Notice on this sign for a shop selling motor-scooters the words “Free Wi-fi.” Do you think they are selling a scooter that has wi-fi? I rather doubt it!
Category: Daily Life in Cambodia
Topics: Morning Rituals 2
One street that I travel in the early morning has a series of appliance shops and every morning they set up walls of appliance boxes out on the sidewalk. Click here to see more.
You Too Can Earn Big Bucks!
The career prospects don’t look too good but maybe he will get enough to pay for supper.
Encouraging Sign
It’s encouraging to see a street repair crew using machinery in their work instead of just doing everything with hand tools. There’s some progress being made. OTOH, while the woman with the power tamper is wearing a high-visibility safety vest, she’s also wearing flip-flops.
Topics: Money Changer Rates
Money changers are a fact of life in Cambodia where the U.S. dollar is legal currency along with the Cambodian riel. Many workers, e.g., the Deaf Development Programme staff, are paid in dollars and then will change some or all of that to riel for small transactions. The rates change daily and one must be observant to choose a money changer that gives a good rate. Click here to look at the process.
Neighborhood Watch
It’s mid morning and this granny surveys the street from her front gate.
Pineapple Time
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The fruits sold on the street indicate the season of the year–in the absence of changes in temperature, plants, etc.—and now it’s pineapple time!
One-size-fits-all Insurance
Under the new law–which probably will not be passed and implemented for at least five years–motorcycles would pay a premium of $17 per year, small cars $70, and large cars $80. If there is an accident with injuries, there will be a payout of $580. If there is a death, $3,000. That’s about all that has been proposed so far and leaves many questions, for example, what if there is an accident with no injuries? No payout?
Topics: Morning Rituals
Every culture has its traditions and rituals and so does Cambodia. Cambodia’s morning rituals may be a little more obvious, though, because so much of Cambodian life is lived on the streets, not inside houses or behind closed doors. Click here to see some early morning activities as the sun rises.
Motorcycle Loads #232
Sometimes backwards is best. When you’re carrying something really bulky on the back of a motorcycle sometimes the only way is for the rider to ride backwards with the load in her or his lap. I had to do that once when I was carrying a new monitor in a big box to one of our offices.