Thursday, May 13, 2010

Waterfall Kbal Chhay


Kbal Chhay waterfall is the natural site where has water flowing down on the big rocks during rainy season. Most tourists who visited Beaches in Preah Sihanouk always go to see the waterfall while returning to Phnom Penh.

Ochheuteal Beach in Preah Sihanouk



Preah Sihanouk province is a Cambodia’s premier beach town where is a place to unwind by the beach, enjoy the fresh from-the-ocean seafood, take in a snorkeling or scuba trip and generally slow-down, lay back and chill-out.

Ochheuteal Beach is more active and popular one out of main beaches in Preah Sihanouk province with travelers and weekenders who like visiting with their families and friends, including foreign tourists. Ochheuteal beach, known as UNTAC beach in the earlier 1990s, is the popular beach resort with little shack-style seafood restaurants and bars lining almost 2km of the sand’s edge from Serendipity Beach to the development at the south end.

Travelers or weekenders like to eat fresh seafood such as crabs, pawns…etc. a beachfront is lined with little beach bars and seafood, providing cool drinking, beach umbrellas, and folded chairs, seafood BBQ, evening parties, water sport and more.

Natural resort Lake of Kayak in Koh Kong

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Cambodian people is the target of this tourism destination for making profit to support the national resort- Lake of Kayak in Koh Kong province- where has been created by community under support from provincial governor, partial budget of commune council, and international organizations in 2007. The creation of this natural resort is because of deforestation of Mangrove forests and the decline of sea fish.

Visiting this community-based resort, you will walk cross 1,000 long cement bridge and then you will hear the voice of birds’ songs, and see sea fish swimming within the stream. Visitors will be able to take a rest at the hatch-roofed huts in order to take fresh airs. At the bridge’s end, you will see the hanging bridge, which is 15 meter high.

The local tourists who visit the Lake of Kayak are at least ranging from 60 to 70 visitors per normal day and the number is doubling over the weekend. The increasing number of visitors is during the Khmer New Year and special events.

Independence Beach

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Local and foreign tourists rarely visited Independence Beach, also known as Seven-story Hotel, where sits atop the rocky points at the north end of the beach.

Independence Beach is, in general, less frequented than other beaches, and sees comparatively few foreign visitors, though it still can get pretty busy on weekends and holidays.Independence is a good beach to escape some of the hustle and bustle of more tourist beaches like Ocheuteal while still having access to a selection of little beach bars and seafood shacks.

Independence Beach is more than a kilometer long, but the sandy area is a bit narrow, making the beach best when the tide is lower. Grass umbrellas, seafood shacks and drink vendors dot the beach from end to end with a greater concentration toward the southern end where the beach is widest. At the northern end of the beach is the Independence Resort on the hill, and source of the Preah Sihanouk’s fresh water and is rumored to contain crocodiles.

Kampi Resort

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Kampi is the natural resort for both local and international tourists to visit, and they can bath in flowing water. The area becomes tourism destination during dry season for Khmer New Year, Chinese New Year and over the weekend as well.

Hawaii is beautiful beach

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Local and international tourists really want to relax at the place which has fresh air, beautiful view over the weekend and on vocation. You are aware that there are a lot of places to visit in Cambodia, especially beaches in Preah Sihanouk province.

Right now, you should travel to visit Hawaii Beach which is the kind of beautiful and good-looking beach of other most popular beaches in the area. Even though, tourists still approach this beach. Generally, we know that Hawaii Beach is also known as ‘King’s Beach,’ ‘South Channel Beach’ and ‘Lamherkay Beach.’

Commonly, when you go to beaches, you will see umbrellas, folded chairs and small shacks built along the beach like other popular beaches.

Presently, there less visitors travel to Hawaii beach than other beaches such as O’Chheutel beach. If you want to access this beach, you have to go through the small road at the southern end. By the way, there are no so much beachfront vendors like other popular beaches.

TV presenter Kong Socheat has influenza

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The popular TV presenter Kong Socheat catches the flu until she cannot speak for two weeks. Nowadays, doctor is treating and controlling her illness very day at her home. She is working for TV3 television as program manager and presenter as well.

According to interview with Sabay, her husband, Moa Visal, said on phone that his wife is not getting better yet. He added that his wife has influenza for nearly two weeks but it is getting better a little bit but she still cannot speak as normal.

In addition, her husband added that he does not know whether when his wife restarts her work because she is not getting better yet and she needs to be treated and examined by doctor every day.

TOTA stars new series of CTN

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Currently, actress TOTA has signed contract with CTN television in order to star series of television movie. Previous series of movie “Phka Knong Phka”, it means “Flower in Flower” which she stared as prostitute in night club. Even though, she stared as a prostitute, but she did not feel afraid of spoiling her reputation.

Besides starring movies, she is filming Karaoke as well. Presently, she is performing new series of CTN television “Kou Preng Chomlek”​ but she did not reveal that which character she is.

Saturday, May 1, 2010

Chhorn Sovannareach busy singing in provinces

Chhorn Sovannareach

Hang Meas production’s popular singer Chhor Sovannareach amongst youth fans is busy singing in provinces. At the mean time, in the last period, it is seen that his new album are not released. He told local magazine that he has been invited to sing provinces every year. He added that this year, Anchor Beer Company employed him to sing in 10 provinces.

Chhorn Sovannareach has entered within art career since 2005, but he was more popular when he recorded songs for Hang Meas Production in 2007. So far, he is building her reputation in singing career.

Phan Monika fears scandal

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A 21-year-old singer, Phan Monika, has walked into the world of art more than 3 years. She presently is recording songs for Sunday Production. Her songs have been recognized by Cambodian fans in the last few years. She completed in grade 9.

Before working for Sunday Production, she never had been trained at any art schools. Her success is due to her patience, and motivation from her friends.

Involving with the scandal in world of art is happening to performers, including singers, movie and karaoke actresses. Monika told the local newspapers that she feels afraid of criticism for actresses who are involving with the love triangle. She added that therefore she has to try to prevent herself from and to stay away from these matters.

In addition, she also requests all supporters to judge actresses bad or good. It is not because of rumors or gossip, damaging the image and reputation of performers and affecting their career as well. She said that before evaluating someone, please consider whether it is true or not.

Singers, movie and karaoke performers had been shot and attacked by acid such as Piseth Pilika, Pov Panhapech, and Touch Sreynich. So far, most of perpetrators remain at large.

Vann Pheakdey’s singer life at beer garden

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More than 3 years, Vann Pheakdey, 23, has started her career as singer at beer garden since 2007 but her reputation is not popular. At the present, she is singing at beer garden in Phnom Penh. She wanted to be singer career since she was childhood and she tried to practice and learn to sing by herself.

She is living with a widowed mother in Phnom Penh, and she has 5 siblings over the family. She is the fourth daughter. She has attention to sing as honored singer at televisions over the weekend. Additionally, she wants to record CVs in the future.

Taking career as singer at beer garden is because of her poor family.

She also said that she is having relationship with son of comedian and singer, Mr. Chy Vangsuy but her relationship is not certain in the future.

Pich Sereyroth bought a new Mercedes?

TV presenter Pich Sereyroth
Bayon TV presenter Pich Sereyroth changed a new brand luxury car- Benzes- from Camery 2003. At the mean time, this year she signed new contract with private company to be as a concert presenter in 10 provinces.

In a response to a new Brand Car, she said that it is not her car, it is her boyfriend’s because her car was damaged strongly by accident but she was not in her car because driver was her boyfriend.

Mr. Kong Visal, Sereyroth’s boyfriend, told Nature Magazine that he really met accident but his car was hit by other when he parked.

Relation between Pisey and Monika cut off

Before both got married, movie actresses Keo Pichpisey had good relation with actress Danh Monika behind the scene. Right now, news leaked that their friendship had broken after Pichpisey’s marriage ended with Cambodian-Australian man who was introduced by Monika. Therefore, Pichpisey did not attend Monika’s marriage on February.

In an interview with Sabay website, Monika’s mother answered phone call instead of her daughter by saying that it is misunderstanding. But she confessed that relation between her family and Pichpisey is not like before.