Sokha Hotel and Oskar Bistro (*^%^$B

Well! As promised, here are my food and drink adventure last night with my teamwork at Tonlesab Bar (20th floor of Sokha Hotel) and Oskar Bistro. 

It was a great time for me. I'm still in love with being a cameraman, of course. Anyway, I love the view from Mekong View Hotel which is on the same side of the river as Sokha Hotel. Mekong View makes me feel like I was staring at things from an aeroplane. With teamworks, the drinks was fine. As expected, we knew the rain would come, so we moved immediately to Oskar Bistro as planned. For Oskar Bistro, the food was good. Including drinks and food for 12 of us, we spent about $200. The food was gorgeously tasty. 

To be parents...soon ^_^ Nadia is my great boss.

For me, I had Lamb Meatball Venette. If you were there, I suggest you try lychee vodka mojito. I really loved it. Last but not least, here is the pictures from our party last night. See you all next post! ^_^

Best couple from India. My Indian friend at work, Bong Vishal.

Nothing to say here!

I wanted to try this as well, but my dish was enough for me.
 ...gonna try it next time.

...and here is my side of the table:

lychee vodka mojito

Lamb Meatball Venette

European diplomats concerned by arrests

European diplomats called on Interior Minister Sar Kheng yesterday to express their concerns about the recent spate of activists' arrests, with the minister reportedly saying that he believed a one-year sentence speedily handed down to seven Boeung Kak lake protesters last week was rather “heavy”.

EU Ambassador Jean-François Cautain said that he and representatives of six European nations “raised our concerns to [Deputy Prime Minister] Sar Kheng on the slow pace of the negotiations on the electoral reform and the recent wave of arrests”.

Regarding the arrests, Cautain said that the ambassadors told Kheng they “shared the view” of UN rights envoy Surya Subedi, who on Tuesday said the courts were being used as “a tool of the executive”.

Interior Ministry Secretary of State Prum Sokha said Kheng told the diplomats that the arrests had “no link” to ongoing election reform negotiations and that separate cases involving land activists, monks and opposition officials “were not systematic or linked up to each other".

“To him, he thinks that it’s a little bit heavy for that case of the ladies that [were arrested].… He said the suspects should go ahead with the Appeal Court.”

Evening Boat Cruise

This evening I didn't have any plan at all. A friend called me to join him a ride on the boat. It’s been quite a while since I last hung out with my friends. However, tonight it was only me and my friend, Bong Phal. We talked about things and stuffs, mostly about love. :p Well, we had dinner together when the sun was about to leave the earth. We saw only the trace of its dimmed light over the top of our golden Royal Palace.

About one hour of the boat cruise, we walked along the river side leaving my bike at the parking lot. We continued our talking, bought four baby duck eggs and walked back to the parking lot. We walked under the rain. It’s what I've always wanted to do with my honey, but now it’s me and my friend, a bro.

Well, I think it’s a good day for me. I’m sitting on the fence when I have to decide whether I should spend time with one friend or more. But I think it’s more fun for both choice. My honey is coming back from Sihanoukville tomorrow, so I’m gonna have a very nice weekend. I love my life.

Evening Boat Cruise

This evening I didn't have any plan at all. A friend called me to join him a ride on the boat. It’s been quite a while since I last hung out with my friends. However, tonight it was only me and my friend, Bong Phal. We talked about things and stuffs, mostly about love. :p Well, we had dinner together when the sun was about to leave the earth. We saw only the trace of its dimmed light over the top of our golden Royal Palace.

About one hour of the boat cruise, we walked along the river side leaving my bike at the parking lot. We continued our talking, bought four baby duck eggs and walked back to the parking lot. We walked under the rain. It’s what I've always wanted to do with my honey, but now it’s me and my friend, a bro.

Well, I think it’s a good day for me. I’m sitting on the fence when I have to decide whether I should spend time with one friend or more. But I think it’s more fun for both choice. My honey is coming back from Sihanoukville tomorrow, so I’m gonna have a very nice weekend. I love my life.

Popular Business in Phnom Penh

Since Facebook has been widely used in Phnom Penh, many businesses has been increased according to the customers' interests which is mostly something that they can be shown off to their friends on Facebook and other social networks. Of course, social network does a great part in these changes in businesses now a day. 

Just because most businesses activities occurred in Phnom Penh, I wouldn't raise up examples from every provinces in Cambodia. Modern Phnom Penh people, which are mostly comes from medium income family, would love to go to places that they can meet their friends, chat, taking photos, and talking about businesses. Here is a list of common places that people would love to go to. 

1. Cafe and tea place: Brown Cafe, Artease, Gloria Jeans, Mo Mo, នស២រ, KOI, Gong Cha, Chatime, Sharetea, etc.
2. Western Fast food: Pizza and Burger places blah blah blah :)
3. Modern Cinema: Legend Cinema TK Avenue, Legend Cinema City mall, Major Cineplex, Platinum Cineplex. 
4. Shopping Mall: AEON mall, Sorya mall, Lucky supermarket, City Mall, Sovanna Shopping Center, etc. 
5. Online Shopping: this kind of business is now growing at a fast pace since people could just check something they want or need to buy online and purchase the items via phone, using their credit card or go to the shop to see the items by their own eyes. 
6. Cosmetic Shop
7. Phone shop
8. etc...

So these are some places that most people in Phnom Penh would love to go or visit during their free times or for business talk. Beside these money-to-pay places, some would prefer public places like riverside, Koh Pich, or some parks, etc. Anyway, without noticing, other big businesses are growing everyday in Phnom Penh. Though Cambodia is surely not ready for ASEAN [after economic integration], we are sure to see more businesses come to Cambodia this very soon. 

Popular Business in Phnom Penh

Since Facebook has been widely used in Phnom Penh, many businesses has been increased according to the customers' interests which is mostly something that they can be shown off to their friends on Facebook and other social networks. Of course, social network does a great part in these changes in businesses nowadays. 

Just because most businesses activities occurred in Phnom Penh, I wouldn't raise up examples from every provinces in Cambodia. Modern Phnom Penh people, which are mostly comes from medium income family, would love to go to places that they can meet their friends, chat, taking photos, and talking about businesses. Here is a list of common places that people would love to go to. 

1. Cafe and tea place: Brown Cafe, Artease, Gloria Jeans, Mo Mo, នស២រ, KOI, Gong Cha, Chatime, Sharetea, etc.
2. Western Fast food: Pizza and Burger places blah blah blah :)
3. Modern Cinema: Legend Cinema TK Avenue, Legend Cinema City mall, Major Cineplex, Platinum Cineplex. 
4. Shopping Mall: AEON mall, Sorya mall, Lucky supermarket, City Mall, Sovanna Shopping Center, etc. 
5. Online Shopping: this kind of business is now growing at a fast pace since people could just check something they want or need to buy online and purchase the items via phone, using their credit card or go to the shop to see the items by their own eyes. 
6. Cosmetic Shop
7. Phone shop
8. etc...

So these are some places that most people in Phnom Penh would love to go or visit during their free times or for business talk. Beside these money-to-pay places, some would prefer public places like riverside, Koh Pich, or some parks, etc. Anyway, without noticing, other big businesses are growing everyday in Phnom Penh. Though Cambodia is surely not ready for ASEAN [after economic integration], we are sure to see more businesses come to Cambodia this very soon.