Posts Tagged "Phnom Penh"

Wordless Wednesday: Balloon

Posted by on Feb 18, 2015 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, Cambodia life, Cycle 3, Expat Life, That's My World, What's On in Cambodia | 6 comments

I was riding on a motorbike with my husband traversing France St. when I took this photo. It is for this kind of moments I am thankful for my compact point-and-shoot digi-cam. It’s always in my pocket, ready for action.

Balloon on a moto in Phnom Penh.

Giant balloon.

It is not often I see a giant balloon, strapped to a passenger on a back of a motorcycle, traversing the city but it is not uncommon. I bet most of you wouldn’t have or get this kind of scene in your part of the world.

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Our World Tuesday: Holiday rush

Posted by on Feb 17, 2015 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, Cambodia life, Cycle 3, Expat Life, sights, That's My World, What's On in Cambodia | 2 comments

How have you all been?

I’ve been busy, busy, busy the past few weeks until the Valentine’s weekend, thank God for that. My husband and I agreed not to go out and just chillax at home and do whatever we want. So I downloaded stuff off the Internet, scoured online shops for my new hobby, and then found this really nice online jewelry shop that I like, it’s called www.joyjewelers.com/, and I’m amazed at how beautiful the pieces are.

Anyways, back to reality. It’s a few more days till it’s the Chinese New Year but, already, the people in Phnom Penh are in a holiday shopping frenzy. Today, on my way to meet a friend in Parkway (Mao Tse Tung Blvd.), traffic was really solid and I got stuck at Psah Damkor, near Chenla Theatre all the way up to the intersection of Hotel Intercon and Monireth Blvd. Since I was stranded there for a good hour, I took some photos of what was unfolding before me:

Holiday rush. The scene at Psah Damkor, near Chenla Theatre.

Holiday rush. The scene at Psah Damkor, near Chenla Theatre.

The traffic lights are working soundly but drivers just keep on pushing and pushing, never giving way. Almost at a standstill.

Stranded.

Stranded.

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Monday Mellow Yellows: Home stuff

Posted by on Feb 16, 2015 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, Cambodia life, Cycle 3, sights, That's My World, What's On in Cambodia | 2 comments

I was window-shopping with a friend the other day. We went to this French-sounding shop in Tuol Tumpong area that sells lovely home stuff!

Pretty coffee mugs and tea infusers.

Pretty coffee mugs and tea infusers.

Most of the products are from Korea – and when it’s from Korea, it’s guaranteed cuteness written all over them! So, naturally, I wanted to buy everything I saw, lol. Anyways, I didn’t go home empty-handed. I bought a silicon basting brush, a gold ink stamp pad and some cute pens.

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Monday Mellow Yellows: Beautiful Shoes

Posted by on Feb 8, 2015 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, Cambodia life, Cycle 3, Expat Life | 2 comments

Hello, I’m back 🙂

How was your weekend?
Mine was fun. My husband took me shopping and we got ourselves new pairs of shoes. We went to this popular, local shoe shop near Tuol Sleng Museum in Khan Chamkarmon, called Beautiful Shoes. We’ve been coming back to this shop for years and we’ve been really satisfied with their products and service.

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Basically, we look at the shoes that are on display (one of the display shelves is pictured above) and when we find the design we like, we pick the colour and the material from the large swathes of samples they have. Or if you have a design or picture of the shoes you like, you show it to them and explain what you want them to do. Then they take our feet measurements and take note of our specifications, pay upfront or a deposit and in two weeks, we’ll have our shoes. And if the shoes don’t fit or you have complaints, you can simply return them or have them fixed at no extra cost.

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APAD 289: RTWs

Posted by on Dec 29, 2014 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, Cambodia life, Cycle 2, Expat Life, sights, That's My World, What's On in Cambodia | 1 comment

Psah O'Russei, local market

Some cheap RTW (ready-to-wear) clothes at Psah O’Russei. This market is like a wholesale distribution centre for most RTWs coming from Vietnam, China, HK, and many others. It just creeps me out looking at the mannequins.

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