Cambodia - you make me laugh!
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Re: Cambodia - you make me laugh!
im sure the first photo of the menu is not in KOW, most probably in chinkyland
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This is brilliant. There's a manhunt (monkhunt?) on for a mysterious singing monk who is going to be defrocked and shamed. I know some Cambodians might feel that it's a bit disrespectful to laugh at this, but for me things like lovesick singing monks are part of Cambodia's charm.
Ministry on lookout for lovestruck monk
Fri, 7 October 2016
Sen David
Screenshot social media image.
The Ministry of Cults and Religion yesterday appealed to the public for help identifying and locating a monk who recorded a romantic song for his lover and uploaded it to Facebook, saying he would be either fined or defrocked for the infraction when caught.
The nearly three-minute-long video depicts the robed monk singing Pheakdey Sne Penh Besdoung, or “Heart Full of Love”, an ode about a man’s longing for a woman, and in doing so broke decorum expected of monks, said ministry spokesman Seng Sonomy.
“The ministry . . . is busy now searching for the identity of the monk who sang the song and posted on Facebook to his lover. It very much impacts upon the monk’s rules,” Somony said.
“He posted in public on Facebook, and everyone . . . criticised the whole Buddhist sector,” the spokesman explained. “The monk committee will discuss whether to fine him, or defrock him.”
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/m ... truck-monk
Ministry on lookout for lovestruck monk
Fri, 7 October 2016
Sen David
Screenshot social media image.
The Ministry of Cults and Religion yesterday appealed to the public for help identifying and locating a monk who recorded a romantic song for his lover and uploaded it to Facebook, saying he would be either fined or defrocked for the infraction when caught.
The nearly three-minute-long video depicts the robed monk singing Pheakdey Sne Penh Besdoung, or “Heart Full of Love”, an ode about a man’s longing for a woman, and in doing so broke decorum expected of monks, said ministry spokesman Seng Sonomy.
“The ministry . . . is busy now searching for the identity of the monk who sang the song and posted on Facebook to his lover. It very much impacts upon the monk’s rules,” Somony said.
“He posted in public on Facebook, and everyone . . . criticised the whole Buddhist sector,” the spokesman explained. “The monk committee will discuss whether to fine him, or defrock him.”
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/m ... truck-monk
Re: Cambodia - you make me laugh!
The Ministry of Cults and Religion
Does anyone else find this at least humorous? I chuckle every time I read that phrase. Why is Cults plural & Religion singular?
http://www.mocar.gov.kh/
I'll call & make the inquiry.
Does anyone else find this at least humorous? I chuckle every time I read that phrase. Why is Cults plural & Religion singular?
http://www.mocar.gov.kh/
I'll call & make the inquiry.
Re: Cambodia - you make me laugh!
Luigi wrote:The Ministry of Cults and Religion
Does anyone else find this at least humorous? I chuckle every time I read that phrase. Why is Cults plural & Religion singular?
http://www.mocar.gov.kh/
I'll call & make the inquiry.
I've seen the building on a walk about, certainly caught my attention. I think it's along the river maybe just south of the Palace area.
One wonders what sort of job titles folks that work the 'cult' side of things have and what sort of conversations they have with folks in other gov'ts during state/embassy type gatherings and dinners.
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"what sort of conversations they have with folks in other gov'ts during state/embassy type gatherings and dinners."
With US embassy personnel maybe this, " It's a shame about Waco, men te?"
With US embassy personnel maybe this, " It's a shame about Waco, men te?"
As my old Cajun bait seller used to say, "I opes you luck.
Re: Cambodia - you make me laugh!
a bit dated but more main steam (Christian) then the "Heavens Gates" folks.taabarang wrote:"what sort of conversations they have with folks in other gov'ts during state/embassy type gatherings and dinners."
With US embassy personnel maybe this, " It's a shame about Waco, men te?"
Maybe our 'ol bud Jimmy Jones perhaps?
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A member of senior management complained that his wifi was slow.
An IT person checked it out and reported back, "The reason it's slow is because the websites that you are trying to visit are in America and Europe, which are far away. If you try visiting Cambodian websites it will be faster".
An IT person checked it out and reported back, "The reason it's slow is because the websites that you are trying to visit are in America and Europe, which are far away. If you try visiting Cambodian websites it will be faster".
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Username Taken wrote:A member of senior management complained that his wifi was slow.
An IT person checked it out and reported back, "The reason it's slow is because the websites that you are trying to visit are in America and Europe, which are far away. If you try visiting Cambodian websites it will be faster".
technically they could be. electrons fly through the wires at close to the speed of light (electron wind impingement on interstitial lattice sites having some slowing influence). now light travels at 1ft/nanosecond (round numbers), assuming wire lines are made of similar material and that the servers are closer (less far away in country) it would take a wee bit less time to access them and return the information than accessing servers further away.
not that a human would (could) notice it.
just sayin'
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Bollocks. In a current carrying wire charge propagates at a large fraction of the speed of light but individual electrons move at nowhere near that speed.Bertros wrote:...electrons fly through the wires at close to the speed of light (electron wind impingement on interstitial lattice sites having some slowing influence). now light travels at 1ft/nanosecond (round numbers), assuming wire lines are made of similar material and that the servers are closer (less far away in country) it would take a wee bit less time to access them and return the information than accessing servers further away.
not that a human would (could) notice it.
just sayin'
Bertros
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I thought Khmer sites would be slower because the internet programming [ bla, bla, bla ] is made up of series of noughts and ones. Khmer language does not have any noughts and ones, so it would have to go through google translate first.
I tell you it's true, I read about it on K440.
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Cambodia,,,, Don't fall in love with her.
Like the spoilt child she is, she will not be happy till she destroys herself from within and breaks your heart.
Like the spoilt child she is, she will not be happy till she destroys herself from within and breaks your heart.
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