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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!

APAD 109: Summer coolers

Posted by The Insider on Mar 28, 2013 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, Cambodia life, Expat Life, Signs of Times, That's My World, What's On in Cambodia | 4 comments

In this scorching summer heat in Phnom Penh, there is no more convincing needed. A friend and I went in.

We weren’t disappointed – we had the most refreshing, satisfying fruit cooler ever.

In case you asked… Nope. As much as it sounded exotic (novel), we didn’t try the watermelon and chili. We both went for the passion fruit and mint. A perfect balance of sweetness and sourness. A bit pricey for $2.25 but, after several hours of shopping at a non-airconditioed market, it’s all worth the price!