Posts Tagged "Phnom Penh"

APAD 108: Re-purposed

Posted by The Insider on Mar 27, 2013 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, Cambodia life, cheap eats, Cycle 2, Expat Life, sights, That's My World, What's On in Cambodia | 3 comments

Great use for a mason jar. Makes for a pretty table centrepiece.

APAD 103: Oranges

Posted by The Insider on Mar 18, 2013 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, Cambodia life, Cycle 2, sights, That's My World, What's On in Cambodia | 2 comments

… that aren’t exactly orange in colour but yellow. These are the popular Battambang oranges, the pride of Battambang province. They are oh-so-sweet.

I love how the spoons are used to hold them and keep them from falling off the basket. Ingenious, right? Lol.

APAD 102: Go In… or not?

Posted by The Insider on Mar 14, 2013 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, Cycle 2, Expat Life, sights, Signs of Times, That's My World, What's On in Cambodia | 0 comments

I’m late! I’m late! Yet again. And I missed two consecutive weeks of Signs, if I am not mistaken.

No, I’m still here in Cambodia. No, I did not fall in a manhole (or sink hole, knock on wood). I’m just feeling a bit tired and cranky these days. The summer heat is just getting to me and all I want is creep back to my bed and turn the aircon machine on.

Anyhoot, here is my entry.

Go In Hotel. How straight-forward is that? Lol.

I found this hotel sign when my husband and I got lost looking for the plastic chairs shop along Kampuchea Krom area. I had a giggle at the sign. It’s uniquely Khmer, hahaha.

APAD 096: This is my Phnom Penh!

Posted by The Insider on Feb 26, 2013 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, sights, That's My World, What's On in Cambodia | 4 comments

This is Phnom Penh, the city I call home for more than a decade now. It is a city that has changed a lot since the first time I set foot here in 2000.

Photo taken from top of the Mekong Tower View in Chroy Changvar peninsula.

It’s landscape has changed a lot. Skyscrapers are starting to populate Phnom Penh’s skyline, the number of vehicles increased how many folds and there are now a lot of shopping malls, ATM machines, coffee shops high-end hotels and high-rise serviced apartments, just to name a few. In a few years time, it will be just like any other city in Southeast Asia.

While the city might have changed it still has the same chaotic feel that I, and lots of other expat-residents and travelers who’ve come and gone, love about Phnom Penh. It gets too crowded at times, dusty, gritty, but it is a good place to live. The locals are helpful, polite, and friendly. The city has everything we want as expats and there are definitely a lot more to discover and explore.

APAD 095: Funeral hearse

Posted by The Insider on Feb 25, 2013 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, Cambodia life, Cycle 2, sights, That's My World, travel, What's On in Cambodia | 4 comments

This is a funeral hearse commonly used in Cambodia.
The decors look Chinese and look how fancy and elaborate the details are – hues of gold, red and blue carvings of sbach pattern and amazing dragons on both sides of the vehicle.

The vehicle overtook us at national road number five at a very fast speed. It was empty (no coffin, I mean) but only some people who are probably in-charge of the hearse.  I reckon it’s probably running late for its appointment.