Khmer New Year (Un-Officially Begins):
You learn to take everything Cambodians tell you with a grain of salt. (It'll be 3/4-truth at best.) But when Cambodians say they love Khmer New Year, you can believe it. From the hungriest glue-sniffing street kids to the White-skin Generals in their Lexus SUVs, they dig Khmer New Year. And I can dig it, too. Dancing, games, and impromptu street parties - there's a good vibe in the street.
Of course:
Khmer New Year is framed by National Robbery Festival. A magical time of year when Khmers come together and steal each other's shit, so they have a few bucks to take home to the village. Whitey beware. And if you're tooling around on a brand new Honda Wave or Dream, you might just end up on the side of the road with a bullet in your head. Those of you that bought a new scooter for your girl* - tell her to leave it at home for the next few weeks...
California 2 Guesthouse:
Rooms available. The end to the tourist season? Reports from the bars say, yes. The end of tourist season - Another magical time of year. When the girls who've been blowing you off for the past 6 months suddenly remember your name.
Is Cali 2 an earlybird version of The Angry Muppet - without the smoke. Weird, wonderful shit:
- Bored? The wheelchair-bound quadruple-amputee duo have been giving exhibition "boxing" matches. Watching 2 grunting men with no arms and no legs ram into each other and flop around on the ground like dying fish is a base form of entertainment. But it is worth a 1000r tip. They're making $. Look for more of this.
- Job hunting? Jobs aplenty in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska. Big $ for those willing to do the work.
- Khmer New Year= big-$ cockfights. Ask a moto where. Blood, feathers, and loi.
- Steamed-corn vendor working the river is a win. Vodka ($1) and corn on the cob (1000r) - a Phnom Penh brunch. Get it while it's in season.
- Reports say the average age at the Charley houses in Sihanoukville is getting lower to cater to the growing number of German Pattaya trash. Anyone seen it?
- More from the beach: Package tours from Sweden. Short-eyed Germans. Drunk Russians. Pattaya-trash invasion's begun. Bad news. Build the wall. Note to Thai government: Stop fucking up.
Wednesday's go-cart races were fun. Although some of the carts ended the day in pieces, no one was hurt and the 5 teams that actually showed up to race had a great time.
- Chicken & dumpling soup ($3) getting good reviews.
- Landmine Len in town for a bit before heading off to Central America. Doing business in Nicaragua vs. Cambodia? Nicaragua wants the stuff out of the ground. No bullshit.
- Transiting through BKK on your way here? You still gotta pay an airport fee (700 baht?)
- Cheers to security for not letting anyone rip off the bag I left down there for 3 days. Didn't think they would but...you never know.
- April 1st commune elections. They need expat election observers. Interested? Check into it. Unpaid but...how can you say no to an election held on April Fool's Day.
- Plunger notes: Every time he finds himself in a mini-mart in New Orleans, he gets to see some drunk-ass black dude yelling at the Viet owner. EVERY-TIME. Weird. But not as weird as re-learning what it takes to get laid back in the Land of the Free. Enough to send you back here on the first available flight. Even if it was an Aeroflot flight...
SE Asia Magazine:
They want $4 for something someone did at their PC by stealing photos off the web and cutting and pasting dated stories from various magazines and web articles. I'd rather jerk-off with sandpaper than pay $4 for a copy of this magazine.** Interesting to see if anyone actually does buy it. Slick printing and very professional - these guys have done this before - but you'd be better off paying nothing for a Bayon Pearnik or even an AsiaLife.
Pocket Guide Door-to-Door:
Yet another manifestation of the Pocket Guide. This one includes delivery menus from local restaurants. Although some pages were put in upside down, it looks good - and it's a good idea. They'll probably get more menus for the next issue. Seems like a good vehicle for restaurants to offer coupons or "Pocket Guide Specials." (ie. Free onion rings for baked bloggers.)
Gotta boogie. Happy Monday
(*And she hasn't pawned it yet)
(**Not true)
5 comments:
What is considered tourist season in Cambodia? And what month(s) are the least tourists there please?
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From now 'til early November it seems to be pretty mellow - or mellower regarding tourist numbers, but others may have a better angle on this. It is noticably quieter in the bars.
Anyone want to chime in?
Peak tourist season is generally agreed to be November thru February, though July and August can also be busy due to European summer holidays. May, June and September are usually the quietest months, due to either the heat or the relentless rain. Bear in mind this relates to Western tourists - there are plenty of Asian tourists year-round, though you may not come across them in more Western-oriented places. Oddly enough, we don't see any significant drop-off in pickup rates of the Pocket Guide during the "quiet" season.
latest segments very tight and very entertaining... keep up the good work
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