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APAD 200: Inked

Posted by on Nov 5, 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, work | 4 comments

Two months ago, while on a medical mission in Poipet in northwest of Cambodia, I met a monk in his early 20s. It was Operation Smile Cambodia’s surgical mission there and he was one of the many who patiently queued and waited for their turn to be screened by our international team of doctors.

I was surprised to see him with several tattoos which he consciously tried to hide and scars from previous piercings on his body. He told our volunteer doctor that, in his past life – meaning before he entered the monastery, he used to be a punk and had these “decorations” on his body. But he got tired of that kind of life and sought forgiveness and renewal. He laid down his secular clothes and exchanged them for saffron-coloured robes, as he decided to enter a monk’s life to pay for his past misdeeds, start anew and earn merits.

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Inked.

He is quite a character but nice enough to talk freely about his past. All this he told us as he was being screened. At the end of the day, he received a free injection for his keloid scars.

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APAD 195: Save Cambodia’s National Treasures

Posted by on Oct 17, 2013 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, Cambodia life, Cycle 2, Signs of Times, That's My World, What's On in Cambodia, work | 3 comments

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Please Protect Cambodia’s National Treasures: The Children

Sighted at the national road that leads to Poipet, an important border crossing between Cambodia and Thailand and the busiest of all borders, too. Sadly, this place is infamous for being a hotspot for gambling, scams, and trafficking (labourers, drugs, women and children).

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APAD 191: Flooded again

Posted by on Oct 11, 2013 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, Cambodia life, sights, That's My World, What's On in Cambodia, work | 1 comment

One hour of strong rain has resulted into this. How can I go home now?

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We have a swimming pool in the yard. It appears only when it rains.

Gotta get my neon orange bikini ready at all times.

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APAD 189: Potholes and mud

Posted by on Oct 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, work | 0 comments

It’s the rainy season – luckily, this didn’t get flooded.

potholes and mud rainy season in cambodia

Can’t escape this. Rainy season in Poipet (Banteay Meanchey Province) Cambodia.

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APAD 186: Christmas trees?

Posted by on Oct 2, 2013 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, Cambodia life, sights, transportation, travel, What's On in Cambodia, work | 0 comments

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Christmas trees are already up in many casinos in Poipet.

The Jenny Evolution

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APAD 185: Food

Posted by on Oct 1, 2013 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, Cambodia life, Expat Life, food, That's My World, What's On in Cambodia, work | 0 comments

While on our way to returning to Phnom Penh after a successful surgical mission in Poipet, we stopped in Battambang province for a quick lunch.

Lunch in Battambang

Lunch in Battambang

There was pouring rain when we arrived in town; it was wet and cold. But all the weariness and coldness quickly dissipated after a hearty meal.


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