Posts by The Insider

APAD 153: Wooden house

Posted by The Insider on Jul 2, 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 | 5 comments

I’m so in love with this Khmer traditional wooden house (see picture). A traditional Khmer house is typically built on stilts, about 2-3ms above the ground.

When my husband and I finally decide to settle, our dream house will definitely bear some features of a Khmer house – an external staircase that leads up to the living area, with wooden beams and shutters, and a wrap-around balcony. The ground area serve will also serve as the parking space or a recreation place; it can also serve as a resting area (hang our hammocks and doze off to lala-land!), or, can be a dirty kitchen.

APAD 152: Luscious

Posted by The Insider on Jul 1, 2013 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, Cambodia life, Cycle 2, Expat Life, food, That's My World | 3 comments

Mangoes. Luscious, succulent, sweet. They are one of my most favourite fruits.

Our summer on this part of the planet is never complete without these luscious, bright-yellow mangoes.

APAD 151: Trimmed

Posted by The Insider 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

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

APAD 150: Thorny

Posted by The Insider 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

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.

APAD 149: Garden

Posted by The Insider 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 .

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?