APAD 175: Hard life
In my previous posts, I posted a photo showing the flooded ricefield in one Cambodian province. Apparently, there are areas where the water has subsided a bit. But look at what the rains did to the only only road that links this village to the next.
While the rainy season provides the much-need water for irrigation of crops and domestic consumption, too much of rain also is a bane to farmers, drowning their crops and other sources of livelihood. Such is the life of farmers and villagers in rural areas. While I’m writing this, the sky is getting darker and I can see the rain clouds hovering. Looks like it is going to be a wet, wet afternoon again.
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APAD 171: Souvenir Cambodian Tshirts
Tourists who want to bring home a piece of Cambodia are not disappointed because there are hundreds, and I mean hundreds, of souvenir shops all over the country. Ranging from beautiful silk cloths to Angkorian and Buddhist-themed carvings, to silverwork and precious and semi-precious gems, to the most traditional souveniris of all Cambodian souvenirs – the krama, a checkered, multi-purpose scarf unique only to Cambodia. However, most young tourists still prefer pretty funky Tshirts with deSIGNS like below:
Funky deSIGNS. I especially love the DRUNKNMUNKY shirt, don’t you?
They are made of cotton, come sin different colours, and sizes and they’re sold less than the price of a cheeseburger – so cheap!
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APAD 170: Pchum Ben holiday jam
This is how the roads were like same day, last week. People rushing to go home for the holidays.
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APAD 165: Flooding in Cambodia
Took this photo just this afternoon on our way home, around 5.30pm. We were driving along Sisowath Quay and I noticed that the water in the river is very high. A few more inches and the water will surely overflow to the main road.
The rising water level in the river is due to the incessant rains the past weeks. In fact, floods hit some parts of the country since last month and there have been reports of deaths. According to Relief Web, about 100 people have been reported dead. The Cambodian National Committee for Disaster Management also reported that approximately 90,300 families in 15 provinces have been affected, around 170,000 hectares of rice fields and 63,000 homes were under water.
To those who have generous hearts, please donate some canned goods and clothings to the Cambodian Red Cross.
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APAD 162: Royal Palace at night
This is my favourite photo of the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh at night. It was taken with my trusty point-and-shoot camera while my husband and I were enjoying the night river cruise.
The lights decorating the Royal Palace creates a golden (almost embossed) outline of the building amidst the blackness of the night. It was a fantastic sight, almost like something magical and surreal you read about in many fairy tales.
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APAD 150: What good is it for? Part 2
The part 1 is here.
The following day, I went back to the same market to get a supply of yarn for my crochet tutorials. Look what greeted me –
More motorcycles parked under the No Parking sign on broad daylight and for the public to see!
I was tempted to break out in a song beginning with the words in my blog title but…
This is just wrong, plain and simple. Some people think signs are made for everybody
but them.
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