From the monthly archives: March 2008

Spider / human territorial dispute

On March 20 2008 · 3 Comments · In Cambodia, Diary

He’s about two inches across, legs and all. Chunky little body, and thick hairy legs. I think I even saw his eyes glistening at me last night. There have been spiders in the bathroom before, but they all had scrawny stick legs like a harvestman. He’s got legs like an England prop, and I think he’s [...]

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Fashion faux-pas

On March 19 2008 · Leave a Comment · In Cambodia, Diary

Today I wore my Communist Party T-Shirt to work, a great Tom Burns design I first saw being worn by Declan a while ago. This was mainly because I was short of things to wear having stayed in a guest house last night to get away from another Khmer wedding next to my house. [...]

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No news is just no news

On March 14 2008 · 3 Comments · In Cambodia, Diary

There’s little to report at the moment – life goes on, it’s getting so hot that everything is starting to feel like hard work, and Siem Reap remains a curiosity, a town that’s developing fast while remaining random, quaint, and cut off from whatever I thought was reality. Coca Cola want to put big promotional [...]

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