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APAD 289: Flags of the world

Posted by The Insider on Apr 24, 2012 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, sights, That's My World, What's On in Cambodia | 0 comments

… or some of them, at least, in this picture.

Riverside, Phnom Penh

APAD 288: Exclusivity

Posted by The Insider on Apr 23, 2012 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, Cambodia, sights, That's My World, What's On in Cambodia | 3 comments

Yellow villas exclusive for the haves of Cambodia.

Are they pretty or not? You be the judge.
These villas are located in one of the newly completed exclusive subdivisions in the reclaimed Koh Pich(Diamond Island) just behind the Sofitel Pokeethra Hotel in Phnom Penh. I heard these villas are sold in ridiculously high prices (with a special rate allegedly beginning at $1000,000) per unit. There are also smaller villas as well as apartment units and they are also in yellow. I don’t why  the chosen colour is yellow but it seems to me that yellow is NOW the colour of exclusivity.

APAD 282: My own private gym

Posted by The Insider on Mar 29, 2012 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, Cambodia, Cambodia life, sights, Signs, That's My World, What's On in Cambodia | 4 comments

Just a wishful thinking but, hey, it’s cool to have this building in our neightbourhood. You gotta love the name of this recreation centre. For sure you will have a good time there!

Text on the sign:
Good Time Health and Fitness
Opening Soon

It is nearly finished and, according to the sign, it will house a gym, swimming pool, and courts for tennis, badminton, squash, and pingpong, sauna and beauty parlour. Also, a mini-mart and coffee shop will be in the same building.

Oh, did I also say that it’s just across, a stone’s throw from, my apartment.  Now how good is that?

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APAD 281: Pre-loved gowns, anyone?

Posted by The Insider on Mar 28, 2012 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, Cambodia, Cambodia life, Expat Life, Shopping, sights, What's On in Cambodia | 0 comments

Sure, why not? Will you?

Story here.

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APAD 280: Mushrooms and cockroaches

Posted by The Insider on Mar 27, 2012 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, Cambodia, Cambodia life, market, sights, That's My World, transportation, What's On in Cambodia | 3 comments

Taken on top of the O’Russei Market, at the rooftop parking area. What a view.

For some reason, the umbrellas look like mushrooms and the tuk-tuks resemble cockroaches that are on parade.

APAD 279: Phnom Penh’s summer trees

Posted by The Insider on Mar 26, 2012 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, Cambodia, Cambodia life, sights, That's My World, transportation | 7 comments

Yes, these lovely flower trees are back and the streets of Phnom Penh are covered in a bright explosion of yellow. They are beautiful and striking, don’t you think so? The first time I saw them I  really got smitten.

This is how it looks like in my neighbourhood now. I hope I don’t forget to find a couple of seed pods to send to my mother. She, too, loves flowers and this flower tree will add colour to our small piece of homelot.

I should have taken more pictures but I’m inside a moving car and didn’t exactly fancy getting out lest I inhale smoke from the vehicles and worsen my allergy.