Busy schedule
I received an early birthday gift today in the form of Golden Bones, the recently published memoir by Sichan Siv, the Cambodian-born former US Ambassador to the United Nations. A hardback copy of the book arrived from the publishers HarperCollins with a request to review it pending Sichan's visit to Phnom Penh at the back end of November for a book-signing session. His story is an incredible journey from his birthplace in the small village of Pochentong to the corridors of power and influence in America. I have already begun reading with great interest.
An early birthday gift because it's my 49th, yes, I can't believe it either, my forty-ninth birthday on Wednesday. I agree, I don't look older than 35 but my youthful good looks belie my real age and my birth at the back-end of the 1950s. I stopped celebrating my birthday many moons ago though this week, it's just one diary note in a busy calendar. Tomorrow morning is the verdict in the Christopher Howes/Houn Hourth murder trial. The session is scheduled to begin at 8am in the Municipal Courthouse opposite the Olympic Stadium and as I've said ad nauseam, I will be there to hope that justice is served for the families and friends of Christopher and Hourth, twelve years after their tragic deaths.
On Thursday and Friday I will be in Kompong Thom and more specifically Sambor Prei Kuk as a guest of GTZ and the Sambor Prei Kuk authority who are organizing a FAM trip for tour operators and the press to see first-hand their new range of community-based services they're offering to enhance a visit to the pre-Angkorean temple complex, one of my favourite places in Cambodia. I didn't need my arm twisted to agree to go. And on Saturday night, there's a John Pilger extravaganza at Meta House with 3 of his best documentaries, Do You Remember Vietnam, Year Zero: The Silent Death of Cambodia and Death of A Nation: The Timor Conspiracy. It's an 8pm start.
I couldn't possibly reveal who this gorgeous baby is but let's just say his birthday is on Wednesday and he'll be 49 years old
An early birthday gift because it's my 49th, yes, I can't believe it either, my forty-ninth birthday on Wednesday. I agree, I don't look older than 35 but my youthful good looks belie my real age and my birth at the back-end of the 1950s. I stopped celebrating my birthday many moons ago though this week, it's just one diary note in a busy calendar. Tomorrow morning is the verdict in the Christopher Howes/Houn Hourth murder trial. The session is scheduled to begin at 8am in the Municipal Courthouse opposite the Olympic Stadium and as I've said ad nauseam, I will be there to hope that justice is served for the families and friends of Christopher and Hourth, twelve years after their tragic deaths.
On Thursday and Friday I will be in Kompong Thom and more specifically Sambor Prei Kuk as a guest of GTZ and the Sambor Prei Kuk authority who are organizing a FAM trip for tour operators and the press to see first-hand their new range of community-based services they're offering to enhance a visit to the pre-Angkorean temple complex, one of my favourite places in Cambodia. I didn't need my arm twisted to agree to go. And on Saturday night, there's a John Pilger extravaganza at Meta House with 3 of his best documentaries, Do You Remember Vietnam, Year Zero: The Silent Death of Cambodia and Death of A Nation: The Timor Conspiracy. It's an 8pm start.
I couldn't possibly reveal who this gorgeous baby is but let's just say his birthday is on Wednesday and he'll be 49 years old
posted by Andy Brouwer at
8:33 PM
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To Andy with Love:
Happy Birthday! I didn't know we're born under the same zodiacs! Nothing happens by chance. A good star for U ever! - ANON-ENTITY
My thanks to Sophoin, Sokheng and Thary who joined me for my birthday meal on Wednesday night, despite the downpour, and who have me a large cake with candles, the 1st I've had since I was a nipper of about 5! Its traditional here, as was the chorus of "happy birthday" from all the staff at the restaurant. All very embarrassing, but in a nice way.
Andy
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