrass, kaffir lime/ turmeric leaves, bunga kantan (torch ginger flower buds) etc and is served with raw vegetables (bean sprouts, long beans etc), salted egg, kerisik (grated coconut), tumis (pounded chilli paste) and a good serving of ground black pepper.
Nasi Paprik (also known as Nasi Goreng Paprik)
Nasi Goreng Kampung
Ketupat Traditional ketupat is usually plain, but nowadays other varieties are made by adding spices, corn, etc.
Kangkung Belacan
Ayam Percik
Beef Rendang
Serunding
Ikan Bakar
Keropok Lekor
Originally post in AsiaFinest Forum: October 15 Harold & Kumar 3 (2010)Harold & Kumar are getting a third. May the glory of NPH shine anew upon us all. We get the following scoop from the chronic caves of Yahoo: Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg, who wrote “Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle” and wrote and directed “Harold & Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay,” will write and direct the comedy “‘Til Beth Do Us Part” for Warner Bros. The feature will focus on two twentysomething males whose close friendship is put to the test when one of them becomes engaged. “Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle” became a crossover hit for New Line in 2004. Hurwitz and Schlossberg are signed to write the third movie in the franchise, with an option to direct. I’m glad to see the series make it to three and I hope they bring the story to a resounding conclusion. The second film was more outlandish than the first and I hope this trend scales further upward for the next installment. I want to see NPH riding another beast of some sort and I cannot wait to see him explain how he escaped death at the hands of the hookers. The Harold & Kumar films are fun marijuana comedies and have held the torch high for this generation. While not as classic as Cheech and Chong, they are no slouches and will forever be worthy representatives of the genre. Long live the chron.  Hyundai to build factory in Cambodiahttp://english.people.com.cn/90001/90778/9...63/6783697.html Hyundai Company of South Korea will build a vehicle assembling factory in Cambodia, South Korean ambassador to Cambodia said on Wednesday. "The vehicle assembling factory will be opened in coastal Koh Kong Province," Lee Kyung Soo, South Korean ambassador here told reporters in a news conference on the state visit of South Korea president Lee Myung Bak to Cambodian on Oct. 22-23. The press conference is organized by the club of Cambodian Journalists. But Lee Kyung Soo did not give the details about the amount invested by Hyundai in Cambodia. Deputy Director General of Hyundai Group already paid a visit to Cambodia a few days ago, LeeKyung Soo said. The press release from South Korean Embassy in Phnom Penh said that Camko Motor Company is building a Hyundai car assembly factory in Koh Koh province, about 370 km southwest of capital Phnom Penh. It covered land area of 165,000 square meters with two facilities for maintenance and dormitory. It can assemble 3,000 cars per year and the type of car including SUV, Van and other cars. According to Lee Kyung Soo, South Korea's investment in Cambodia last year was worth about 1,238 million U.S. dollars, but for the first six months of this year, the investment decreased about 58 percent compared with the same period of last year because of the global financial crisis. South Korea's investment in Cambodia focuses on the rubber plantation, mines, energy, oil and gas, real estate, tourism, construction, agri-industry, Lee Kyung Soo said. For the bilateral trade between the two countries in 2008, Cambodia imported about 309 million U.S. dollars worth of products from South Korea and Cambodia's export to South Korea about 294 million U.S. dollars. So far this year the two-way trade volume is worth about 120 million U.S. dollars. Both sides will try to foster more trade volume, Lee Kyung Soo said. Hyundai to build factory in Cambodiahttp://english.people.com.cn/90001/90778/9...63/6783697.html Hyundai Company of South Korea will build a vehicle assembling factory in Cambodia, South Korean ambassador to Cambodia said on Wednesday. "The vehicle assembling factory will be opened in coastal Koh Kong Province," Lee Kyung Soo, South Korean ambassador here told reporters in a news conference on the state visit of South Korea president Lee Myung Bak to Cambodian on Oct. 22-23. The press conference is organized by the club of Cambodian Journalists. But Lee Kyung Soo did not give the details about the amount invested by Hyundai in Cambodia. Deputy Director General of Hyundai Group already paid a visit to Cambodia a few days ago, LeeKyung Soo said. The press release from South Korean Embassy in Phnom Penh said that Camko Motor Company is building a Hyundai car assembly factory in Koh Koh province, about 370 km southwest of capital Phnom Penh. It covered land area of 165,000 square meters with two facilities for maintenance and dormitory. It can assemble 3,000 cars per year and the type of car including SUV, Van and other cars. According to Lee Kyung Soo, South Korea's investment in Cambodia last year was worth about 1,238 million U.S. dollars, but for the first six months of this year, the investment decreased about 58 percent compared with the same period of last year because of the global financial crisis. South Korea's investment in Cambodia focuses on the rubber plantation, mines, energy, oil and gas, real estate, tourism, construction, agri-industry, Lee Kyung Soo said. For the bilateral trade between the two countries in 2008, Cambodia imported about 309 million U.S. dollars worth of products from South Korea and Cambodia's export to South Korea about 294 million U.S. dollars. So far this year the two-way trade volume is worth about 120 million U.S. dollars. Both sides will try to foster more trade volume, Lee Kyung Soo said. 3D Pavement ArtJulian Beever, artist http://users.skynet.be/J.Beever/pave.htm Anamorphic illusions drawn in a special distortion in order to create an impression of 3 dimensions when seen from one particular viewpoint.     The Legendary "Tomb of the White Elephant" at Koh KerPrasat Thom pyramid standing 40 meters high without the ligham! At it's peak would have been 50 meters high!  Builder of Koh ker is King Jayavarman 6th! Here's a portrait of the King on the last section showing the first three pictures!  In the Northern Cambodian province of Preah Vihear, the eponymous temple acquired some international fame with its listing in July 2008 as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and because of the border dispute with neighbouring Thailand around the area. However, another highly sacred place in the same province, which deserves some attention: the Koh Ker archaeological group, located 50 miles northeast of the Angkor complex, has long been inaccessible. A week ago, the Phnom Penh branch of the French Ecole Française d'Extrême-Orient (EFEO) launched a campaign to excavate this exceptional site. The particularity of Koh Ker To this day, only Henri Parmentier carried out an important study of Koh Ker, back at the beginning of last century and as part of research at the EFEO . Since then, a few archaeological soundings have been made by archaeologists from Apsara (the authority in charge of the site management) but no important excavation was carried out, thus leaving the site surrounded by mystery. The site used to be a temporary capital founded by Jayavarman IV – he later settled there in 921AD. That period of time was short but crucial in the history of the Khmer empire, the epicentre of which revolved around the Angkorian era in the present-day Siem Reap province. A few sculptures from Koh Ker found their way to the Phnom Penh National Museum: here, a giant Garuda is on display at the entrance, welcoming visitors and there, a dancing Shiva is the evidence of a true revolution in Angkorian art. To Eric Bourdonneau, a lecturer at the EFEO and a professor at the Phnom Penh Faculty of Archaeology, the site is a remarkable group for many reasons, whether it be in terms of architecture, with its mount-temple culminating at 115ft, a record height, or in terms of iconography, as it introduces “narrative scenes via the staging of sculpture in the round [three-dimension sculpture] when up until then, temple iconography was limited to a few divine representations displayed in the narrow frame of the lintels and pediments of the structure. Having a small artificial hill talk… In Koh Ker, non-believers might not detect the presence, in a straight line with the main temple (Prasat Thom) – the development of a plan controlled by lines had never been observed previously and conveyed the expansion of the divine here below –, of an artificial hill, named the “Tomb of the White Elephant” as a reference to a Khmer legend. The hill is indeed the centre of Eric Bourdonneau’s research and he intends, with two excavation campaigns, to find out about the secrets of that place: which part did the hill play in the layout of the ritual of Prasat Thom? The historian and archaeologist, who specialised his research in the study of great sacred sites in Cambodia, seems to have his own theory, even though he wishes to remain cautious on the topic for the time being. What he can tell us at least, is that “the erecting of that hill – which is unique, or nearly unique in the field of archaeology relating to ancient Cambodia – is to be classified among the many innovations which come together with the ‘exploit’ of King Jayavarman IV, i.e. the transformation of the King’s place of activity (the capital and its Royal sanctuary) into a ‘natural’ sacred place, just like Wat Phou”. The latter, the EFEO expert details, is located on the western bank of the Mekong in the far South of Laos and was probably the most important of all sacred places in ancient Cambodia. The successive Kings were always intent on placing their reign under the protection of the divinities present in those places, which stood out due to their sacred worth. “The Tomb of the White Elephant”: the legend The tale, as it has been handed down throughout the centuries, is that of a white elephant, then King of all elephants. His daughter, Eric Bourdonneau recounts, “Had great beauty; she was descended from the gods and was taken away by the King of Cambodia who empowered her as first Queen in the Kingdom. The white elephant – well-identified in ethnological literature as both the sign and the source of Royal power – desperately tried to find his daughter but died of exhaustion before succeeding in weakening the compound of the Royal palace built by Jayavarman IV. A mausoleum was constructed nearby in his honour: this mausoleum is the hill located to the West of Prasat Thom”. And today, at the top of that hill, a small structure shelters the image of the white elephant. Excavations will lead to more digging The excavation campaign is part of a wider research project about the great sacred places of ancient Cambodia, and was started in 2007 by the Phnom Penh archaeological branch of the EFEO. It comes after more than a decade of efforts to constitute, under the direction of Bruno Bruguier, an inventory of the odd 3,000 sites and a series of archaeological maps covering the whole of Cambodia. “The idea is to study the different ways in which the divine is present”, Eric Bourdonneau explains. “And I call ‘sacred’ places where the divine was not erected by devout followers but appears in a natural way. Man only makes this presence more obvious, but it is already there.” It would be bad manners to disturb a place that is somewhat “inhabited” and where cult is of high importance. On Tuesday February 17th, a ceremony was organised on the site of Koh Ker, as if to obtain consent to start digging and opening up the ground to divide it into two so-called diagnostic trenches. The ground was cleared of mines prior to the operation. The digging work required some thirty workers supervised by Eric Bourdonneau and an archeologist who is not part of the EFEO, and was carried out in collaboration with two young archeologists from Apsara. The first campaign should last for about 6 weeks and will be followed by a second digging mission during the next dry season, in March/April 2010. Quoted from a thread of an AsiaFinest member by the sn: Intradaka1. Original thread posted on 13th Oct 2009. http://www.asiafinest.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=214864 October 06 Nearly the end of year!Oh man! I could not believe that we arrive at the last quarter of the year. Time goes really fast... I nearly did not notice it. Looking at my caldendar, I know that for this year, I have more things to do before the end of year. But 3 month time should be enough... maybe, as long as I'm being myself.
Yesterday was just a flash of time, I could not remember much about this year. It really sounds like a lost of memory. Yeah, I have short-term memory. But if I want to recall what I have doing this year... I nearly could not remember all. It was like everyday was the same days, nothing really stands out.
Lols, I may have to make a report of each day then, to make sure that I am really on "schedule." Lols, but to be honest, I'm a bit lazy about this. Writing is sure my specaility, but writing a diary sounds like a girl's thing. I'll leave that to next life.
Well! Rite now try to think how should I end my year? Should I have a big party for that? Maybe a trip somewhere... Hmm, wanna repeat the same things 2 years ago.
Okay, let's go. October 02 Announcement for 4th Oct event Dear all PS Group members
As you may aware, 4th October 2009 is a "Teacher's Day."
To celebrate and show our gratitudes to our teachers who had given us many precious lessons, we have invited 3 Khmer teachers for a dinner at 5:00pm, 4th Oct 2009 at Khmer-Thai Restuarant. Please also note that as long as you are a Khmer Class student, you can attend.
See you there October 01 Ryan Giggs, our beloved living legend19 years of service, he scored in every Premier League Season since its inception. 
Start playing for Manchester United since 1990-1991 season, Giggs has been in full service, full fitness, full commitment, full determination, full strenght, full pace, full speed, fill with joys and wonders. He has given ManUtd fans a reason to be ManUtd fans, an EPL fans a reason to be an EPL fans, and a football(soccer) fans a reason to be a football fans. No one else is truly ever surpassing Ryan Giggs as a true footballer.
He won the PFA Young Player of year twice: 1992 and 1993 and just recently in 2009, he won PFA Player of the year. Making more than 800 appearances for United, and scored 150 goals for the Red Devil, He is considered as one of the best United players of all time.
Despite his age, Giggs provide various dimensions for the team. His tactical prowess, his genius and his experience has driven the team for more and more cup trophies.
As a ManUtd fans, we will always be happy to see him score. We always wish him good luck and thanks him for playing for Manchester United.
A Video for his best:
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