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Posts from March 2008

Barisan National suffers worst defeat ever

It’s 2 am and the counting is ongoing but one thing is clear to me: the Barison National has suffered its worst ever defeat in the electoral polls. The opposition has gained control of Penang, Kedah, Kelantan, Selangor and possibly Perak and Wilayah Perseketuan. We may see Badawi resigning in the near future, paving way [...]


Cambodia, Day 5

Day 5 started with waking up way too early. I set my alarm for 8.30am, forgetting that Malaysia is one hour ahead of Cambodia. So there I was, up and ready, wondering why everybody else was still asleep. Grr. Anyways, Ashley, Kristin and yours truly were off to the local market. Did some shopping, t-shirts [...]


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4 March 2008 @ 3am

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Cambodia, Day 4

I woke up early today. Well, at 9.30am, which is late as far as Cambodians are concerned, but damnit, it’s a holiday and I’ll sleep in if I feel like I shot an AK-47 today, and a even a handgun. The recoil was a bitch; I have no idea how professionals handle the weapons. [...]


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4 March 2008 @ 2am

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Cambodia, Day 3

Cambodia Day 3 was pretty fun. I was off to the Killing Fields in the morning. Killing Fields were less traumatic compared to Tuol Sleng. Prisoners would be brought from Tuol Sleng to the Killing Fields for the purposes of decimation. From what I saw, the Khmer Rouge regime was on its way to perfect [...]


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2 March 2008 @ 2am

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Cambodia, Day 2

Today started by yours truly oversleeping. I was just so tired that I needed the sleep. Got up at 9am, had some breakfast and I was off to Tuol Sleng. Tuol Sleng is a school converted into an interrogation and torture location during the Pol Pot regime. Rather horrible, I must say. Torture is not [...]


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