APAD 175: Hard life
In my previous posts, I posted a photo showing the flooded ricefield in one Cambodian province. Apparently, there are areas where the water has subsided a bit. But look at what the rains did to the only only road that links this village to the next.
While the rainy season provides the much-need water for irrigation of crops and domestic consumption, too much of rain also is a bane to farmers, drowning their crops and other sources of livelihood. Such is the life of farmers and villagers in rural areas. While I’m writing this, the sky is getting darker and I can see the rain clouds hovering. Looks like it is going to be a wet, wet afternoon again.
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APAD 172: Flooded ricefields in the Cambodian countryside
Due to heavy monsoon rains in the countryside, most ricefields have already been flooded and damaged, like the one below. Dotting the flooded area are sugar palm trees.
The ricefield looks beautiful, isn’t it?
To many unknowing foreigners, this is a very exotic, postcard-pretty sight.
But – and a big BUT – rice plants that are submerged in water for more than two days will die. And if this happens to the rice crop of the many affected farmers around the country it is going to be a huge disaster! I couldn’t help but imagine how many families will experience food shortage and, possibly, starvation.
Please do give something. Contact the Cambodian Red Cross or any non-government organisations, both local and international, to inquire how you can help.
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APAD 171: Souvenir Cambodian Tshirts
Tourists who want to bring home a piece of Cambodia are not disappointed because there are hundreds, and I mean hundreds, of souvenir shops all over the country. Ranging from beautiful silk cloths to Angkorian and Buddhist-themed carvings, to silverwork and precious and semi-precious gems, to the most traditional souveniris of all Cambodian souvenirs – the krama, a checkered, multi-purpose scarf unique only to Cambodia. However, most young tourists still prefer pretty funky Tshirts with deSIGNS like below:
Funky deSIGNS. I especially love the DRUNKNMUNKY shirt, don’t you?
They are made of cotton, come sin different colours, and sizes and they’re sold less than the price of a cheeseburger – so cheap!
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