Well we are back after an eventful few weeks, but more on that later.  Today we were off to Cambodia, the land of the Khmer people (and a few Vietnamese, a few Chinese and a few ‘others’ as they say.

One cannot talk about Cambodia without talking about the murderous, genocidal regime of Pol Pot.  Dave read a book back in high school called ‘Sideshow’ by New York Times writer William Shawcross.  This book talked about the reasons behind the rise of the Khmer Rouge, and gives a theory as to why they came to power.  If you want to know the theory  you could always buy the book, or listen. ...

As usual, Isabelle was interested in more happy stuff.  She has a knack for that. To quote her, “while I was playing in the fields of Cap-Rouge and being a free and happy child, horrors were taking place on the other side of the planet.  I don't know why anyone needs to believe that there is a devil, a fallen angel, a Lucifer when ordinary people are quite capable of imagining worst fates for others than ever one imaginary Diablo, or Shiva, could do...I decided to celebrate the beauty of Cambodia and to call it a celebration of life because now life has returned.” She talked about Cambodian dancing, which is a descendant of Indian dancing it seems.

We saw happy people on youtube making cheesy videos, so really maybe they are getting back to normal and not that different from us.

After a little break we talked a bit about Podcasters Across Borders 2008 (PAB2008) a conference that Dave attneded and gave a presentation at.  Dave had a pretty good time seeing old friends etc.

Finally we talked about Dave’s Dad who died on June 2, 2008.  Dave learned a lot from RB, and he was always there for us.  We miss him, but, he will never be forgotten.  RB would be interested to know that Cambodia is unranked by the International Ice Hockey Federation...

Next time, it is off to Greece!