All things Khmer

APAD 063: Fun with words

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

We were driving right behind this vehicle when the sign caught my attention. I didn’t know what to say so I pointed it out to my husband. He didn’t know what he was looking at in the beginning but when he realised it, he was amused.

The humour comes in the use of letters. Replace the “e” with “a” and you have “Kawasaki” which is an international company in Japan specialising in motorcycle stuff.

Makes me wonder though if the sign was actually intended to be funny, or, this Keweseki company actually exists and piggy-backing on the popular brand name by replacing some letters to avoid being slapped with a lawsuit?

I hope it is just the former. I can’t wait to find some “SUNY” appliances, “TAYATO”, “Metzubeshe”, “Yemehe” or “Sazaki” vehicles running around town and photographed them! Lol.

APAD 062: Hardrock bananas

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

It’s been ten days since we bought this bunch of banana and it hasn’t ripened yet. Still hard as a rock.

When will these bananas ripen?

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APAD 061: Municipal hall

Posted by The Insider on Jan 1, 2013 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, Cambodia, Cambodia life, Cycle 2, sights, That's My World, What's On in Cambodia | 0 comments

Phnom Penh Municipal Hall Building, Monivong Boulevard.

APAD 059: Fake?

Posted by The Insider on Dec 27, 2012 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, Cambodia, Cambodia life, Cycle 2, sights, Signs of Times, That's My World, What's On in Cambodia | 1 comment

I really wonder if this is the real-deal. ZARA is a Spanish clothing and accessories brand known by most fashion-conscious people.

According to the store’s official website, there are no Zara stores yet in Cambodia so I was really surprised to see this sign. Well, I don’t exactly need to go to ZARA’s store and investigate. The official store signs of ZARA bear only the name “ZARA“, and not “ZARA’s” as displayed in the above picture.

APAD 058: Jacked-up

Posted by The Insider on Dec 26, 2012 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, Cambodia life, Cycle 2, Expat Life, sights, Signs of Times, That's My World, What's On in Cambodia | 0 comments

It’s the holiday season so… yeah. Businessmen feel the need to jack up the prices of goods during this time. Tssss.

They could’ve done it discreetly. Blech.

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APAD 057: National treasure

Posted by The Insider on Dec 25, 2012 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, Cambodia life, Cycle 2, sights, That's My World, What's On in Cambodia | 0 comments

Driving along Norodom Boulevard near Wat Phnom I saw this old colonial house that was newly painted. It is beautiful and one of the few that are still found in the city. It houses the Ministry of Women’s Affairs, if I am not mistaken.

I think this is one of the few that has escaped the hands of businessmen who tear down old buildings to make way for ugly, commercial ones.