Category: General
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Pchum Ben and the Festive Sweet Num Ansom Chek
Pchum Ben is celebrated from late September to early October for 15 days. It is a festival in honour of ancestors. It is also called the Festival of Souls and the All Soul Day. While in Cambodia, I had tried making the special Rice Cake called ‘NUM ANSOM CHEK’ with the help of friend ‘D’.…
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Swimming at Patio on Street 51
Before I came to Patio, I had always wanted to find a place quiet enough to swim with my friends. I was not worried about the size of the pool at all. I asked friends around for their favourite swimming pools. Some said the Phnom Penh Sport Club, the Olympic Stadium’s swimming pool but what…
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Cambodia among 20 countries with 4DX
In the last few years, if I want to watch 3D movie, I will go to either Legend Cinema or Platinum Cineplex, where you can enjoy wearing 3D glasses and having popcorn. However, if you want to enjoy more than just 3D movie, come to Major Cineplex. Situated on 2nd advanced technology movie which is called 4DX movie.…
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Sumatra restaurant boasts authentic Indonesian dishes in Phnom Penh
You want some authentic Indonesian food? Go to Sumatra restaurant. 😉 Address: No. 35 Street 456, Toul Tom Pong I, Phnom Penh 12310, Cambodia
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How to make a Cambodia’s Swamp Cooler?
Here are some tips of how to make hand-made air conditioner from ice box and fan. Materials: -1 ice box that is big enough to fit the fan. -1 fan -3 empty small bottles -1 small sharp knife -1 pen How to make it: First, you put the cover of the fan on the lid…
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Rattanakiri Province: Hidden Beauty of Dragon Land
Written by Rina Som When tourists think of Cambodia, Angkor Wat is the primary figure that appears in their mind and then it is the friendliness of Cambodian people. For us the city dwellers in Phnom Penh, we think about Kompong Som province which is a coastal area and also the popular tourism destination during…
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Movie Review: Sponge out of water
My first time to watch Spongebob animation went very well. I heard there are many spongebob episodes back in the old days. The title of the movie made me expect to see Sponge landing on the ground, but the movie took a bit long under the sea. Still, the movie did a good job in…