Posts Tagged "Mellow Yellow Monday"

APAD 293: Refreshing

Posted by The Insider on Apr 30, 2012 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, That's My World, What's On in Cambodia | 6 comments

These are my favourite oranges from Battambang; They are sweet and tangy and costs only 10000riels a dozen ($2.50). The glass orange-squeezer is a gem of a find at a thrift shop for only $1.50. Now I can have fresh orange juice any time I like it.

A glass or two of this freshly-squeezed orange juice to fight a nasty cold.

APAD 288: Exclusivity

Posted by The Insider on Apr 23, 2012 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, Cambodia, sights, That's My World, What's On in Cambodia | 3 comments

Yellow villas exclusive for the haves of Cambodia.

Are they pretty or not? You be the judge.
These villas are located in one of the newly completed exclusive subdivisions in the reclaimed Koh Pich(Diamond Island) just behind the Sofitel Pokeethra Hotel in Phnom Penh. I heard these villas are sold in ridiculously high prices (with a special rate allegedly beginning at $1000,000) per unit. There are also smaller villas as well as apartment units and they are also in yellow. I don’t why  the chosen colour is yellow but it seems to me that yellow is NOW the colour of exclusivity.

APAD 283: Best iced coffee in Phnom Penh

Posted by The Insider on Apr 16, 2012 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, Cambodia, Cambodia life, drinks, What's On in Cambodia | 5 comments

Hello, friends.

I’m feeling much better these days so I’m back to regular blogging. Now on to my Mellow Yellow Monday entry…

Yum!

This is arguably the best iced coffee in Phnom Penh. You can find it inside the Russian Market, aka, Tuol Tumpong Market.

APAD 279: Phnom Penh’s summer trees

Posted by The Insider on Mar 26, 2012 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, Cambodia, Cambodia life, sights, That's My World, transportation | 7 comments

Yes, these lovely flower trees are back and the streets of Phnom Penh are covered in a bright explosion of yellow. They are beautiful and striking, don’t you think so? The first time I saw them I  really got smitten.

This is how it looks like in my neighbourhood now. I hope I don’t forget to find a couple of seed pods to send to my mother. She, too, loves flowers and this flower tree will add colour to our small piece of homelot.

I should have taken more pictures but I’m inside a moving car and didn’t exactly fancy getting out lest I inhale smoke from the vehicles and worsen my allergy.

APAD 278: Sideview mirror image

Posted by The Insider on Mar 19, 2012 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, Cambodia, Cambodia life, people, sights, That's My World | 5 comments

I was fiddling with the new Nikon camera that my husband bought last week when I looked out at looked at the side mirror. The image “framed” inside the mirror caught my attention and took a snap. Please excuse the date stamp. At that time I wasn’t aware that it was on.

It’s a pushcart with lots of girl’s and phone accessories for sale that are colourful. With an ounce of business savvy , a dollop of creativity and huge, huge amount of tenacity, perseverance and patience – they now have a rolling (or should I say walking?) store. And there are lots of them enterprising Cambodians, especially on weekends, selling just about anything. Times are tough and I admire the way they are coping. I wonder how far they go (travel) and how much they earn in a day. It is a very tiring job, walking for stretches, with the scorching heat of Phnom Penh summer. I do like how the seller is managing from the heat and dust 🙂 I hope they are safe each day.