What’s On In Cambodia

APAD 157: Shrine

Posted by The Insider on Jul 9, 2013 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, Cambodia life, Cycle 2, sights, That's My World, What's On in Cambodia | 0 comments

My husband and I put on our explorer hats last Sunday and went on a walking tour of our new neighbourhood. We saw this local shrine. It is interesting to note the swastika sign on the pavilion on the right. It is actually called a swastika brahma.

APAD 156: Monsoon

Posted by The Insider on Jul 7, 2013 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, Cycle 2, That's My World, What's On in Cambodia | 3 comments

Just an hour or so of rain and this is what happens in our neighbourhood.

APAD 155: Golden hare

Posted by The Insider on Jul 4, 2013 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, Cambodia life, Cycle 2, Expat Life, Signs of Times, That's My World, What's On in Cambodia | 3 comments

Old-school Khmer signs.

APAD 154: Colourful

Posted by The Insider on Jul 3, 2013 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, sights, That's My World, What's On in Cambodia | 2 comments

APAD 153: Wooden house

Posted by The Insider on Jul 2, 2013 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, Cambodia life, Cycle 2, Expat Life, sights, That's My World, What's On in Cambodia | 5 comments

I’m so in love with this Khmer traditional wooden house (see picture). A traditional Khmer house is typically built on stilts, about 2-3ms above the ground.

When my husband and I finally decide to settle, our dream house will definitely bear some features of a Khmer house – an external staircase that leads up to the living area, with wooden beams and shutters, and a wrap-around balcony. The ground area serve will also serve as the parking space or a recreation place; it can also serve as a resting area (hang our hammocks and doze off to lala-land!), or, can be a dirty kitchen.