Showing posts with label Asia - Cambodia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Asia - Cambodia. Show all posts

Friday, June 20, 2008

Bookshop

2008, Siam Reap, Cambodia. The books are expensive. Tagged with USD prices.除了吃喝,整条街里没什么特别的店铺,闲着闲着就和宝贝走进了这间书店。我们俩都不喜欢在旅途中阅读,所以一本书都没买。文字走不去也跑不了,为何心急把它们哽完呢? 倒不如东张西望,享受身边的景色。:)

Prince D'Angkor

2008, Siam Reap, Cambodia. Worth to stay. It's a very nice 4-star hotel with all the facilities equipped. Don't get the walk in price for staying, the charge is 240 USD per night! Try the internet booking and get the online package, it will only cost you 60USD. Comfortable room with strategic location (walking distance to market, pub street, etc).间里的设施舒适卫生,不会让人感觉阴暗不自在。床褥也很好,整齐干净,一整天的疲惫就在躺下那一刻消失得无影无踪。

Thursday, June 19, 2008

Good Skill

2008, Siam Reap, Cambodia. Long time din have a life like this :P 记得中学时期的我喜欢到处游荡,休息对我来说简直是奢侈的行为。骑着电单车和老朋友逛街,三四人共车从没顾虑安全, 直到天色暗了才舍得回家…好怀念。

So Yeng ~


2008, Siam Reap, Cambodia. Kid in model pose :P 注意她好久啦...时正在和宝贝吃午饭,用完餐后闲着无事做就拿起相机四周瞄。小孩就站在对面街,不清楚她袋里装着什么。

Clinic


2008, Siam Reap, Cambodia. Father and son in front of clinic. 父亲好像很忧郁。路过街边的clinic, 发现了这对父子。个人猜测,父亲的忧郁可能源至经济上的困难,母亲的病痛,还是...他们本来就很无聊才坐在那儿... 嘻嘻!

Woman


2008, Siam Reap, Cambodia. Dont know why the woman sitting there (-_-) tembak and go. No cost. 眼神有点凶。这女人也在街边坐了很久,不知道她在注视些什么。没礼貌地说一句... 她应该是精神有问题:P对不起...

Fast and Furious (not exactly)


2008, Siam Reap, Cambodia. Their tuk tuk is driving slower compared to Thailand. (maybe they want to save petrol, who knows).喜欢他那对‘够狠’的眼睛,哈哈哈! 路上太多tuk-tuk了,有点供过于求的象,致争抢顾客的场面到处可见。不知道司机们如何维持生活。

Flood


2008, Siam Reap, Cambodia. Raining season din stop us from visiting the country. Rainwater came only at the 3rd day of our trip. This is a shot took at Red Piano restaurant. The street was flooded with water and tuk-tuk drivers tried to grab customers in front of shops. 柬国的排水系统非常糟糕,倾盆大雨时街头水淹过膝,寸步难行。没办法的情况下,我们选择了‘化财消灾’ 的策略,花了一美金乘坐tuk-tuk回酒店:P



Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Hidden Statue


2008, Siam Reap, Cambodia. Baobei found this hidden Buddha at a concealed place, hahaha.佛像藏于秘的角落,如果没察,真的很难发现这只有几寸面积的浮雕。树根环抱的现象使雕像显得格外神秘,吴哥昧力由此可见。

Night Market

2008, Siam Reap, Cambodia. Don't be cheated by travel brochures. Hahahahaha. Nothing special can be found in the market. There are around 100 stalls there but most of them selling the same thing. And it’s not a happening place :P After spent 15 mins wandering there, we went to Pub Street again (our favorite place). Hahahahaha. 这旅游点的确不值一提,和马来西亚的Central Market没两样。档摊里卖的都是些商业化的纪念品,手工艺术消失无踪。如果真的时间过剩大家不妨到此一游,哈哈哈!

Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Drinking Session

2008, Siam Reap, Cambodia. With a main course which only charges 3 – 4 USD, and 75 cents beer, you can spend the whole night there without hurrying. With the purpose of getting nice views, we rushed to the street around 700 – 730 pm and grabbed a front most table. Hohoho. Great sights are all around for you to realize.

Makan Makan

Bakheng

The photo is a bit blur coz i really feel sorry to point the lens to her at nearer distance. Honestly, my sympathy is absent when touch down on this land. I din intent to offer any dollars even though scenes of misfortune presented in front of me. The materialism shown in the society truly disappoints me. Don’t tell me that is the post-war symptom, it doesn’t make sense. International governments have pumped in billions of dollars for development yet the moneys have been mismanaged.

Road to Bakheng


2008, Siam Reap, Cambodia. Land mines were the major culprit which brought grief to this country. Soldiers and civilians are suffered along the lifetime either during the war period or current days. With horrible scenes rooted in their memories, will music free sorrow in them? Or that’s the only way they can do to earn for living? 战争血腥,地雷无情。剧烈爆炸声后所留下的只有残骸或伤者,又何苦呢? 丈夫有妻子的等待,妇女有孩子的呼唤,小孩有父母的哭泣... 一场战事留下满城沧桑,还有一地火药。

Old Market

2008, Siam Reap, Cambodia. There are 2 markets in that area - Old and New Market. This is the old one which we had visited in the first day. The place is dark and crowded but nice for you to pay a visit. It’s quite similar with the markets in Malaysia besides the languages they used. Some of them can speak fluent Mandarin!

Tonle Sap


2008, Siam Reap, Cambodia. The bumpy roads nearly murder us on the way to Tonle Sap, I can’t even hold the camera stably when taking pictures. Just a gentle advice for those who visiting the place … entrance fees !! hahaha, we have been cheated by their government officials when entering the area. The price can be negotiated! They will ask for 20 USD per person, but, please, argue with them and get the price of 15 USD or even lower. We had paid extra 10 USD to those corrupted officials! Hehehe! Just learn it as a lesson, as long as we have admitted without covering the mistakes. Hahahahaha. Don’t worry about the tuk tuk price, it’s always (in the period I went) 10 USD to 12 USD per day (from morning to after dinner). That’s impossible to be cheated by tuk tuk drivers, it will be a shame if failed to negotiate with them coz there are hundreds of drivers along the street. Choose the one you feel comfortable with and enjoy the day.

Bugs

2008, Siam Reap, Cambodia. Frankly speaking, I don’t have the courageous to take up challenges like this. I would like to get closer and take a picture, that’s it. They are selling different kind of bugs (in fried), unfortunately I din see the spiders in boiling oil, hahahaha! Once in a lifetime, maybe I will have a try in future … just maybe … just … forget about it (-_-)"
真不明白这成千上万的虫子是怎样找来的... 捉的? 泥里挖来的? 还是自家饲养的? 总之当时我就不敢放胆一试。:P

Monday, June 16, 2008

Statue - Baobei's Gallery

The civil war has destroyed parts of temples. It's a crime !! There is a bullet hole on the statue. There are many tour guides well standby in the temples. They will try to approach as ‘volunteers’ and explain million years of stories to you ‘in advance’! Hahahaha, but actually they are providing ‘post-paid’ services …You will need to pay if you hired them for the journey!

Apsara on Wall - Baobei's Gallery

Artworks are everywhere in temples. The one which existed on the wall is the full set of Apsara dancing. I am reluctant to provide histories of Apsara here coz it’s all available on internet. Visitors who actually interested on the tale will not mind to check it out from web. Hahahaha. Excuses from lazy person.

Tree - Baobei's Gallery

Travelers who fascinated by Angkor should visit the place as soon as possible. Reason being … The roots are growing and expanding every year and it will damage the temple eventually. Since the nature are attached to the building, Ta Prom will be destroyed once the walls no longer able to support the trees.