Posts Tagged "Phnom Penh"

APAD 360: Hauntingly quiet

Posted by The Insider on Sep 5, 2012 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, Cambodia, Cambodia life, sights, That's My World, travel, What's On in Cambodia | 2 comments

A bit of a somber photo this week.

Photo originally uploaded to my other blog, Sreisaat Adventures.

To know the story behind this picture, kindly head over to my post here – Sreisaat Adventures.

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APAD 358: Yellow bell?

Posted by The Insider on Sep 3, 2012 in A Photo a Day, sights, That's My World | 3 comments

Here’s a photo of a flower from our old garden.

Is this a yellow bell flower? I don’t know either.

APAD 357: Daymoon

Posted by The Insider on Aug 31, 2012 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, sights | 2 comments

Every now and then, when I walk my dogs every morning, the moon is pretty much visible.

The moon is visible during the day for most of the month.

Why can we see the moon during daytime? According to this site:

The reason we can see the moon at all is because it reflects sunlight from its surface. The reason you can see it during the day is because it just happens to be in the part of its orbit where it is both in the sky and reflecting enough light for you to see. You might have noticed the closer to the horizon, the more moon you see during the day.

From now on, I’ll start paying attention to the sky and get ready with my camera. Who knows what else I might see up in the sky? 🙂 For more SkyWatch photos worldwide, click this logo below.

APAD 354: Spirit houses

Posted by The Insider on Aug 27, 2012 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, Cambodia life, sights, That's My World, What's On in Cambodia | 5 comments

Golden spirit houses are a common fixture everywhere in Cambodia.

There are no fastfood restaurants with golden arches here yet but we do have lots of establishments that have golden spirit houses at their entrances.

Spirit houses are common fixtures here even in shopping malls. Everyday before stores or shops open to the public, the owners or staff light incense sticks and offer prayers as well as fruits to their dead ancestors to give them good sales, good luck and happiness.

APAD 353: Sky-high delta

Posted by The Insider on Aug 24, 2012 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, Cambodia, Cambodia life, Expat Life, sights, That's My World | 3 comments

It is supposed to be the monsoon season here in Cambodia but the sun is still up and shining and the weather so hot and dry. So we  thought that we might as well take advantage of the good weather, right? That’s right, and we went kite-flying again. Here’s our delta flying high in the glorious cloud-filled sky.

Giving kite-flying another go before the monsoon rain comes.

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