tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-361841142024-03-24T02:17:23.229+08:00I Just Don't UnderstandA DAYDREAMER, A FOOL AT THE BACK DOOR.. Father, if u ever heard what i had said. I know you don't believe me yet, still i will proceed. I always sleep upright coz you make me so. Many wrinkles on your forehead, but at least you still smile. I wish you could open your eyes. I really wana show u i can do it and i'm doing it. Pls be with me always-Khemara Phoumirak ខេមរា ភូមិរក្សhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00025377000945214949noreply@blogger.comBlogger101125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36184114.post-36295081457985106852010-01-06T22:45:00.002+08:002010-01-06T22:52:38.418+08:00<span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:180%;color:#333333;"><strong>DRAMA SCRIPT 02</strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:180%;color:#333333;"><strong>THE son OF kampujadesa</strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">[...]</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">I was born on the seventh moon in the early morning clear bright sun; and in the month of lion - the mighty, and the year of tiger - the brave warrior. I'm destined to rule this cracked earth after the last dawn.</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">[...]</span>Khemara Phoumirak ខេមរា ភូមិរក្សhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00025377000945214949noreply@blogger.com53tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36184114.post-55959431564977035602009-10-19T21:32:00.004+08:002009-11-13T23:25:43.806+08:00<div align="justify"><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:180%;color:#333333;"><strong>DRAMA SCRIPT</strong></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#333333;"><strong>THE son OF kambujadesa.</strong></span><br /><br />[---]<br /><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#333333;">I love this land. I love the dry wind and fragrance of the golden rice fields in the season of great harvest. I love.. the big swath of water and the fertility brought by our mother river in the season of rains. My mother, my father were born, lived and died here… and so did yours; and so will all of us here, the sons of Kambuj and the dragon mother. Now we are standing here, on this land under the dark storms of clouds and the thirsty wind and in front of the hell God, Yama. And we shall tell them that <strong><span style="color:#990000;">"All men here fear no death, no hell… and NO MEN"</span></strong>.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#333333;">My friends! I love my wife; I love… my son and daughter. And I love you all… and I love peace. I love the serenity and prosperity in times of peace. But TODAY <strong><u>we don’t fight for peace</u></strong>; <strong>WE <span style="color:#990000;">FIGHT FOR OUR GLORY… FOR OUR PEOPLE… AND FOR OUR LAND... FOR OUR RIGHTS TO LIVE IN THE LAND WE LIVE, ALWAYS LIVE, AND ALWAYS WILL</span>.</strong> And at the end of this battle, the world shall see that “NO MEN COULD TAKE PLEASURE IN THE WAR THAT THEY WAGE" and that "NO ONE MAN COULD PROCLAIM EVERLASTING VICTORY".</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:Courier New;color:#333333;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#333333;">My countrymen, my comrades, my friends… I admire your strengths, your courage… and your sacrifice. And it is my honor to fight all the wars with you and this last war of ours today. AND TONIGHT WE’LL DRINK THEIR BLOOD AND CELEBRATE OUR GLORY TOGETHER IN HELL… (courtesy 300)</span><br /><span style="font-family:Courier New;color:#333333;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Courier New;font-size:85%;color:#333333;">{THIS EXCERPT, TAKEN FROM THE GREAT SOON-TO-BE-MADE NOVEL "KAMBUJADESA - INSIDE THE KING'S WISDOM", DESCRIBED THE SPEECH DELIVERED BY PHOUMIDESAREAK, THE YOUNG PRINCE OF KAMBUJADESA TO HIS COMRADE SOLDIERS IN THE WAR AGAINST FOREIGN INVADER.}</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:Courier New;font-size:85%;color:#333333;"></span></div>Khemara Phoumirak ខេមរា ភូមិរក្សhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00025377000945214949noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36184114.post-48530891549007151152009-09-30T00:10:00.003+08:002009-09-30T00:28:44.777+08:00<span style="font-family:lucida grande;font-size:180%;color:#333333;"><strong>Letter To PRIME MINISTER</strong></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#333333;">Dear Samdach Decho,<br /><br />I'm very impressed at the not-so-recent development of two new ministerial buildings, the National Assembly and the Minstry of Foreign Affairs. They just look so iconic and remind us of our glory in the past. I very much would love to see that kind of initiative to promote our khmer styled architectures and I believe we do have competent artists and specialists for that.<br /><br />However, I'd love to feedback that the new Council of Ministers, sponsored by the Chinese governmet, is really a huge disappoitment. I just looks so ugly, unimpressive, plain, and disappoiting to me.<br /><br />I haven't seen the new building of the Ministry of Tourism yet, but I hope that it is of some encouragement and motivation for the people.<br /><br />I respect your effots and look forwards to seeing more of your creative, innovative, and visionary developments.<br /><br />Best regards,<br /><br />Khemara Phoumirak</span>Khemara Phoumirak ខេមរា ភូមិរក្សhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00025377000945214949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36184114.post-41370115105515543852009-09-01T22:31:00.006+08:002009-09-07T01:17:23.505+08:00<span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:180%;color:#333333;"><strong>a Wish. as IT IS.</strong></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#333333;"><em><u>As a human</u></em>, I have one wish - see a world as one without any seperating factor such as religion, country, race, nationality...</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#333333;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#333333;"><u><em>As a Cambodian</em></u>, I have one wish - meet the kInG of my fantacy.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#333333;"><em><u>As a villager</u></em>, I have one wish - kick the asses of those who get drunk and beat their children and wives...</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#333333;"><u><em>As a person</em></u>, I have one wish - see people talk about people and not GoDs. See that we can become friends without even talking about gOds.</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#333333;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#333333;"><u><em>As a son</em></u>, I have one wish - may my mum be rich so that she doesn't stop me from marrying a girl earlier.</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#333333;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#333333;"><u><em>As a brother</em></u>, I have a wish - marry a younger, cuter wife than my brother's.</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#333333;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#333333;"><u><em>As a friend</em></u>, I have a wish - never have feeling for your girlfriends and never fell in love with you who already have boyfriends.</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#333333;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#333333;"><u><em>As a student</em></u>, I have one wish - stop trying to show off simple stupid things to earn some mark for a gd grade. </span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#333333;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#333333;"><u><em>As a graduate</em></u>, I have one wish - No need to sit myself down in front of you and act out so that you believe that i'm a man... a person you want to hire..</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#333333;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#333333;"><u><em>As a man</em></u>, I have one wish - be cool, bold, and firm for real reasons. </span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#333333;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#333333;"><u><em>As a virgin</em></u>, I have one wish - be able to devirginize myself before 25 with a real girl and not in brothel.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Courier New;color:#333333;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Courier New;color:#333333;"><em><u>As a husband</u></em>, I'd have one wish - have four kids, 2 beautiful daughters + 2 smart boys. </span><br /><span style="font-family:Courier New;color:#333333;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Courier New;color:#333333;"><u><em>As a father</em></u>, I'd have one wish - bring my daughters and sons around and fooling you guys and girls just like some old man did to me. Wow...</span><br /><span style="font-family:Courier New;color:#333333;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Courier New;color:#333333;"><u><em>As a dreamer</em></u>, I have one wish - be able to lift the human spirit up in confidence and empowerment by oneself. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Courier New;color:#333333;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Courier New;color:#ffffff;">As a dreamer, i have one wish - dreaming a real dream.</span>Khemara Phoumirak ខេមរា ភូមិរក្សhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00025377000945214949noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36184114.post-9090786413193727692009-08-19T18:44:00.003+08:002009-08-19T19:20:16.365+08:00<span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:180%;color:#333333;"><strong>the Real Pride. Where.</strong></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">Imagine how luxurious being born in a big guy's land. You can have all the luxury, dare to dream, do anything you want, and are always better protected. </span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">US senator John Webb came all the way to Burma and with just a few words he managed to set his american fellow dude John Yettaw free out of his jail penalty on the stupid (not that bad, but i just couldn't understand the point) act of his swimming to keep Suu Kyi in jail. </span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">I wish the cambodians were able to sense the feeling.</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">Immagine how happy we would be just to see merely a time that we're heard over. </span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">Oh my cambodia, when would that great hero be borne again? I'm wishing to see every now and then. May the water in Cambodia stopped flowing backwards again every season of rains. </span>Khemara Phoumirak ខេមរា ភូមិរក្សhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00025377000945214949noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36184114.post-52770993958775328192009-05-21T16:23:00.008+08:002009-05-31T23:03:28.308+08:00<span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:180%;color:#333333;"><strong>poking khmer wounds.</strong></span><br /><strong><span style="font-family:Courier New;color:#333333;"><em>the incredible dull.</em></span></strong><br /><span style="font-family:Courier New;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">Reading from those stupid histories, overlooking from the real life today and tomorrow, and studying on those outsiders' point of views, i've come to realize or rather confirm more and more on my perception that it really is so.<br /><br />The <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/8038112.stm">French have an impression</a>: "<span style="color:#cc0000;">the Vietnamese plant rice; the Cambodians watch it grow and the Laotians listen to it grow.</span>" Of course some would say "Oh these people had come for a short span of time and gone, and how could they possibly rule out a sensible opinion about how we are?" But could it be true?</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Courier New;">The elders like to tell stories of which i've never felt bored listening.. the pride they have that we're better and stronger, but i don't feel so. The Cambodians have been weak, and very weak, all along. I doubted that and it was never that hard to convince me so. But at least once i heard the name of this old rusty and fragile land disappeared from the world map few centuries ago.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Courier New;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Courier New;">Even small little thing i'd never bother to think.. In my village never occupied a vietnamese several years back. The last time I went back home a couple of years ago, there appeared plenty of them. That didn't surprise me at the first place; they came to do businesses with a few new factories opening up. BUT those few little coffee shops @ which i used to go watching movies when i was a little kid had just closed down. I was told the new vietnamese ones were better. Really so?</span><br /><span style="font-family:Courier New;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Courier New;">I've been always wondering... how could the other neighboring countries do better, and always better, than cambodia? I was told we had just recently recovered - or rather not so, but realeased, from that stupid war. I wondered as the vietnameses also went through even a longer, harder war. Is it really so, or...?</span><br /><span style="font-family:Courier New;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Courier New;">I argued it was the leader's ability.. then I was teased that i was too young or immature to have thought so. Emm maybe. But i probably need to learn, or shout, more.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Courier New;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Courier New;">Anyway thinking further about it; i shdn't blame only on him though i think he's the most responsible person for that. If the country stands lots of thinkers and real doers, I again think, no one person has that great power or impact on how the land grows. </span><span style="font-family:Courier New;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Courier New;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Courier New;">I wish the cambodians were smarter and stronger. What am i to say so? and why i have that stupid reaction when i hear so. I don't know. I just don't understand.</span>Khemara Phoumirak ខេមរា ភូមិរក្សhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00025377000945214949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36184114.post-55643410099918199842009-04-06T19:59:00.009+08:002009-04-08T03:45:48.750+08:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT8ELSktlpKByzq-Z__dsh78y-lcuSaXKSB2EkSkyv0rpg1ktGIHkXNrNmU1RzxkdGRm5dPEfTukN_dZ8e3UiazvNA2e7y26YvzCJbKs-8l5QbvzltlRAmwyFC1hKoXJS2FhSM/s1600-h/Khmer+Pride.bmp"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 477px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 316px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321557041604524498" border="0" alt="Rith, Sothun, and Chhorng" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT8ELSktlpKByzq-Z__dsh78y-lcuSaXKSB2EkSkyv0rpg1ktGIHkXNrNmU1RzxkdGRm5dPEfTukN_dZ8e3UiazvNA2e7y26YvzCJbKs-8l5QbvzltlRAmwyFC1hKoXJS2FhSM/s400/Khmer+Pride.bmp" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggqLvQWivDi759N7sNB0Ov2C6bt5xjzpMKBtUSdjpV8WD_2t8p3vcvPJz1EWEM90nN-htTVYFYoOMeJaXTCGYJqNc60hoic7jvDZLfEZLWdWR1XS0VnGHL_bDDi8ib1IVcFhuv/s1600-h/Khmer+Inscription.bmp"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 533px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 196px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321557039805359682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggqLvQWivDi759N7sNB0Ov2C6bt5xjzpMKBtUSdjpV8WD_2t8p3vcvPJz1EWEM90nN-htTVYFYoOMeJaXTCGYJqNc60hoic7jvDZLfEZLWdWR1XS0VnGHL_bDDi8ib1IVcFhuv/s400/Khmer+Inscription.bmp" /></a><br /><div><div><div><div><span style="font-family:courier new;">Since the Angkor time, the word is more or less the same no matter how the country has changed.</span></div><div><span style="font-family:courier new;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:courier new;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family:courier new;">It's been so hard a time for these few folks that they've come to love their country {too?} much. </span></div><div><span style="font-family:courier new;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:courier new;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family:courier new;"><em><span style="color:#663300;">"If I will be rewarded for my meritorious acts, I wish to be empowered to rebuild the pride of those who had sacrificed their lives for their visions that they brought for the land and the people and that for centuries never died."</span></em> Khemara Phoumirak</span></div><div><br /><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">For the source of the inscription, read </span><a href="http://sokheounpang.wordpress.com/if-i-am-reborn-i-wish-to-be-reborn-as-khmer-again/"><span style="font-family:courier new;">http://sokheounpang.wordpress.com/if-i-am-reborn-i-wish-to-be-reborn-as-khmer-again/</span></a><span style="font-family:courier new;">.<br /></span><br /><br /></div><div></div></div></div></div></div>Khemara Phoumirak ខេមរា ភូមិរក្សhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00025377000945214949noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36184114.post-7297270836971093432009-03-03T21:49:00.003+08:002009-03-03T22:15:00.107+08:00Stay in Peace<span style="font-family:courier new;">Wonder when i can stay in peace like yesterdays... staying in a dark and peaceful nights with no light and noises. Happy with my family chatting about simple life stories with a pot of hot tea under the many stars dotting the sky. </span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">I'm kinda lost sometimes on who i am and who i'm trying to be. </span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">IF i were to freely decide by myself... if i were to be on my own self... if i were alone... if i were not trying to be a smart boy since the earlier time... if i didn't know the king... if i didn't know anything at all... i would marry my simple pretty wife and lead a life so peaceful... Wouldn't that be beautiful to make your girl and your whole family laugh a simple stupid joke.</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">I wonder why i could sleep so well there, but feel like hell every night trying to close my eyes here. I wonder why i need to think that much and why i cannot stop it.</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">Why do i need to prove you my self dignity... I'm stupid and insane... i'm telling you that i'm not as smart as you... or i'm more stupid than you, my friends. I wonder why i alw try to impress you that i'm not stupid too... oh i won't do it anymore.</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">I will try my best to do what i want to... and not because of you. It's me now, and no matter how, i won't look back into your face and tell you that i regret or i'm happy... i won't see you... but you can just know that i'm happy like so.</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">I'm going back to my hometown, Samrom village, Rokapopram commune, Tbong Khmum district, Kg Cham province... <span style="font-family:arial;">(ភូមិសមរម្យ ឃុំរកាពប្រាំ ស្រុកត្បូងឃ្មុំ ខេត្តកំពង់ចាម)។</span> We'll celebrate our peace. Good bye.</span>Khemara Phoumirak ខេមរា ភូមិរក្សhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00025377000945214949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36184114.post-77838172635051538592009-01-23T16:37:00.001+08:002009-01-23T16:38:22.513+08:00<span style="font-size:180%;color:#cc33cc;"><strong>REtired!</strong></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">The Premier understands well that senior civil servant must retire when they reach 55 years of age so as to enable the next generation of youth to take up the jobs to develop the country with new, fresh, and advanced ideas, knowledge, and skills. </span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">However, Premier said before that he would love to run the country even after his 90 so as to enable him to achieve all his visions and beat up the opposition competitors. </span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">Prime minister, deputy prime minister, and ministers are not civil servants... so they all can't be enforced under the decree, or can it?</span>Khemara Phoumirak ខេមរា ភូមិរក្សhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00025377000945214949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36184114.post-49664489939733591192009-01-23T10:50:00.004+08:002009-01-23T16:27:43.811+08:00problem viewing khmer unicodeIf you encounter problem viewing khmer unicode in internet explorer 6, 7, or 8 after its installation, you could follow this:<br /><br />-Save this file "<a href="http://www.khmercenter.ch/Font%20khmer/usp10.dll">USP10.DLL </a>" into your <span style="color:#333399;"><strong>C:\program files\internet explorer</strong></span> folder<br />-Close your web browser and open it again. It should work like mine...<br /><br />For more detailed instruction, pls follow this link: <a href="http://www.unicodemyway.blogspot.com/">http://www.unicodemyway.blogspot.com/</a><br /><br />Hope that helps solve your problem! Thanks to <a href="http://www.unicodemyway.blogspot.com/">Mohasarko/ មហាសាគរ</a>, from whom i got the instructions.Khemara Phoumirak ខេមរា ភូមិរក្សhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00025377000945214949noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36184114.post-54962296438301537862009-01-21T00:07:00.001+08:002009-01-21T00:07:56.866+08:00Celebrity Collage by MyHeritage<a href="http://www.myheritage.com/collage" title="MyHeritage - free family trees, genealogy and face recognition" alt="MyHeritage - free family trees, genealogy and face recognition" target="_blank"><img src="http://storage.myheritagefiles.com/M/storage/site1/files/07/35/12/073512_3690549b6f5794abch2z03.JPG" width="500" height="574" border="0" ></a><p><a href="http://www.myheritage.com" >MyHeritage</a>: <a href="http://www.myheritage.com" >Family trees</a> - <a href="http://www.myheritage.com/genealogy" >Genealogy</a> - <a href="http://www.myheritage.com/celebrities" >Celebrities</a> - <a href="http://www.myheritage.com/celebrity-collage" >Collage</a> - <a href="http://www.myheritage.com/celebrity-morph" >Morph</a><img style="visibility:hidden;width:0px;height:0px;" border=0 width=0 height=0 src="http://counters.gigya.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.0NXC/bHQ9MTIzMjQ2NzYyNzYwOSZwdD*xMjMyNDY3NjQyMzEyJnA9MTEwNTcxJmQ9Y29sbGFnZSZuPWJsb2dnZXImZz*yJnQ9Jm89NjAwZmYxYzY3MmE2NDQyOGFkZjQ2NTI3NjhiN2ZkMjY=.gif" />Khemara Phoumirak ខេមរា ភូមិរក្សhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00025377000945214949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36184114.post-32905264517906043102009-01-17T16:51:00.003+08:002009-01-17T17:41:19.597+08:00<span style="font-size:130%;color:#6633ff;"><strong>Raping Is A Big Issue in Cambodia</strong></span><br /><br />Rape and debauchery... i think legalizing prostitution would be the best solution for the damn poor country like cambodia. There are at least two reasons for that:<br /><br />Firstly, sexual desire, though in some case contributing to self-inducementis, is a natural force and thus, i think, is hard for a number of people to restrain from the drive. Since prostitution is only available in the city and big town, those in the rural areas couldn't afford the time and money just to go for that, but instead target those around them, sadly even to their owns kids. I don't think you should suggest them to read books or play sports all the time they want it. And that's why prostitution should be legalized and spred across the country; easy access with variety and affordable price. <br /><br />Acutally prostitution also helps creates more jobs for those uneducated people. Not many jobs in the market, it'd better for those unemployees to seek for other sources of incomes; no more relying on others. Besides, you shouldn't deny that some people would enjoy having that profession rather than working off their guts just to earn few bucks from factories. Those other guys wouldn't need to rob or steal if they don't have jobs. You know this business is lucrative.<br /><br />But what are the underlying problems? HIV... minor worker, human trafficking, social disorder...<br /><br />But i think it's easier to solve all these problems. As long as there's proper control over forced and underaged sexual labour, and enough medical care support to the workers, most problems would be solved. The biggest problem is the social value system that puts a lot of burdons on those people. I wonder what matters with people? It's their bodies; they wana sell it, just let them do. Give them freedom to pursue what they think is right for themselves. You can try to educate them, but should never restrict them. At the end, don't you like to make love too?<br /><br />Oh yeah... i put it this way:<br /><br />You need sex, you can go to brothel; you need food, you can go to foodcourt. So simple as that.Khemara Phoumirak ខេមរា ភូមិរក្សhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00025377000945214949noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36184114.post-5739420824146003302008-12-25T03:51:00.002+08:002008-12-25T04:04:01.776+08:00<strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">What Discussion Forum?</span></strong><br /><br />It's been quite a hard time finding a good active discussion forum to kill some time and shout out some words. A few forums i found on net are just too messy and inactive.<br /><br />Anyone knows of any good discussion board about anything from <em><span style="color:#3333ff;">social to politics</span></em>... but not personal or romantic stuff. Really wana be participative in ones so as to share ideas and also to learn of some new perspectives as well as knowledges.<br /><br />Also like to go into a violent one just to see how people react from their gut feelings.<br /><br />Pls drop me a msg if u happen to know any. Appreciate that :-)Khemara Phoumirak ខេមរា ភូមិរក្សhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00025377000945214949noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36184114.post-54039492035335511592008-12-19T20:05:00.002+08:002008-12-19T20:08:32.410+08:00An act of courtesyNever heard (imagined) there is any anti-corruption unit in Cambodia, but anyway...<br /><br /><strong>Om Yentieng: anti-curruption unit chief</strong>Khemara Phoumirak ខេមរា ភូមិរក្សhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00025377000945214949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36184114.post-29810178488678600242008-12-18T00:58:00.003+08:002008-12-18T01:26:16.332+08:00<span style="font-size:180%;color:#3333ff;">Rights to Shut Up?</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">I'm quite fascinated about this Cambodian parliment regulation that doesn't allow a less-than-10-member party to debate in the National Assembly. What are their roles then in the parliment? Aren't they also representatives of a group of people who appointed them to talk on their behalfs? </span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">While the regulation is adopted from other well established constituations in countries such as France and Britain, I strongly oppose the rule as i don't think it's rational, fair, or just to do so.</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">CPP lawmaker Jeam Yeap commented that it is regulated so that the time can be better controlled for each member to speak up as there are quite a number of them there. But i don't think it is at all a good reason for that all of them are supposed to finetune their policies, strategies, and goals - especially the recently debated national budget - to the best for the country. It should take quite some time to do that and i doubt how long the parliment was spending on discussing the issue. Furthermore, i think not all those CPP and SRP lawmakers would be talking as they've supposedly dicussed among their groups before the meeting. Adding few more crops of people wouldn't take that much of time, and it's theoretically even more important when those are from adversary groups. </span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">Yeah although i don't like the Human Right party, especially the leader, i think they should have the rights to express their ideas in the parliment. </span>Khemara Phoumirak ខេមរា ភូមិរក្សhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00025377000945214949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36184114.post-38457735221450929512008-12-01T20:09:00.002+08:002008-12-01T20:19:07.641+08:00<span style="font-size:180%;color:#3333ff;">Lee Kuan Yew's Quote About Cambodia</span><br /><br />In an effort to find out how my country was during the 1960s as rumors said that Cambodia then was a jewel of Asia... I found out this one quote, quite satisfactory though not yet confirmed to me that my country was really so.<br /><br />Anyway, here's what he said then:<br /><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;"><em>Up to the late 1960s, Cambodia was the shining star of Indo-China, a confluence of intellectuals, traders, artists and bourgeois who lived, played and worked there. <span style="color:#ff0000;">Phnom Penh was the jewel of Asia</span> then. <span style="color:#ff0000;">Lee Kuan Yew</span>, the first Prime Minister of </em></span><a class="kLink" oncontextmenu="return false;" id="KonaLink1" onmouseover="adlinkMouseOver(event,this,1);" style="POSITION: static; TEXT-DECORATION: underline! important" onclick="adlinkMouseClick(event,this,1);" onmouseout="adlinkMouseOut(event,this,1);" href="http://www.thingsasian.com/stories-photos/24621#" target="_new"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><em>Singapore</em></span></a><em><span style="font-family:courier new;"> visited Cambodia in April 1967 at the invitation of Prince Norodom Sihanouk. Cruising along the capital's elegant boulevards in a Mercedes convertible, Lee turned to his host and said, </span>"<span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>I hope, one day, my city will look like this</strong></span>". </em><br /><em></em><br /><em>Read more from: <a href="http://www.thingsasian.com/stories-photos/24621">http://www.thingsasian.com/stories-photos/24621</a></em><br /><em></em><br />This kind of quotes or rumors really make my heart cool, warm, and at the same time hot... the inconvenient saying.Khemara Phoumirak ខេមរា ភូមិរក្សhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00025377000945214949noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36184114.post-83489462582101428022008-11-30T20:52:00.004+08:002008-11-30T21:00:06.271+08:00<span style="color:#999900;">Before departing out of this world, we would love to see what we have done to help our country outpace others especially those in the region.<br /><br />We surely could do that and our ancestors did so; at least during king Sihanouk's time, he did it. Whatever happened next were lessons. The Khmers were great people, at least for certain times. I won't lose this inspiration.<br /><br />Let's collaborate and cooperate. We need to run fast... faster than ever at an unprecedented pace.</span>Khemara Phoumirak ខេមរា ភូមិរក្សhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00025377000945214949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36184114.post-42586862000616107042008-11-24T01:53:00.003+08:002008-11-24T01:58:29.177+08:00<span style="color:#339999;">Guys, Learn How You Can Be Sexually Harassed at Work!</span><br /><br />It's a good see.<br /><br /><br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/fns5lOisXco&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/fns5lOisXco&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Khemara Phoumirak ខេមរា ភូមិរក្សhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00025377000945214949noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36184114.post-243906015599658522008-10-20T02:02:00.002+08:002008-10-20T02:09:34.500+08:00It's pretty annoying to read about totally different things on two different newspapers.<br /><br />Newspapers, journalists... all bounded by self-biases... talking about their own thoughts and understanding while ignoring the facts.<br /><br />Escalation of tension due to the problem of people reading only from one side of arguments. When listening to both, they would understand the reportes and/or the informants are damn unethical.<br /><br />I wish i could do sth about it. Just don't understand what's going on. Wana bring all these ppl tgd and fight in front of everyone. And see how they could cheat us, the audience, again.Khemara Phoumirak ខេមរា ភូមិរក្សhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00025377000945214949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36184114.post-6739380202758375062008-10-04T01:30:00.003+08:002008-10-04T13:31:32.174+08:00<span style="font-size:130%;color:#000099;"><strong>Some Interesting News Lately...</strong></span><br /><br />1. Thai and Cambodian soldiers finally opened fire on each other. <u>2 thai and 1 khmer injured</u>. While the Cambodian officials said, according to <a href="http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/380073/1/.html">ChannelNewsAsia</a> and <a href="http://www.rfa.org/khmer/indepth/Kh-Thai-soldiers-exchanged-gun-fire-10032008081400.html">RFA</a>, the Thais triggered the fire first, the Thai counterpart said otherwise, according to the <a href="http://www.bangkokpost.com/breaking_news/breakingnews.php?id=131091">Bangkok Post</a>. Information bias...<br /><br />2. A commentary from a Thai lady criticising Thai history class teaching their kids about fake history and fool patriotism: Thai text books say <u><span style="color:#ff0000;">Burma is fierce, Cambodia can't be trusted, and Lao is inferior</span></u>.<br /><br />3. Prime Minister <u>Hun Sen calls Cambodian workers to come back and work at home</u>, claiming there are more works for them now with better wages than working in Thailand.<br /><br />4. The government's initiatives, including the CNN 6-mth campaign, to promote and brand <u><span style="color:#ff0000;">Cambodia; World of Wonder</span></u>.Khemara Phoumirak ខេមរា ភូមិរក្សhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00025377000945214949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36184114.post-55640862142245050072008-09-30T09:47:00.005+08:002008-09-30T21:56:24.057+08:00<span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;color:#330099;">Prospects for Cambodia</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">Since now the government is dominated by only one party, we could foresee more stability in the political environment and would thus anticipate many more investments coming in. One party means lower political risk for the investors; however, politcal hazard increases, and the prospect would lie down to how competent and ambitious that one party is or that one person is.</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">For the moment, let's just cheer up the government's initiatives, including the CNN 6-mth campaign, to promote the country's tourism industry with the newly-built brand name: <strong><span style="color:#ff0000;"><u>Cambodia, World of Wonder</u></span></strong>. </span><span style="font-family:Courier New;">The advertising campaign is one among many others that we all have been aspiring to see... Remember <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.vireak.net">Vireak</a> was wondering on how we should brand Cambodia, and i think some of us did give the right guess to this adopted slogan.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Courier New;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Courier New;">Cambodia needs to move and move fast... i hope the government, mainly our respected Prime Minister Hun Sen, would try to show off his bigger ambition to make a good history of himself and the nation. We are all looking forwards to seeing more actions from the government... the stock market establishment, corruption law, commercial law institution, vast infrastructure development, and, of course, better education system are among those we need to make the move. </span><br /><span style="font-family:Courier New;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Courier New;">Let's Cheer Up!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Courier New;font-size:85%;">Btw, i don't support the PM's ban on beauty contest... I don't see anything wrong with that... Encourage the girls to bring out their best in beauty and that's health of the nation. Can't you see that we all work for that beauty.</span>Khemara Phoumirak ខេមរា ភូមិរក្សhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00025377000945214949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36184114.post-5528863478820532702008-09-23T21:31:00.003+08:002008-09-23T21:35:48.028+08:00<span style="font-size:130%;color:#ffffff;">The meaning:</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">{Phoumirak = Protector of the land and nation.}<br /><br />{{Khemara Phoumirak = Protector of the land and nation of the Khmers.}}</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ffffff;">I am the protector.</span>Khemara Phoumirak ខេមរា ភូមិរក្សhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00025377000945214949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36184114.post-22263820629510244262008-09-15T23:40:00.002+08:002008-09-15T23:51:34.280+08:00When a minute costs you a million dollar!<br /><br />Trying to spare some time to waste with my secret scheme. But now I'm fading with my dreams and still blinking at how it would end. I won't close it yet until i've done the reality check..<br /><br />.. on the dream to get that girl next door down for a date!<br /><br /><br />Yeah.. if only I have time for it... I wana do it... i really wana see i can do it. May you be with me, father.Khemara Phoumirak ខេមរា ភូមិរក្សhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00025377000945214949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36184114.post-22072278010039392142008-07-22T16:39:00.003+08:002008-07-22T17:16:25.200+08:00<span style="font-size:180%;color:#ff0000;">There Must Be No Concessions.</span><br /><span style="font-size:180%;color:#ff0000;"></span><br />I've heard too much of peace and calmness of the people of Cambodia while the Thais have been barking even onto of our faces. I can't believe that we've learnt a lot, or too much, from a great peaceful wisdom.<br /><br />I've been so upset to read about history coz it just hurts my feeling... why my people were so weak to have these enemies invade and take over the land.<br /><br />But now I'm in the kind of those situations.. I kinda understand the reason.. why. The Khmers are always ready to give, to make concession... almost all become Bhudda. At least several of friends i've talked to regarding the issue (or even me sometimes).<br /><br />The Thais have no shame or offend to be called a robber, a thief, or a tiger... The Khmers are ready to give..to be a little peaceful deer.<br /><br />Everyone loves their people and their land.. but the problem is they love themselves more than anything else.. Nothing wrong there. But imagine.. we are trying to study to enjoy our lives while those people are fighting off the war for nothing but $20 a month to support their family. Nothing wrong here either coz they're just different ways of making a selfish living. Such a shame on me. I've been calling these fighters as cowards.<br /><br />But when asked if i'm ready to serve in the battle, i feel i have too much opportunity costs to do so. I'm afraid I die in the battlemountain. Emm.. looking forwards to the payoff of our opportunity costs..<br /><br />My men... and my ladies... probably each of us should bear some responsibility.. protecting the land you're born in for that it is the land that those many fighters bled all their blood to make a mark.. Kampuja. I call for a National Service for every man and woman in Cambodia. So that I won't lose my opportunity cost to go to the war and die. I hope to know how hard it is just to protect and build the glory of a nation.<br /><br />Father...Khemara Phoumirak ខេមរា ភូមិរក្សhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00025377000945214949noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36184114.post-67649892767968788552008-07-01T02:05:00.002+08:002008-07-01T02:34:59.581+08:00<span style="font-size:180%;color:#ff0000;"><strong>My Preah Vihear... Cambodia</strong></span><br /><br />My land.. the land my father built up... has been recroached over again and again. I don't know if it can last. I'm nothing...<br /><br />It's always good to stay in peace and walk together as brothers, but it's not and will never be the case. As far as i remember from father; we can only enjoy our peace when we are strong and able to guard and protect ourselves.<br /><br />The Khmers!... the Cambodians, the people of Kampujesda, we need to prepare ourselves... It's time to take on training... serving in national services. We are now weak, so weak and have been weak and fragile for several centuries... some time ago, our <span style="font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">Kampuja disappeared on the world map.</span> My father alerted me long before that. I Lost.<br /><br />My father treasured peace and he wouldn't return to rebuild the glory anymore.. he's enlighted. He told me simply: Protect the legacy of the land and people of Kampujesda... and I remember his last word upon his leaving: Be strong, my son.<br /><br />Emm... father!<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;"><strong>(Pls take some time to read it.)</strong></span><br /><a href="http://www.preah-vihear.com/">http://www.preah-vihear.com/</a> = The Disputed Area with Map<br /><a href="http://www.icj-cij.org/docket/index.php?sum=284&code=ct&p1=3&p2=3&case=45&k=46&p3=5">http://www.icj-cij.org/docket/index.php?sum=284&code=ct&p1=3&p2=3&case=45&k=46&p3=5</a> = UN International Court of Justice Rulings<br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Wana sleep... but this stings my eyes... very much. </span>Khemara Phoumirak ខេមរា ភូមិរក្សhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00025377000945214949noreply@blogger.com0