![]() Moments later the rest of the band turned up and we suddenly feeling the updraft of some kind of lift-off – needless to say this moment was captured really well in the CSP documentary that actually did get made and released almost 5 years later. The comedy only intensified once the band arrived… coming in on separate flights… half whole motley crew arrived just in time to set-up and start playing at a tiny little venue called The Wanch… “what the heck! were were the others? who was still missing… ” we started our first shaky show… a crack at ‘going global’ but with already only half the band present. Marc shot some funny scenes with Channthy – who at the time had never even stepped on an escalator, or used swipe cards to open doors etc, let alone flown on a plane… the high-tech, hi-rise, Hong Kong effect most certainly blew Thy’s mind but at first she acted as though she’d seen it all before and wasn’t so interested “seen it on TV Bong” then started to play up to the situation in her own comical way…Thy used her sense of humor to navigate almost everything… Marc filmed some hilarious moments and soon we were joined by KM Lo who also had ideas for funny ‘Thy Goes to Hong Kong’ videos. We spent time taking in the sights, riding the harbour on Star Ferries, walking around my old neighborhood from Central to Mid Levels to Wan Chai, taking in the view from the Peak and clothes shopping with Channthy. We also timed the trip to coincide with the Hong Hong Film Festival and at the time, I thought we had a great movie happening… camera man Marc Eberle was already following CSP’s progress and capturing as much as possible so on this trip Marc, Thy and I flew in first then waited for the rest of the guys to arrive. ![]() There were a few reasons why this seemed like a good idea at the time “hey guys… let’s go international! lets tour Hong Kong!” and i guess the main reason was to give Channthy a chance to experience something totally new, to travel but also for the band – or at least the concept of the band – to broaden its horizons. Just on 8 years ago I’d made a return visit to Hong Kong and had done this as The Cambodian Space Project’s first intrepid step outside of the Kingdom. The location’s a stones throw from where I used to live some 28 years ago and memories are coming flashing back thick and fast. Today, I’m writing from Hong Kong, holed up in a room on the 17th floor of a hotel situated on Hollywood Rovid in Central Hong Kong. Day 14 of 100 days: writing on flying through Space and Time with Kak Channthy and The Cambodian Space Project
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