As i leave my two month life in Siem Reap behind, here are some of the kool kats i met in town.
(Clockwise spiral from top left to the center) Honey Bee Deborah is the first friend i met on the journey in midnight at Bangkok airport arrival level. Body worker/yoga teacher from SF bay area, from New Jersey, from Hawaii, actually she's not one of Siem Reap Kats, nonetheless i wanted to mention. Alex, manager at Greentown guesthouse hardworking, almost too hardworking dreamless 26 years old. (next two pictures) Mr. Shuown opened the magnificient and beautiful pagoda of Wat Bo every morning for me. Musician Les was the first traveler friend i made in Siem Reap. Strong confidence and always trouble in his way, I wish him the best. Mark, a clever tuk-tuk driver who became my friend through my buying motorbike business. now i do believe he took commition fee but he's a cool kid anyways. A phillipino tour agent KC who introduced me to whole Siem Reap folk music scene. Mr. Jen, a high rank monk from Wat Bo. one day we had a long, deep and philosophical conversation about our lives and religeons. Christian is a drama teacher from East Germany, inspired me of incorporating drama into Poum Steung school. Bunny works data entry at red cross, shy, smily and incredibly intelligent. Khorn and Hoko, Cambodian and Japanese couple with warm hearts, they must be in Japan by now, construsting their new life. Alin, a laid-back tuk-tuk driver from greentown, always wants to learn a new things. Teaching a few guitar chords and next thing you know he went and bought a guitar himself, Good english, good intention, came to Poum Steung school once to help translation. Savai and Bop, sweet sewing girls from Poum Steung. Rachel and Lindi, australian couple who's on their 6 month pre-honeymoon. can't wait to see their organic, ecological life style in Melbourne. Saroun, Patrick's sweetheart, an impossible love, elegant and sophisticated, almost too sophisticated for the society she's in. Mike from Culgary, Canada and I became friends through music and movie. he's a music programmer and a big fan of Half Nelson. Ronald Beck, a retired gentleman from New Zealand travels to Siem Reap every year, gave me some ineteresting insight of the country.
(CW, from Top Left) Emer runs Molly Malone's where i played, and works two NGO job and trying to get the third one, AND she's a mother to Eve, a beautiful 2 year old dreaming to be a singer/dancer. Infamous Singing Tree Orchestra; KC, Jessie(behind KC's peace sign), Brett, Fabien, Seiko and Eric. There's music everywhere they go. Fabien is an excellent guitar player, and good leader to pull the band together as well. Mabel Blue, a hummingbird from UK, teaches English at Landmine Museum to the children who were victimied by landmine accidents. Eric, event manager of Singing Tree. we work to gether to present and host thier first open mic event. Mr. Thai, ever-energetic head master of Poum Steung school. Scott and Chris Coats, together they run Trailblazers Foundation to provide water purifying system as they also work as a hub of many NGO, connecting people in right place. life time volunteer workers. Jon and Jesse, hippied out two british gentleman runs swimming pool Aqua, where travelers and locals both hang out with grateful dead out of the speakers. Basil and Ktomtzo(Garlic) in their perfect yin and yang form. They are my lovely meditation partners. Kyle, lone traveler, soul seacher from Las Vegas, must be somewhere in Vietnam or Laos by now. Ive and Marie traveled from Germany on their 1200cc motorcycles, through Russia, Mongolia, China to Korea then once shipped their bikes and flew to Singapore, then on the road again through Maraysia, Thailand, Laos and came to Siem Reap all covered in dirt. Kia, a vendor at Bayon knows English and few other language very well, loves to hear me playing music and offeres me their pineapples and coconuts for free, but she doesn't know how to read and write Khmer because she's never gone to school. Tom is an British filmmaker/TV director who's on the thrilling field action of Akira, the landmine hunter. Suzanne is on the road for one year traveling five continent. she has the same Buddha necklace as mine from the same shop in Luang Prabang, Laos.
(Clockwise spiral from top left to the center) Honey Bee Deborah is the first friend i met on the journey in midnight at Bangkok airport arrival level. Body worker/yoga teacher from SF bay area, from New Jersey, from Hawaii, actually she's not one of Siem Reap Kats, nonetheless i wanted to mention. Alex, manager at Greentown guesthouse hardworking, almost too hardworking dreamless 26 years old. (next two pictures) Mr. Shuown opened the magnificient and beautiful pagoda of Wat Bo every morning for me. Musician Les was the first traveler friend i made in Siem Reap. Strong confidence and always trouble in his way, I wish him the best. Mark, a clever tuk-tuk driver who became my friend through my buying motorbike business. now i do believe he took commition fee but he's a cool kid anyways. A phillipino tour agent KC who introduced me to whole Siem Reap folk music scene. Mr. Jen, a high rank monk from Wat Bo. one day we had a long, deep and philosophical conversation about our lives and religeons. Christian is a drama teacher from East Germany, inspired me of incorporating drama into Poum Steung school. Bunny works data entry at red cross, shy, smily and incredibly intelligent. Khorn and Hoko, Cambodian and Japanese couple with warm hearts, they must be in Japan by now, construsting their new life. Alin, a laid-back tuk-tuk driver from greentown, always wants to learn a new things. Teaching a few guitar chords and next thing you know he went and bought a guitar himself, Good english, good intention, came to Poum Steung school once to help translation. Savai and Bop, sweet sewing girls from Poum Steung. Rachel and Lindi, australian couple who's on their 6 month pre-honeymoon. can't wait to see their organic, ecological life style in Melbourne. Saroun, Patrick's sweetheart, an impossible love, elegant and sophisticated, almost too sophisticated for the society she's in. Mike from Culgary, Canada and I became friends through music and movie. he's a music programmer and a big fan of Half Nelson. Ronald Beck, a retired gentleman from New Zealand travels to Siem Reap every year, gave me some ineteresting insight of the country.
(CW, from Top Left) Emer runs Molly Malone's where i played, and works two NGO job and trying to get the third one, AND she's a mother to Eve, a beautiful 2 year old dreaming to be a singer/dancer. Infamous Singing Tree Orchestra; KC, Jessie(behind KC's peace sign), Brett, Fabien, Seiko and Eric. There's music everywhere they go. Fabien is an excellent guitar player, and good leader to pull the band together as well. Mabel Blue, a hummingbird from UK, teaches English at Landmine Museum to the children who were victimied by landmine accidents. Eric, event manager of Singing Tree. we work to gether to present and host thier first open mic event. Mr. Thai, ever-energetic head master of Poum Steung school. Scott and Chris Coats, together they run Trailblazers Foundation to provide water purifying system as they also work as a hub of many NGO, connecting people in right place. life time volunteer workers. Jon and Jesse, hippied out two british gentleman runs swimming pool Aqua, where travelers and locals both hang out with grateful dead out of the speakers. Basil and Ktomtzo(Garlic) in their perfect yin and yang form. They are my lovely meditation partners. Kyle, lone traveler, soul seacher from Las Vegas, must be somewhere in Vietnam or Laos by now. Ive and Marie traveled from Germany on their 1200cc motorcycles, through Russia, Mongolia, China to Korea then once shipped their bikes and flew to Singapore, then on the road again through Maraysia, Thailand, Laos and came to Siem Reap all covered in dirt. Kia, a vendor at Bayon knows English and few other language very well, loves to hear me playing music and offeres me their pineapples and coconuts for free, but she doesn't know how to read and write Khmer because she's never gone to school. Tom is an British filmmaker/TV director who's on the thrilling field action of Akira, the landmine hunter. Suzanne is on the road for one year traveling five continent. she has the same Buddha necklace as mine from the same shop in Luang Prabang, Laos.
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