Cambodia Life

APAD 321: The flight of the delta

Posted by The Insider on Jul 6, 2012 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, Cambodia life, Expat Life, sights, That's My World | 7 comments

For the first time, I flew a kite last week. As in, on my own, without supervision. It was a quick decision and a good one at that. The weather cooperated, as you can see, and the clouds were giving us a good show! This is the delta kite that I flew. It’s made by my husband from materials bought locally.

Is it a bird? A plane? No, it’s a delta kite! What a fabulous sky as background for the delta kite.

The kite measures about 3meters in length and 1.5meters in height, and weighs around 600grams. Pretty big, alright but it was very light. It was up in the air, soaring up to probably a hundred meters, and it stayed there for a long time. Needless to say, I came home with my skin darker than before and with a tan line to boot. But it was fun.

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APAD 319: Vintage sewing machines

Posted by The Insider on Jul 4, 2012 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, Cambodia life, Expat Life, That's My World, What's On in Cambodia | 3 comments

Aren’t they gorgeous? I brought one home, a Singer.

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APAD 318: Street sights

Posted by The Insider on Jul 3, 2012 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, Cambodia, Cambodia life, sights, That's My World | 3 comments

The Sisowath Quay and the riverside areas in Phnom Penh are two of the places where a large concentration of bars and restaurants are located. During daytime, it looks like this. Traffic could be worse at certain times of the day.

Typical street scene in Phnom Penh’s riverside, taken just last month.

The moment the sun goes down this part of the city comes alive as tourists and locals and expats alike come down here for a good night out. Across the establishments, the riverfront has also become more popular to promenaders and health buffs as there are several exercise machines installed there recently.

APAD 317: Big kites

Posted by The Insider on Jul 2, 2012 in A Photo a Day, Cambodia life, Expat Life, That's My World, What's On in Cambodia | 7 comments

And then they are three…

Two fled kites and one delta, all hand-made.

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APAD 316: Sunset over Tuol Kork

Posted by The Insider on Jun 29, 2012 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, Cambodia life, Expat Life, sights, That's My World | 4 comments

Saturday afternoons have become kite-flying time for us in the hood. When I say “us” it includes the neighbourhood kids who are in my husband’s English class and their siblings, apart from me, my husband and my younger brother.

Last week we started at 5.30pm. Surprisingly the sun was still up. The kids love this weekly activity because it not only engages them to speak English but they also get to fly kites (made by my husband) and chase them while flying low. It is a different kind of thrill for them, something these kids have not done as they are mostly occupied with computer and video games at home.

While they were busy running around, I noticed the beautiful sky. The sun’s golden rays were starting to fade as darkness started to creep in to make way for the darkness to envelop the sky.