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APAD 239: The countryside Pajero

Posted by The Insider on Jan 17, 2012 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, Cambodia life, sights, That's My World, transportation, travel, What's On in Cambodia | 4 comments

One quiet weekend on a farm just outside of Phnom Penh, the stillness of the afternoon was broken by the familiar chug-a-chug-chug sound coming from this vehicle…

It is fondly called the “Pajero” of the rural villages. It transports products and carries people from the innermost part of the village to the town proper where the town market is. It is a great alternative to moto-dops (moto-taxis) most especially during the rainy season.

APAD 216: Cambodian athlete

Posted by The Insider on Dec 7, 2011 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, Cambodia, Cambodia life, That's My World, What's On in Cambodia | 0 comments

I was on a tuk-tuk and saw this young lady driving a moto. She slowed down beside the tuk-tuk when the light turned red, and that’s when I read the back of her backpack that I realised she is a national athlete. I decided to chat her up.

She is bound to Jakarta on Dec 11, she told me, as an official delegate of Cambodia to this year’s the SEA Paralympic Games. She will compete in athletics (running). I don’t know if you can see in the pic but she is using a prosthetic on her right leg.

Good luck to her and to the whole Cambodian delegation. Cheyor, Cambodia!

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APAD 206: Psah Touch (small market)

Posted by The Insider on Nov 23, 2011 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, Cambodia, Cambodia life, Expat Life | 0 comments

This is where I buy our stocks. It is a relatively small market with dry and wet sections. It does get really busy especially in the mornings when, perhaps, half of the population in our commune, prefer to shop.

It’s a bit dark and dingy but I enjoy the incredible sights, sounds, and smells that I encounter every time I come here. I love going to markets and that’s one thing I make sure I do whenever I’m in another country. If you want to see the culture and meet the locals, this is one of the places to visit!

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APAD 204: Send in the clown!

Posted by The Insider on Nov 21, 2011 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, Cambodia, Cambodia life, Expat Life, people, What's On in Cambodia | 4 comments

For some reason, I don’t like clowns. I am afraid of them, I kid you not, especially in the “OMG, this crazy clown is going to kill me” kind of sense.I don’t even know how or when this started. Maybe this is due to the many popular horror movies I watched when I was younger – much more these days – where clowns are portrayed as scary, evil characters.

However, this one looked friendly enough and least scary, unlike those clowns I see in movies with ghastly make ups and exaggerated features that usually terrify me:

I met him during one of the Fun Fairs organised by a non-government NGO based in Phnom Penh. I don’t know his name but he was on stilts. Although he was smiling and trying to be pleasant, small kids were terrified of him…