He turned the dew Ream Eyso collected into a diamond axe, Vorachhun's into a magic dagger, and Moni Mekhala's into a crystal ball unlike anything ever seen.
Yet amid the doom and gloom, venture-capital (vc) firms and entrepreneurs are already doing the thing they believe they do best: divining the future in their crystal balls.
Watchers are expected to start gathering early in the afternoon Monday. The celebration will take place under strict security, as people wait for the traditional midnight crystal ball drop.