2011 December | Inside Cambodia

APAD 216: Cambodian athlete

Posted by The Insider on Dec 7, 2011 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, Cambodia, Cambodia life, That's My World, What's On in Cambodia | 0 comments

I was on a tuk-tuk and saw this young lady driving a moto. She slowed down beside the tuk-tuk when the light turned red, and that’s when I read the back of her backpack that I realised she is a national athlete. I decided to chat her up.

She is bound to Jakarta on Dec 11, she told me, as an official delegate of Cambodia to this year’s the SEA Paralympic Games. She will compete in athletics (running). I don’t know if you can see in the pic but she is using a prosthetic on her right leg.

Good luck to her and to the whole Cambodian delegation. Cheyor, Cambodia!

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APAD 215: Denis Darzacq’s photographs in Phnom Penh

Posted by The Insider on Dec 6, 2011 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, Cambodia, Cambodia life, Expat Life, festivals, Phnom Penh, That's My World, What's On in Cambodia | 3 comments

What’s on in Cambodia? Here is what’s on…

Photo Phnom Penh Festival recently opened with more than a dozen of photographers from Europe and Asia displaying their works in different venues all over the city. This event sponsored by the Institut Français du Cambodge, Ambassade de France, Goethe Institute, the Cambodian Ministry of Culture, among others, is held for the fourth consecutive year in Phnom Penh.

One of the featured foreign photographers works, Denis Darzacq, were exhibited on the walls of the French Embassy in Monivoing Boulevard. Here’s a section of the wall with some of his works that are on display there:

The above photo shows a section of the French embassy’s wall displaying some of the photos in one of the series of Darzacq’s works.

“… a radical series of “portraits” against a neutral background of young people in motorbike helmets, the new knights of the roadway, whose identity is hidden behind their armor, plays humorously with the well-known reticence of drivers of two-wheelers in Phnom Penh to adopt this indispensable protective gear. – Photo Phnom Penh Festival 2011 Program

The other day when I passed by the French Embassy, there was a crowd – with some people driving their cars, motodups and cyclos stopping by – admiring the mural. I’m going to see the other exhibits this week; there is another one at the Phnom Penh Railways worth checking out. If you are in the city, don’t miss it. The Festival runs until December 12.

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APAD 214: Yellow-yellooow!

Posted by The Insider on Dec 5, 2011 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, Cambodia, Cambodia life, Expat Life, That's My World, transportation | 2 comments

I was out today so I’m late in posting this. I took the tuk-tuk (local motorised rickshaw) to go home. It was nearly 5pm, the sun was low. As its rays hit the trees that lined Monivong Boulevard, it made the leaves look golden yellow.

The traffic was moderate, but still very chaotic. We were following this vehicle with lots of cargo. I noticed the yellow string right away contrasting sharply against the black plastic packaging.

APAD 213: When will I see you again?

Posted by The Insider on Dec 2, 2011 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, Cambodia, Cambodia life, Expat Life, That's My World, travel, What's On in Cambodia | 2 comments

This is the view that I’m longing to see… again.
The calm waters of the Gulf of Thailand, with the mountains of Bokor in Kampot province as background.