APAD 093: Temple guardians
Saw this at the pond inside Prasat Vihear Sour two weeks ago.
If I am not mistaken these are temple guardians called “dvarapalas” or the mythical monsters called “kala”.
Either a “dvarapala” or a “kala”, they are the guardians of the temple and are decorative elements in Khmer architectures and structures.
APAD 092: Prasat Vihear Sour
I don’t exactly know what it means in English but this particular wat attracts numerous local and foreign tourists because its architectural style is based on that of the Angkor Wat. It is constructed using a mix of cement and cement between 1996 to 1998 to a whopping amount of — wait for it – about one million dollars. WHEW!
Prasat Vihear Sour does look like Angkor Wat, isn’t it? Which is why it has earned the nickname “the new Angkor Wat”.
The money used is said to have been raised from local and foreign sources.
We went there during the Chinese New Year and it was located inside a sprawling compound with lots of trees and shade. There are also other new but smaller structures, still bearing the same architectural style. It has also an amazing archway decorated with giant-faces just like the faces that are found in the temples of Bayon.
APAD 091: Crochet mini-hearts applique
Last week I signed up at Stash-Buster Challenge and my first ever project was the crochet mini hearts applique.
Since it was close to the Valentine’s day, I used these mini-hearts as embellishments for my Valentine’s card and gift tags or mini-bookmarks that you see below:
Yes, I’m “crafty” like that 🙂
I used brown kraft card stock, washi tapes, rubber stamps, metallic pen and baker’s twines. They were all hand-punched, hand-drawn and hand-stamped. Yes, I’m one of those followers of the handmade movement 🙂
APAD 090: Postal love
This, along with other crafting stuff, came in the mail some weeks ago. They were sent by a very good friend from the US who never fails to surprise me with her thoughtfulness and kindness. I treasure all the presents she sent me but not as much as I treasure her!
Chocolove – chocolate and love in one bar 🙂 Love the postal marks and the golden seal!
Like Christmas, we’re not big on Valentine’s day but I thought this would be a neat entry for today, considering the occasion 😛 People, like my dear, friend drive home the fact, no matter how cliche it may sound, that love – any kind of love – makes the whole go round, indeed 🙂
APAD 086: Barber shack
As you may already know, we again went on a road trip over the past weekend. I love embarking on road trips because I, and my husband, enjoy a change of “view” from time to time. We are still very much keen to see rural landscapes and lifestyles despite living here for several years now.
Here’s one of my favourite sights, hand-painted signs. Very rustic and retro in style. Can you guess what the sign is for?
One of the many roadside signs we saw during the road trip.
A barber shop, of course. Or more appropriately, a barber shack 🙂
The flag to the left of the sign is in half-mast as this photo was taken on the second day of the King-Father’s funeral ceremony.
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