I was pleased to see this week that those masters of myrth that are called Placebo are visiting Cambodia this coming week and playing a gig at Angkor Wat with the unknown to me Click 5.It's indeed a rare event when someone of this magnitude comes to deign us with their presence,although their is a purpose behind it all.The aim is to create a greater awareness of human trafficking so lets hope they get through to even a few people.
I would love to go but work beckons,although there were rumours in the local press that they are playing the Olympic Stadium the following Friday,but I have also read that this might be false,so I'll have to listen out for the jungle drums on that one.
I'm still hoping to attend Cambodia's first rock opera "Where Elephants Weep",although there has been some confusion on my part re:times,tickets etc.I must admit that if you had said to me a few months ago that I might be going to a "rock opera"I would have screwed up my face in mock horror at the very thought as I have visions of Ben Elton destroying Queen etc.and have always had a hatred of anything of this ilk.Still,I'm open to change and this is different......it's supporting the arts locally and is a welcome addition to the scene.
I've just come from a Saturday morning meeting and have been informed that in the future at times yet to be determined,I will have to attend teacher training courses at the weekend in order for all teachers to improve their abilities.The two Americans that I work with kicked up an almighty fuss as this is on our own time and we don't get renumerated.I remained passive about the whole thing as I will be leaving at the end of the term and have also worked at my school long enough to know that this is not unusual.The faculty are regarded as a family and you are expected to be available and receptive at all times, so we work together as a unit and nothing is too good for our school.This is the ethos put forward and it results in my boss telling everyone that he loves them on a regular basis!
Sorry to be particularly British,but I had quite a shock this morning to wake up and actually be too cold,and then upon riding a moto also feel the chill.Yes,it seems that the Khmer version of winter has arrived(I'm still in short sleeves)and many Khmers have dug out the woolies and are hanging around street corners shivering.This together with the peculiar smell eminating from my bathroom has made things all quite surreal.I think a small rodent may have met its maker in the general bathroom area as there is a definite smell of death and the familiar ammonia like odour.I have investigated but to no avail and have made sure the doors are shut tight as I don't want my bedroom to be contaminated!
Lastly,I'm quite pleased that I'm not leaving the country anytime soon as the situation in Thailand and the closed airports means that international travel in these parts is a lot trickier at the moment.There are options such as Singapore and Hong Kong,but Thailand is probably the most popular and so the alternative routes will doubtless be a lot busier at the moment.Let's hope it's all resolved soon and well before Christmas as this could mess up many peoples plans.
I'm off to wash my smalls....speak soon.