Posts made in June, 2013

APAD 151: Trimmed

Posted by on Jun 26, 2013 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, Cambodia life, Cycle 2, sights, That's My World, What's On in Cambodia | 2 comments

decorative plants trimmed topiary

Was Edward Scissorhands here? This decoratively trimmed plants could fetch hundreds to thousands of dollar per tree.

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APAD 150: Thorny

Posted by on Jun 25, 2013 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, Cambodia life, Expat Life, sights, That's My World, Uncategorized, What's On in Cambodia | 2 comments

apad 150 cactus cacti

Cactus, cacti. Anyone?

My husband and I went on a sight-seeing trip at the Chroy Changvar Peninsula. Along the way are a few garden shops selling all sorts of plants. Above is the cactus section. I do not know their names but I like the ones with pretty yellow flowers on the foreground and the coloured ones (red, yellow and orange mostly) on the middleground. The large spherical ones are just as lovely!
These various cacti are used for landscaping but will brighten anyone’s window sill or or garden (when bigger). They surely add texture and colour, shape and colour to the landscape.


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APAD 149: Garden

Posted by on Jun 24, 2013 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, Cambodia life, sights, That's My World, What's On in Cambodia | 2 comments

… a restful respite for the city dwellers and and an eye-candy to the tired and weary passersby .

apad 148 secret garden

An oasis of sorts. A refuge from the hustle and bustle of the city.

How I wish I have a garden like this!

I’d like to think that I have a green thumb. So far, the seeds and seedlings I planted in our little veranda garden have thrived. Mostly I’ve planted flower plants. I also have bitter gourd and bell pepper,  and some herbs like Thai basil and lemongrass. If only we have a place with a large space for a garden. Who knows what else I could grow there?

Monday Mellow Yellows

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APAD 148: Chilling

Posted by on Jun 20, 2013 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, Cambodia life, Cycle 2, Expat Life, sights, That's My World, What's On in Cambodia | 3 comments

I’ve been living in Cambodia for more than a decade now but it is only recently that I visited the Choeung Ek Killing Fields. Signs like you see below and the eerie atmosphere there leaves you a gut-wrenching feeling when you visit. It is not for the faint-hearted because of the horrific events that took place there but, at the same time, it is also an important reminder of man’s cruelty to one another.

Sign at Choeung Ek Killing Fields

This tree is a silent witness to the brutality and violence that happened here more than three decades ago.

Let us not forget that atrocities such as the Khmer Rouge era and the Holocaust happened.

This photo was originally posted to my other blog accompanying the story of my visit there.

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APAD 147: Magical hues

Posted by on Jun 19, 2013 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, Cambodia life, Cycle 2, Expat Life, sights, That's My World | 5 comments

sunrise, phnom penh, silhoutte

Amazing sunrise.

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