Blogs from Phnom Penh, South, Cambodia, Asia - page 229

So I have no real energy for this diary thing anymore. I am going home in just 5 days too, so am wondering why I am writting at all. Just a few quick updates for everyone since I last wrote: 1 I was groped by a 17 boy while I was sleeping. 2 I found out how long this human can hold her pee. The time is 4 hours, and then it becomes an emergency. 3 I also found out to what length a person will go to go to the bathroom at said time. I climbed over 10 soundly sleeping people and made the bus driver pull over immediately or else I would pee right there. The threat worked. 4 I like hammoks. 5 I also love riding a bycicle. An activity that I got ... read more

all is good here at the moment, have had two weeks of heading out the Zoo (Phenom Tamao) and starting on the project i have been set with weekends of seeing main things in town - Royal Palace, Killing Feilds of Cambodia and Museum. So you all know what the hell i am doing out here, here is a brief rundown... the Zoo is very much at its initial stages but very much a wildlife rehabilitation centre for many confiscated animals... (there are elephants, lions, tigers, otters, so many sunbears, so many gibbons!, so many birds and more!). I am currently working on putting together some interpretation signage for Section 1 of the Zoo. Idea is to create a little more awareness of the species found in this area (Siamese Crocodile, Elk's Deer, Pig, Munjac, Civet, ... read more

I ended up getting a bad cold, or perhaps a flu on our last day at Siem Reap and was miserable on the six hours bus ride back to Phnom Penh. I was happy to be going back to the comfort of Anisa's apartment though, and she took very good care of me. We were planning on turning right back around and leaving for the northeast, Krachie or Ratnakiri, but my cold got in the way. We decided to rest in town for a couple days and decide later. I just wasn't up for the twelve hour bus ride and I doubt Anisa was looking forward to it either. Hanging out in town included multiple trips to Psar Toul Tom Pong to buy kramas and other gifts. I also accompanied Anisa to the Intercontinental Hotel where ... read more

Since i last wrote, after that amazing journey, well we met up with Andys sister Victoria again in siem reap where they had checked us in to a lovely hotel. We spent a week together in siem reap and went to see all the angkor temples which were truly amaing and huge, my favourite one was angkor thom whcih is where the film tomb raider is filmed. It has been left to the jungle and trees are growing through the temple, it really is good. We did the obligatory sunset and sunrise (getting up at 4.30am!!, not a good move) But well worth it. Got to see some fantastic views, we spent the rest of the time lazing by the pool and making the most of haveing a tv, sad i know. Oh and we also ... read more

Bonjour tout le monde! I thought I'd throw in a little French for some linguistic change. I really expected to be able to speak more French here, but it is quickly dying out and being replaced with English. Oh, well. Today Anisa went to work out and I sat around. Then we went to the big market in town: Psah Thmei where we bought loads of exotic fruit. Anisa decided I needed to try everything and I"m not complaining. It was amazing. The market itself was amazing too. You really can get everything there. I saw pigs legs with hoofs attached, five inch high Christmas trees that light up, live crabs, more shoes than I have ever seen in one place, cases of huge jewels and watches, dried fish staring at me, bunches of bananas bigger ... read more