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Monday Mellow Yellows: Wat Ounalom

Posted by The Insider on Sep 26, 2016 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, Cambodia life, Cycle 4, Expat Life, That's My World, What's On in Cambodia | 0 comments

My sister arrived from the Philippines last week for a whirl-wind visit of Cambodia. She was with a friend and for one week they went temple-hopping in Siem Reap and shopping in Phnom Penh. Hah, that’s a very simplistic way of describing their trip. I haven’t seen her for the longest time and I was happy to have hosted her here in the city. She also brought a care package from my parents (thank you) and the new toys I bought online (brush pens and some music stuff!). The toys were sent to her via the store’s Free Shipping promo.

Anyways, so as the host I took her and her friend around the city’s main sights as well as popular markets. I wanted them to see a bit of culture and tradition so we popped in to Wat Ounalom temple which is just a walking distance from their hotel. Luckily, the whole kingdom is observing the Pchum Ben festival so the wats are alive and festively decorated, with smoke from the lit incense sticks wafting in the air. We spent a bit of time observing this unique Khmer tradition – watching faithful locals in their Sunday best (usually white) bring food to offer to the monks, give alms and say prayers for their ancestors. Of course, we took pictures, too.

Wat Ounalom (Ounalom Temple) along Sisowath Quay. Cambodians have already begun their annual pilgrimage to their local wats to observe Pchum Ben, the 15-day festival of the dead. #insidecambodia #insidephnompenh #cambodialife #khmerlifestyle #buddhisttemple #buddhistceremony #buddhism #temple #pchumben #cambodia #expatpost #khmerarchitecture #ancestorfestival #mondaymellowyellows

A photo posted by Mr. and Mrs. Dilis (@inside_cambodia) on Sep 25, 2016 at 11:16pm PDT

Wordless Wednesday: Wall decor

Posted by The Insider on Sep 21, 2016 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, Cambodia life, Cycle 4, Expat Life, That's My World, What's On in Cambodia | 2 comments

Good morning, folks. Here’s a view from where I’m sitting. Enjoying my tea and thinking of things to do this weekend. Have a great weekend, everyone. #cambodialife #expatlife #phnompenh #insidecambodia

A photo posted by Mr. and Mrs. Dilis (@inside_cambodia) on Aug 26, 2016 at 9:13pm PDT

Monday Mellow Yellows: Colouring books for adults

Posted by The Insider on Jul 25, 2016 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, Cambodia life, Cycle 4, Expat Life | 2 comments

Howdy!

It is exactly after three months today that I am logging in again to my blog. My husband started working full-time again so we needed to divvy up our responsibilities at home. I cannot do them all, to be honest, even if I stay at home. So for the past three months, it was a period of re-structuring until we (yes, he and I) found a formula that works for us.

So now I’m back again to the blogosphere. After a long time of absence, how do I get my blogging rhythm back? Well, I browsed through my pictures folder for something yellow to post for Monday Mellow Yellows, of course 🙂

The other day I bought these adult colouring books at a local bookstore called IBC (along Monivong Boulevard):

Colouring books for Mamagirl, mandalas and flowers. I bought a mandala book for myself, too.

My sister is celebrating her birthday next month and I thought these would be great presents for her. She works full-time and manages to take care of her family despite the stress and pressures of her job in the development sector. These colouring books should help her relax. I know adult colouring books have gained popularity these days and many friends are already in the bandwagon. They do tell me that these illustrated pages and colouring pens and pencils are doing their minds some good. I bought one for myself, too.

How about you – what do you do to keep you relaxed?