Cambodia life

APAD 260: Tela logo

Posted by The Insider on Feb 20, 2012 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, Cambodia life, Expat Life, sights | 0 comments

Finally our Internet is back after a week of disconnection. We had a problem with our ISP and decided to discontinue using the service. Luckily, within a week we have a new ISP. So now, back to regular blog updates.

At the gasoline station near our place:

Interesting logo of a local gasoline station – a seven-headed river serpent called the naga in green colour and it looks it is spewing a red flame.

APAD 257: Meak Bochea

Posted by The Insider on Feb 14, 2012 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, Cambodia, Cambodia life, Our World Tuesday, Signs, That's My World, What's On in Cambodia | 0 comments

One week ago today, Cambodia celebrated the Buddhist holy day called Meak Bochea. This is a little known Buddhist holiday, but for the devout Buddhists, it is a key holiday in the Buddhist calendar.

Falling approximately three months before the widely celebrated Visaka Bochea, informally known as Buddha’s Birthday, Meak Bochea commemorates they day that the spiritual leader Gautam Buddha announced his future; the death and accompanying nirvana into which he would enter. (Source)

Meak Bochea is a public holiday in Cambodia and all government offices and even schools are closed to allow people to go to their wats (temples) and offer food to the monks and pray.

APAD 256: Yummy yellow curry

Posted by The Insider on Feb 13, 2012 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, Cambodia life, Expat Life, food, That's My World | 3 comments

One of my favourites! Chicken deliciously cooked in creamy coconut milk with various herbs and spices. Mildly hot and spicy. Chicken curry – whether red, green or yellow – is an everyday fare for most Cambodians and Thais. For us, foreigners, it is a special dish serve on special occasions.

APAD 254: Danger. Mines.

Posted by The Insider on Feb 9, 2012 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, Cambodia, Cambodia life, sights, That's My World, What's On in Cambodia | 8 comments

This big sign greets commuters along (north of) Monivong Boulevard reminding everyone that up to this day, land mines are still threatening the lives of many Cambodians.

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APAD 253: Cargo

Posted by The Insider on Feb 8, 2012 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, Cambodia, Cambodia life, Signs, That's My World, transportation | 2 comments

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APAD 252: A pair of eyes

Posted by The Insider on Feb 7, 2012 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, Cambodia, Cambodia life, sights, That's My World, transportation | 0 comments

The two coiled wire jutting from the back of the truck looks like a pair of eyes staring back at me.

There’s just so many interesting and crazy things going on and they come right at you in all directions. Luckily I have my digicam with me all the time!