Posted by The Insider on Jun 19, 2011 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, Cambodia, Cambodia life, Kep, Shadow Shot Sunday, sights, transportation, travel | 4 comments
The long and lonely tree-lined road to Kep, Cambodia.
Apparently, there are still 100kms to go before reaching Kep. Can you still hold on, my dear?
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Posted by The Insider on Jun 17, 2011 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, Cambodia, Cambodia life, Kep, new temples, rural, sights, Skywatch Friday | 5 comments
Just south of Kep town is Wat Vipassana Thurak, or Wat Vipassana Meditation Centre. It sits on a hill at the bosom of Kep National Park overlooking Kep and its nearby islands, and the Gulf of Thailand. On a very clear day, the Vietnamese island of Phu Quoc can be seen from the horizon. The temple is new and has several giant images of the Buddha. It is well worth a visit!
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Posted by The Insider on Jun 16, 2011 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, Cambodia, Cambodia life, Khmenglish, Khmerism, sights, Signs | 4 comments
A room service menu found in the hotel room where I was staying in Sihanoukville. Sihanoukville is the prime beach town of Cambodia about four hours away from the capital of Phnom Penh. In fairness, the food was good, enough to delight my grumbling tummy.
For more signs around the world, check out the main site by clicking the logo below.
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Posted by The Insider on Jun 13, 2011 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, Cambodia, Cambodia life, faces, Mellow Yellow Monday, people, Phnom Penh | 5 comments
Independence Day Parade, November 9, 2008. Cheyor, Cambodia!
Cambodia in celebration of its 55th anniversary of Independence from France.
I do not know which government ministry was this contingent from but judging from the hard-hats worn, they might be from the Ministry of Public Works and Transport.
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Posted by The Insider on Jun 12, 2011 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, ancient temples, Angkor Wat, Apsaras and Devatas, Cambodia, Cambodia life, Shadow Shot Sunday, sights | 3 comments
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Apsara, in Khmer folklore, is a celestial being. Together with the
devatas, they are “assigned” here on earth to fulfill their respective duties. The
apsaras are celestial entertainers/dancers and they are always depicted as dancing (above) or poised ready to dance while the
devatas are always standing still and facing forward in their role as temple guardians or watchers.
New apsaras and devatas come down to earth once a year, every Khmer New Year, to replace the ones that are already here. Images of these celestial beings are prominently found in Angkor Wat, Angkor Thom, Bayon, and Ta Prohm temples and most of them are of the apsaras. Archaeologists are still trying to uncover one of the mysteries surrounding Angkor Wat – why do women dominate the largest religious structure on earth and who were these ancient Khmer women depicted in the temples?
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