The Legendary “Tomb of The White Elephant” at Koh Ker
Prasat Thom pyramid standing 40 meters high without the ligham! At it’s peak would have been 50 meters high! Builder of Koh ker is King Jayavarman 6th! Here’s a portrait of the King on the last section showing the first three pictures! In the Northern Cambodian province of Preah Vihear, the eponymous temple acquired some […]
Baybayin – the lost script
Baybayin – the lost script Baybayin is a pre-Hispanic Philippine writing system which is believed to be in used since 14th century, and lost its popularity and eventually ceased existed in the 18th century. The system is a member of the Bhramic family and has had quite a unique setting. Firstly, The system is an […]
Malaysian Food Scenes
In Malaysia, the golden word of the Malaysian society is ‘makan’, which means ‘eat’ in Malay. Indeed, food is Malaysia’s favourite, if not national pastime. This is due to the wide and diverse variety of cuisines available, a reflection of the country’s multicultural society. This national love of food makes it Malaysia’s most powerful uniting factor, […]
Vietnamese Traditional Craft Village
For a long time, craft villages have been an important element of Vietnamese culture and economy. The existence of these villages could date back thousands of years, as archeologists have unearthed a 3500-year-old large bronze making center in Vĩnh Phúc province of Vietnam (a little west of Hanoi), evidence of a town specialized in bronze […]
1200-year-old lost city of Mahendraparvata discovered in Cambodia
An ancient city, dated 350 years before the famed Angkor Wat, has been discovered by a group of archaeologist from University of Sydney led by a French-born archaeologist. All thanks to the airborne Lidar technology which use light detection and ranging data, 7 days of hard work result in a fashionable and extraordinary discovery. Damien […]
THE ORIGIN OF KHMER NEW YEAR
It’s APRIL.What, why? What’s special about April, you ask me.Of course, April is the month where new year starts.Wait, wait. Why April? Couldn’t it be logical for new year to fall on January which is the first month of the year? Yes, this is perfectly logical. However this is the Gregorian calendar we are using. […]
Komodo Dragon: the majestic lizard of ASEAN
Imagine yourself wandering in tropical Savanna forest where two sturdy cacao-colored animals were wrestling to blood for female’s approval to mate. This picturesque scene is due to roll from May to August and the female will have a role to lay 30 eggs in the next 9 months. Komodo dragons are the given name to […]