2011 September | Inside Cambodia

APAD 157: The serene Stung Sen

Posted by The Insider on Sep 13, 2011 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, boats, Cambodia, Cambodia life, Kampong Thom, Our World Tuesday, people, rural, sights, transportation, travel | 8 comments

This is Stung (river) Sen in Kampong Thom province. It is an important part of the people living along it. Tonle Sen is a major tributary of the mighty Tonle (river) Sap.

I took this photo very early in the morning at the provincial garden park. The weather was cool and the road quiet. Only afew people were walking about. I caught this motorised boat steadily making its way into the river. A little later, another boat passed by and on the boat were a group of young boys merrily rowing it.

This is my entry to this week’s Our World Tuesday. Click on the logo for more pictures of our world.

APAD 156: Yellow creepy, crawly

Posted by The Insider on Sep 12, 2011 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, creepy creatures, Mellow Yellow Monday, rural | 2 comments

Here’s a new visitor in my garden:

Hello, there, visitor!

More Mellow Yellow Monday entries here (please click logo):

APAD 155: The red earth

Posted by The Insider on Sep 10, 2011 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, Cambodia, Cambodia life, Kep, moto-dups, people, sights, transportation, travel, What's On in Cambodia | 4 comments

After being powdered by the dust of summer comes the red, sticky mud of the rainy season, particularly in rural Cambodia.

I love the beautiful red clay soil in the countryside. Looks greasy from this angle but, no, it’s the thick, red, muddy road!

The mud is really harsh, and, as you can see, the road is virtually impassable – sticky, slippery, and will bury your vehicle (and you) if you’re stubborn enough to go on. Our shoes and flip-flops get coated with the sticky soil, and hardens like cement when it dries up, making them impossible to wear again.

This picture was taken in Kep, Cambodia in one of my field activities. I was based there for about 6months in 2006 and, I tell you, the rainy season added more challenge to the already very challenging work we were having at that time.

Huge props to the people on bicycles and motorcycles who patiently ply roads like this during the rainy season.

APAD 154: Self-portrait

Posted by The Insider on Sep 8, 2011 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, buildings, Cambodia, Cambodia life, downtown, Phnom Penh, sights, Signs | 1 comment

… of Paige, the Pajero, that is. Paige is our trusty, 25year-old car that we bought here in Phnom Penh some four years ago. The red light was on and we stopped right n front of this shop.

The sign says it’s a decorative glass shop but because of the sun’s glare and our distance we could not really see what’s inside or what’s behind the glass door except Paige’s reflection.