Posts made in August, 2011

APAD 148: My red Chucks and Me

Posted by The Insider on Aug 31, 2011 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, Blog Stuffs, Cambodia, Cambodia life, milestones, What's On in Cambodia | 4 comments

Together, we are…

… the Intermittent Travelers.

Coming out soon.

APAD 147: Phnom Penh Railway Station

Posted by The Insider on Aug 30, 2011 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, buildings, Cambodia, Cambodia life, Phnom Penh, sights | 6 comments

The Phnom Penh Railway Station.  Quiet now but  soon it will be bustling with activity.

I took this photo whilst I was on a tuktuk on the way to the meet a friend last week. I took several shots and this one came out thebest of them all.

The Railway Station of Phnom Penh has recently been restored with the funding coming from international aid money. As you can see, the new coat of paint from the recent major makeover makes it look like a brand new building.  New signs displaying schedules were put up, unfortunately, it is still not open for operations. It is unclear up to now when the passenger service resumes. Only the freight service is working at present from Phnom Penh to a few selected points in the country.

I love this French colonial building. If only I had taken a better picture you will agree with me and admire more its art-deco style. The tuktuks parked in front of the closed station leads you to believe that they are waiting for passengers!

Currently, the railways all over the country are being repaired and upgraded. It won’t be too long before trains from Thailand and neighbouring countries to start operating services. Cambodia is the missing link to the planned Trans-Asian Railway network planned by ASEAN countries. If everything goes well, traveling around SEA will be more convenient and enjoyable.

APAD 146: Hello there, bug!

Posted by The Insider on Aug 29, 2011 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, Cambodia, Cambodia life, creepy creatures, Mellow Yellow Monday, sights | 3 comments

But what are you exactly?

Is that a suction cup on you, dear bug?

It’s amazing what kind of insects you encounter when you are outside Phnom Penh.
I was invited by Aziza’s Place to join in their field trip in Sre Ampil, in Kandal, less than an hour away from Phnom Penh. We went to this small but beautiful farm for a day of fun, fishing, crabbing, and simply just exploring the green fields.  It is there when we were exploring when this tiny gold bug flew in front of me and got caught by my husband.

I don’t exactly like bugs  but this one was different so I took a photo of it.  How can you not like this beauty? It is so tiny, like a teardrop with a suction cup-like shell. It looks like a hard hat but it feels like a baby’s fingernail. It didn’t take long before it opened its shell – in the centre – and flew away.  Amazing. That’s the first time I have seen anything like that.  Google tells me it’s called a Golden Tortoise beetle.

APAD 145: Alluring Apsaras

Posted by The Insider on Aug 23, 2011 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, ancient temples, Angkor Wat, Apsaras and Devatas, Cambodia, Cambodia life, sights, That's My World | 0 comments

These are some of the better  preserved carvings inside Angkor Wat.

Sticky Post: Hello world!

Posted by The Insider on Aug 22, 2011 in Uncategorized | 3 comments

Welcome to Inside Cambodia!

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