That’s My World

APAD 070: Find Miss Igorota

Posted by The Insider on Jan 15, 2013 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, Cambodia, Cycle 2, sights, That's My World, travel, What's On in Cambodia | 2 comments

Here you can see carved columns of a world-renowned temple that are about 900 years old, if I am not mistaken.

apad 070 where in the world is miss igorota

So can you spot Miss Igorota in the picture? Can you also guess where in the world is Miss Igorota at the moment?

So, Miss Igorota is a travelling doll from the Philippines inspired by the traveling gnome in the movie “Amelie”. The blog, Postcards from Miss Igorota is a collaborative project, of bloggers from the Philippines, USA, Cambodia, Austria, Ireland, Singapore and the UAE collectively known as the Sisterhood of the Traveling Igorota.

To know more about Miss Igorota, her travels and the bloggers behind the blog, please visit the blog, Postcards from Miss Igorota. Thanks 😀

APAD 068: Ferrari?

Posted by The Insider on Jan 10, 2013 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, Cambodia, Cambodia life, Cycle 2, sights, Signs of Times, That's My World, transportation, travel, Uncategorized, What's On in Cambodia | 4 comments

Yours?
It’s red-hot alright but looks a lot like my younger brother’s matchbox.
It’s a strange little thing, obviously another rip off.

This car is definitely an attention-getter! Now I want to hear its mighty roar, hahahaha.

APAD 67: American classic

Posted by The Insider on Jan 9, 2013 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, Cambodia life, Cycle 2, Expat Life, sights, That's My World, Uncategorized, What's On in Cambodia | 1 comment

Could it be?

Saw this along the Russian Boulevard on our way to Mike’s BurgerHouse one night. Could it be a 1950s American classic? I think it’s a beauty.

Go to Wordless Wednesday for more entries.

APAD 66: Ampalaya. Bow.

Posted by The Insider on Jan 8, 2013 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, Cambodia life, Cycle 2, Expat Life, That's My World, What's On in Cambodia | 0 comments

I have this ambitious goal of growing my food. A lot of my friends scoffed at the idea because not only that it is ambitious but also impossible since my husband and I live in a second floor (that’s the first floor for my Filipino readers) an apartment.

Well, I’m not the one to be dissuaded so easily. I planted seeds in pots. In the last quarter of 2012, I planted bitter gourd seeds in a big pot in our veranda and, well, needless to say, I am now enjoying the fruits of my labour. Pun intended.

See what I mean? In November, the lone ampalaya (bitter gourd) plant that survived amongst how many seeds I buried in the pot started flowering. By December, yellow flowers were blooming where some of them eventually turned into baby ampalayas. Not all of the baby ampalayas matured. A lot turned yellow, must be from the cool weather; but there are more flowers coming out every day.

I’m excited, of course.
Since the first week of 2013, I already picked four pieces of bitter gourd! Two already ended up in my tummy after I cooked them with monggo (mung beans), kalabasa (squash) and pork. The remaining two were picked only this morning 🙂 They’re smaller in size compared to the ones available at the market but they’re ampalaya nonetheless. What’s more, they’re basically organic. No pesticides, no nothing. I regularly water them every afternoon and dump my biodegrable stuff (mostly vegetable peelings) on that pot.

I know it’s not that much and it’s too early to boast but a girl has got to start from somewhere. It dawned on me: if I could grow ampalaya on pots from my apartment’s veranda, how much more if I have a small piece of land? Imagine that. I know, I’m so simple like a country lass, hahaha.

APAD 065: Vietnamese food

Posted by The Insider on Jan 7, 2013 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, Cambodia, Cambodia life, Cycle 2, Expat Life, food, That's My World, What's On in Cambodia | 0 comments

Just sampling Vietnamese dishes at one of the local restaurants in the city.

I’ve had better Vietnamese food elsewhere.

Some are too oily but the others are good. The yellow crepe is called banh xeo which I like. It doesn’t taste as good as the ones bought inside the Russian market though.

Offering a buffet lunch that costs only $6 per person, the restaurant offers a decent spread of Khmer-Thai-Vietnamese dishes. Drinks are not included. It’s a reasonable price. No wonder it gets crowded at lunchtime with local customers and tourists that arrive busloads after busloads.