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APAD 226: Rotunda

Posted by The Insider on Feb 17, 2014 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, Cambodia life, Cycle 2, sights, travel, What's On in Cambodia, work | 2 comments

Rotunda in Battambang.

This statue welcomes visitors as they arrive in Battambang town proper.

APAD 217: Woods

Posted by The Insider on Jan 28, 2014 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, Cambodia life, Cycle 2, sights, That's My World, travel, What's On in Cambodia, work | 3 comments

Greens as far as the eyes can see… Photo taken from a moving bus.

Field of dreams? Nah. Just a rubber plantation in Ratanakiri.

APAD 211: Golden hour

Posted by The Insider on Dec 31, 2013 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, Cambodia life, Cycle 2, sights, That's My World, travel, What's On in Cambodia, work | 3 comments

I think I have just captured the golden hour one afternoon while sightseeing in Yeak Lom Lake in Ratanakiri province.

A magical moment in Yeak Lom Lake frozen in time.

I bet fairies and nymphs come out to frolic here when no one is around.

APAD 209: Boeung Kansaeng

Posted by The Insider on Dec 24, 2013 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, Cambodia life, Cycle 2, sights, travel, What's On in Cambodia, work | 1 comment

I had the privilege of watching the sun rise (and sunsets, too) over the horizon during my stay in Ratanakiri. I and a colleague got up early in the morning and have a front seat view of the lake and the sunrise.

Early morning view of Boeung Kansaeng (Lake Kansaeng).

APAD 204: Bachelor houses

Posted by The Insider on Dec 17, 2013 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, Cambodia life, Cycle 2, That's My World, What's On in Cambodia, work | 1 comment

Continuing with my Ratanakiri story…

Ratanakiri, located in the far northeast of Cambodia, is home to several indigenous tribes most of which still reside in the jungles and practice their traditions pretty much the same way as they have in the past.

The Kroeungs, one of the indigenous hill tribes in Ratanakiri, and has one of the most interesting, unique traditions. It is customary for teenage boys and girls when they are 16-18 years to build so-called “bachelor/bachelorette” houses, such as the ones you see below.

Examples of the unique bachelor/bachelorette houses for teenagers of the Kroeung tribe in Ratanakiri.

To know more about this tradition, please click this link.

APAD 203: Sunset in Ratanakiri

Posted by The Insider on Dec 16, 2013 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, Cambodia life, Cycle 2, That's My World, What's On in Cambodia, work | 2 comments

After so many weeks, I’m back to blogging. Sorry folks, I was away.
In fact, I was in Ratanakiri province for Operation Smile Cambodia’s surgical mission there.

Ratanakiri has changed since the last time I was here (2002) but it has retained its rural charm. It’s the “winter” season there; the weather so much cooler than in Phnom Penh. At night, temperature dipped at about 15C. At one point, the parents of our patients built a bonfire in the hospital yard to keep them all warm.

Anyways, I want to share this beautiful sunset in Ratanakiri. The sun was slowly falling down the horizon, slowly hiding behind the hills of Ratanakiri. It was a lovely sight.

The day is done… gone the sun…