All things Khmer

>Mellow Yellow Monday 004: Ooh, kari!

Posted by The Insider on Nov 2, 2009 in A Photo a Day, All things Khmer, food, Mellow Yellow Monday | 9 comments

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Dear friends, I am now back into circulation again after months and months of being out of the blogosphere. I hope you will still take me in.

For my come-back entry, here I am posting some of the spices that I use to make the Khmer curry called kari saramann that I made a while ago. Can you identify some of the spices?

If not, head over to the comment section where you’ll find the answers 🙂

Have a great week everyone!

>Pixel Bug Weekend 001: Sambo the Elephant

Posted by The Insider on Nov 1, 2009 in A Photo a Day, All things Khmer, Cambodia life, Phnom Penh, Pixel Bug Weekend | 4 comments

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More than a month ago, I promised Sassy Mom to join her Pixel Bug Weekend Meme. Well, to make the story short, I broke that promise simply because there were too many things for me to do that I’d forgotten all about it. Apologies, Sassy Mom. I hope it is not yet too late to join.

So for my first entry for the Pixel Bug Weekend, I am featuring Sambo, the elephant.
Sambo is the legendary elephant in Phnom Penh. Everyday, at Wat Phnom, she works there carrying tourists and locals on her back for a short walk around the temple. Every 4-5pm Sambo and her mahout are seen walking along Sisowath Quay as they head home. While I may be too chicken to get a ride, I had the opportunity to see him close enough one afternoon. I was waiting for a tuk-tuk when I spotted her ambling along the riverside. She stopped at La Croisette, just a few meters across me, and patiently waited for treats from the restaurant employees, customers and bystanders. She returned the kind gesture by entertaining them much to the delight of the crowd.

>Phnom Penh traffic

Posted by The Insider on Jul 16, 2009 in A Photo a Day, All things Khmer, Cambodia life, mobile uploads, moto-dups, Phnom Penh, transportation | 0 comments

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Modes of transpo in the city
It’s not like this everyday you know. It could get worse.

>Back to the grind!

Posted by The Insider on Jul 10, 2009 in A Photo a Day, All things Khmer, Cambodia life, downtown, mobile uploads, Phnom Penh | 0 comments

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Bumper-to-bumper traffic in Phnom Penh

>That’s My World 003: Psah Kandal, Phnom Penh

Posted by The Insider on Apr 21, 2009 in A Photo a Day, All things Khmer, culture, festivals, Phnom Penh, sights, That's My World, What's On | 6 comments

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Traffic frenzy a day before the Khmer New Year. See story here.

>Mellow Yellow Monday 003: Khmer New Year Offering

Posted by The Insider on Apr 20, 2009 in A Photo a Day, All things Khmer, Cambodia life, festivals, Mellow Yellow Monday, sights | 6 comments

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Last week, we celebrated the Khmer New Year. It’s a 3-day celebration that started last April 14 and ended on April 16. Buddhists believed that on the first day of the New Year, apsaras or devatas (Khmer angels) descend to replace the old ones here guarding the earth. On the photo is my landlady preparing her “altar”, filled with candles, incense, fruits and other food to greet the new batch of angels. To know more about how the Khmer New Year is celebration, please read this post.