Siem Reap

Another trip to a school. This one in a wealthier village. The road to the village passes by the bones of a huge estate -- the Prime Minister is building himself a mansion. Interestingly, Dick (a German we met at Tomoko's dinner party) said that although he is a dictator, he is good because he keeps the warring factions of generals in check. He gives them all the money they want in exchange for keeping a lid on their war-like tendencies.

Anyhow, many of the girls wore jammies. More rotting teeth, but better.

We attended a ceremony at the Small Art School and met some of the older artists. Very fine work.

Afterwards we had a Japanese meal made by Tomoko-san (the founder of the art school). Ai (a Japanese friend) and Yuko were there as well as a German/Japanese couple who live in Siem Reap.

They gave us travel tips for our trip to southern Cambodia.

This morning we go to the school to help the students practice their English pronunciation and then to the Soap Factory!

The flowers in the pick were taken from the window outside the hotel. Jack and the Beanstalk vines growing up the entirety of the building.

Watching updates on situation in Japan. Naoko tells me I may need to cancel trip, but will wait a few more days.

Learning Flash Actionscripting at 59

So, I am taking a class in Flash Actionscripting 3.0. Of course I am the oldest in the class by 40 years at least, and I believe the teacher is 12. He is very, very nice and I believe very talented. He uses the immersion method for teaching, so he runs script by us at hummingbird speed and we compile. And then he comes around and helps us. I, at 59, need special attention it on each project. I dutifully type the code, but then seem to totally mess up on posting objects on the stage. I wonder who it was who decided that the place where you draw, type, and so on is called a "stage." Is this related to The Stage? Acting, and so on? I think so -- using Flash you can get rectangles to dance and sing.

But I can't get them to perform, not just yet. I hope I will be able to post some of my fabulous work, should I ever produce it, on these pages, so you can enjoy my work.