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Nathalie Abejero

Market scene at Phnom Oudong

11 March 2009 by Nathalie Abejero Leave a Comment

Notice the eggs to this seller’s right? These are newly hatched Khmer delicacies (post-Khmer Rouge) sold only on the streets by a man pushing a barbecue cart, blasting a recording: “Eggs, they’re good for you and yummy too”. A small hole is cut into the shell and the egg is sucked out, mixed with lots of spices, stuffed back in, skewered and barbecued. I’ve seen it done, it actually works. I don’t personally like the taste of these things, though I am a big fan of eggs.
This couple has a barbecue stand, along with all the other barbecue stands selling all manner of meat. She is wrapping up my lunch purchase (chicken) in a lotus leaf. The ones roasting nearest is a stuffed frog– ground pork or beef mixed with onions and serious spices.
This family sells palm fruit at the market at Phnom Oudong. They’re the transluscent square or oval shaped pieces of fruit in the glass fruit cocktail jars at Asian markets in the US. Filipinos love these in their fruit salads. I’ll get a close-up next time.

More photos in a later post (I will steal my husband’s pro shots and post them here hehehe). I’m getting sleepy.
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Filed Under: Life, Travels Tagged With: Oudong, palm fruit, Russian Market, travel

Engrish Signs

11 March 2009 by Nathalie Abejero 1 Comment

I love these signs. And this one’s in only three languages. It’s at the landing of Sydney Supermarket right next to the Ministry of Health on Kampuchea Krom.

Filed Under: Travels Tagged With: engrish, sign

Scene in Phnom Penh

10 March 2009 by Nathalie Abejero Leave a Comment

My view from the treadmill at the gym. Running east towards the Mekong River (which is at the top of this photo) is Sihanouk Blvd. Independence Monument, commemorating the war dead and independence from colonial rule (France) in 1953, is at the intersection with Norodom Blvd. The parks on either side of the monument are hubs of activity.

The street grid under French rule composed of wide main boulevards lined with trees. Fortunately the not-so-often wise leadership decided that this is an asset. The municipality has recently begun a spate of beautification projects around the city, making medians more inviting and family-friendly like this one. It’s part of a wider effort at attracting tourism, as most visit the country for just three days– all three of which is spent in Siem Reap’s Angkor Wat archeological zone.

Filed Under: Travels Tagged With: Cambodia, Independence Monument, Norodom Blvd, Phnom Penh, Sihanouk Blvd, travel

Websites for Khmer Rouge tribunal updates

10 March 2009 by Nathalie Abejero Leave a Comment

A few people have asked for some news feeds of the proceedings, now that the Khmer Rouge tribunal has finally begun. Here are some blogs, news coverage and expert commentaries on the Extraordinary Chamber in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC):

Cambodia Tribunal Monitor, with webcasts of the proceedings and video commentaries, by Western legal and academic experts on the Khmer Rouge or Genocide.

Ka-set is the Khmer-ization of the French word for newsmagazine. This news website aims to promote quality journalism, and is a project started by four journalists (Cambodian, French and Belgian), affiliated with Cambodge Soir (French-language newspaper in Phnom Penh), in 2007.

Documentation Center of Cambodia is a rights group advocating for greater access to information.

From the Phnom Penh Post (the English language newspaper of Phnom Penh) is the Khmer Tribunal Report, a blog on progress at the ECCC.

This is the official site of the Extraordinary Chamber of the Courts in Cambodia (ECCC), in English, Khmer and French. Unfortunately it is down quite often (but that may just be for connections in Cambodia).

And here is the controversial website of Ieng Sary’s defense. It fuels debate about confidentiality in the UN-backed court. Ieng Sary was the former Khmer Rouge’s Foreign Minister.
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Filed Under: Interests, Life Tagged With: Cambodia, ECCC, Ieng Sary, Khmer Rouge, Tribunal

what liberal media bias? ;-)

9 March 2009 by Nathalie Abejero Leave a Comment

And here I thought there’d be no fodder for comedy under an articulate, competent African-American president! Not that I’m a Democrat, but the GOP sure is providing a good stream of material these days!

Rachel Maddow on (what I didn’t know was a liberal-leaning) MSNBC about Bush and Cheney being wanted men in the State of Vermont. It’s the only state not visited by Bush during his administration… 06 Feb 2009

Jon Stewart eviscerates Rick Santelli and CNBC 05 Mar 2009

(@jayrosen_nyu) Rush as the face of the GOP brand. Good for the Democrats. “No, I am” Steele says. Better! “No, social conservatives are the brand.” BEST. LOL!!! 28 Feb 2009

Filed Under: Interests, Life Tagged With: jon stewart, rachel maddow

logo redesign

9 March 2009 by Nathalie Abejero Leave a Comment

The new and much improved logo for NIPH (National Institute for Public Health):

It’s a vast improvement over the old one, which I cannot find a trace of anywhere now to take a good photo of it (I’d burn all instances of it too if I were the director!):

This is the main building in the NIPH compound. I can’t tell you how happy I am not to have to see that silly-looking smiley face logo whenever I walked into the office!

The German-Cambodian Technical Cooperation supported the NIPH since 1996 and now it’s aiming for accreditation as a higher learning institution. It’s a long process, so for now NIPH is seeking accreditation to national standards (these criteria not yet defined in Cambodia), then down the road (way down the road) is international accreditation.

Filed Under: Work Tagged With: Cambodia, design, logo, NIPH

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