Posted by The Insider on Apr 12, 2011 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, That's My World | 3 comments
Driving on our way back home today, we took a turn into a smaller back road in Tuol Sangke commune (Russei Keo district) where a lot of garment factories are located. We passed by Psah Tuoch (small market) and looking up these familiar sights greet me every time – electric posts (EDC sub-station is just close by) that look like scare-crows and messy and tangled electric wires. I’ve seen worse than this in some parts of the city (and other Asian cities I’ve been t,o, especially in Manila) and you can only imagine how the electricians work on them!
I remember one of the instances when my husband and I sat in the veranda of our old apartment overlooking the road in Street 63. We witnessed how a rat the size of an adult cat run along electric wires, from our neighbour’s to the apartment across the road – que horror! These wires have become their private super-highways to wherever they wish to go.
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Posted by The Insider on Apr 5, 2011 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, That's My World | 1 comment
This is a typical traffic scene in Phnom Penh.
Moto-dop (motorcycle taxi) driver wearing crash helmet, check.
How many people can a moto-dop hold/carry? This is a favourite subject of discussion amongst expats and tourists here in Cambodia.
It depends. With cargos, or without? hahaha.
But in this particular picture, can you make a guess?
Answer: A grand total of 4, excluding the driver. A woman, presumably the mother, sat side-saddle with a toddler standling on her lap, check (very dangerous!). A little girl squished between her and the driver, check. Plus another girl in front of the driver, with the pink plastic bank, probably sitting on the gas tank, check. Actually, last year, I have seen and photographed a moto-dop with eight 8 people on it. Unbelievable!
Now you imagine that.
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Posted by The Insider on Mar 29, 2011 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, Angkor Wat, That's My World | 3 comments
This is one of my favourite photos of Angkor Wat Temple. This was taken by my husband on the first time we went to Angkor Wat together.
This is a truly wonderful Khmer architectural masterpiece and the source of national pride of the Cambodians.
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Posted by The Insider on Mar 10, 2009 in A Photo a Day, All things Khmer, Cambodia life, Kep, rural, sights, That's My World | 9 comments
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One of my favorite things to do on weekends is to go for a bike ride around Kep with my husband early in the morning. Kep is only a small city with 11 villages in total. It takes about an hour’s easy ride to go from one end to another. All throughout the way, the breeze is refreshing and the view — fantastic!
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Posted by The Insider on Mar 2, 2009 in A Photo a Day, All things Khmer, Cambodia life, Phnom Penh, sights, That's My World, transportation, Wordless Wednesday | 0 comments
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This is my first entry to That’s My World, a cool weekly photo-meme giving participants the opportunity to show what’s on in your part of the world. For more views all over the world, please go to That’s My World. I think I am one day early though *lol*.
Tonle Bassac River
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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