Posts by The Insider

APAD 235: The gems of Pailin

Posted by The Insider on Jan 4, 2012 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, Cambodia, Cambodia life, sights, What's On in Cambodia | 2 comments

Seen at the Cambodian trade fair last month:

Gorgeous, aren’t they?

Yes, they are real gems mined in Pailin, Cambodia.

And no, I didn’t get any. Gems and jewelries aren’t exactly my thing 😛

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APAD 234: Riding on a moto

Posted by The Insider on Jan 3, 2012 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, Cambodia, Cambodia life, That's My World, transportation, travel, What's On in Cambodia | 0 comments

The moto-dops (motorcycle taxis) is still the king of the road in rural Cambodia. You want tuktuk, ser, madam? Hop on in. Ahh, you have cargo? At panyaha {no problem}. We make room for you and your cargo 🙂

Dangerous? Yes. But that’s just how the people cope with the lack of a safer (and cheaper) mode of transportation.

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APAD 233: Lip balm from Cambodia’s wilds

Posted by The Insider on Jan 2, 2012 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, Cambodia life, That's My World, What's On in Cambodia, work | 0 comments

Before the end of the year, there was a trade far held at Koh Pich. With the theme One Province, One Product, all provinces in Cambodia put up booths showcasing their resources. They were joined by other exhibitors from Japan, Korea, Philippines, Thailand, Laos, China, and many others.

There is one booth that I was interested much and its by an organisation called Nature Wild. Nature Wild is an enterprise and marketing support service provider initiated by the Cambodia Programme of NTFP-EP (Non-Timber Forest Products-Exchange Programme) for South and Southeast Asia. Basically, it assists its local partners that are mostly community-based NTFP (non-timber forest products) enterprises and other social enterprise initiatives. If I am not mistaken, this is the pet project of my dear friend Femy 🙂

Here is one of the products that were on display:

Lip balm from the beeswax found in the the wilds of northeast Cambodia.
Of course I had to try it so I bought one. It works just like any other lip balms I’ve used in the past. For only $2, it’s not bad. They also have food products such as wild honey and vinegar. All products are made from Cambodian wild materials/resources, community grown and with environment-friendly packaging. And yes, I am promoting these products!

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APAD 232: Happy new year!

Posted by The Insider on Jan 1, 2012 in A Photo a Day, All things Khmer, What's On in Cambodia | 0 comments

This is not a photograph but rather a postcard that I saw from my collection. It shows a fantastic fireworks display over the world-renowned Angkor Wat, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the pride of the Cambodians. I thought this is a fantastic entry to begin the new year, 2012.

To all my friends here at Inside Cambodia, happy new year!

May we all have a great year ahead, filled with fantastic moments and pictures to blog about.

APAD 231: The Cambodian Ministry of Information

Posted by The Insider on Dec 29, 2011 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, Cambodia, Cambodia life, sights, That's My World, What's On in Cambodia | 10 comments

I’ve been inside this government compound only once or twice. Although it doesn’t look big, the national television, TVK, is also housed inside this compound.

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