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APAD 245: Living in Cambodia: Circles

Posted by The Insider on Jan 25, 2012 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, Cambodia, Cambodia life, downtown, Expat Life, sights, That's My World, transportation, What's On in Cambodia | 1 comment

Random things I see when I get stuck in traffic:

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APAD 170: Pchum Ben holiday jam

Posted by The Insider on Oct 5, 2011 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, Cambodia, Cambodia life, downtown, festivals, people, Phnom Penh, sights, That's My World, transportation, What's On in Cambodia, Wordless Wednesday | 4 comments

This is how the roads were like same day, last week. People rushing to go home for the holidays.

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APAD 166: Tuk-tuk advertising

Posted by The Insider on Sep 28, 2011 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, Cambodia, Cambodia life, downtown, Photo Hunt, Signs, transportation | 20 comments

Most companies these days have learned to use tuk-tuks as tools to promote their businesses or create awareness for some. Not only that it is a lot, lot cheaper than other advertising tools, it is unique and effective as, obviously, tuk-tuks are visible throughout the city as they move around.

Tuk-tuks, or auto-rickshaws, are motor vehicles that are one of the common modes of transportation in South and Southeast Asia, especially as a vehicle for hire.

I was surprised to see this old-school style of sign along Kampuchea Krom Boulevard the other week. It’s very rare to find this kind nowadays as most signs are now digitally-made. The sign is actually showing a list of places of interest in Phom Penh.

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APAD 154: Self-portrait

Posted by The Insider on Sep 8, 2011 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, buildings, Cambodia, Cambodia life, downtown, Phnom Penh, sights, Signs | 1 comment

… of Paige, the Pajero, that is. Paige is our trusty, 25year-old car that we bought here in Phnom Penh some four years ago. The red light was on and we stopped right n front of this shop.

The sign says it’s a decorative glass shop but because of the sun’s glare and our distance we could not really see what’s inside or what’s behind the glass door except Paige’s reflection.

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APAD 144: Phnom Penh’s Noodle House

Posted by The Insider on Aug 21, 2011 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, Cambodia, Cambodia life, cheap eats, downtown, drinks, food, friends, Mellow Yellow Monday, Phnom Penh, Signs | 0 comments

The sign that never fails to send my salivary glands into a frenzy!

A new find – this noodle-house is a gem! My fellow foodie and I were craving for noodles after watching a movie last week. We consulted our pocket guide and decided to try out this noodle-house along the riverside. With that in mind we hailed a tuk-tuk and directed the driver to go to the riverside. When we reached Street 130, we got off the tuktuk still not knowing where exactly the restaurant is. So, we just wandered off the Psah Kandal 1 area despite the heat. When we saw this sign, we knew right away that this was where we wanted to be – and it’s going to be in our list of great and cheap eats in Phnom Penh.The Noodle House is sort of a street-side cafe with a cosy, friendly atmosphere. They serve all kinds of Asian noodles, especially la mien, or the Chinese pulled-noodles, and they are made fresh everyday. The menu is still small but diverse enough that my friend and I vowed to come back to sample each item in their menu. And oh, the smoothies are a must-try! This street-side noodle-house-cum-cafe is located at the ground floor of a newly-refurbished French colonial style apartment.

Noodle House
#32 AE, St. 130
Psah Kandal 1
Phnom Penh
Tel: 077 919 110