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May.26.2012 Seattle Zen: Plot Point 1 (1) It is natural for the human eye to be pleased by contrast in colors. The fact that the leaves sunbathing on top of the trees did not surprise me. Like me, they were probably wondering if laying on the single puffy cloud in the sky was as comfortable as it looked. What did surprise me is where...	Apr.16.2011 The Gate to the Killing Fields Thanks to Khmer New Year, for most Cambodians might have overcome "the gate to the killing fields," 36 years ago. April 14, 15 and 16 of 1975 were the days that Phnom Penh was surrounded by thousands of Khmer Rouge’s soldiers with black pajama and their Chinese weapons. They...
Nov.11.2009 Revolutions Destroy My Father My father was born before the end of World War II in Kampong Chhnang, Cambodia on February 1, 1945. His motherland remained under the French Protectorate since 1853. Laos and Vietnam also lived under France’s iron fist. The subjugation, repression, discrimination, and exploitation of Cambodge, Laos...	Apr.18.2009 Draft Bait (38) Kids About to Be Killed I tried to stay out of trouble. I produced my ETV programs, sang at the Bacchus, and wrote articles for the Bangkok World about air pollution and photography exhibits. But I also spent hours in the AUA library, getting ready for my assignment in Laos after Peace Corps. I got in the habit of...
Feb.24.2009 In search of myself I am still engaged in my endless pursuit of understanding how it is we human beings manage to do as much or more harm in our lives as good. My sensitivity to this question comes directly from and is proportional to my own ability to see and to own and to love that part of me, that part that has...	Jun.24.2008 Bones That Float The phrase, "bones that float," refers to the Cambodian belief that the sacred can rise above suffering. It is also the title of a powerful independent publication (BonesThatFloat.com) that has already captured both the Nautilus Book Award and an Indie Award for Excellence. Authored by...