
In this COVID-19 economy and business downturn, it’s not unexpected to see Phnom Penh houses for sale and for rent–but a whole high-rise building?
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In this COVID-19 economy and business downturn, it’s not unexpected to see Phnom Penh houses for sale and for rent–but a whole high-rise building?
“Did I get the radishes???”
Cambodia doesn’t celebrate Thanksgiving or Christmas so there’s no pre-Christmas buying spree starting the day after Thanksgiving. But we have Black Friday! Local merchants will latch on to anything that gives them reason to offer their specials
Today three of the children of our community received their first communion at our 11:00 AM liturgy. For Catholics, Jesus is really present in communion under the appearances of bread and wine. It was a happy day for the children, their families, and our community.
In my old website I had a section called “Charlie’s Own,” a take-off on Steve McQueen’s “Steve’s Own” salad dressing long ago, in which I showed the various places I frequent for different services. I used to have a young man by the Boeung Keng Kang Market who fixed my watch, replacing bands, changing batteries, etc., but he moved on. Now I’ve found this man by the Russian Market. What you see is his whole shop: basically the left part which looks something the shape of a phone booth (although not that big) with a chair for him to sit on. Here he is working on my watch band today. Charged me 75¢.
Maybe I’d learn to like it, maybe I’d even do well at it, but working with heavy steel cables seems like one of the worst jobs imaginable. Trying to splice them, adding hooks and clamps—maybe there is even some artistry to it but something in my mind really doesn’t like the idea.
In the grey middle building, I suspect the rooms on the second and third floors are probably more comfortable than that room on the fourth floor!