March 2011

Twitter hash tag #onlyincambodia

March 30, 2011 · 9 comments

There have been some particularly hilarious #onlyincambodia tweets this week. It’s a great hash tag that can be used in so many situations in this country. @Ghislain – Saturday morning at work, wearing shorts. My Cambodian colleague: “Today you dress like gangster, I like!” #onlyincambodia @Peter_k440 RT@reedrunner59 - sign in my new guesthouse http://twitpic.com/4dscsq >> #onlyincambodia @Tenaciousleigh #onlyincambodia RT [...]

The ultimate #onlyincambodia

March 23, 2011 · 33 comments

I’ve seen quite a few odd things since arriving in Cambodia nine years ago, many of which earn the tag #onlyincambodia. This image has got to be my favourite one to date. The photo was taken by our good friends Anja and Grischa on their way back from Phnom Penh to Kampot last week.  

Should I be worried? The state of my marriage

March 5, 2011 · 5 comments

Last year for our anniversary Mrs O bought me a tree. It’s a popular tree which is known for being quite hearty here in Kampot and lines the new parks in town. We joked that this tree would symbolise our marriage and its health would represent our future. The rest of the plants in the [...]

Can 2 hours of work be more effective than 8?

March 3, 2011 · 18 comments

An experiment in productivity The big thing I am working on at the moment is productivity. Trying to get the important things done in my day such as money making tasks and not getting distracted by the unimportant; Google Reader, Facebook, Twitter and mindless web surfing. I wrote a post earlier this year on online distractions [...]