APAD 284: Chinese PM in Cambodia
The major streets were bedecked with festive buntings and Chinese and Cambodian flags to welcome Chinese President Hun Jintao to Phnom Penh on his visit to Cambodia.
He reportedly visited the Cambodian King-Father Norodom Sihanouk and met with the Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen.
Yes, the Chinese President was here before the Khmer New Year.
APAD 282: My own private gym
Just a wishful thinking but, hey, it’s cool to have this building in our neightbourhood. You gotta love the name of this recreation centre. For sure you will have a good time there!
Text on the sign:
Good Time Health and Fitness
Opening Soon
It is nearly finished and, according to the sign, it will house a gym, swimming pool, and courts for tennis, badminton, squash, and pingpong, sauna and beauty parlour. Also, a mini-mart and coffee shop will be in the same building.
Oh, did I also say that it’s just across, a stone’s throw from, my apartment. Now how good is that?
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APAD 277: Thai Huot
This is one of the grocery stores that I love going to. They just opened a new branch in Tuol Kork district, near my place.
Thai Huot is a small grocery store but it is stocked with French and other European products. My husband also loves the cheese section as well as the pantry products. Their spices section is also well-worth a look.
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APAD 273: A specious someone
My husband and I had a good laugh when we spotted this sign on a tuktuk yesterday parked just a block away from the Russian Market. I instantly took a photo but my husband posted it first to his blog, lol.
Just what exactly is specious?
A combination of “SPECIAL” and “PRECIOUS” equals to “SPECIOUS”?
To most native English speakers, “specious” isn’t exactly a nice word to label someone so I’m wondering why it’s used to this birthday person. I am assuming though that the sign is probably (a) an example of a KHMENGLISH (or ENGRISH), (b) a funny prank, or (c) a revenge for annoying someone.
But whatever the reasons are, it just goes to show that the tuktuk’s potential as an advertising tool is huge.
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APAD 268: Children as tourist attractions
In Cambodia, there is an on-going campaign to end what is dubbed as “orphanage tourism”.
The poster below is produced by Friends International (FI) whch spearheaded this campaign calling out to tourists to help end orphanage tourism.
This sign was hanging at the coffee stall inside the Russian Market where a lot of tourists visit.
But just what is “orphanage tourism”? According to the FI’s Think Child Safe Project:
When traveling to Cambodia, it has become a norm for tourists to be approached by children, requesting that they make a visit to their orphanage before leaving town. Generally, a visit would include a short performance or dance routine by the children, accompanied with a request for small donation to assist with orphanage running costs. An entire industry has grown out of thousands of tourist visits. It is known as orphanage tourism.
It just breaks my heart every time I hear stories of abuse and/or exploitation of children. To know more about this issue and what you can do to help, please visit the campaign website: Think Child Safe.
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