APAD 177: Dress up, dress down
Oops, I’m not Wordless again so please excuse.
Two Saturdays ago, my husband and I set out on a market tour… and we had Olympic Market in our sights. To those who don’t know, shopping here in Cambodia is quite an adventure, a treat for the senses, and Olympic Market didn’t disappoint us.
The Olympic Market is a three-storey building located near the Olympic Stadium, hence the name… It houses hundreds of small shops and stalls that form a dizzying maze. However, it is one of the best places to find nice fabrics, including Cambodian silk, wholesale goods, traditional Khmer dresses as well as imported ones from China, Hongkong, Korea, Thailand and Vietnam.
Once inside this maze-like market, we didn’t know where we were going or where we’d end up but that was part of the adventure! As we walked around, climbing the stairs up and back down again, there were so much for our eyes to take in. If only taking photos wasn’t attracting too much unwanted attention, I would have taken tons!
Here are but two photos.
This is just one of the shops inside Olympic market that sells RTWs (ready-to-wear). These are Cambodian party dresses. They are pretty and colourful and a bit over-the-top with the beadworks and glitters. I wanted to pick one to wear for the looming board meeting just to see the reaction of the board members to the new girl in the office! Lol. Of course I am kidding!
I also found some mannequins “werking” there.
There’s something about them. The longer I stare at them, the more they creeped me out.
APAD 175: Budhhism
Sooooorry for the lack of posts.
I now have a job and it’s been full on!
I know it’s just a matter of getting myself organised so, please bear with me for the moment.
This painting caught my attention while on Street 178 near the National Museum. Street 178 is known as the Art Street. There the road is lined with local art galleries and sculpture shops.
It shows an enlightened Buddha, sitting and surrounded by disciples, shortly after he reached Nirvana.
APAD 171: Irresistible
Last Saturday, my husband and I went to Sorya Mall to hunt for that elusive man jeans. We did find a pair, not in Sorya but in Central Market. But I digress.
Before heading home, we decided to drop by the shoes department at the 2nd (or 3rd floor). There the Zebra stora was beckoning to me. I realised we needed a new sauce pan and a food carrier (for me) so off we went. Surprisingly, most of the items there were on discounted rates!
I could not resist the yellow-tags and came home with these:
Who can resist the yellow tag? Not me.
A stainless steel sauce pan and a two-layer tiffin food carrier. I ditched my old plastic lunch boxes already and turn to this traditional Asian lunch box 🙂
APAD 170: Workplace
That day when I went to work very early…
Just 30mins after this photo was taken, the place was suddenly abuzz. The half-empty lot was filled with vehicles and people poured in a matter of time. This is where I work.
This week’s my first week at work so obviously I’m trying to make a good impression. Since it’s been a long while that I was idle, I must say I was excited and a little nervous about going back and be part of the workforce again. You can say that the long years of staying at home has tremendously diminished my confidence. I was afraid I would feel alone (having no friends yet) and confused (don’t know the system yet). Surprisingly the first day wasn’t a hard one. My colleagues were welcoming (we clicked instantly) and helpful as I began settling in my work.
And so begins another chapter…
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