QuickDraw Translation

Daily Commute

2008-01-08T06:07:00.001-08:00

Daily Commute

In Cambodia you have many transport options. These include:

Cyclo

Moto

Tuk-Tuk / Remorque

You want Moto?
Cyclo!
Hello hello!
Moto!

Walking.

More: http://www.qdcomic.com/blog/2008/01/hello-moto.html

Breakfast

2008-01-04T06:03:00.000-08:00

Breakfast (Kuy Tiew)

A Chinese noodle soup. You can find vendors in most neighborhoods.

Iced coffee (condensed milk), chopsticks in boiling water, Kuy Tiew (Noodles, veggies & snippets of meat), bean sprouts & lime (dump it in!), chili sauce (add to taste).

Bon Appetit!

Sexy Phone

2007-07-27T08:01:00.000-07:00

No money, no job? Feel like you're out of the loop? All you need is a

SEXY PHONE

Cambodia has leapfrogged over landlines by going mobile... and how!
The easiest way to indicate wealth and social status is by your phone.
Young people seek the newest and best.

It may cost more than your monthly salary, but family and friends will help to keep you hip and high-tech.
Glossy magazines extoll the details of the latest portable wonder so you can utilize it with ease.

Mobile phone booths offer cheap calls from many wireless carriers - to keep that expensive toy, many forgo using it!

Today's 'baby boom' Khmer kids: cool phone but:
"No credit. Hey, cool moto!"
"No gas!"

Text John Weeks Art Moeu Diyadaravuth Colors/Effects Sao Channa

Quiet

2006-10-05T04:52:00.000-07:00

Illustration Friday: Quiet

Change

2006-09-21T06:21:00.000-07:00

Change

For Illustration Friday: a Khmer friend listening to T Rex in Phnom Penh.

Clean

2006-08-03T04:33:00.000-07:00

Clean

For Illustration Friday.

Dance

2006-06-22T02:02:00.000-07:00

From a Khmer New Year performance at the National Library, Cambodia.

Jungle

2006-06-15T02:21:00.000-07:00

Jungle

for Illustration Friday

Cake

2006-06-01T22:15:00.000-07:00

Illustration Friday topic, 'Cake'.

"Num Akao Tnout" - cake wrapped in fresh banana leaf seasoned with palm sugar and topped with coconut. Best when freshly made in the morning.

Sorry

2006-05-21T21:41:00.000-07:00

Illustration Friday Topic, 'Sorry'.

Sorry

Sorry I'm late finishing the report.

Sorry I let work pile up.

Sorry I don't call my family more.

Sorry I don't draw my story every week.

Sorry - why don't I draw more comics?

Drawing is fun.

Procrastination or inspiration?

Something is always 'in the margin'.

Notes:
http://www.qdcomic.com/blog/2006/05/soumtooh.html

Tags: Cambodia,comics

The Supernatural

2006-05-19T00:15:00.000-07:00

The Supernatural
(get off my case!)

The Supernatural

2006-05-18T00:15:00.000-07:00

The Supernatural
(get off my case!)

Skom

2006-05-11T00:39:00.000-07:00

For Illustration Friday, 'Fat'.

Spotted

2006-04-20T03:23:00.000-07:00

For "Illustration Friday":
'Spotted':

Lichens on carved stone.

From a trip to Preah Vihear temple on the Thai-Cambodian border.

Speed

2006-04-13T06:12:00.000-07:00

from Illustration Friday:

This week's topic: "Speed".

speed motorcycles accidents aging / youth time

I ponder what to draw...

Take pictures for reference...

Draw draw draw

Khmer translation. Sometimes easy, sometimes hard.

Upload just in time for

New topic!

Notes on this week's comic:
http://www.qdcomic.com/blog/2006/04/speed.html

Spring

2006-04-06T23:08:00.000-07:00

Monster

2006-03-30T20:36:00.000-08:00

I used to live near a Crocodile breeding farm in Siem Reap.

There are very few wild crocodiles left in Cambodia, they have been hunted extensively.
Camera traps have spotted wild ones in the Cardamoms. Old fishermen will tell of times when they could find crocodiles in the Tonle Sap.

If you want to find out more about Cambodia's wildlife, try OSMOSE, a conservation and ecotourism group.

Feet

2006-03-23T01:01:00.000-08:00

Illustration Friday, 'Feet'.

The rubber tire sandal: triumph of recycling in Southeast Asia.
An emblem of self reliance in Vietnam. An bitter reminder of the killing fields in Cambodia.

Tattoo

2006-03-17T01:47:00.000-08:00

Tattoo

Kbach sak roop nih mok pi ariyatoa chunciet americ daem. Kbach nih baan nay ta "mittapheap".

Lots of unusual tattoos here in Cambodia, alas few came near my camera this week!
Above is a Native American design. (More details to follow).

For Illustration Friday.

Insect

2006-03-09T22:24:00.000-08:00

'Konlat' - Cockroach. Next time I'll get him.

Illustration Friday topic, 'Insect'.

Tea

2006-03-02T22:44:00.000-08:00

'Tuk tae' - tea

flows through all of life in Cambodia, a river through good times and bad.

Simple

2006-02-16T21:42:00.000-08:00

Kuala Lumpur is a riot of sights and sounds.
A little disorienting.

But I found my Lat books.
Simple pleasures make all the difference.

[Komikus Kota = Comic Person / City]

More about Lat here, and my trip here. (Adding more over the next week.)

Chair

2006-02-09T04:02:00.000-08:00

Thanks to Vuth, Disability Action Council, Epic Arts Cambodia, Hannah, Kate Sophara and the whole Kampot crowd.

Illustration Friday topic, 'Chair'.

Details @ http://www.qdcomic.com/blog

Glamour

2006-02-02T20:54:00.000-08:00

Glamour

The Cambodian government requested TV performers appear more conservative.

A wave of rumors began to spread amongst Phnom Penh's students.
"Don't dye your hair, or grow it long!

"The police will arrest you and fine you!"

The Ministry of Information issued a statement: no fines for dyed hair*.
And report anyone who tries to 'collect'.

But hairdressers found a wave of students returning to dye their hair black.

You can still find plenty of blonde and red haired Cambodians,

with hair bleached by the sun or affected by malnutrition.

(*reference : Cambodia Daily, January 19, 2006 p. 16)
(More notes and translation to follow, I'm away this weekend! Cheers to M and T for much help.)

Cats and Kings

2006-01-21T22:42:00.000-08:00