A Photo a Day

APAD 292: Summer sky in the Penh

Posted by The Insider on Apr 27, 2012 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, buildings, sights, That's My World, What's On in Cambodia | 3 comments

A lovely summer day with temp around 30-32C. But it does get warmer (and oh-so-humid!) than this.

Rows of Khmer-style apartment in my neigbourhood.

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APAD 291: Psah Thmey’s new facade

Posted by The Insider on Apr 26, 2012 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, Cambodia life, sights, That's My World, What's On in Cambodia | 7 comments

The newly renovated Psah Thmey in Phnom Penh. It's popularly known to most tourists as the Central Market.

Psah Thmey  was built in the French art deco-style in 1937 in the shape of a dome with four arms branching out into vast hallways with hundreds of stalls/shops. In 2009-2011, the government received funding from the French Development Agency for its renovation.

Psah Thmey is one of the liveliest and busiest shopping centre and the number one tourist spot in Phnom Penh.

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APAD 290: Ready for transport

Posted by The Insider on Apr 25, 2012 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, Cambodia life, sights, That's My World, What's On in Cambodia | 0 comments

Random scenes in the streets of Phnom Penh.

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APAD 289: Flags of the world

Posted by The Insider on Apr 24, 2012 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, sights, That's My World, What's On in Cambodia | 0 comments

… or some of them, at least, in this picture.

Riverside, Phnom Penh

APAD 288: Exclusivity

Posted by The Insider on Apr 23, 2012 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, Cambodia, sights, That's My World, What's On in Cambodia | 3 comments

Yellow villas exclusive for the haves of Cambodia.

Are they pretty or not? You be the judge.
These villas are located in one of the newly completed exclusive subdivisions in the reclaimed Koh Pich(Diamond Island) just behind the Sofitel Pokeethra Hotel in Phnom Penh. I heard these villas are sold in ridiculously high prices (with a special rate allegedly beginning at $1000,000) per unit. There are also smaller villas as well as apartment units and they are also in yellow. I don’t why  the chosen colour is yellow but it seems to me that yellow is NOW the colour of exclusivity.

APAD 287: Great day for kite-flying

Posted by The Insider on Apr 20, 2012 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, Cambodia, Cambodia life, Expat Life, That's My World, What's On in Cambodia | 7 comments

It’s the height of summer here in Phnom Penh and my husband and I found a new activity to do… it’s kite-flying!

We're lucky to have found a nice spot for flying kites.

Does kite-flying appeal to you?
The trick to this great summer activity is to find a nice spot with a steady breeze. Or pick a day that is just windy, pack some sandwiches and drinks and let the kite-flying fun begins.

It was one of the best things my husband and I has ever done together in Phnom Penh. I’m sure the fun we had will be best remembered as we grow older in the years to come.

How about you, what’s your favourite activity to do during summer?

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