The Art of Plating and Eating Story
Two waitresses worked together to carefully arrange eight white porcelain bowls in two neat rows of four on the table. Each cradled a different palm-sized portion of pickled, spicy, fried, […]
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Catching Up No. 3: The Preservationist
This is the third article of a series I have dubbed, “Catching Up,” also known as, “An Attempt to Redeem Myself.” The series will cover the period between January and […]
Catching Up, No. 1: The Gardener
This article is part of a series dubbed, “Catching Up,” also known as, “An Attempt to Redeem Myself.” The series will cover the period between January and March 2013 when […]
December Tales Siem Reap III: Wat Tmei
“Prei,” said Yutney, as he gestured his arms across the tamed concrete courtyard of Wat Tmei, also known as Wat Adthekaram. “Prei, ” I repeated. I learned this word a couple […]
Tuol Sleng Tiles
The image of checkerboard mustard yellow and white tiles never fails to instantly conjure up in my head the story of Tuol Sleng, now a museum in Phnom Penh documenting the […]
Wat and Memorial, A Partnership
The majority of genocide memorials in Cambodia are on the grounds of a wat. (My most humble disclaimer: The statement above is not a revolutionary discovery. I claim no novel […]
The First One: Champuh Ka’ek
I participated in a jaunt with relatives to Kien Svay outside of Phnom Penh to try our luck on harvesting some Chinese apples. Someone in the family had a friend who […]
