http://phnompenning.com/words Mon, 15 Feb 2010 02:18:57 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Official fun day where both official and unofficial fun occurred. Officially, we played blindfolded soccer. Unofficially, we all have shin bruises. Officially, there were plenty of planned activities. Unofficially, most people were really excited to lounge on the beach. Officially, there was a scavenger hunt. ... http://phnompenning.com/words/2009/05/04/ddd-retreat-day-three/ Day two was slightly less fun (OK, only in the morning and only for me). When noon rolled around and I was done with my presentation about DDD's new intranet, all was well again. You can see more presentations, activities ... and then some fun sunset group photos ... http://phnompenning.com/words/2009/05/04/ddd-retreat-day-two/ A company retreat to the southern coastal town of Sihanouk Ville. There was only one official "fun" day, but they were really all pretty fantastic. More photos from day one can be seen here. http://phnompenning.com/words/2009/05/04/ddd-retreat-day-one/ Apologies for the delay, fine friends. We have been busy at work (and at play) ... and promise to make up for the lack of photos soon. Since arriving in Cambodia, we had the pleasure to visit each of DDD's Asia offices and take photos for the new ... http://phnompenning.com/words/2009/04/08/weve-been-taking-photos-we-swear/ We finally got around to partake in one of the Phnom Penh's gems: a night cruise on the Mekong along the city's riverside. What do you get when you mix a massive boat rented for $30, cans of Anchor, karaoke, our colleagues from DDD, and deep fried tarantulas? ... http://phnompenning.com/words/2009/03/23/out-on-the-river/ This particular morning, I thought the street sounded a bit crazier than usual, but thought nothing of it ... until we heard the sirens stop a little too close to home. Thushan called me out to the balcony to look at the smoke. Yup, way too close for ... http://phnompenning.com/words/2009/03/17/close-to-hom/ Some photos from around Battambang (BTB) over the weekend. Thushan gave his first XML presentation to the locals with occasional interpreting help from Hemy. He was a fantastic teacher. The office full of super-smarties were asking all the right questions and really took the lesson to the ... http://phnompenning.com/words/2009/03/15/xml-bt/ Went to Battambang last weekend. The trip there was not short. Thushan gave a fantastic XML presentation to local management. He and I also took the last round of office photos for the new website. Battambang proved even sleepier than Vientiane, but the route to and fro was not ... http://phnompenning.com/words/2009/03/14/rhymes-with-long/ We had this icy, coco-nutty goodness after dinner. It had some dried and jellied fruit mixed in with the ice cream and came in a freshly hollowed out coconut, complete with the coconut water on the side. I did not include the coco water in this frame, because ... http://phnompenning.com/words/2009/03/14/ice-cream-night/ Thushan got a much-needed shave and a haircut. And why not? It was right next door to the shop that was fixing our moped's flat. Later that day I found out that my favorite Vintage Cookie is coming to visit in May! Then we tried to ... http://phnompenning.com/words/2009/03/13/shave-and-two-hairs-cut/