January 7th, 1979 was the day that Vietnamese troops marked the defeat of Pol Pot, and effectively ended the genocide enacted by his troops. Cambodians celebrate this day every year, and Angkor Chum a sort of night festival was held to mark the occasion. Food vendors were scattered around the district offices, and the entertainment included a games, rides, movies, dancing, and karaoke. I took a walk over there around seven in the evening, and found the other teachers near some banquet tables near the back of the offices. They were dancing happily maybe six feet in front of some very large speakers, and cheering to each other loudly as they opened can after can of beer. Much pulling and grabbing ensued because they wanted to make me dance. (This seems to happen to me frequently) I finally managed to get away and take some pictures of the place all lit at night. My apologies for the blurriness, taking pictures at night is pretty hard to do.
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