Category: Daily Life in Cambodia

Service Area

You know those service areas on the Interstate highways in the United States, the areas where you can get gas, get something to eat, take a break? Well, right here in Phnom Penh….look at this–gasoline in soft drink bottles on the left, rice and some topping in the pan on the right. No bathroom, though….

Do Not Enter

In the first officially recorded community transmission of the COVID-19 virus in Cambodia, 40 infected persons have been identified by contact tracing. Two or three new infections are discovered every day during the past two weeks, and that has frightened Phnom Penh-ers. More people are wearing masks now and more shops have blocked access to their establishments.

Charlie’s Places

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 75ยข.