https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/about/https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/soundcloud-icon.pngsoundcloud-iconhttps://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/youtube-for-ios-app-icon-full-size.jpgYouTube-for-iOS-app-icon-full-sizehttps://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/twitter-bird-white-on-blue.pngtwitter-bird-white-on-bluehttps://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/facebook-logo.pngfacebook-logohttps://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dg.jpgDG2015-07-08T23:27:12+00:00weekly0.6https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/2014/02/27/nyc-cambodians-react-to-khmer-rouge-un-tribunal/https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/3737891323_ced72b508e_o.jpg3737891323_ced72b508e_oThe Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia in Phnom Penh during a hearing of Khmer Rouge prison guard Him Huy in 2009.https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/5403291235_049a04dfd4_o.jpg5403291235_049a04dfd4_oNuon Chea during a Trial Chamber hearing on Jan. 31, 2011. Photo by ECCC via Flickr. www.eccc.gov.kh https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/6975202519_120d1b701a_o.jpg6975202519_120d1b701a_ohttps://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/4900562954_a4dc9b1828_o.jpg4900562954_a4dc9b1828_ohttps://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/2433289783_5291dbd295_o.jpg2433289783_5291dbd295_ohttps://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/photo-2.jpgphoto 2Sophouns Pheach, a Cambodian monk in the Bronx says discussing the ongoing United Nations tribunal prosecuting former Khmer Rouge officials in Phnom Penh is a painful and sensitive subject, a topic often avoided in the community. https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/photo-1.jpgSophouns Pheach2015-06-03T20:50:02+00:00monthlyhttps://dgeigsinsingapore.com/2014/04/02/meditated-reality-cambodians-in-nyc-pt-iv/https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/photo-hybrid.jpgphoto-HYBRIDhttps://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/img_0030.jpgIMG_0030https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/img_0029.jpgIMG_0029https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/img_0027.jpgIMG_0027https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/img_0021.jpgIMG_0021https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/img_0019.jpgIMG_0019https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/img_0014.jpgIMG_0014https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/img_0010.jpgIMG_0010https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/photo.jpgphoto2015-06-03T20:49:04+00:00monthlyhttps://dgeigsinsingapore.com/2014/02/01/cambodians-in-new-york-coming-to-america/https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/img_0041.jpgIMG_0041Thuol Tong, a Cambodian-American immigrant who survived the horrors of the Khmer Rouge came to the Bronx as a kid. He now works for non-profit Cambodian outreach organization Mekong NYC where he's working on signing up Cambodian-Americans up for healthcare. 2015-06-03T20:47:17+00:00monthlyhttps://dgeigsinsingapore.com/2014/03/17/buddhism-in-the-bronx-wat-jotanaram-cambodians-in-nyc-pt-iii/https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_0182-e1394941496287.jpgIMG_0182https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_0185.jpgIMG_0185https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_0178.jpgIMG_0178https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_0170-e1394944189919.jpgIMG_0170Sok is one of the Khmer Buddhist Society's few young followers.https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_0094.jpgIMG_0094https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_0078.jpgIMG_0078Stepping from the gritty, noisy exterior of the Bronx into the zen space of Wat Jotanaram presents a stark contrast of surroundings. https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_0067.jpgIMG_0067https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_0121.jpgIMG_0121A young Cambodian monk watches a NCAA basketball game before prayers at Wat Jotanaram. https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_0177.jpgIMG_0177Wat Jotanaram's followers gather for worship on a Saturday evening. https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_0162.jpgIMG_0162These Cambodian men represent the majority age demographic of Wat Jotanaram.2015-06-03T20:46:42+00:00monthlyhttps://dgeigsinsingapore.com/2013/05/22/explosive-cambodia-boom-boom-pow-in-phnom-penh/https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_2032.jpgIMG_2032Unloading a PK machine gun onto some innocent coconuts. https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/photo-1.jpgBlowing up water.https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/photo.jpgphotoRun, my friendly Cambodian guide who scooped me up from the airport in Phnom Penh. Within five minutes of picking me up, he asked if I'd like to shoot any rocket launchers on my visit. He should be called Mr. Instigator. Great guy. 2015-06-03T20:35:05+00:00monthlyhttps://dgeigsinsingapore.com/2013/05/06/bangkoks-krazy-khaosan-road/https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_1748.jpgIMG_1748What's your sign? Scorpio. Black scorpions for sale as tasty little morsels on Khaosan Road. https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_1936.jpgIMG_1936https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_1735.jpgIMG_1735https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_1725.jpgIMG_1725https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_1713.jpgIMG_17132016-11-12T02:41:20+00:00monthlyhttps://dgeigsinsingapore.com/2013/04/05/6/https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/photo-11.jpgphoto-11Singapore doesn't fool around with their drug laws, a fact the government likes to remind visitors about, as indicated by the immigration cards you must fill out upon entering the country. https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_0027.jpgIMG_0027An iconic landmark on Singapore's skyline. Marina Bay Sands in Singapore. One of the city's architectural gems, the building serves as a hotel, with an adjoining casino, entertainment venue & conference center.https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_0210.jpgIMG_0210Downtown Singapore by night.https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_0024.jpgIMG_0024The Singapore Flyer, the world's largest Ferris wheel.https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_01261.jpgIMG_0126https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_0310.jpgIMG_0310Lanterns light up the night in Singapore's Chinatown. https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_0153.jpgimg_0153.jpghttps://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_02361.jpgSerenityThe Buddha Tooth Relic Temple and Museum in the Chinatown section of Singapore. The tooth of Buddha is said to be housed here. https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_0236.jpgIMG_0236https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_0129.jpg2014-04-22T05:55:49+00:00monthlyhttps://dgeigsinsingapore.com/2013/04/07/asian-geographic/https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_0638.jpgIMG_0638A sample of the article on Hindu weddings & the incredible photographic capabilities of Seattle photographer Stuart Westmorland.https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_06341.jpgThe July, 2008 issue of Asian Geographic, which includes a story I penned on Hindu weddings in Mauritius. This was the first magazine story of my career & they even played it on the cover. https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/asiangeo.jpgAsianGeoHere are a few of the more recent issues of Asian Geographic and where I'm working in Singapore.https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/asiangeo1.jpgAsian GeoA story a published with Asian Geographic in 2008. The story was Hindu weddings in the African country of Mauritius. 2014-04-22T04:04:37+00:00monthlyhttps://dgeigsinsingapore.com/2013/04/12/temples-in-singapore/https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_0222.jpgIMG_0222https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_02491.jpgIMG_0249https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_0214.jpgIMG_0214Worshippers ring the bells at the temple's doorway to announce their entry and exit to the gods. https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_0139.jpgIMG_0139https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_0189.jpgWhose got the fire?https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_0126.jpgIMG_0126Praying to another Kali statue. https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_01291.jpgIMG_0129Kali, the iconic female goddess of Hinduism. https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_0201.jpgWorshippers rush to take part in the sacred fire custom at Sri Veeramakaliamman.https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_0131.jpgHindus gather in large numbers at Sri Veeramakaliamman on Sundays. https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_0124.jpgIMG_0124One of the priests at Sri Veeramakaliamman.2014-04-22T04:04:06+00:00monthlyhttps://dgeigsinsingapore.com/2013/04/12/kali-goddess-of-the-gods/https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_0103.jpgIMG_0103Praying to Kali.2018-11-13T15:30:58+00:00monthlyhttps://dgeigsinsingapore.com/2013/04/14/the-beers-of-joo-chiat/https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_04272.jpgIMG_0427https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_04991.jpgIMG_0499Venue, a Joo Chiat hotel, and my home for six weeks in Singapore. Humidity is constantly fogging up my camera's lens in Singapore. Here, however, it made for a poetic nighttime capture. https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_0123.jpgIMG_0123https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_0408.jpgIMG_0408All the different varieties of Badger that I love. https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_0488.jpgIMG_0488Mmmmmmmmm.https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_0427.jpgIMG_0427https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_0412.jpgIMG_0412https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_0435.jpgIMG_0435The Cider Pit on Joo Chiat Road in Singapore has some of the most diverse selections of beer & cider in the city. https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_0431.jpgIMG_0431My favorite bar on Joo Chiat Road that offers a vast selection of beer & cider. https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_0499.jpgIMG_0499Venue Hotel where I'm staying in Singapore. My camera lens frequently fogs up here because of the intense humidity. 2014-04-22T04:03:01+00:00monthlyhttps://dgeigsinsingapore.com/2013/04/20/malaysian-gang-baptisms-akp-73-of-kota-kinabalu/https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_1673.jpgIMG_1673https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_1675.jpgIMG_1675https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_1677.jpgIMG_1677A symbol of brotherhood. A silver medallion necklace of AKP 73, which was heated up and burned into Adz's and other members' arms when they were initiated into the gang-frat. https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_1674.jpgIMG_1674Adz and another Kota Kinabalu AKP 73 member proudly exhibit the memory of their initiation rites. The burns symbolize AKP 73. https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_1664.jpgIMG_16642021-06-20T21:58:27+00:00monthlyhttps://dgeigsinsingapore.com/2013/04/21/malaysia-in-a-heartbeat-kota-kinabalus-islands/https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_1066.jpgIMG_1066https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_1184.jpgIMG_1184The pristine beaches of Manukan Island off the coast of Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia. https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_11551-e1366541710982.jpgIMG_1155https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_1163-e1366542067405.jpgIMG_1163Fishy business on Manukan Island. https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_1127.jpgIMG_1127https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_1062.jpgIMG_1062https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_1231.jpgIMG_1231https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_1182.jpgIMG_1182Evidence of Malaysia's involvement in World War II when Japan attacked Kota Kinabalu. 2014-04-22T04:02:07+00:00monthlyhttps://dgeigsinsingapore.com/2013/04/21/sunset-at-mount-faber/https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_0806.jpgIMG_0806A sweaty mess atop Mount Faber. https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_0950.jpgIMG_0950Day & Night over Central Singapore.https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_0797.jpgIMG_0797Panoramic view of Singapore's Central Region pre-sunset. https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_0758.jpgIMG_0758City-scrape. Singapore's housing industry is definitely booming. https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_0738.jpgIMG_0738Mount Faber's cable cars that offer a quick trip over to Singapore's Sentosa Island. https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_0764.jpgIMG_0764https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_0789.jpgIMG_0789https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_0786.jpgIMG_0786Sundown in Singapore. 2014-04-22T04:01:39+00:00monthlyhttps://dgeigsinsingapore.com/2013/04/22/frozen-art-the-ice-sculpting-kebab-chef-of-joo-chiat/https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_0609.jpgIMG_0609Now 63, Henry points out the merlion he carved in 28 minutes at the Hyatt competition in 1978.https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_0583.jpgIMG_0583Henry shows off his famously delicious kebab at Istanbul Gourmet. https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_0564.jpgIMG_0564Henry shows off the large replica merlion he carved out of ice at a competition a couple decades ago. 28 minutes after being handed a block of ice he produced this. https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_0558-e1366626267616.jpgIMG_0558https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_0551.jpgIMG_0551Henry Teo, owner and operator of Istanbul Gourmet at 314 Joo Chiat Road in Singapore's Katong district is quick to please his customers with a delectable menu of foods from across the world. 2014-04-22T04:01:12+00:00monthlyhttps://dgeigsinsingapore.com/2013/04/24/fountain-of-life-balud-batus-water-crisis/https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/girl-bw.jpgGirl-BWhttps://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_16351.jpgIMG_1635https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_16171.jpgIMG_1617https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_1610.jpgCollecting Roof WaterAuntie Rodiah Aling uses a small plastic pot like this to retrieve water from the rain barrels for small household chores.https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_1588.jpgThirsty AnimalsNot only does water sustain human lives, but the lives of livestock like chickens, as well as pets like the dozens of dogs Rodiah Aling had running around her house.https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_1452.jpgCanada to Malaysia I made some friends along the way and they insisted we take a photo together. Such nice, happy kids.https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_1417.jpgWhy Did the Chicken Cross the Road? ThirstyThis feathery friend tried hopping up into Auntie's home a few times to get a taste of the celebrations. The water here feeds livestock like this.https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_1414.jpgIMG_1414https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_1635.jpgIMG_1635Portrait of perseverance.https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_1617.jpgPortrait of Perseverance Unlike most North Americans who can walk into a 7-11 and purchase bottled water, Rodiah would walk 20 minutes in the intense heat to fill up this container of water at the old reservoir.2014-04-22T04:00:40+00:00monthlyhttps://dgeigsinsingapore.com/2013/04/28/hockey-on-the-equator-canadas-game-in-singapore/2014-04-22T04:00:14+00:00monthlyhttps://dgeigsinsingapore.com/2013/05/02/enter-thailand-fiery-debauchery-in-paradise-on-phi-phi-island/https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_1014.jpgIMG_1014A seductive sunset off the coast of Phi Phi. https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_0950.jpgIMG_0950Maya Bay, a small island off the coast of Koh Phi Phi. We thought we'd escape the tourists here. We thought wrong. https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_1024.jpgIMG_1024https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_0943.jpgIMG_0943Maya Bay, a small island off the coast of Koh Phi Phi. https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_0825.jpgIMG_0825https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_0818.jpgIMG_0818https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_0619.jpgIMG_0619https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_0581.jpgIMG_0581One of the flamboyant bartenders at one of the beachside bars on Koh Phi Phi.https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_0556.jpgIMG_0556The fire dancers of Phi Phi Island. https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_0499.jpgIMG_04992014-04-22T03:59:38+00:00monthlyhttps://dgeigsinsingapore.com/2013/05/04/skin-deep-phi-phis-bamboo-zling-tattoo-industry/https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_0667.jpgIMG_0667https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/moon.pngMOONIncoherent ink. The iconic Facebook post that launched a controversial discussion amongst Brennon's friends & family in Canada. People were critical to say the least.https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/moon.jpgMOONThe iconic Facebook post that launched a controversial discussion amongst Brennon's friends & family in Canada.https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_1063.jpgIMG_1063Brennon of New Moon. The Canadian backpacker 's permanent memory of Thailand, a token of his insanity on nights defined by drunken debauchery. https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_0672.jpgIMG_0672https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_1874.jpgIMG_1874https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_1069.jpgIMG_1069https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_0679.jpgIMG_0679Tattoo artists on Kho Phi Phi in Thailand. On this small island, tattoo artists are the celebrities, often dripping from head to toe in permanent ink. Notice the MS-13 gang tattoo on the fellow on the right's face. https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_0677.jpgIMG_0677https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_0459.jpgIMG_04592014-05-07T01:31:01+00:00monthlyhttps://dgeigsinsingapore.com/2013/05/08/bangkok-urban-dictionary/https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_1661.jpgIMG_1661Time to dummy the beaches of Thailand. The Canadian backpacker dummies who invented the ever-increasingly popular phrase: 'Dummy.'https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/baht.jpgBhumibol AdulyadejThrow it up, throw it up. All I see is ฿aht. Throw it up, throw it up. All I see is ฿aht. Bhumibol Adulyadej Thai King Bhumibol Adulyade or Rama IX's face is all over the currency. Photo courtesy of www.pandintong.comhttps://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_1753.jpgIMG_1753A Bangkok tuk tuk driver gives a big grin after a long drive through the Bangkok streets. Tuk tuks are the primary medium of transport here.https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_1684.jpgIMG_1684We LOVE Chang — so much that we bought shirts of the number one brew out of Thailand.2014-04-22T03:57:32+00:00monthlyhttps://dgeigsinsingapore.com/2013/05/12/bangkok-joe-sakics-love-of-thai-suits/https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_1865.jpgIMG_1865The exterior of Overseas Tailor proudly displays an enlarged photo of Joe Sakic in Bangkok.https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_2026.jpgIMG_2026One of the ex-military Cambodians running this firing range. When I asked him his name he replied, "Number Two." I wish that was a joke. https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_2035.jpgIMG_2035Pop, lock & drop it. About to blast off a grenade launcher outside the capital of Cambodia. https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_20201.jpgIMG_2020https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_2020.jpgIMG_2020The lengthy round a PK machine gun can eat up & spit out in just a few seconds. https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_1129.jpgIMG_1129https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_1126.jpgIMG_1126https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_1110.jpgIMG_1110https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_1090.jpgIMG_1090Serious rocket launching in Cambodia.https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_1885.jpgIMG_1885Raj Karmacharya, the owner of Overseas Tailor who has fitted suits for NHL legend Joe Sakic.2019-09-06T05:12:48+00:00monthlyhttps://dgeigsinsingapore.com/2013/05/26/genocidal-tendencies-fractured-cambodia-the-khmer-rouge-part-i-the-killing-fields/https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_2114.jpgIMG_2114A tourist looks at tree where the Khmer Rouge would torture children at the Killing Fields. https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_2103.jpgIMG_2103A young man pays respect to the victims of the Killing Fields & lays a bouquet of flowers outside the site's memorial. https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_2099.jpgIMG_2099The Buddhist stupa at Choeung Ek or the Killing Fields that houses the remains of roughly 5,000 human skulls killed by the Pol Pot regime.https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_2091.jpgIMG_2091Skulls piled into the sky at the Killing Fields near Phnom Penh.https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_2085.jpgIMG_2085https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_2083.jpgIMG_2083A forgotten face of the Khmer Rouge genocide in Cambodia. https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_2080.jpgIMG_2080Thousands of human skulls are a testament to the sheer brutality of the Khmer Rouge's ruthless rule from 1975-1979. 2022-12-11T06:04:11+00:00monthlyhttps://dgeigsinsingapore.com/2013/05/27/genocidal-tendencies-fractured-cambodia-the-khmer-rouge-part-ii-escaping-pol-pot/https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_2150.jpgIMG_2150Run looks on at the thousands of victims imprisoned & tortured at the S-21 prison near the Killing Fields.https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_2409.jpgIMG_2409Run proudly smiles for a photo with his youngest daughter, 13, in Phnom Penh. https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_2106.jpgIMG_2106One of the mass burial sites at the Killing Fields, a place that claimed many Cambodian lives.https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_2124.jpgIMG_2124Run Phyros, a Khmer Rouge survivor, stands outside the Killing Fields or Choeung Ek where countless Cambodians were executed. https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_2073.jpgIMG_20732014-04-22T03:53:50+00:00monthlyhttps://dgeigsinsingapore.com/2013/06/06/genocidal-tendencies-fractured-cambodia-the-khmer-rouge-part-iii-s-21-prison/https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_2210.jpgIMG_2210A tortured soul. Chum Mey explains how the Khmer Rouge tortured him. https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_2200.jpgIMG_2200A child visitor walks past exhibit cases with skulls on display at Tuol Sleng. https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_2174.jpgIMG_2174https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_2153.jpgIMG_2153A tourist looks at all the victims of S-21. Prison officials catalogued every prisoner that entered the jail.https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_2145.jpgIMG_2145One of the torturing devices that used water to extract confessions from prisoners. https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_2186.jpgIMG_2186The reality of S-21, a former Khmer Rouge prison in Phnom Penh. Each small room is a cell that used to house prisoners.https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_2205.jpgIMG_2205One of three living survivors to escape the clutches of Tuol Sleng prison, Chum Mey sells his book at the facility's gates.https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_2226.jpgIMG_2226https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_2225.jpgIMG_2225Imprisoned memories. Chum Mey stands inside the exact same cell that held him captive in 1978 & 1979 at the Khmer Rouge's Tuol Sleng prison.https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_2216.jpgIMG_2216Chum Mey shows the exact cell that he was caged in after his arrest by the Khmer Rouge at S-21 prison. 2014-04-22T03:53:22+00:00monthlyhttps://dgeigsinsingapore.com/2013/06/10/cambodian-wedding-crashers-dancing-in-phnom-penhs-alleys/https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/photo-12.jpgphoto-12A Cambodian wedding procession. This photo wasn't from the wedding I was in attendance of but gives an idea what some of the other rituals that comprise this sacred tradition. https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_2379.jpgIMG_2379Flamboyant karaoke.https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_2350.jpgIMG_2350Cement smiles.https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_2429.jpgIMG_2429These two sassy troublemakers sold me some funky bracelets outside my hotel after I got back from the wedding. https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_2370.jpgIMG_2370Antics on the dancefloor.https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_2406.jpgIMG_2406Run & I. Canada to Cambodia. https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_2397.jpgIMG_2397Alley dancing. https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_2375.jpgIMG_2375Break it down.https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_2357.jpgIMG_2357Serenity now.https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_2356.jpgIMG_2356These two tricksters were the life of the party. 2014-04-22T03:52:54+00:00monthlyhttps://dgeigsinsingapore.com/2013/08/13/up-all-night-to-get-lucky/https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_2781-1.jpgIMG_2781-1https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_2754-1.jpgIMG_2754-1Ancient history & nature collide. https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_2851.jpgIMG_2851A crocodile zoo Lucky took me to. While there, some German tourists fed a live duck to these hungry reptiles. https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_2768.jpgIMG_2768Lucky's number one son. https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_2897.jpgIMG_2897Luck Luck on the tuk tuk. https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_2818.jpgIMG_2818Lucky shows off the sugar cane drink he just purchased for us on the side of the country following a cruise into the rustic Cambodian countryside on his tuk tuk. After showing Lucky the photo I took of him, he thoughtfully commented on his own portrait, remarking, "Very handsome."https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_2780.jpgIMG_2780A photo Lucky snapped of me after showing me around a Buddhist temple near his home. https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/lucky.jpgGetting LuckyLucky pours up some beer for me during our lunch at his house in Siem Reap. 2014-04-22T03:52:24+00:00monthlyhttps://dgeigsinsingapore.com/2013/08/23/angkor-wat-behind-the-lens/https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_2963-bw.jpgIMG_2963-BWhttps://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_2754-11.jpgIMG_2754-1https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_2754.jpgIMG_2754https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_2501.jpgIMG_2501From the bottom to the top. https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_2945.jpgIMG_2945Getting fresh with Angkor Thom. A photographic trick my guide showed me. https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_2712-e1376881940232.jpgIMG_2712You met recognize this backdrop from Angelina Jolie's film Tombraider. It was shot here. https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_2887.jpgIMG_2887The bridge leading into Angkor Thom is adorned with sculptured images of a cobra being held by dozens of human figures. https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_2907-11.jpgIMG_2907-1My Cambodian guide Veasna Buth. https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_2708.jpgIMG_2708Ta Prohm. https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_2907-1.jpgIMG_2907-1My tour guide Veasna Buth poses for a portrait in front of Angkor Thom. 2014-04-22T03:51:33+00:00monthlyhttps://dgeigsinsingapore.com/2013/08/31/the-good-fight-feature-story-documentary/https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_0019.jpgIMG_0019https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/fisher-karate-4.jpgFISHER-KARATE-4https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/fisher-church-2.jpgFisher-Church-2Put your psalms in the air. https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/fisher-church.jpgFISHER-CHURCHhttps://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_0800.jpgIMG_0800https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/fisher.jpgFISHERhttps://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/fisher-gym2.jpgFISHER-GYM2https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/fisher-gym3.jpgFISHER-GYM3https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/fisher-gym1.jpgFISHER-GYM1https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_0922.jpgIMG_09222014-04-22T03:49:41+00:00monthlyhttps://dgeigsinsingapore.com/2013/09/07/portraits-of-southeast-asia/https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_2781-1-bw.jpg#ZenA monk prays & lights incense at a Buddhist temple in Siem Reap. https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_1090-bw.jpg#PowerThis man, reportedly named, "Number Two," is a curator of a military weapons range in Cambodia. https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/priest-bw.jpg#PrayOne of the priests at Sri Veeramakaliamman Hindu temple in Singapore's Little India district. https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_0103-bw.jpg#SacrificeA priest performs a ceremony in front of the goddess Kali that Sri Veeramakaliamman Hindu temple in Singapore is dedicated to.2014-04-22T03:45:54+00:00monthlyhttps://dgeigsinsingapore.com/2014/01/31/videos-of-southeast-asia/https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/screen-shot-2014-01-28-at-1-58-29-am.pngScreen Shot 2014-01-28 at 1.58.29 AMBlasting rockets in Cambodia.https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/img_0152.jpgIMG_0152https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/img_0121.jpgIMG_0121https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/img_0097.jpgIMG_0097https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/img_0081.jpgIMG_0081https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/img_0058.jpgIMG_0058Marina Bay Sands.https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/img_0044.jpgIMG_0044https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/img_0027.jpgIMG_00272014-04-22T03:42:04+00:00monthlyhttps://dgeigsinsingapore.com/2014/04/07/blowing-out-the-candles-portraits-of-southeast-asia-in-film/https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/contently.pngcontentlyhttps://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/vimeo-iphone-icon.pngvimeo-iphone-iconhttps://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/flickr.pngflickrhttps://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/img_2806.jpgIMG_2806One of the many characters I met in my Southeast Asian travels, this funky monk was all smiles. Siem Reap, Cambodia. https://dgeigsinsingapore.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/img_2948.jpgIMG_29482014-04-22T03:31:43+00:00monthlyhttps://dgeigsinsingapore.comdaily1.02022-12-11T06:04:11+00:00