Cambodia around the web

Pol Pot survivor Chum Mey with author Steve Mariotti

• Everyone's talking about poop in Cambodia
• The Daily Traveler offers an insder's view of Cambodia, were you can watch history happening
• That bizarre re-creation of Angkor Wat is still going up in India, says Huff Post Religion, and it will be the world's largest religious monument
• Cambodia's marching monks don't want a dam built, says Al Jazeera
• An Australian house inspired by Angkor Wat temples

Want to learn more about Cambodia, its history, culture and people? Come along and hear me speak about my new book, "Destination Cambodia," at Cronulla Library:

 
Walter Mason - Author Talk

When: 6:30PM, 19 Nov 2013

Where: Cronulla Library 38-60 Croydon Street, Cronulla,

Vegetarian Fundraiser, Vinh Nghiem Vietnamese Buddhist Temple, Cabramatta, Sydney

A major form of fundraising for the multitudinous Vietnamese Buddhist temples in the suburbs of Sydney is the big vegetarian banquet.




These are immensely popular community events, with singers, raffles and legions of bored looking husbands standing out the front of the temple, smoking.
The noise is almost deafening, and you have to shout at everyone you meet, including normally quiet monks and nuns.




These crowded, noisy events are usually not for me. I prefer the temple when it is quiet and when there are fewer people around.
But for those who have less time to visit the temple at irregular hours, these special days provide a welcome opportunity to cultivate some good karma, have some lovely traditional food and kick back with friends while listening to some old tunes.