Posts Tagged "Mellow Yellow Monday"

APAD 363: Vanilla ice, ice cream

Posted by The Insider on Sep 10, 2012 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, Cambodia, Cambodia life, Expat Life, What's On in Cambodia | 2 comments

My husband and I were out running errands last Saturday. It was hot, as usual, so we bought a tub of ice cream on the way home.

You can’t go wrong with ice cream on a hot day.

I’m a chocolate person so you’d expect I’d get one but my husband likes vanilla, especially with this ice cream brand. The solution? We bought the vanilla ice cream and a chocolate syrup to satiate my chocolate craving. Compromise. It’s a win-win situation for us both.

APAD 358: Yellow bell?

Posted by The Insider on Sep 3, 2012 in A Photo a Day, sights, That's My World | 3 comments

Here’s a photo of a flower from our old garden.

Is this a yellow bell flower? I don’t know either.

APAD 354: Spirit houses

Posted by The Insider on Aug 27, 2012 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, Cambodia life, sights, That's My World, What's On in Cambodia | 5 comments

Golden spirit houses are a common fixture everywhere in Cambodia.

There are no fastfood restaurants with golden arches here yet but we do have lots of establishments that have golden spirit houses at their entrances.

Spirit houses are common fixtures here even in shopping malls. Everyday before stores or shops open to the public, the owners or staff light incense sticks and offer prayers as well as fruits to their dead ancestors to give them good sales, good luck and happiness.

APAD 349: Wild flower

Posted by The Insider on Aug 20, 2012 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, sights, That's My World | 3 comments

Saw this plant while we were flying kites at a reclaimed area just outside Phnom Penh. The yellow flowers are very small and pretty dainty but seem to be tough having survived and thrived in this harsh (sandy and very dry) environment.

Wild yellow flower.

APAD 344: Pretty yellow summer flowers

Posted by The Insider on Aug 13, 2012 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, Cambodia life, Signs, That's My World, transportation, What's On in Cambodia | 1 comment

It is still hot and dry in Phnom Penh despite the fact that we are supposed to be already in the rainy/wet season. The heat is sweltering and one time two weeks ago I stayed outdoors flying kites for a few hours and got myself a nasty sunburn.  I’m still waiting for my sunburn to heal

Anyways, speaking of summers… summers in Cambodia meant the blossoming of the of these  flower trees around the city, called phka loeung or royal yellow flower. Aren’t they pretty?

These pretty royal yellow flowers are what cherry blossoms are in Tokyo.

I believe the summer season in the Penh is not complete without these pretty yellow blossoms! So you see, even these flower trees are confused about the weather.