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Looking for tool to play game.

Khmer Unicode and Font are two differents things.

Khmer Unicode and Khmer Unicode Font are two different things. Please... Please... understand.

Unicode is a Hexadecimal value, represent character. Example Character ក = Hex1780

Font is the Graphical representation of character. It contain a table that map Unicode value to graphical character.

There is an international organization (www.unicode.org), the mother of Unicode. This org manage and authorize what Hex value represent what character in what language. It is called Unicode. No body else can create new Unicode without this organization 's approval.
So, do we need to pay license fee to Unicode.org to use this unicode?
NO, we don't. Every body can use it as long as they don't change Hex 1780 to ខ or some thing else beside ក.

Like wise, Khmer Unicode is not belong to any Companies or Organizations, but font is.

Khmer Unicode table
PAN Cambodia Fonts
KhmerOS Fonts

The sci-fic movie shown my way.

I remember it was 1999 I was in grade 11 (two years before finishing High school). At lunch time I watched original Matrix movie. I saw a guy in a dark room with a bunch of monitors in front of him, they all hoked to a super computer with messy cables. That moment, I called it "Super Cool, and I like to work in that environment for the rest of my life."

Few months later, I brought a computer class poster to my dad, asked him to take computer course. Surprisingly, my dad allowed me to take a basic computer class (Win 97 and a bunch of legacy application programs). Non of those programs made me proud, because I still think that "It is not want to I expect to learn".

Until one day, a guy came from no-where type a command prompt (DOS), edit file AUTOEXEC.BAT to scan computer every time it reboot. At that time, I have no idea what it is? It is just a black screen with white letter.
"What are you doing bro.?" I asked.
"It is an advance stuff, you don't understand it." He replied.
"Okey, Baster!" I didn't say it out, just whisper in mine.

At the end of 1999, I found a place where they provide a Ms DOS and Norton Commander class. I toke that class for about two months. I could do a lot of stuff with file and directory management. Plus, I know how to change text color in Ms DOS. From that time, I start loving to write programming. Actually the command line in Batch file is not a real programming language, but a scripting language.

Soon later, my dad bought me a Pentium III 300Mhz with 32 MB Ram and 4Gb Hard drive. It was the time graphic design is the most fun for young computer user. I really want to have Adobe Photoshop 5.0 installed in my computer.
"How much will you charge to install Photoshop in my machine?" I asked my x-computer-teacher.
"It is very expensive, you won't have enough money." He replied.
"Okey, Baster!" I didn't say it out, just whisper in mine for the second time.

Few days later, I asked my dad to travel to capital city (291 Km) to buy some software programs. It was a crazy idea, because I didn't know how to install program. Stupidly, I broke my computer operating system. My dad was wondering why I did not use computer for a week, since I always seat in front of it all day and night. He did not know that I broke my computer, I didn't tell him too because he didn't ask.

And then I decided to ask my dad to take a computer technician class, so that I can repair my computer back to life. Two weeks after, I know how to install Windows and program. Can you believe it? I still remember serial number of Windows 98 second edition, It is a combination of 25 characters and digits.

In year 2000, I finished my High School. Surely, I go to University and take Computer Science as my major. I dreamed one day, I will have a chance to work for the most successful software company.

In September 2009, my dream came true. I got an offer to work as a contractor in Microsoft Research.

Thank for reading my story.

.Tola Chhoeun.

No kidding, If we drive non-Stop it will be 17 hours 29 minutes; 1,141 miles

If you don't believe me that we are going to travel that long, here is the prof from maps.google.com
Here is the story:
My friend, Dina is going to buy a car from LAX. In the late night about 11:27pm Tuesday, he and I have nothing to do, then we come up with an adventure idea "Why don't we flight to LA to buy a car and drive back to Seattle".
Then I Turn on my Laptop type Virgin America Airline book three tickets for myself, my wife and Dina.
May be it is not crazy enough, let me tell you more about our background:

Tola CHHOEUN (C# Developer with a wired skill)
I have never drive a car further than 100 miles.
Never own a single damn car in life.
FYI, I only practice 4 hours drive (4 Runner) in Fairfield, Iowa (fairly big city in the middle of corn desert) before I toke driving test. Luckily I passed. Thank to my best friend Jimmy (Bad boy in Maryland) for trying his best to avoid me ran over some cows, dogs, turkeys, deers and rabbits.

Sovichea Kry (My sweet wife)
I can't say any thing bad about her, sorry. :D

Dina So (Microsoft FTE, working in MSN Video, the future of next generation Video online is in his hand)

First time in the shooting field

This is my first time to get the rifle face on, load magazine and shoot the target.
the result of my first experience is not bad at all.
So let me show you more detail in picture.
Location: Tacoma, WA.