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Cambodia 1300

In Cambodia it is the women who take charge of the trade.

For this reason a foreigner, arriving in the country, loses no time in getting himself a mate, for he will find her commercial instincts a great asset.

Foreign sailors coming to the country note with pleasure that it is not necessary to wear clothes, and, since rice is easily had, women easily persuaded, houses easily run, furniture easily come by, and trade easily carried on, a great many sailors desert to take up permanent residence.

-Chou Ta-Kuan 1297 AD

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Dealing with Foreigners

Yes foreigners, they are every-bloody-where here in the sweaty rice bowl that is Cambodia, you can not turn around without banging into some strange alien looking freak.

But worry no more; Lord Playboy has compiled a few hints and tips for Cambodians who come across those strange white folk who seem to be overrunning Phnom Penh.

After all this time, it looks like these foreigners are here to stay. Not necessarily the same foreigners, as some of them seem to just come here and work here for just a few months until they have finished writing some very important report and then they leave so that some more can come and write another very important report about the previous very important report.

So what can Cambodians do to make things easier for these visitors to the country?

Transport

A lot of Foreign Countries do not have motodops, instead they have to congregate at ‘certain places’ and wait for a big car (known as a bus) to come to them. This car will not take them where they want to go, but will just follow a road and only stops in other ‘certain places’. From where they can walk to where they want to go.

This causes foreigners to become confused when they come across such a marvellous transport system as 50 motodops standing out side Raffles as they do not understand. So when they wander off looking for a ‘certain place’ to wait for a bus you should just follow them slowly repeating ‘sir, moto, moto, moto, sir’ every two or three seconds. They might not understand the first few times, so patience and perseverance might be needed.

Smile

It must be a little unnerving for all these pale skinned people being in such a different, exciting, cosmopolitan city as Phnom Penh, so remember to show them how friendly everybody is. When you see one on the street, just go right up to them and grin at that. Show them how observant and interested you are by touching them and poking any bits of them that look different – big stomachs are especially good to poke, prod or even rub.

If you speak a little bit of English, remember to ask them ‘Hello, what your name, where you go, where you come from, sir’

If your English is especially good you will already know that the above should be spoken very fast, almost as one word ‘Hellowhatyournamewhereyougowhereyoucomefromsir’

Remember that saying ‘sir’ is a polite thing to do, especially with the ladies.

Food

After close study it has been determined that most of these foreigners fall into two groups.

A strange breed of sickly looking thin people who never, ever, eat any type of meat – yes, it is true, they not eat meat, I was told that some never even eat fish, but that must have been my friend from California joking with me.

The other group seem able to eat anything, provided that it is cooked in something called ‘Lard’

Both groups do not seem to understand that green unripe mango is much tastier than yellow ripe mango; some do not even eat it with chilli and salt!

Another thing that we have to teach them is that shards of bone in food is very, very, good.

Why one of them even seemed confused about the crushed eggshell sprinkled on the top of his fried rice – how strange they are!

Prahok is not very well known outside of Cambodia, so if you have a whitey dining with you, remember to make sure that he tries it, preferably the strong, raw, version of it; make sure that he dips his barbequed beef deep into the semi-fermented, semi-rotted fishy paste before tasting.

But most of all, remember that as all people with white skin are actually millionaires they will be more than happy to pay for everything and give you money just because they can.

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Battambang: The Days After the Vietnamese Left

"Vietnamese soldiers had been slowly trickling back home for years but it wasn’t until the 9th of September in 1989 that the final three divisions left Battambang. To mark this auspicious occasion a leaving ceremony was performed around Battambang’s famous Dambang Statue (at that time looking very worse for wear) and the locals schools were duly emptied to provide an appropriately large and impressive audience."

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I always look forward to a new Chhay Vet article, his simple, matter of fact, anecdotes about the darkest period of Khmer history.

Doubly interesting to me because they are based on Battambang, this is where Heng and her family are from.

Follow the link to read the full article.

http://www.khmer440.com/?p=763#more-763

Retarded Chimpanzees on Crack™

Retarded Chimpanzees on Crack™

You know that you are having a bad day when before 07:00 in the morning you are chasing a car down on foot with the intention of strangling the driver.

…rewind…

Anyone that has been in Cambodia for longer than thirty seconds is aware of the fact that your average driver here, regardless of age, race, religion or shoe-size, has less motoring skills than a Retarded Chimpanzee on Crack™.

This fact was, quite literally, rammed home yet again this morning.

While sat in my usual Rice-Shack having breakfast a loud *>BANG<* distracted me from the Cambodia (rarely) Daily (almost) looking up I was surprised to see a new Toyota Camry parked in the spot where my bike and two others had previously been parked. This defiance of the Laws of Physics was, of course, achieved by reversing without looking straight into the three bikes parked on the pavement outside the restaurant.

Leaping to my feet, I rushed over just in time to see the teenage girl driving the car accelerate away as fast as she could onto Sisowath Boulevard. I gave up the unequal race after about 50 yards and returned, seething, to the pile of crushed motorbikes.



The two plasticy Suzuki Vivas had suffered quite badly, ping, ping, ping. The Playboy Mean-Machine had not fared a lot better; twisted handlebars, cracked brake-fluid reservoir, dented tank, cracked side-panel, et cetera.

What added to the infuriation was the fact that next door but one to the restaurant, the entire road had been blocked off by a wedding, which of course meant that there were half a dozen police officers milling around parking cars and earning some more ‘tea money’.

However, while all the Camry crash-bang-wallop-flee was going on, they just stood there watching and laughing, like it was an entertaining television program.

Honestly, the police in this country are far worse than the criminals. Hell, if we just put fucking monkeys in blue clothes they could do a better job.

For You Incoming People...

Hi, for the 20 or so of you who are coming out to visit me later this month, here are some nice photos !

Click on the link to John's website for more.

Cambodia: Real men use wing mirrors

Phnom Penh (dpa) - Cambodian authorities in the capital have issued a decree warning the city's half million-plus motorcyclists that they must use lights and wing mirrors in an effort to curb Phnom Penh's growing road toll.

In a copy of the proclamation obtained from Phnom Penh City Hall Monday, authorities have told the city's infamously anarchic motorists that they have until the end of the month to comply of face unspecified means of "correction."

Cambodia has virtually no manufacturing base, meaning all vehicles are imported, and mirrors were long since abandoned by most motorcyclists as they are difficult to transport from overseas and once fitted make squeezing through small spaces in traffic more difficult.

Mirrors are sold separately as accessories, and traffic police monitoring roads around the capital's bustling Daem Kor Market Monday said the concept may be difficult to reintroduce without hefty fines to back it up, because mirrors are often seen as something that real men don't use.

"Most drivers with mirrors are women. Women use them to touch up make-up," one skeptical officer, whose own private bike does not sport mirrors, said.

Working lights at the front and back of the motorbike as well as indicators would also be enforced as part of the new initiative, according to the City Hall proclamation.

Lights are often the first things pawned by cash-strapped drivers of newer-model motorbikes, feeding the capital's thriving spare parts market.

As the city's roads have improved allowing Phnom Penh residents to drive at greater speeds, there are more vehicles driven by the growing middle class and road safety precautions have not kept pace.

As of Monday afternoon, the price of the hitherto unwanted wing mirrors began to skyrocket from less than two dollars apiece to as high as five dollars, as vendors prepared for a rush buying spree by compliant drivers, according to one motorist.

However on the roads, there was little sign that the decree was yet being taken seriously as almost no mirrors were in evidence on the motorbikes weaving through Phnom Penh's chaotic traffic.

http://www.bangkokpost.com/breaking_news/breakingnews.php?id=113741

New Cambodian Move - Coming Soon...

Lord Playboy Int. proudly presents a ‘Keeping the Khmer-in-Law Happy’ production.

The second movie funded by the Lord Playboy International Trust for ‘poverty reduction through commercial enterprise’ will be on screens in Siam Reap and Phnom Penh within the month.

“Vishna strai kr’mao” is a feel good movie, rags to riches tale of good luck, good sense and good looking girls. A romantic comedy Khmer story that seems to have a bit of a Cinderella theme.

Screening Dates will be posted as soon as they are confirmed.

The trailer can be viewed here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52V0_hHCa3A

Some more quick snaps from the movie set

It is a non stop day shooting a scene from Heng and Heng's mums new movie in my house.

Lights, Camera, Action !



Some of the cast relaxing beteen takes
(That is my coffee table by the way!)

more Random Movie shoot shots

Some Girlie Wrestling



Peace out from the kids