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This is what a common family home looks like in Phnom Penh. The building has four apartments, each one room wide. The ground floors have roll-up or sliding gates so that cars can be brought into the living room at night. Especially notable is the fourth floor–an open space with a roof. It prevents the heat of the sun from reaching the lower floors and makes a big difference in the interior temperatures.
How many rolls of tape do you think it took to secure a van load of vegetables for the trip to Phnom Penh? I would think there would be a cheaper, more efficient way keep the load together but maybe it’s the best, most reliable way they have found and the price of tape is just the cost of doing business.
The pork is ready and the delivery man is waiting.
As in so many other cities around the world, the Covid pandemic created an army of delivery people, perfect employment–except for the low income!–in a society that is built on motorcycles. This evening a heavy downpour was drenching Phnom Penh, making it more difficult for this driver to confirm his delivery destination.
Today I decided (sadly) that it is time to start carrying my rain poncho in my bike basket again. The rainy season is on time and we’re starting to get both daytime showers and heavier rains at night.