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2nd Choice -22

Monday, February 21st, 2011

Well not really 2nd choice anymore… These pictures were taken after the deadline for the assignment passed by… It is hard to stop. There is so much more to tell. New places were discovered, worthy exploring a bit more. (REMINDER: I have finished a really exciting assignment. I will not tell you who it is […]

2nd Choice -21

Sunday, February 20th, 2011

Well not really 2nd choice anymore… These pictures were taken after the deadline for the assignment passed by… It is hard to stop. There is so much more to tell. New places were discovered, worthy exploring a bit more.re. (REMINDER: I have finished a really exciting assignment. I will not tell you who it is […]

2nd Choice -20

Saturday, February 19th, 2011

Well not really 2nd choice anymore… These pictures were taken after the deadline for the assignment passed by… It is hard to stop. There is so much more to tell. New places were discovered, worthy exploring a bit more. Here a whole new suburb, maybe two or three years old, I’d never been to before, […]

Boeung Kak Lake big size…

Wednesday, February 16th, 2011

I added some pictures about the ongoing Boeung Kak Lake eviction. They are BIG on my new website

2nd Choice -23

Wednesday, February 2nd, 2011

Over and out… This is the last picture for this series. Now you’ll have to wait a few months before you get to see the 1st Choice… Sorry… (REMINDER: I have finished a really exciting assignment. I will not tell you who it is for. I will not tell you what it is about -although […]

Day 2 of 7

Wednesday, January 5th, 2011

Second day of a planned 7-day protest staged by the Boeung Kak Lake residents at the ”Democracy Square’, also named ‘Freedom Park’. I will not see the next 5 days because I’ll be OUT IN THE BUSHES, with limited or dodgy Internet access. Return on Sunday…

First pictures, first protest, same story

Tuesday, January 4th, 2011

The people from Boeung Kak Lake gathered at ‘Democracy Square’ to protest their eviction by Shukaku Inc. which is filling the lake with sand and forcing 4000 families to move in the name of development. They were carrying banners from various donor countries (hint?). ‘Democracy Square’ is the only place in Phnom Penh where people […]

Quickly, Before You Party

Friday, December 31st, 2010

The Boeung Kak eviction will not stop during New Year. True, this thursday morning the pipes were not gushing sand and water into the lake. But the pressure on the inhabitants to leave remains exactly the same… And it will go on in 2011… Not everyone will be happy in 2011…