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I also recall that there's a place called Sihanoukville, named after Prince Sihanouk, a person I used to hear about quite a bit growing up. Apparently, a new road was built to Sihanoukville from Phnom Penh. I think it's called Highway 6.

I wonder if it used to be called Kompong Som. I used to here about this place, too.

Sunny Queensland. But moving to the USA for work in a few weeks.

@KK Correct, Sihanoukville is the "new" name, I still refer to it as Kampong Som like many Khmer.

Sihanouk was actually the king until just recently, although he passed away in China, 2013 I believe but I could be wrong. He had a tendency to leave the country for long periods of time and indulge in what he wanted, so I have no respect for the man. It's actually what another politician recently has been up to, Sam Rainsy. Stirs up s**t and then when people are angry, he leaves. He left in the middle of protests that he organized last election, for fear or getting his shoes dirty or something. After he leaves, he posts selfies on facebook about his yachting trips and claims he's in exile. Lots of fun on one cares about, but if you think Hilary vs. Trump is bad...try Cambodian politics for a day.

Anyway, current king (Sihamoni) has very little power but actually seems like a decent guy. I dare say, I like him, seems like he cares about Cambodians as his own. Maybe a good actor, maybe a nice guy, I'll never know although I have met him.

Sihanoukville though I'd avoid. It has beaches, but they're full of feces and waste product (sewer drains into much of that area), and recently there's been a bit of Russian mob activity and local rapes, so I'd stay away altogether.

Nah, it's not that bad, but it's colorful to say the least. Come to think of it, it's rather an interesting place, but not for the faint hearted.


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Have fun! U.S. can be interesting, but depending on where, be prepared for people asking if you know the Crocodile Hunter or if where in Britain you're from.

Would you go to any place in Southeast Asia for tourism?

I want to go to Cambodia.

But I also want to go to Sapa, in Vietnam, and to the mountains of Laos.

Or maybe a cruise along the Mekong River.

LOL....I should have gotten the years right for what occurred in the 1970s--I'm a history buff, after all!

I've actually heard that others find the Khmer to be a resilient people.

It was nice to speak to somebody from a place like Phnom Penh.

I hope you have a nice day. As they say in New York: "Don't take any wooden nickels." That means: don't let anybody rip you off!

I personally like Vietnam much better than Cambodia, despite that most Khmer hate Vietnamese, and I have been 3 times to Ho Chi Minh City, Vung Tau and Phu Quoc. It is more organized, cleaner, and the people are much harder working. I wouldn't call it friendly, although they were surprisingly nice to me as a Khmer, and there are things such as the noise and clutter that bothers people, but in all, I like Vietnam.

I have heard Sapa is very beautiful (from some recent tourists for what it's worth), so I guess it's worth a look. Too far for me though, I have to ride a scooter everywhere because I get car sick and air sick.

Thailand I've only been to once (via Poipet), and frankly, the reception was a lot less warm, but then again Khmer aren't really liked in Thailand so I don't mind. I understand.

Never been to Laos, can't say, although I can read some Lao because of similarities to Khmer.




As a Khmer, I personally wouldn't consider the Khmer to be resilient, rather, tolerant of being thrashed. I consider the Vietnamese resilient. If you compare post Vietnam War Saigon in the 80's to what it is now you'll see what I mean. Devastation from years of war with a super power like the U.S., and now it is a thriving (and I mean thriving) city.

If you look at post Khmer Rouge Cambodia, not much is happening. A few foreign investors here and there, a few ghost skyscrapers, and a lot of organized crime syndicates, particularly the Yakuza and Russian mafia making their place here. The general public aren't educated, and see no real need to progress and reach out.

Difference then, Vietnamese have been beaten down time and again, but spring back up.

Khmer, we get beaten and then get drunk and eat a lot while complaining. I wouldn't call that resilience.




Good to talk to you too, I get very tired of no one to talk to here and nothing to talk about besides food and the weather. Even in my second language it gets old.

Have a good day too.

This probably describes me 95%. I don't really care for lyrics that much. I'm much more instrumental. But there are still some songs with lyrics I like.

I am also a musician. And I tend to listen to some weird stuff at times. Jazz, and chipmusic are my favorites right now. I especially like the Sega MegaDrive, or Genesis, soundchip set. Although I experiment with NES, Gameboy, and other chips as well.

My songs focus on melody first, then I try to build complexity. The other base for my songs is atmosphere. Like, what will the music be for, what scenery, situation, that kind of thing. Then my brain starts cooking!

Yeah, any genre is fine so long as the music is actually good. Well, the 2 exceptions are that I really despise heavy metal, death metal, that kind of thing. (nothing personal) But I don't mind if there is a little bit of distorted guitar in some music. Also, I don't like country music. Not the modern day stuff, at least. As you mentioned about "familiar chords" it all ends up sounding the same and boring. And I don't like those twangy instruments used, or the singing style. But there are a few country songs that I actually like.

You could get a "SoundCloud" account and post up to 200 minutes worth of music for free. I share on SoundCloud and also YouTube. Here is one of my most recent chiptunes:
https://soundcloud.com/marcb0t/lunar-light-zone-past-v1

It's an authentic Sega Genesis tune. It will play off an actual game cartridge.

I'd say techno funk/jazz/bigband/chiptune... these would be words that can describe this weird funky hybrid of a song.

And I would enjoy hearing some of the music that you've made!

^^Thanks for that, and yes, that sounds a lot like how I tend to make music as well.

Do you ever find it difficult to stop once you've got a song in the works? I spent 3 hours last night writing a few things down which ended up being a mini recording session.

Yes, I tend to spend hours on end making a song, until I normally get stuck at point. Normally weeks or months later, I'll figure out how to get past it and then spend more time on that song until I get stuck again, or finally finish it!

And yes, sometimes I find it incredibly difficult to stop once I have a good song going. To my shame, I ended up losing an online job, because I had difficulty stopping myself from working on a single song.

Stress and depression can put my motivation and creativity to a complete stop.

So I have to wait for the right times to really get into making music these days.

I got to go to bed soon, but I would love to talk with you more sometime!

That sounds just like me. I have the hardest time trying to prioritize what I want to do, with what work requires of me. Work is boring, menial and often times busy work, and I'd much rather stick to doing things with my time, rather than wasting or passing the time and getting paid. And don't get me started on sleep...that never comes at a regular time, haha.

Anyway, PM sent. Good night (or afternoon for me).

Hmmm...yes and no. I say no because my tastes are more mainstream (though usually the less popular mainstream what plays regularly on AM/FM radio I am usually not interested in at least nowadays. but it would play on the popular internet radio. even if it is a really popular artist I find I might enjoy their less popular songs more.) I don't desire complexity maybe because I already have it. I'm a complex person so I can turn simplistic lyrics into a complex story of my own. As long as I can find that connection it's alright. It depends on the song. Party songs I will not usually resonate with but a simple love song I might.
I can see what you mean about love songs even though I don't agree but love is a common emotion so of course a lot of people write about it and love is probably one of the most complex things out there so it may be cliche but it's anything but simple. Science still can't figure it out apparently. But it would definitely be nice to hear more than just love songs all the time so there are phases I go through where I switch artists.
I do relate to you on needing to know the story. Although I am a random song person so sometimes I don't need to know the story but in order for me to be a full fledged admirer of a musician most of the time I have to enjoy them as a person.
When I find a song I like I might end up hearing it more in my head or want to listen to it more..depending on how much I like it. If I'm going through a breakdown this is even more likely. Recently I watched the same video on my phone set to a song twice or three times in a short amount of time.

People don't understand my passion for music either usually..that I've found. A lot of people love music but I rarely find someone who is as into it as I am. Often times it will get to the point where someone talking will remind me of a song. My bf recently told me "you know you need to find new music to listen to" Sometimes I wish I wasn't so into music because it gets aggravating being one of my few passions. It is hard to get into anything music related as a career. Maybe if I was an amazing vocalist and liked a lot of attention sure but neither is true. I'm pretty good on the karaoke games on the playstation though heh. I wish I could at least make melodies or play the guitar (I have one it just sits in my closet) even just that might be enough to make money out of but no I have to be wanting to get into something that isn't marketable. I don't even know about writing songs. I try to write them but it appears I'm not very rhythmic. I'm more of a prose writer as you can tell although I feel like I've lost my mojo as a bit because I was going to write this fanfic one time and I never did..although even if I did I would not post it anywhere because it's personal to me.

Yeah, my job is also boring and menial. And it drains my energy. At the end of the day it is really difficult to make music or respond to my friends.

I should be thankful to even have a job, it's very hard to get one sometimes. I am attempting to get a job at a cell phone store or something like that. More pay for less hours. Less burnout. Winning combo, I'd say.

The parts I bolded sound like me. I like music from a lot of different genres, but it doesn't follow any specific set of criteria to it. I just like what I like. I do favor certain genres over others though.

I don't need to know anything about an artist before I like the song. But I have stopped liking some artists after I found out more about them. I will never hear Led Zeppelin the same way again after reading about some of the nasty things they did to groupies.

I can 'listen' to myself too.

I can replay music in my head and hear it just as real as if it were playing in the room. I just can't find the volume control.

I jest. But I certainly can hear music in my head just as real as if it were playing in real life.

You say you like all music?

Try this:

or even better, this:

I bet you don't like those!

^^I only said (or meant to say) I am not confined to any one genre. If there is a song I like, I don't care what genre it is.

That being said though, you're wrong. The first video I couldn't load for some reason, but the second I found quite beautiful as I am very interested in astronomy. Lovely pictures, very soothing, good job Poland.

At what age did you become interested in Astronomy?