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APAD 030: Man jeans

Posted by The Insider on Nov 8, 2012 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, Cambodia life, Cycle 2, sights, Signs of Times, That's My World, What's On in Cambodia | 4 comments

The other week my husband and I went to Sorya Mall to look for a nice pair of jeans for him. It was a challenge as most of the available items are for the younger ones. We went to a department store and had our hopes up when we saw the sign:

But it was quickly dashed. The “man jeans” are not really for men. They’re small (in women’s sizes), short (in length) and are high-waisted.

APAD 021: School advert

Posted by The Insider on Oct 11, 2012 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, Cycle 2, sights, Signs of Times, That's My World, What's On in Cambodia | 16 comments

Everywhere you go in the city – and most especially in the countryside – one can see the numerous {outdoor advertising} signs for goods and services. The signs range from beauty parlours, medical and dental clinics, car-wash, to BBQ restaurants and sound-system rentals.

My husband and I were on a road trip several weeks ago and we were traversing the new road along Prek Phnov and saw this sign.

It is obviously an advert for a school and is digitally-produced. I wonder what happened to the hand-painted signs that I so adore?

APAD 016: Chinese

Posted by The Insider on Oct 4, 2012 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, Cambodia life, sights, Signs of Times, That's My World, travel, What's On in Cambodia | 2 comments

Chua Ta Thien Village, Prek Phnov.

APAD 011: Who’s going with me?

Posted by The Insider on Sep 27, 2012 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, Cambodia life, Expat Life, sights, Signs of Times, What's On in Cambodia | 5 comments

Are you also going this way?

Last weekend, I wore my geek hat and escaped to geek heaven, that is, the BarCamp Phnom Penh 5. It is like a convention of sorts of techno-geeks, hackers, and technopreuners who descend to Phnom Penh for two-days of geekery.

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