I went to Victory Beach today; a really nice little beach close by where I am staying. So, now I have this place and Goa as beach places. This little beach is certainly as nice as the Benaulim beach that I go to in Goa; and, Cambodia has a lot to offer by way of History. Goa does to, but not of the same kind. So, now, unless I find something that I like more in Sarawak, I will probably be coming back here. Besides, Cambodia appears to have some pretty good children's services for the kids that are dropping out of school to make money.
I was talking with a French person at the beach and we agreed that the Chinese probably engineered the Tuol Seng genocide as a way to get even with the French. I am not sure about what but I think I agree. Of course, in these murky matters, the truth rarely comes out. It certainly would be worth somebody's while to try and dig up some more of the hidden history of TS. Not to forget that Haing S. Ngor, the famous doctor who playedDith Pran in the Killing Fields, was, himself, found dead in San Francisco in the mid-90's. Nothing more than a brief statement was made in the American press.
These are my thoughts for today.
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Wednesday, Feb. 13th, 2008: Sihanoukville, Cambodia
Well, Blog, here goes.
I cannot understand what is going on with the Democrats. First, they want Hillary but now they are all gung hoe for Barack. He has no experience which means he is going to fool his followers into thinking they are going to get a job because "change is coming to America". For some reason, I am not enamoured of Mr. Barack and I am not at all convinced he could create any kind of Presidency at all. What kind of change is his Presidency going to bring to America; does he think he is going to create a new Pentagon? What is going to do to do this? Does he think he is going to create a new education system? What kind of system is it going to be? He does not give out any details. Why? What about global warming and climate change? I don't think he is cultivating anykind of relationship of respect with people from the community that is going to combat global warming/climate change.
I think his campaign is doing a real good job at mimicking the Clinton's; but I do not think he is coming up with any originals for himself. Of course, if he gets the nomination, he can come up with the originals then. A bit late for the rest of us.
I'm going to stick with Hillary; and there is always some time in the future because she has lots of years to go too.
I am off to Thailand on Sunday, the 17th. I still have not decided what I am going to do - if I am going to go and see Carlos or if I am going to go Ching Mai and Mae Sot Refugee Camp to see about a volunteer job.
These are my thoughts for today.
I cannot understand what is going on with the Democrats. First, they want Hillary but now they are all gung hoe for Barack. He has no experience which means he is going to fool his followers into thinking they are going to get a job because "change is coming to America". For some reason, I am not enamoured of Mr. Barack and I am not at all convinced he could create any kind of Presidency at all. What kind of change is his Presidency going to bring to America; does he think he is going to create a new Pentagon? What is going to do to do this? Does he think he is going to create a new education system? What kind of system is it going to be? He does not give out any details. Why? What about global warming and climate change? I don't think he is cultivating anykind of relationship of respect with people from the community that is going to combat global warming/climate change.
I think his campaign is doing a real good job at mimicking the Clinton's; but I do not think he is coming up with any originals for himself. Of course, if he gets the nomination, he can come up with the originals then. A bit late for the rest of us.
I'm going to stick with Hillary; and there is always some time in the future because she has lots of years to go too.
I am off to Thailand on Sunday, the 17th. I still have not decided what I am going to do - if I am going to go and see Carlos or if I am going to go Ching Mai and Mae Sot Refugee Camp to see about a volunteer job.
These are my thoughts for today.
Sunday, February 10, 2008
Sunday, Feb. 10th 2008: Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Well, now I am reading "The Gate" by Francois Bizot, the only Western survivor of the killing fields. He postulates that the only reason he survived is because his ïnterrogator" allowed this but he, Francois, does not know the reason. "The Gate" is an analysis or a list of surmisings of why he, Francois, thinks "Douch"let this happen. "Douch" is the Cambodian Khymer Rouge. All of this material that I have read is excellent in helping the rest of us understand what makes up a "genocide". Uganda and the Balkans have not shared so much of their experience with the rest of the world as have the Cambodians and for this they, the Cambodians, are to be admired and respected.
I'm not at all sure that I am supposed to put this down on my Blog, but I am going to do it anyway. I have over-heard conversations where it was said that the Khymer Rouge have a "bad gene". Does this mean that during the cold war there was actual experimentation going on in some countries? This is a subject that nobody will cough up.
Tomorrow, I am off to Sihanoukville and the beach for a few days before I head back to Thailand and then Kathmandu. Now, my perspective on the situation there has really changed. I think the Nepalese Gov't is not going to do anything about the human rights situation which means it will only continue as it is. In the countryside, it is a deplorable situation where the farmers, teachers, parents and school children are at the mercy of the Maoist big shot who lives somewhere around there too. Why the Gov't doesn't do anything is a mystery to me because I think the USA has made it fairly clear that they would be willing to help a Democratic Nepal deal with the situation; so has the EU. The UN is moderating the situation right now and it is a protracted scenario, but what isn't known is if it is on a dead-end street. Not even the American
Ambassador seems to know.
The new Thai Prime Minister says that the Garuda should stay as it is and not be changed.
These are my thoughts for today.
I'm not at all sure that I am supposed to put this down on my Blog, but I am going to do it anyway. I have over-heard conversations where it was said that the Khymer Rouge have a "bad gene". Does this mean that during the cold war there was actual experimentation going on in some countries? This is a subject that nobody will cough up.
Tomorrow, I am off to Sihanoukville and the beach for a few days before I head back to Thailand and then Kathmandu. Now, my perspective on the situation there has really changed. I think the Nepalese Gov't is not going to do anything about the human rights situation which means it will only continue as it is. In the countryside, it is a deplorable situation where the farmers, teachers, parents and school children are at the mercy of the Maoist big shot who lives somewhere around there too. Why the Gov't doesn't do anything is a mystery to me because I think the USA has made it fairly clear that they would be willing to help a Democratic Nepal deal with the situation; so has the EU. The UN is moderating the situation right now and it is a protracted scenario, but what isn't known is if it is on a dead-end street. Not even the American
Ambassador seems to know.
The new Thai Prime Minister says that the Garuda should stay as it is and not be changed.
These are my thoughts for today.
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