Cambodia

APAD 070: Find Miss Igorota

Posted by The Insider on Jan 15, 2013 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, Cambodia, Cycle 2, sights, That's My World, travel, What's On in Cambodia | 2 comments

Here you can see carved columns of a world-renowned temple that are about 900 years old, if I am not mistaken.

apad 070 where in the world is miss igorota

So can you spot Miss Igorota in the picture? Can you also guess where in the world is Miss Igorota at the moment?

So, Miss Igorota is a travelling doll from the Philippines inspired by the traveling gnome in the movie “Amelie”. The blog, Postcards from Miss Igorota is a collaborative project, of bloggers from the Philippines, USA, Cambodia, Austria, Ireland, Singapore and the UAE collectively known as the Sisterhood of the Traveling Igorota.

To know more about Miss Igorota, her travels and the bloggers behind the blog, please visit the blog, Postcards from Miss Igorota. Thanks 😀

APAD 068: Ferrari?

Posted by The Insider on Jan 10, 2013 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, Cambodia, Cambodia life, Cycle 2, sights, Signs of Times, That's My World, transportation, travel, Uncategorized, What's On in Cambodia | 4 comments

Yours?
It’s red-hot alright but looks a lot like my younger brother’s matchbox.
It’s a strange little thing, obviously another rip off.

This car is definitely an attention-getter! Now I want to hear its mighty roar, hahahaha.

APAD 065: Vietnamese food

Posted by The Insider on Jan 7, 2013 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, Cambodia, Cambodia life, Cycle 2, Expat Life, food, That's My World, What's On in Cambodia | 0 comments

Just sampling Vietnamese dishes at one of the local restaurants in the city.

I’ve had better Vietnamese food elsewhere.

Some are too oily but the others are good. The yellow crepe is called banh xeo which I like. It doesn’t taste as good as the ones bought inside the Russian market though.

Offering a buffet lunch that costs only $6 per person, the restaurant offers a decent spread of Khmer-Thai-Vietnamese dishes. Drinks are not included. It’s a reasonable price. No wonder it gets crowded at lunchtime with local customers and tourists that arrive busloads after busloads.

APAD 064: Riverside exhibit

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

Here’s one of the exhibits that was part of this year’s Photo Phnom Penh Festival.

The Festival has just concluded on the 31st of December.

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.