Masks for Deaf Community
Apologies
I had the photos and text ready to post last night but then I got distracted by numerous calls and messages from people seeking help from the St. Vincent de Paul Society of the church and I completely forgot about posting when I finished with all the messages.
The Wet Season
This is the rainy season and today was the heaviest rain I have seen here in years. In mid afternoon, it just poured, so much so that I decided to leave my bicycle at the Deaf Development Programme and take a tuk-tuk home because I knew the streets of Boeung Tum Pun would be flooded. They were.
Topics: Phnom Penh is wired
Just about every wire ever strung from the poles of Phnom Penh seems to be still there. The mass of wiring above the streets is remarkable. Click here to see some of it.
Occupational Hazard
Social distancing doesn’t count when your job is washing motorcycles.
Little Red Zones
Coconut Season
Many of the Cambodian fruits are seasonal and only available for a a few months a year. Coconuts, though, are year round and always at hand.
Notable Quotes
“The way to God lies through love of people. At the Last Judgment I shall not be asked whether I was successful in my ascetic exercises, nor how many bows and prostrations I made. Instead I shall be asked did I feed the hungry, clothe the naked, visit the sick and the prisoners.”
Mother Maria Skobtsova
Proof vaccines work
This graphic from Morning Brew, an interesting (and cheeky) daily take on the news, shows that the vaccines are working. Breakthrough infections–those happening to people already vaccinated–are minimal and produce usually only mild symptoms. Get vaccinated! (And thanks, Morning Brew!)
Summer job
