All things Khmer

APAD 156: Monsoon

Posted by The Insider on Jul 7, 2013 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, Cycle 2, That's My World, What's On in Cambodia | 3 comments

Just an hour or so of rain and this is what happens in our neighbourhood.

APAD 155: Golden hare

Posted by The Insider on Jul 4, 2013 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, Cambodia life, Cycle 2, Expat Life, Signs of Times, That's My World, What's On in Cambodia | 3 comments

Old-school Khmer signs.

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 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?

APAD 148: Chilling

Posted by The Insider on Jun 20, 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 | 3 comments

I’ve been living in Cambodia for more than a decade now but it is only recently that I visited the Choeung Ek Killing Fields. Signs like you see below and the eerie atmosphere there leaves you a gut-wrenching feeling when you visit. It is not for the faint-hearted because of the horrific events that took place there but, at the same time, it is also an important reminder of man’s cruelty to one another.

This tree is a silent witness to the brutality and violence that happened here more than three decades ago.

Let us not forget that atrocities such as the Khmer Rouge era and the Holocaust happened.

This photo was originally posted to my other blog accompanying the story of my visit there.