im really annoyed i just wrote a massive long blog that took like 20 mins, and it just got deleted on this crappy computer.
the gist...
me and dad found a deserted beach on the other side of this island we visited on a boat trip, it looked like something out of 'the beach' film. pretty awesom.
so now we are all sunkissed and ready for bbqed baracuda and happy hour drinks.
must say i had this awe inspired silence as i stood in the surf on this beach. i really was speechless, the beauty of creation blew me away today.
live everything for the glory af god and you cannot go wrong.
Ben.
Wednesday, January 24, 2007
Monday, January 22, 2007
hole in the ground
wow. avid readers...if you exist, apologies for the lask of blogging this past week has been mental. literally.
folks arrived saturday evening and we've had a few days chilling out in the city, ive been indulging in expensive hotels and sight seeing. so its been a nice few days but im looking forward to another trip down to the beach tomorow where again i plan on doing absolutely nothing. result.
i think they enjoyed visiting the church and spending an evening with steve and midge, the boys were really hyper, so the evening was quite nackering, but on a whole it has been a positive few days in the city and i think it has put their minds to rest about what im doing and how im living here. it really isnt a hole in the ground that people seem to think. and yes, joe, cambodia does have electricity. thanks to the french, who also built all the plumbing. sounds good, eh? but the truth is there are power cuts and the toliets do break with 'stuff' comming up the wrong way.
news humm.....
its been a good couple of weeks being back here, its funny but i felt like i was coming home when i got off the airplane and stepped out into the city. its funny ive never really been a city person (i dont think i would normallyt choose to live in a city) but its where i am for the time being. i seem to have carved out a life for my self here, having my parents here has emphasised that fact, so i dont know how i will feel about leaving this place but im sure when the time comes i will be looking forward to being in the uk again, god willing! people have already started talking about what is going to happen this summer and mention me leaving along with charlie another british girl in the church who is leaving to get married.
sorry things are not exciting and adventureous. im thinking of going to ho chi minh city in vietnam for the weekend in feb and maybe up to kampong cham province or stung treng for a few days just to see some more of the country, if i get the oppertunity.
for anyone interested, my email is:
bentucker_87@hotmail.com
please drop me a line, i love hearing from people.
living it large.
Ben.
(blog dedicated to julie sweetman, mum always says how much you love to read. pass my love to dan and adrian. faithful nephew. ben.)
folks arrived saturday evening and we've had a few days chilling out in the city, ive been indulging in expensive hotels and sight seeing. so its been a nice few days but im looking forward to another trip down to the beach tomorow where again i plan on doing absolutely nothing. result.
i think they enjoyed visiting the church and spending an evening with steve and midge, the boys were really hyper, so the evening was quite nackering, but on a whole it has been a positive few days in the city and i think it has put their minds to rest about what im doing and how im living here. it really isnt a hole in the ground that people seem to think. and yes, joe, cambodia does have electricity. thanks to the french, who also built all the plumbing. sounds good, eh? but the truth is there are power cuts and the toliets do break with 'stuff' comming up the wrong way.
news humm.....
its been a good couple of weeks being back here, its funny but i felt like i was coming home when i got off the airplane and stepped out into the city. its funny ive never really been a city person (i dont think i would normallyt choose to live in a city) but its where i am for the time being. i seem to have carved out a life for my self here, having my parents here has emphasised that fact, so i dont know how i will feel about leaving this place but im sure when the time comes i will be looking forward to being in the uk again, god willing! people have already started talking about what is going to happen this summer and mention me leaving along with charlie another british girl in the church who is leaving to get married.
sorry things are not exciting and adventureous. im thinking of going to ho chi minh city in vietnam for the weekend in feb and maybe up to kampong cham province or stung treng for a few days just to see some more of the country, if i get the oppertunity.
for anyone interested, my email is:
bentucker_87@hotmail.com
please drop me a line, i love hearing from people.
living it large.
Ben.
(blog dedicated to julie sweetman, mum always says how much you love to read. pass my love to dan and adrian. faithful nephew. ben.)
Tuesday, January 16, 2007
incredible hulk
great to hear from jon bateman! it seems like such a long time since we last maxed it up together. the point of listing my reading list was not an attempt to sound holy but an attempt to sound human, whether i finish it will determine that! forgive me for sounding overly self involved. when it comes to blogging i think you have to admit at least a little bit of self obsession. maybe not true for everyone.
football last night was mental after about 10 mins i was on the side heaving. i really thought i was having some sort of breathing fit. after 3 weeks with almost no exercise my fitness levels are even more depleated than they were before, normally i can last about 15 mins before i get a stitch. gutted.
im well looking forward to my holiday next week. i have the full week off with my parents and i fully intend to chill. this last week has been pretty good though i really feel like im growing into a new skin out here, although when i was back over christmas i didnt feel like anything significant had changed in my character. maybe ill come back all muscular and green like the incredible hulk... i wish, well maybe not green.
ive been going round the corner to chris and dale frosts house for food every evening in an attempt not to fade into inexistance. but ive got a meal out with dave, a friend from football, tonight. so its been good getting to know people out here and sharing in with their lives. as belinda stephenson recently said on her blog about their wedding, they wanted a community wedding, i have learnt the value of throwing yourself into community. good one bel.
God is doing everything i wanted him to do in me, moulding and shaping me to be more like him.
Romans 5:3-5
Ben.
football last night was mental after about 10 mins i was on the side heaving. i really thought i was having some sort of breathing fit. after 3 weeks with almost no exercise my fitness levels are even more depleated than they were before, normally i can last about 15 mins before i get a stitch. gutted.
im well looking forward to my holiday next week. i have the full week off with my parents and i fully intend to chill. this last week has been pretty good though i really feel like im growing into a new skin out here, although when i was back over christmas i didnt feel like anything significant had changed in my character. maybe ill come back all muscular and green like the incredible hulk... i wish, well maybe not green.
ive been going round the corner to chris and dale frosts house for food every evening in an attempt not to fade into inexistance. but ive got a meal out with dave, a friend from football, tonight. so its been good getting to know people out here and sharing in with their lives. as belinda stephenson recently said on her blog about their wedding, they wanted a community wedding, i have learnt the value of throwing yourself into community. good one bel.
God is doing everything i wanted him to do in me, moulding and shaping me to be more like him.
Romans 5:3-5
Ben.
Friday, January 12, 2007
the macdonalds of cambodia
thursday (yesterday) was a completely crazy day. bear in mind that i am still sleeping off jet lag and re-adjusting to the heat here, which means im up at 5am and asleep by 7pm.
we had home school in the morning which is always enough to wipe me out for the afternoon, however i found out this week that my quite relaxing thursday afternoons are to be no more. i was volunteered to run a football class at the hope school co-op, this is basically all the kids who are home schooled get together once a week and do karate, music and sport for an hour. this basically meant that i spent an hour kicking flat footballs around with five year old kids who i had never met and whos parents were not interested in helping or joining in. excuse my obvious dislike for the situation, to make things worse it is during the hottest part of the day and is on the field where there is no shade. i started to think that it was all one big joke they were playing on me to see just how 'servant hearted' i am. at the rate its going my servant heart will attack.
to add to this i moved house and had to clean both the old house (in the morning) and the new one in the afternoon. i forgot to bring my towel from the old house so i couldnt have a shower after my sweaty football club and i didnt have any food. so i went out to get a burger from luckys, which is the macdonalds of cambodia. en route to luckys i saw a really bad accident on the road, no one was hurt but it still wasnt nice. i was soo tired by the end that i fell asleep at about 7pm and forgot to spray the room so in the morning i was woken by high pitched mozzie sounds near my ear and found that i had been biten all over during the night.
see what i mean...pretty crazy!
today i had an easier ride. im living above the church in the sunday school room (where there is a seperate bedroom and kitchen!) so it means i dont have to drive all the way to the office every morning. which is good but it also means im a fair distance from anything social that might happen. i started reading martin l jones's exposition of romans today, i was surprised to find it a relatively light read and flew through the first two chapters, i also planned out my readin g schedule for the next 8 months. this is something i know i have to do and stick to or else i never ever read. my faith shrinks when i stop reading. so i have romans, isaiah, ecclesiasties, john, 1+2 corinthians, daniel, galatians and ephesians to read as scheduled into my work time. im reading lots more on the side.
'let all the world look to me for salvation...for i am god...there is no other.'
Isaiah 45:22
living in third gear.
Ben.
we had home school in the morning which is always enough to wipe me out for the afternoon, however i found out this week that my quite relaxing thursday afternoons are to be no more. i was volunteered to run a football class at the hope school co-op, this is basically all the kids who are home schooled get together once a week and do karate, music and sport for an hour. this basically meant that i spent an hour kicking flat footballs around with five year old kids who i had never met and whos parents were not interested in helping or joining in. excuse my obvious dislike for the situation, to make things worse it is during the hottest part of the day and is on the field where there is no shade. i started to think that it was all one big joke they were playing on me to see just how 'servant hearted' i am. at the rate its going my servant heart will attack.
to add to this i moved house and had to clean both the old house (in the morning) and the new one in the afternoon. i forgot to bring my towel from the old house so i couldnt have a shower after my sweaty football club and i didnt have any food. so i went out to get a burger from luckys, which is the macdonalds of cambodia. en route to luckys i saw a really bad accident on the road, no one was hurt but it still wasnt nice. i was soo tired by the end that i fell asleep at about 7pm and forgot to spray the room so in the morning i was woken by high pitched mozzie sounds near my ear and found that i had been biten all over during the night.
see what i mean...pretty crazy!
today i had an easier ride. im living above the church in the sunday school room (where there is a seperate bedroom and kitchen!) so it means i dont have to drive all the way to the office every morning. which is good but it also means im a fair distance from anything social that might happen. i started reading martin l jones's exposition of romans today, i was surprised to find it a relatively light read and flew through the first two chapters, i also planned out my readin g schedule for the next 8 months. this is something i know i have to do and stick to or else i never ever read. my faith shrinks when i stop reading. so i have romans, isaiah, ecclesiasties, john, 1+2 corinthians, daniel, galatians and ephesians to read as scheduled into my work time. im reading lots more on the side.
'let all the world look to me for salvation...for i am god...there is no other.'
Isaiah 45:22
living in third gear.
Ben.
Monday, January 08, 2007
colourful language
Im back! It seems such a long time since i left this place and i had a strange feeling as i arrived and got off the plane. i had forgotten how much the place smells, it really does. it is a sort of hot, sticky, dusty, palm tree smell, either way it smelt good!
my journey back was interesting, it was more comfortable this time. i had a bunch of interesting single serving friends (as i call them) first guy was thai and leaving london to go back to bangkok after spending 6 months studying english in eastbourne, he knew a bunch of people from kings church down there, we had a good chat. small world.
the second guy was a character. from oman to thailand i had an essex cabbie sitting next to me. he was actually quite good company despite his colourful language. i did find some of his stories a little questionable. he said one of his friends was shot in thailand and died last year after a few locals tried to steal his bike. then he said he went on a fishing trip to the south china sea and a german bloke jumped over the side to go swimming but the current was too strong and by the time they lifted the anchor to get him he was gone. he spoke so casually about the whole episode i felt it only right to sit with a sceptical look plastered all over my face. to which he simply kept saying 'yeah...no f***ing joke'. soon after he had a couple of beers and fell asleep. he has a wife in thailand who he goes to see once a year...i will make no comment on that!
despite having 10 hours to wait in bangkok i could sit in the bangkok airways lounge this time because i was flying out with them. so i checked in with them as soon as i got there and sat in a nice big comfortable chair sipping orange juice and reading the paper, the airport lounges are great, free food, drink, internet and loads of papers from all over the world. also i realised that last time i was in bangkok airport i only explored one end of the airport terminal, i couldnt believe it when i realised that the terminal building was twice as big as i had thought there was atleast another hour of shop browsing i could have done to pass the time when i didnt have the lounge...gutted.
i really enjoyed my short visit to England and i must say i cannot wait to get back into the busy church life over there. but for now there is alot to be done here and im just settling back in and soprting out what im going to focus the rest of my time here on doing.
first thing is first...i need to get my bike fixed!
Ben.
my journey back was interesting, it was more comfortable this time. i had a bunch of interesting single serving friends (as i call them) first guy was thai and leaving london to go back to bangkok after spending 6 months studying english in eastbourne, he knew a bunch of people from kings church down there, we had a good chat. small world.
the second guy was a character. from oman to thailand i had an essex cabbie sitting next to me. he was actually quite good company despite his colourful language. i did find some of his stories a little questionable. he said one of his friends was shot in thailand and died last year after a few locals tried to steal his bike. then he said he went on a fishing trip to the south china sea and a german bloke jumped over the side to go swimming but the current was too strong and by the time they lifted the anchor to get him he was gone. he spoke so casually about the whole episode i felt it only right to sit with a sceptical look plastered all over my face. to which he simply kept saying 'yeah...no f***ing joke'. soon after he had a couple of beers and fell asleep. he has a wife in thailand who he goes to see once a year...i will make no comment on that!
despite having 10 hours to wait in bangkok i could sit in the bangkok airways lounge this time because i was flying out with them. so i checked in with them as soon as i got there and sat in a nice big comfortable chair sipping orange juice and reading the paper, the airport lounges are great, free food, drink, internet and loads of papers from all over the world. also i realised that last time i was in bangkok airport i only explored one end of the airport terminal, i couldnt believe it when i realised that the terminal building was twice as big as i had thought there was atleast another hour of shop browsing i could have done to pass the time when i didnt have the lounge...gutted.
i really enjoyed my short visit to England and i must say i cannot wait to get back into the busy church life over there. but for now there is alot to be done here and im just settling back in and soprting out what im going to focus the rest of my time here on doing.
first thing is first...i need to get my bike fixed!
Ben.
Friday, January 05, 2007
the old man and the first lady
pretty mental few weeks.
yesterday was the funeral, it was a nice service and a testament to Robb, thats all i'll say.
Im looking forward to getting back out to Cambodia, i really feel reenergized and ready. like i said before i know what im going back to, so im aware of what will be more realistic and what i will be capable of achieving for the next 6 months. more than anything im looking forward to being in a hot tropical climate again, this english weather really is as bad as everyone always says it is.
the old man and the first lady are coming out two weeks today, im hoping to be able to organise a trip down to the beach for a few days, not that i really need the holiday but just because its worth the trip and you wouldnt want Phnom Penh to be your only experience of Cambodia. my dad has travelled extensively round India and the family went there in october. so its not their first 3rd world experience and i imagine PP will be alot more developed than alot of India especially the rural ereas they visited. contrary to popular belief i do not live in a mud hut and eat rats every meal, in fact im pretty minted, comparatively speaking.
alls well that ends well.
Ben.
yesterday was the funeral, it was a nice service and a testament to Robb, thats all i'll say.
Im looking forward to getting back out to Cambodia, i really feel reenergized and ready. like i said before i know what im going back to, so im aware of what will be more realistic and what i will be capable of achieving for the next 6 months. more than anything im looking forward to being in a hot tropical climate again, this english weather really is as bad as everyone always says it is.
the old man and the first lady are coming out two weeks today, im hoping to be able to organise a trip down to the beach for a few days, not that i really need the holiday but just because its worth the trip and you wouldnt want Phnom Penh to be your only experience of Cambodia. my dad has travelled extensively round India and the family went there in october. so its not their first 3rd world experience and i imagine PP will be alot more developed than alot of India especially the rural ereas they visited. contrary to popular belief i do not live in a mud hut and eat rats every meal, in fact im pretty minted, comparatively speaking.
alls well that ends well.
Ben.
Tuesday, January 02, 2007
fat boy slim
literally mental.
what a great gig. 26 000 people cramed onto madera drive in the freezing cold rain dancing to old fatty. it was brilliant. i was singing the tunes all the way home, which took one whole hour...
ive had a massive stress this morning trying to change the dates of my return flights to the UK later on this year. i cant do it without the paper ticket, which i left in PP. so i need to go abd find their office in bangkok...great, and sort it all out, hopefully i can do it there without the need for the old ticket, otherwise i have to go back to PP get the ticket and fly back to bangkok to sort it all out. rubbish, i though i could sort it all out with one phone call.
christmas and new years were top draw, although im now looking forward to getting back out to cambo where everything is cheap. although because of this tickets stuff im a little worried im not going to be able to sort it out and will get deported...
watch this space
ben.
what a great gig. 26 000 people cramed onto madera drive in the freezing cold rain dancing to old fatty. it was brilliant. i was singing the tunes all the way home, which took one whole hour...
ive had a massive stress this morning trying to change the dates of my return flights to the UK later on this year. i cant do it without the paper ticket, which i left in PP. so i need to go abd find their office in bangkok...great, and sort it all out, hopefully i can do it there without the need for the old ticket, otherwise i have to go back to PP get the ticket and fly back to bangkok to sort it all out. rubbish, i though i could sort it all out with one phone call.
christmas and new years were top draw, although im now looking forward to getting back out to cambo where everything is cheap. although because of this tickets stuff im a little worried im not going to be able to sort it out and will get deported...
watch this space
ben.
Thursday, December 28, 2006
outside world
christmas came and went incredibly quickly this year. i think because i slept all afternoon it was extra short. boxing day felt like christmas because we had a house full which is the usual for christmas day. it was the first time we've had the 25th just the 6 of us, so in many ways it was a different christmas but i suppose as we all grow older it is going to feel more and more different. the fact that we we're all together this year wasn't planned but was nice.
the rest of my time in england has been pretty good. the change of diet again has upset my system and i have been bunged up with cold the last few days but i wouldnt swap spending christmas at home for anything, despite the cold weather!
im looking forward to seeing some more faces at church this week not everyone was around last sunday because of the christmas break a few people went away. so it should be nice to catch up. i really feel like these 2 weeks here and setting me up for the next 6 months back out there now i know what im going back to and i have real expectations i feel like i will be able to achieve alot going back with a fresh enthusiasm and excitiment about all that im involved in out there.
its been encouraging to hear how many people have enjoyed reading the blog. for me this is my only way to escape when things get on top of me so i really wasnt sure if anyone was reading it and to be honest it didnt really matter because it was more for me than anyone else. also because no one leaves any comments it is hard for me to know! lazy bunch...
but many have been regular email..ers which has been nice aswell and my link to the outside world (except for bbc.co.uk!) so keep sending mail and dont underestimate how much it means just to get a few short words from a friend, it really can turn a crappy day round.
peaceful blogging.
Ben.
the rest of my time in england has been pretty good. the change of diet again has upset my system and i have been bunged up with cold the last few days but i wouldnt swap spending christmas at home for anything, despite the cold weather!
im looking forward to seeing some more faces at church this week not everyone was around last sunday because of the christmas break a few people went away. so it should be nice to catch up. i really feel like these 2 weeks here and setting me up for the next 6 months back out there now i know what im going back to and i have real expectations i feel like i will be able to achieve alot going back with a fresh enthusiasm and excitiment about all that im involved in out there.
its been encouraging to hear how many people have enjoyed reading the blog. for me this is my only way to escape when things get on top of me so i really wasnt sure if anyone was reading it and to be honest it didnt really matter because it was more for me than anyone else. also because no one leaves any comments it is hard for me to know! lazy bunch...
but many have been regular email..ers which has been nice aswell and my link to the outside world (except for bbc.co.uk!) so keep sending mail and dont underestimate how much it means just to get a few short words from a friend, it really can turn a crappy day round.
peaceful blogging.
Ben.
Sunday, December 24, 2006
the great unknown
so i havent blogged for a while. on thursday i left stung mun chay village and went to the airport where i boarded the first plane to bangkok and came home. surprised mum walking in the door and my sister in the morning!
its been a great couple of days seeing everyone again, its been a long few months but it now seems like only a couple of weeks since i left. i think im going to be more sad leaving this time than when i left in september, probably because i know what im going back to where as before i was going into the great unknown.
ive got a few pictures from the village on thursday, the christmas party, so i will post them this week when i get the chance, being here and seeing people has made me realise just how many people have been reading this blog, i really had no idea as not many people post messages, but i will try and make it a bit more exciting and tell some more stories instead of all the emotional garbage that i unload on these pages. in fairness it has been my only real way of keeping sane and getting away from the stresses of life in cambodia. so i dont apologise! also i dont care about bad spelling so feel free to criticise...
...and also im not that bothered about getting a tan...
...i havent lost that much weight either, but i will try and put on a few pounds over christmas...
freezing cold but happy to be home.
Ben.
its been a great couple of days seeing everyone again, its been a long few months but it now seems like only a couple of weeks since i left. i think im going to be more sad leaving this time than when i left in september, probably because i know what im going back to where as before i was going into the great unknown.
ive got a few pictures from the village on thursday, the christmas party, so i will post them this week when i get the chance, being here and seeing people has made me realise just how many people have been reading this blog, i really had no idea as not many people post messages, but i will try and make it a bit more exciting and tell some more stories instead of all the emotional garbage that i unload on these pages. in fairness it has been my only real way of keeping sane and getting away from the stresses of life in cambodia. so i dont apologise! also i dont care about bad spelling so feel free to criticise...
...and also im not that bothered about getting a tan...
...i havent lost that much weight either, but i will try and put on a few pounds over christmas...
freezing cold but happy to be home.
Ben.
Tuesday, December 19, 2006
insult to injury
thanks for your comment jeni. we will all continue to pray for you and the family.
addind insult to injury ive had a frustrating week with loads of stuff breaking on me. the toilet got blocked, which was not a pleasant job to fix. my bike is busted, apparently i need new spark plugs but i dont have the motivation to take it to the shop. also my mouse trap has produced no furthur fruit which is a real shame as i was starting to get a taste for hunting. john, kerrys husband (the family i lived with for a month) has this air pistol, i might have mentioned about it, john hunts deer in USA so he's got a pretty mean shot. after a few weeks of trying to shoot one i gave up, john on the other hand shot 4 last week. my pride was utterly broken.
after all that has happened over the last few weeks i have genuinely started to enjoy living here, i have come through the culture shock time period and saw the light at the end of the tunnel. like i said i am a third of my way through my time here which came a as a shock when i realised that. although i feel like i have only just begun to really understand the way things work here and start to be effective. i hope the next 6 months will be fruitful.
for now i say goodbye, who knows when i will see you again...
Ben.
addind insult to injury ive had a frustrating week with loads of stuff breaking on me. the toilet got blocked, which was not a pleasant job to fix. my bike is busted, apparently i need new spark plugs but i dont have the motivation to take it to the shop. also my mouse trap has produced no furthur fruit which is a real shame as i was starting to get a taste for hunting. john, kerrys husband (the family i lived with for a month) has this air pistol, i might have mentioned about it, john hunts deer in USA so he's got a pretty mean shot. after a few weeks of trying to shoot one i gave up, john on the other hand shot 4 last week. my pride was utterly broken.
after all that has happened over the last few weeks i have genuinely started to enjoy living here, i have come through the culture shock time period and saw the light at the end of the tunnel. like i said i am a third of my way through my time here which came a as a shock when i realised that. although i feel like i have only just begun to really understand the way things work here and start to be effective. i hope the next 6 months will be fruitful.
for now i say goodbye, who knows when i will see you again...
Ben.
Monday, December 18, 2006
bus to bangkok
Robb.
I miss you my friend and I am sad that you left before i could say goodbye. i prayed that i would be able to see you again but i know that i will, just not this side of life.
I take great peace knowing you are now in heaven with God and can no longer experience pain or suffering, of this I am envious.
I will always remember you but I will see you soon.
much love my brother.
your friend,
Ben.
i seriously considered getting on the next bus to bangkok and hitchhiking across the continent. then i realised that i wouldnt be back in time for christmas or the funeral so i stopped wishing.
one thing i have come to realise after everything that has happened to me here and after all that i have seen and done. a lot of things in life change but there is only one thing that remains consistant throughout everything. having christ jesus as our saviour. nothing else in life is as faithfull and strengthens us like him.
forgotten by the world,
remembered by god.
Ben.
I miss you my friend and I am sad that you left before i could say goodbye. i prayed that i would be able to see you again but i know that i will, just not this side of life.
I take great peace knowing you are now in heaven with God and can no longer experience pain or suffering, of this I am envious.
I will always remember you but I will see you soon.
much love my brother.
your friend,
Ben.
i seriously considered getting on the next bus to bangkok and hitchhiking across the continent. then i realised that i wouldnt be back in time for christmas or the funeral so i stopped wishing.
one thing i have come to realise after everything that has happened to me here and after all that i have seen and done. a lot of things in life change but there is only one thing that remains consistant throughout everything. having christ jesus as our saviour. nothing else in life is as faithfull and strengthens us like him.
forgotten by the world,
remembered by god.
Ben.
Sunday, December 17, 2006
book stealing student thief
what a strange day today....
i walked around in a buz it felt like a dream, i wasnt all there.
church went by quick then i feel asleep in the afternoon without eating anything. when i woke up it was pitch black outside. it was only 6:30 but it felt like a new day, plus i slept in my clothes so i was a bit crusty. so then isaac and me went out for a drink up at the lake side and ended the evening in the internet cafe, hence this post.
isaac bought another tuk-tuk this week which means he has about 6. he rents them out to khmer guys to run a business with, for whatever reason he has three of them in his front room. im going to steal one next month for a few weeks.
so much is changing at the moment, it seems like one of those times where nothing is the same from one week to the next, particularly whilst im here and a lot is going on back in the UK. you imagine that everything will be just as you left it, but i know that worthing will be a different place and people will be doing different things. the glory days are over and a new era has begun!
good news on the university front. midge is going to type up some khmer invitation slips for me and sothy to hand out at the uni on friday. we're going to invite students to the church for an english conversation club. its exciting, i went up to the uni on saturday and i recon we can get something up and running. even if nothing happens its nice to spend some time with sothy outside church and make some memories. we're going over to his uni as well so i think we could meet quite a large bunch of people, even on saturday when there were no classes the uni was pretty busy with people sitting round studying. plus the grounds are soo nice, a big lake and massive fields right up by the bank kak lake area of the city. its worth a visit just to walk around, i want to go and check out their library, i dont know if they will let me just walk in, but there wasnt anyone on the gate on saturday and the library door was wide open without a single responsible looking person in view...brillant.
so ive become a book stealing student abducter thief man. im sure the authorities will love me.
on a positive note, physically i have been very well and have had no problems with the police or traffic accidents etc. i havent really had a bad stomach or any other unmentionables...you know what i mean. so thanks for your suport and all that.
i cant believe that a third of my time has passed already. thats why im excited about the university stuff, i really want to leave a mark on the church here and if i can get a good group emerge from our friday conversation club and introduce them inot the church i think it will set some good foundations for future growth. steve seems pretty positive about the whole idea and i think he is excited that im steping out a bit and getting around on my own and trying to start things up. what else am i here for? other than the cheap beer and hot weather...
christmas is odd in such hot weather and its only getting hotter, it is the complete oposite of last year at heene road where we all slept with a half dozen layers on! happy days.
some like dylan for others it's lennon
for me it is heaven to be...johnny cash.
Ben.
i walked around in a buz it felt like a dream, i wasnt all there.
church went by quick then i feel asleep in the afternoon without eating anything. when i woke up it was pitch black outside. it was only 6:30 but it felt like a new day, plus i slept in my clothes so i was a bit crusty. so then isaac and me went out for a drink up at the lake side and ended the evening in the internet cafe, hence this post.
isaac bought another tuk-tuk this week which means he has about 6. he rents them out to khmer guys to run a business with, for whatever reason he has three of them in his front room. im going to steal one next month for a few weeks.
so much is changing at the moment, it seems like one of those times where nothing is the same from one week to the next, particularly whilst im here and a lot is going on back in the UK. you imagine that everything will be just as you left it, but i know that worthing will be a different place and people will be doing different things. the glory days are over and a new era has begun!
good news on the university front. midge is going to type up some khmer invitation slips for me and sothy to hand out at the uni on friday. we're going to invite students to the church for an english conversation club. its exciting, i went up to the uni on saturday and i recon we can get something up and running. even if nothing happens its nice to spend some time with sothy outside church and make some memories. we're going over to his uni as well so i think we could meet quite a large bunch of people, even on saturday when there were no classes the uni was pretty busy with people sitting round studying. plus the grounds are soo nice, a big lake and massive fields right up by the bank kak lake area of the city. its worth a visit just to walk around, i want to go and check out their library, i dont know if they will let me just walk in, but there wasnt anyone on the gate on saturday and the library door was wide open without a single responsible looking person in view...brillant.
so ive become a book stealing student abducter thief man. im sure the authorities will love me.
on a positive note, physically i have been very well and have had no problems with the police or traffic accidents etc. i havent really had a bad stomach or any other unmentionables...you know what i mean. so thanks for your suport and all that.
i cant believe that a third of my time has passed already. thats why im excited about the university stuff, i really want to leave a mark on the church here and if i can get a good group emerge from our friday conversation club and introduce them inot the church i think it will set some good foundations for future growth. steve seems pretty positive about the whole idea and i think he is excited that im steping out a bit and getting around on my own and trying to start things up. what else am i here for? other than the cheap beer and hot weather...
christmas is odd in such hot weather and its only getting hotter, it is the complete oposite of last year at heene road where we all slept with a half dozen layers on! happy days.
some like dylan for others it's lennon
for me it is heaven to be...johnny cash.
Ben.
Saturday, December 16, 2006
life giving
two interesting things to report today.
firstly you'll be glad to hear i caught a mouse. went out and bought this sticky trap which is like this big square carpet tile with sticky glue all over it and you put bread crumbs in the middle and wait for the mouse to come along and get stuck. worked a treat, only problem is it doesnt kill them so you end up with a strugling mouse in the middle of this sticky mess all over the kitchen floor. im still debating how to dispose of the creature...
second, and slightly more life giving than life taking. i went over to the royal phnom penh university today to check it out. i mentioned to steve that i wanted to see if i could go over there every now and then to see if i could do anything. my idea really was to set up an english conversation club at the church and invite the uni students. its certain to draw a crowd and would be a great way to meet more khmer and introduce them to our church. so i went over there are drove round a bit, they dont seem to have a reception and i couldnt find anyone who looked like they might be in charge, it is a pretty big campus and i was mighty impressed. so i got their phone number and will give em a buz somtime this week. i really hope something comes from this i really have faith for it and am getting excited by the prospect of doing more student stuff both here and in england.
the fact that i am actually from england puts me in pretty good chances to get a job somewhere teaching, if i could do a day a week at the university as a class room assistant or something that would be ideal. it would be good to have a bit extra cash, not that i need the money, and i really like the atmosphere up there, its a lot quiter and chilled out than the main city area.
so who knows what the new year will bring. i really hope this uni door opens up the possibilities are literally endless.
tis the season.
Ben.
firstly you'll be glad to hear i caught a mouse. went out and bought this sticky trap which is like this big square carpet tile with sticky glue all over it and you put bread crumbs in the middle and wait for the mouse to come along and get stuck. worked a treat, only problem is it doesnt kill them so you end up with a strugling mouse in the middle of this sticky mess all over the kitchen floor. im still debating how to dispose of the creature...
second, and slightly more life giving than life taking. i went over to the royal phnom penh university today to check it out. i mentioned to steve that i wanted to see if i could go over there every now and then to see if i could do anything. my idea really was to set up an english conversation club at the church and invite the uni students. its certain to draw a crowd and would be a great way to meet more khmer and introduce them to our church. so i went over there are drove round a bit, they dont seem to have a reception and i couldnt find anyone who looked like they might be in charge, it is a pretty big campus and i was mighty impressed. so i got their phone number and will give em a buz somtime this week. i really hope something comes from this i really have faith for it and am getting excited by the prospect of doing more student stuff both here and in england.
the fact that i am actually from england puts me in pretty good chances to get a job somewhere teaching, if i could do a day a week at the university as a class room assistant or something that would be ideal. it would be good to have a bit extra cash, not that i need the money, and i really like the atmosphere up there, its a lot quiter and chilled out than the main city area.
so who knows what the new year will bring. i really hope this uni door opens up the possibilities are literally endless.
tis the season.
Ben.
Thursday, December 14, 2006
homework
well its been a productive week here. for several reasons you soon realise that it is only possible to pencil in one serious activity per day. everything takes twice as long! especially if you are in the back of isaacs tuk-tuk going to pick up some school desks and he randomly decides to pick up these two tourists walking along the road. nice girls though turns out they are from israel and are tavelling around asia, they said meeting us was the best thing they had seen in what appeared to be a fairly small and uneventful city. there was a lot of truth in what they said, it can be uneventful! if i ever go to israel i have a contact now...though i dont suspect i ever will.
ive had a really positive week and have been in good spirits, which i admit is not often the case. it seems like time is flying by and that the new year will be here soon. i cant believe nearly a third of my time here has already passed.
My sister mentioned how impressed she was with that little line of khmer i put into one of my blogs a while back so i thought id show off a bit and show you my homework...
knyom pneak moam bpram pii konla nung knyom mien slaw slop a ha be bruk. knyom jol jet neyam num pang som rap slaw slop a ha be bruk. knyom chengpii pteah maom chet bpram boone kot nung knyom tu dial twulgaa maon bpram boone kot. a ha tnai dtrong knyom neyam buy nung seik. che tomada knyom klien buy. rohl tnai knyom jol jet leng dopbal bon dap burl clah knyom mok yuid be broa knyom mien neyam a ha lung neat. nebal nit jear yop knyom som ran. bon dap nit jear bplaik rohl tnai.
i get up at seven o'clock and have breakfast.i like toast for breakfast. i leave the house close to nine o 'clock and i arrive at work at nine. for lunch i eat rice and meat. usually i am hungry. in the evening i like to play football but usually i am late because i have to eat dinner. when it is night i go but it is a late night!
stick that in your pipe and smoke it.
Ben.
ive had a really positive week and have been in good spirits, which i admit is not often the case. it seems like time is flying by and that the new year will be here soon. i cant believe nearly a third of my time here has already passed.
My sister mentioned how impressed she was with that little line of khmer i put into one of my blogs a while back so i thought id show off a bit and show you my homework...
knyom pneak moam bpram pii konla nung knyom mien slaw slop a ha be bruk. knyom jol jet neyam num pang som rap slaw slop a ha be bruk. knyom chengpii pteah maom chet bpram boone kot nung knyom tu dial twulgaa maon bpram boone kot. a ha tnai dtrong knyom neyam buy nung seik. che tomada knyom klien buy. rohl tnai knyom jol jet leng dopbal bon dap burl clah knyom mok yuid be broa knyom mien neyam a ha lung neat. nebal nit jear yop knyom som ran. bon dap nit jear bplaik rohl tnai.
i get up at seven o'clock and have breakfast.i like toast for breakfast. i leave the house close to nine o 'clock and i arrive at work at nine. for lunch i eat rice and meat. usually i am hungry. in the evening i like to play football but usually i am late because i have to eat dinner. when it is night i go but it is a late night!
stick that in your pipe and smoke it.
Ben.
Tuesday, December 12, 2006
Forgotten
had a long chat with steve about culture shock this week. i think i was visibly frustrated with a few things that had happened and he picked up on it. fair enough, i was in a pretty bad mood. je jad a really personal prophesy for me today which was so accurate i thought 'yeah thats not bad' it described exactly how i feel at the moment and what is going on in my life, it was really encouraging and helpful so ive spent a bit of time thinking about that one. its always good when someone says something like that and it really makes you think and sort yourself out. its especially good because i know i needed to hear it and it came at a good time.
we discussed my role with the kids work and i shared a bit about how its been going. i still really struggle with it and regularly want to quit. to add to that i know im really not gifted in this area, so this is one of the things which has frustrated me this past couple of weels. yet i know that it has relieved a massive part of steves week and im happy to serve. one thing i really felt god speak to me about was about being 'forgotten' it all ties together! 'forgotten by the world remembered by god' i think its true that everyone wants to be remembered and is scared of death because they havent left much of a legacy. thats pretty much how i feel... i was thinking about my great grandparents and that fact that i know nothing about them, in fact i dont even know their names or anything about where they lived or what they did with their lives. this made me think that actually unless we are the president of america all of us are going to be forgotten by future generations, not that anyone knows anything about past presidents or kings etc. quite a sobering thought if you think about it long enough. it puts into perspective the whole 'storing up treasures in heaven' thing and releases you from worrying about tomorow too much, i know im guilty of that.
anyway, as you can tell im feeling philosophical again, and i still cant spell that word.
tonight its time for another instalment of male aggression and competative zeal as cambodias expat elite gather for the weekly and much antisipated football game. thank god for football.
Ben.
we discussed my role with the kids work and i shared a bit about how its been going. i still really struggle with it and regularly want to quit. to add to that i know im really not gifted in this area, so this is one of the things which has frustrated me this past couple of weels. yet i know that it has relieved a massive part of steves week and im happy to serve. one thing i really felt god speak to me about was about being 'forgotten' it all ties together! 'forgotten by the world remembered by god' i think its true that everyone wants to be remembered and is scared of death because they havent left much of a legacy. thats pretty much how i feel... i was thinking about my great grandparents and that fact that i know nothing about them, in fact i dont even know their names or anything about where they lived or what they did with their lives. this made me think that actually unless we are the president of america all of us are going to be forgotten by future generations, not that anyone knows anything about past presidents or kings etc. quite a sobering thought if you think about it long enough. it puts into perspective the whole 'storing up treasures in heaven' thing and releases you from worrying about tomorow too much, i know im guilty of that.
anyway, as you can tell im feeling philosophical again, and i still cant spell that word.
tonight its time for another instalment of male aggression and competative zeal as cambodias expat elite gather for the weekly and much antisipated football game. thank god for football.
Ben.
Monday, December 11, 2006
ESPN
nothing of any real interest has happened here for a while. spurs beat charlton 5-1 which was propbably the highlight of my week. premiership football is great all the games are live on tv every weekend. problem is they all start at about 10pm at night which is rubbish if you have to get up for church, which starts at 9am...
ive been thinkin about trying to learn the violin for the last few years. now i have the time and the petience to do it i thought id give it a shot. isabelle a frenh lady who runs the kids work at the church might be getting a job at logos school a christian school in the city and apparently they have some good music teachers. hopefully my parents are going to bring one over in january so i can spend a bit of time practicing more then.
living in the flat on my own is quite difficult, im not really made that way, i like to think im more of a social person. having said that i have ESPN so i havent really thought about it too much ive just sat around watching sport with all my free time. biggest problem at the moment is the wildlife, i keep finding droppings on the kitchen worksurface, so i shoved a mat under the door where i recon they must be coming from only to find half of it eaten and all over the floor in the morning. so im going to go out and get some big 'im going to kill you' looking mouse traps. it does provide a certain amount of entertainment. rats on the other hand are a whole different game, really you need a little cage but im not sure i want to catch them alive, steve says they catch them all the time then drown them, although this approach did originally appeal to my evil sense of justice, i realise now that i wouldnt want to go anywhere near a rat that has been locked in a cage all night and desperate to escape. knowing my luck i would probably get eated by it or something...stranger things have happened. i will up date you on what happens, maybe i shold catch them then strap them to my moto's wheels? that would be fun...any suggestions would be much appreciated, also if anyone has any good rat catching stories or any family techniques that have been passed down the generations that might be useful i wold love to hear them.
my favorite one was when dad caught a mouse by its tail in a trap then put it in a shoe box and reversed over it. that always brings back fond memories and maks me laugh!
im off to kill me some rodents.
over and out.
Ben.
ive been thinkin about trying to learn the violin for the last few years. now i have the time and the petience to do it i thought id give it a shot. isabelle a frenh lady who runs the kids work at the church might be getting a job at logos school a christian school in the city and apparently they have some good music teachers. hopefully my parents are going to bring one over in january so i can spend a bit of time practicing more then.
living in the flat on my own is quite difficult, im not really made that way, i like to think im more of a social person. having said that i have ESPN so i havent really thought about it too much ive just sat around watching sport with all my free time. biggest problem at the moment is the wildlife, i keep finding droppings on the kitchen worksurface, so i shoved a mat under the door where i recon they must be coming from only to find half of it eaten and all over the floor in the morning. so im going to go out and get some big 'im going to kill you' looking mouse traps. it does provide a certain amount of entertainment. rats on the other hand are a whole different game, really you need a little cage but im not sure i want to catch them alive, steve says they catch them all the time then drown them, although this approach did originally appeal to my evil sense of justice, i realise now that i wouldnt want to go anywhere near a rat that has been locked in a cage all night and desperate to escape. knowing my luck i would probably get eated by it or something...stranger things have happened. i will up date you on what happens, maybe i shold catch them then strap them to my moto's wheels? that would be fun...any suggestions would be much appreciated, also if anyone has any good rat catching stories or any family techniques that have been passed down the generations that might be useful i wold love to hear them.
my favorite one was when dad caught a mouse by its tail in a trap then put it in a shoe box and reversed over it. that always brings back fond memories and maks me laugh!
im off to kill me some rodents.
over and out.
Ben.
Friday, December 08, 2006
gypsy boy
sothy got invited to the christmas party at the US embassy on christmas day which sunds great, in fact i was well jealous. im thinking of getting the bus down to the beach for a few days in between christmas and new years, maybe even head over to Bangkok for a few days. Most of the church, like i said, have already gone home for christmas, so its going to be quite a small affair.
Things here are going well, business as usual really. i keep meeting khmer people who can speak a little english and just want to talk to me all day. it could get frustrating but the novelty value hasnt worn off yet.
Its funny after a while you just run out of things to say about it here. i guess that means ive stopped discovering new places and new things and just settled into day-to-day life...im sure i can fill out a few blog pages with random ramblings.
the responsibility of being responsible is too much of a responsibility for someone who isnt used to alot of responsibility. having said all that, assuming you know what i mean, i think ive taken to most of my tasks with alot of energy. it has been hard doing stuff that i wouldnt normally choose to do and having to serve in ways that i know are not my gifting. i realise that even these things are good for your character. if you only did the things you were good at how would you grow? that doesnt mean im any good at it though! i still suck at doing the wednesday afternoon kids club. and like i mentioned the other day im really not looking forward to the christmas presentation by the youth that will no doubt be a reflection on me. its equally frustrating for the church and for the leaders sometimes to have everything translated, we are having a whole evening to talk about it and discuss the best way forward ad the best way to serve both the khmer and the westerners. im not really sure it is working at the moment and have predicted a fairly heated evening. should be fun! i will let you know what happened and a damage report eg. how many broken noses...ahh church politics, my old nemesis.
i was looking forward to the trip to australia. although im still not sure if its going to be ok for me to go. from the way steve said about it i got the impression that maybe the conference itself wouldnt be appropriate for me to go to. im not quite sure what this means. to be honest the whole reason i wanted to go was to be part of it and to meet all the people and enjoy the conference, if its just church leades and wives then thats ok. i dont want to go there just for the sake of going. like i said i wanted to be part of the group meeting there in march. its a long way to go on my own with no real reason to be there.
o well, we shall see in the upcoming months.
so ive been at this new flat for nearly a week, already i have been told to make arrangements to go elsewhere. which is a bit of a bummer and at first i wasnt really that happy about but i dont really have much of a choice as libby gets back from down under in a few weeks. im majorly reluctant to put an advert out in the christian newsletter that goes round, after all they are such a weird bunch those christians. and living with out and out missionaries doesnt really appeal to me that much. maybe it would be better than living alone, who knows? one thing is for sure i am a gypsy. at least i dont have to sleep in the wood huts like most of the people.
i will try and post some photos when i get to the smiths house for cell group later. these internet cafe pc's are pretty rubbish really, on the plus side im learning to be patient with them. if you try and rush they just crash and then the little man shouts 'otay, otay, twer la-ore, nit jear tlay mlay' (no, no, be good, it is very expensive) that always makes me laugh.
tomorow never dies.
Ben.
Things here are going well, business as usual really. i keep meeting khmer people who can speak a little english and just want to talk to me all day. it could get frustrating but the novelty value hasnt worn off yet.
Its funny after a while you just run out of things to say about it here. i guess that means ive stopped discovering new places and new things and just settled into day-to-day life...im sure i can fill out a few blog pages with random ramblings.
the responsibility of being responsible is too much of a responsibility for someone who isnt used to alot of responsibility. having said all that, assuming you know what i mean, i think ive taken to most of my tasks with alot of energy. it has been hard doing stuff that i wouldnt normally choose to do and having to serve in ways that i know are not my gifting. i realise that even these things are good for your character. if you only did the things you were good at how would you grow? that doesnt mean im any good at it though! i still suck at doing the wednesday afternoon kids club. and like i mentioned the other day im really not looking forward to the christmas presentation by the youth that will no doubt be a reflection on me. its equally frustrating for the church and for the leaders sometimes to have everything translated, we are having a whole evening to talk about it and discuss the best way forward ad the best way to serve both the khmer and the westerners. im not really sure it is working at the moment and have predicted a fairly heated evening. should be fun! i will let you know what happened and a damage report eg. how many broken noses...ahh church politics, my old nemesis.
i was looking forward to the trip to australia. although im still not sure if its going to be ok for me to go. from the way steve said about it i got the impression that maybe the conference itself wouldnt be appropriate for me to go to. im not quite sure what this means. to be honest the whole reason i wanted to go was to be part of it and to meet all the people and enjoy the conference, if its just church leades and wives then thats ok. i dont want to go there just for the sake of going. like i said i wanted to be part of the group meeting there in march. its a long way to go on my own with no real reason to be there.
o well, we shall see in the upcoming months.
so ive been at this new flat for nearly a week, already i have been told to make arrangements to go elsewhere. which is a bit of a bummer and at first i wasnt really that happy about but i dont really have much of a choice as libby gets back from down under in a few weeks. im majorly reluctant to put an advert out in the christian newsletter that goes round, after all they are such a weird bunch those christians. and living with out and out missionaries doesnt really appeal to me that much. maybe it would be better than living alone, who knows? one thing is for sure i am a gypsy. at least i dont have to sleep in the wood huts like most of the people.
i will try and post some photos when i get to the smiths house for cell group later. these internet cafe pc's are pretty rubbish really, on the plus side im learning to be patient with them. if you try and rush they just crash and then the little man shouts 'otay, otay, twer la-ore, nit jear tlay mlay' (no, no, be good, it is very expensive) that always makes me laugh.
tomorow never dies.
Ben.
Tuesday, December 05, 2006
'they' (who ever they are)
sorry for my lack of blogging recently. i have just moved into a new flat, which in some ways is good, i have my opwn space, although i've never lived alone before and all the responsibility of being responsible is weighing me down.
im sending a couple of packages home this week, they (who ever they are) have made a Khmer worship CD, which is basically the latest hillsongs album translated. everyone here thinks its great. i've got to be honest i dont agree, but if the khmer love it then who am i to disagree?
christmas is fast approaching, there is an odd feeling in the air about christmas here. officially they dont celebrate it...because they are buddhist. however they have lights, trees, santas, carols and christmas shops everywhere. which i really wasnt expecting, so im getting in a festive mood, plus it rained yesterday which is very rare for december and is about the closest it gets to snow.
after my performance with the katalyst christmas show last year in worthing i vowed never to do it again, unfortunately no one from cambodia was there to see it and they all believe i will do a better job this year. i am less convinced, either way we have some funny songs and poems and even a bit of monty python slipped in there, of course the kids have never heard of monty python so they dont get the joke...its all adult humor. they think im crazy laughing my head off at the most stupid things but i've spoent alot of time convincing them the adults will love it.
its odd to be somewhere where people leave to go home for christmas, literally half the church isnt going to be here. i have always been on the other end, welcoming people back for christmas from their various travels. haveing said all that there is alot of what happens here that i've never done or seen before. i think thats why im always soo tired, because im always doing and seeing new things, this really is a crazy country.
one of the problems of living in this new flat is i am faced with the old classic 2 hardest decisions of the day scenario i was so accoustomed to in heene road.
im sending a couple of packages home this week, they (who ever they are) have made a Khmer worship CD, which is basically the latest hillsongs album translated. everyone here thinks its great. i've got to be honest i dont agree, but if the khmer love it then who am i to disagree?
christmas is fast approaching, there is an odd feeling in the air about christmas here. officially they dont celebrate it...because they are buddhist. however they have lights, trees, santas, carols and christmas shops everywhere. which i really wasnt expecting, so im getting in a festive mood, plus it rained yesterday which is very rare for december and is about the closest it gets to snow.
after my performance with the katalyst christmas show last year in worthing i vowed never to do it again, unfortunately no one from cambodia was there to see it and they all believe i will do a better job this year. i am less convinced, either way we have some funny songs and poems and even a bit of monty python slipped in there, of course the kids have never heard of monty python so they dont get the joke...its all adult humor. they think im crazy laughing my head off at the most stupid things but i've spoent alot of time convincing them the adults will love it.
its odd to be somewhere where people leave to go home for christmas, literally half the church isnt going to be here. i have always been on the other end, welcoming people back for christmas from their various travels. haveing said all that there is alot of what happens here that i've never done or seen before. i think thats why im always soo tired, because im always doing and seeing new things, this really is a crazy country.
one of the problems of living in this new flat is i am faced with the old classic 2 hardest decisions of the day scenario i was so accoustomed to in heene road.
- should i get out of bed?
- should i get out of the shower?
once these two have been made im set for the day, problem is the day starts quite late because my decision making is slowed by the introduction of a luke warm shower. after 2 1/2 months of ice cold showers its an odd feeling to have a warm shower every day, its even stranger to get out of the shower and feel cold. i wonder how i will adjust back into the european climate, i will probably have to wear jumpers for a few months!
'they' (who ever they are) have deemed it possible for me to go to sydney in march, which is good news although i havent got the official go ahead from headquarters in sydney. i was thinking i might try and organise a trip to japan in may. its a fair distance but if i can afford it and have the time why not? after all im already half way round the world why not go the other half? i guess id end up home then right?
this is ben tucker reporting for blogger news on a rather uninteresting day in phnom penh.
Ben.
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