Thanksgiving!

In an effort to continue the process of introducing my digestive system to new and healthy microbes, for the upcoming trip, my drink of choice for Thanksgiving was a Grey Goose and Probiotics!

Be Humble

When water raises, Fish eats Ant. When water decreases, Ant eats Fish

Tek loeng trey si sra-mauch, tek hauch sra-mauch si trey

Streets

Discovered  a really interesting street art project, by the artist JR (28 MILLIMETER: WOMEN) about the unseen world of women in impoverished countries.

This is in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

http://supertouchart.com/2009/03/11/worldwidestreet-lifejr-takes-his-28-millimeter-women-project-to-cambodia/

As well as his installments in Kenya.

http://supertouchart.com/2009/02/03/africastreet-lifejr-focuses-the-eyes-of-the-world-on-the-women-of-kenya/

Cambodian Modern History

THE KHMER ROUGE

In 1975 a horrific and tragic era of Cambodian history began in the reign of the Khmer Rouge. They were led by Pol Pot (or Saloth Sar) also known as 'Brother Number One'. How many people were killed by Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge is not known for certain but it was probably at least 1.5 million and it may have been as many as 3 million. Pol Pot declared that history would begin again in Cambodia. The first year of revolution was now the first year of history.

That was not all. Religion was banned in Cambodia (people caught practising Buddhism were executed). Family relationships were banned (on the grounds that parents exploited their children). Furthermore the smallest infringement of the rules resulted in execution. Although they were half starved people caught foraging for food were executed. People were also executed for being lazy. Needless to say anyone who complained was executed.

Furthermore the Khmer Rouge murdered intellectuals. Soon people who could speak a foreign language or who wore glasses were executed. This nightmarish situation was only ended by a war with Vietnam. The Vietnamese invaded Cambodia in December 1978 and quickly prevailed. Unfortunately Pol Pot escaped and he did not die until 1998.

(quoted from http://www.localhistories.org/cambodia.html) 

The dropped call on your cell phone, getting cut off on the freeway, or getting the wrong order at Starbucks is NO BIG DEAL! 

Everyday wake up and say THANK YOU! 

22 Days

"I slept and dreamt that life was joy. I awoke and saw that life was service. I acted and behold, service was joy."
-Rabindranath Tagore 

PURPOSE

In just under a month a team of Chiropractors and Chiropractic Interns will be heading to Cambodia to help Dr. Kim Khauv bring Chiropractic care to Cambodia, through his Well Balanced World program (http://www.wellbalancedworld.org). We are going to be operating as a non-religious, non-governmental, solely humanitarian group, providing care at numerous orphanages and fishing/farming villages, for those who are unable to afford it normally. This portion of the trip will be from Dec. 11th until Dec. 22nd.  

The second part of this trip will begin on Dec.23rd...My plan is to fish, photograph and eat my way through parts of Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam and Thailand. Although this stage of the trip is still relatively uncharted, the goal is avoid the more populated areas.

"There will always be a frontier where there is an open mind and a willing hand."
-Charles Kettering