A Photo a Day

APAD 262: Miniature traditional Khmer house

Posted by The Insider on Feb 22, 2012 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, sights, That's My World, What's On in Cambodia | 0 comments

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APAD 261: A Buddhist stupa

Posted by The Insider on Feb 21, 2012 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, Cambodia, Cambodia life, sights, That's My World, What's On in Cambodia | 2 comments

This Buddhist stupa stands in front of the Phnom Penh Railways station. A stupa is a Buddhist monument that is usually used to house sacred Buddhist relics.

It was built in 1956, just after Cambodia’s independence. I forgot the name of the stupa but I’ll ask my Khmer friends again and update this post.

APAD 260: Tela logo

Posted by The Insider on Feb 20, 2012 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, Cambodia life, Expat Life, sights | 0 comments

Finally our Internet is back after a week of disconnection. We had a problem with our ISP and decided to discontinue using the service. Luckily, within a week we have a new ISP. So now, back to regular blog updates.

At the gasoline station near our place:

Interesting logo of a local gasoline station – a seven-headed river serpent called the naga in green colour and it looks it is spewing a red flame.

APAD 259: What’s on in Kep

Posted by The Insider on Feb 16, 2012 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, Expat Life, sights, That's My World, travel, What's On in Cambodia | 0 comments

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APAD 258: Giant squash

Posted by The Insider on Feb 15, 2012 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, sights, What's On in Cambodia | 0 comments

Squash as big as these grow in the province of Kampong Speu.

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APAD 257: Meak Bochea

Posted by The Insider on Feb 14, 2012 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, Cambodia, Cambodia life, Our World Tuesday, Signs, That's My World, What's On in Cambodia | 0 comments

One week ago today, Cambodia celebrated the Buddhist holy day called Meak Bochea. This is a little known Buddhist holiday, but for the devout Buddhists, it is a key holiday in the Buddhist calendar.

Falling approximately three months before the widely celebrated Visaka Bochea, informally known as Buddha’s Birthday, Meak Bochea commemorates they day that the spiritual leader Gautam Buddha announced his future; the death and accompanying nirvana into which he would enter. (Source)

Meak Bochea is a public holiday in Cambodia and all government offices and even schools are closed to allow people to go to their wats (temples) and offer food to the monks and pray.