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i was just reading Bayon Pearnik's downloaded version of their December 09 issue and this actually caught my attention. be prepared...

Don't know if this is just a coincidence or if I'm getting paranoid,but …

2007 - Chinese year of the Chicken
Bird Flu Pandemic devastates parts of Asia
2008 - Chinese year of the Horse
Equine Influenza decimates Australian racing
2009 - Chinese year of the Pig
Swine Flu Pandemic kills hundreds of pigs/humans around the globe.

It gets worse........

Next year......

2010 - Chinese year of the Cock

what could possibly go wrong............?

WTF?!?!?

such an open-ended question... what could?? wouldnt we all want/need to know... hopefully males wont be asked to strip down to their boxers/underwear at the airports.

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6 months on... what have i possibly done/seen in Cambodia for this time-flying experience? there are numerous... should i list it down... i think i should. it will sound a little wimpy but heck, i dont care! here goes...

1. Have never seen traffic thsi maddening in my life! vehicles come from literally all directions and there is no right or wrong... unless the authorities are eyeing you from atop a tree.

2. Have never been a pillion rider so often in my life (im in my late twenties)... as i recall, i only pillioned like a handful of times back home in Malaysia.

3. I OWNED a crash helmet! what?!?!? its essential, riding pillion with a cap and sunglasses just wont do it.

4. I have been spoilt by having me dad to cook dinner for me almost every night back home... but over here... its self-service. practically cooking every other night in Phnom Penh.

5. Having 50 Khmer staffs under me is kinda terrifying. just need to get into their good books.

6. Speaking Khmer English is hillarious, but that is how it works here. remove 'S' when possible. then i figured, Khmers do not pronounce the 'S' simply because Cambodia was a French colony; and the French do not pronounce the 'S' in English too. excusable. but what about Thailand? nobody ever conquered them but they still dont pronounce the 'S'. reason?

7. Never felt so lonely...

8. Fav past times for tuk-tuk and motodup riders are "kicking their own slippers as far as one can, leaving the other in shame". beating each other up is another one too... playfully of course; Khmer boxing style.

9. Am nto somebody crowned the "Knighthood" by the Queen of England... but they tend to think i am. everywhere is "SIR...", "tuk-tuk SIR", "moto, SIR"... priviledge i never got back home.

10. Seeing motorbike riders literally standing up as they ride on, having a full load of lime on the back of their motornikes. lorries too... once, this dude got out of lorry and went straight to the top of the lorry, lifting up the electrical lines above so it would not tangle with their goods. key phrase - MAX EVERYTHING OUT!

now, how can i welcome you to Cambodia?