Posts made in April, 2013

APAD 112: Mystical

Posted by The Insider on Apr 3, 2013 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, Cambodia life, Cycle 2, Expat Life, sights, That's My World, travel, What's On in Cambodia | 5 comments

Pardon the not-so-wordless entry this week.

This photo was taken more than a month ago when my brother, my husband and I explored around Wat Phnom Prasith, an hour’s drive northwest of Phnom Penh. This old stupa attracted my attention. With the gnarly trees surrounding it, it looked interesting so I took photos (one of them is shown above). After camera shots were done, something jolted me.

I sensed something, like a mystical air, blowing through this part of the woods. The hair on the back of my neck stood up. And when I started to walk away, I felt goosebumps on my arms making me quicken my steps to catch up with my husband and brother.

I wonder what that was. I can still remember the odd feeling up to now.

APAD 111: Temple guardian

Posted by The Insider on Apr 2, 2013 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, Cambodia life, Cycle 2, sights, That's My World, travel, What's On in Cambodia | 3 comments

I’ve always been fascinated by different mythical creatures and deities and living here in Cambodia doesn’t disappoint. These creatures are present in Khmer culture.

This is a temple guardian called, or a dvarapala. And it’s only one of the many other dvarapalas that adorn in most Khmer temples. Another kind of dvarapala is found here.

APAD 110: Deity

Posted by The Insider on Apr 1, 2013 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, Around the World, Cycle 2, Expat Life, sights, travel, work | 2 comments

This is my Monday Mellow Yellows entry for this week, a very colourful decorative wall decor from Nepal. Had there been a smaller version of this, I would’ve bought one to pair it with another wall decor that I bought as souvenir when I went to Sri Lanka years ago.

Sorry that it is not somewhat Cambodia-related though. I will make it up next week. Promise 🙂

So see you then!