APAD 313: Apartment buildings in Phnom Penh
These are just one of the old apartment buildings in central Phnom Penh. Most apartment buildings in the city are said to be built in the 1960s. Generally a “shop house-style” characterized by deep narrow apartments made up of a combined ground-floor business-front and upstairs residence, with similar layouts consisting of a living room, kitchen and bathroom at the back and one or two bedrooms in the middle.
Apartment buildings in Phnom Penh are commonly 3-5 stories tall and with a balcony.
As you can see these apartments have been re-painted, there are still more buildings that need a bit of sprucing up.
APAD 312: Yellow centre
Back from a long absence. We temporarily suspended our subscription with our ISP due to a very poor service. It took more than three weeks to settle the issue, that meant three weeks without Internet as well. So I missed a rather great deal of posts here, please excuse.
Now that I am back, I’m picking up from where I left off. I’m starting again with the Mellow Yellow Monday meme.
This lovely rose greeted me this morning.
See you all again next week.
APAD 311: The essence of kangaroo
My husband and I were at the pharmacy near the FCC two days ago to replenish our multi-vitamins supply. He was busy looking at another brand and comparing the nutritional values while I wandered around from shelf to shelf reading funny or weird brand names of medicines and came to this shelf selling products that contain strange stuff such as propolis, sheep placenta, and so on… Do you have these in your local shops, too?
I wonder how many kangaroos were harmed to produce this, errrm, essence?
Seriously?
I have never heard of an “essence of kangaroo” before. The label says it is a natural food supplement. The wheels in my head started turning since I laid my eyes on this product so I was compelled to consult MisterGoogle about this product. To my utter surprise and amusement, I found out that there are other different brands of essence of kangaroo and most are, in fact, sex products. Hmmm… wondering how many people out there are desperate to use something like this? The main ingredient or component is cultivated from the male kangaroos testes. Oh, dear. Oh, dear. I just hope there are scientific studies that support their, errrm, health claims. *coughs*
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APAD 310: My husband’s kite
A drogue tail, a camera, and a kite. My husband's kite.
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APAD 309: Chaktomuk Conference Hall and Theatre
A lot of tourists opt to skip Phnom Penh to head straight to Siem Reap. They’re missing out on a lot of things, I tell you. A LOT.
Phnom Penh is a vibrant city with a charm and unique character that is worth a visit. Here’s one of those reasons why you should visit the Chaktomuk Conference Hall and Theatre.
Chaktomuk Conference Hall and Theatre is one of the significant examples of Sangkum architecture by none other than, the great,Vann Molyvann.
It was designed by Vann Molyvann and completed in 1961. It reinterprets traditional Khmer elements such as the pointed ‘tower’ and triangle roof forms which open out like a fan seen from above. The Chaktomuk Conference Hall and Theatre is a significant example of post-independence Khmer Architecture. It was originally opened to the public as La Salle de Conférence Chaktomuk. Thirty years or so later, in 1991, it was earmarked for “redevelopment” as a restaurant but was brought back in 1994 as a theatre after a fire gutted down the National Theatre. In 2000, Chaktomuk was refurbished into what it is now – a modern conference centre that provides international-standard facilities for conferences. On occasions, it is still used a venue for special and official programs by some government agencies.
This is a very interesting building, don’t you agree? It is one of my favourite buildings in Phnom Penh.
Architecture-wise, it is very pleasing to the eyes. The lines, shapes, textures, and colours make it so eye-catching. But wait till you see it’s awesome fan-shape from above. Here’s one that I found: Chaktomuk Conference Hall and Theatre via Googlemaps.
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