Expat Life

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.

APAD 062: Hardrock bananas

Posted by The Insider on Jan 2, 2013 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, Cambodia, Cambodia life, Cycle 2, Expat Life, food, sights, That's My World, What's On in Cambodia | 3 comments

It’s been ten days since we bought this bunch of banana and it hasn’t ripened yet. Still hard as a rock.

When will these bananas ripen?

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APAD 060: Stamping

Posted by The Insider on Dec 31, 2012 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, Cambodia life, Cycle 2, Expat Life, sights, That's My World, What's On in Cambodia | 1 comment

My rubber stamps and other stamping materials just arrived and I cannot wait to begin working on my paper craft projects this year!

Let the stamping begin…!

The above rubber stamp was bought from a friend’s shop at Etsy. Pretty neat pattern, isn’t it?

APAD 058: Jacked-up

Posted by The Insider on Dec 26, 2012 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, Cambodia life, Cycle 2, Expat Life, sights, Signs of Times, That's My World, What's On in Cambodia | 0 comments

It’s the holiday season so… yeah. Businessmen feel the need to jack up the prices of goods during this time. Tssss.

They could’ve done it discreetly. Blech.

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APAD 056: Mint tea

Posted by The Insider on Dec 24, 2012 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, Cambodia life, Cycle 2, Expat Life, food, That's My World | 3 comments

Forget about coffee. Try the soothing mint tea at Beirut Restaurant at the riverside. They serve authentic Lebanese and middle-eastern fare at a very reasonable price.

A cup of mint tea to warm me up on a chilly morning.

APAD 055: Clear

Posted by The Insider on Dec 21, 2012 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, Cambodia life, Cycle 2, Expat Life, sights, That's My World, What's On in Cambodia | 0 comments

What else to do when stuck in traffic?

What else to do while stuck in a traffic? Why, sky-watching, of course!

This photo was taken along Monivong Boulevard last Sunday. It was between 10-11am, the sun was high and it was very hot. That probably caused a lot of people to be hot-tempered as well, lol.