APAD 283: Still life
When I first arrived in Cambodia, I noticed how Cambodians love eating fruits. They have them for snacks and after-meals dessert. Back in the Philippines, snacks usually is composed of starchy, sugary fares like cakes and pastries, burgers, pizzas, you get the picture. And wash them down with artificially-flavoured fruit juices and/or carbonated drinks. So imagine my surprise when fruits, especially local fruits, were served to me for snacks, along with water and tea.
Still Life. Apples and oranges, and a can of beer.
When I went to the Philippines along with my Cambodian colleagues for a workshop, they were also overwhelmed by the snacks being served. Which led one colleague to comment about why many Filipinos being fat; that we are eating too much sweets. Of course, that was true.
APAD 273: Dinner
One of my favourite vegetables is this – kalabasa in Filipino, la poeu in Khmer, or simply winter squash. Growing up back in the Philippines, my siblings and I were served a lot of this as it is very rich in beta carotene that is important for vision and a good amount of Vitamin. They are cooked in many ways but I especially love it when cooked in coconut milk, or Indian-spiced curry, and is definitely one of my comfort foods.
Dinner tonight – curried winter squash.
A squash looks misshapen and have a tough skin on the outside but it has a rich, yellow-orangeish flesh in the inside. It’s available all year round here in Cambodia and they’re really cheap. Whenever I feel homesick, I turn to this vegetable and whip up something familiar that comforts me, just like a music friend that keeps me company whenever I feel the blues.
APAD 271: Maiden
The maiden of Battambang province. An example of my “drive-by” photography skills! Or, the lack of it. Ehrm.
APAD 263: Fancy
For the first time in my life, I stepped in a tattoo parlour last year and it was not I expected. It was not dark and dingy as I’ve imagined it to be 🙂
What a fancy wall they have!
At the reception area, this bad-a** artwork greeted us. Fantastic, isn’t it?
APAD 262: Waterworld
This was yesterday’s rain. It started very early in the morning, just before the church bells rang. It was a heavy downpour and we woke up to a flooded surrounding!
It looks sad out there, except for the yellow mini-car that pops out from the drab surrounding.
As of this writing, the rain had stopped and the water had receded. However, we didn’t feel like going out as there are lots of flotsam and jetsam everywhere.
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