Phnom Penh

>Pixel Bug Weekend 001: Sambo the Elephant

Posted by The Insider on Nov 1, 2009 in A Photo a Day, All things Khmer, Cambodia life, Phnom Penh, Pixel Bug Weekend | 4 comments

More than a month ago, I promised Sassy Mom to join her Pixel Bug Weekend Meme. Well, to make the story short, I broke that promise simply because there were too many things for me to do that I’d forgotten all about it. Apologies, Sassy Mom. I hope it is not yet too late to join.

So for my first entry for the Pixel Bug Weekend, I am featuring Sambo, the elephant.
Sambo is the legendary elephant in Phnom Penh. Everyday, at Wat Phnom, she works there carrying tourists and locals on her back for a short walk around the temple. Every 4-5pm Sambo and her mahout are seen walking along Sisowath Quay as they head home. While I may be too chicken to get a ride, I had the opportunity to see him close enough one afternoon. I was waiting for a tuk-tuk when I spotted her ambling along the riverside. She stopped at La Croisette, just a few meters across me, and patiently waited for treats from the restaurant employees, customers and bystanders. She returned the kind gesture by entertaining them much to the delight of the crowd.

>Phnom Penh traffic

Posted by The Insider on Jul 16, 2009 in A Photo a Day, All things Khmer, Cambodia life, mobile uploads, moto-dups, Phnom Penh, transportation | 0 comments

Modes of transpo in the city
It’s not like this everyday you know. It could get worse.

>Back to the grind!

Posted by The Insider on Jul 10, 2009 in A Photo a Day, All things Khmer, Cambodia life, downtown, mobile uploads, Phnom Penh | 0 comments

Bumper-to-bumper traffic in Phnom Penh

>Skywatch Friday 005: Rain in summer

Posted by The Insider on Apr 24, 2009 in A Photo a Day, Cambodia life, Phnom Penh, sights, Skywatch Friday | 2 comments

I actually have a different photo for today’s Skywatch Friday but as I am writing this, thunder is rolling and it’s punctuated by flashes of lightning… ominously signaling that the rain is coming.

And rain did come.
So I went outside to snap the photo above.

Notice the flooded streets?
It’s a normal sight, and I can only imagine what it’s like all over Phnom Penh. An hour of heavy rain in the city is like being in a water-world. I kid you not. Yes, we are currently experiencing rains and thunderstorms in the middle of the dry season. Some freak weather we have here…