Phnom Penh Streets on Khmer New Year

Apartment Kitty

 

 

I was quite anxious of getting out of my apartment because I'm afraid people will throw water at passersby. I read the news about the Kingdom's PM's notice for people to refrain from doing it. I think they have designated areas to hold the water festival, which is actually good. 

I know, it's supposed to be fun. During my first year in Thailand, it sounds fun. I also had fun celebrating the water festival in Myanmar. But it also gets old. Sometimes, I just want to go to a convenience store without getting wet. 

 

Yep, no water throwers.

Wat Maniratanaram Tuol Tumpung. Behind it is the Russian Market. I can feel the glare of the motorist in red as I am taking this picture in the middle of the road. On the right is a man cleaning the front of his house.

A nearby convenience store where I buy my groceries. It's usually hard to cross this intersection because across from it is a school and a lot of motorists pass by. Today is quite a slow day for the store.

Choul Chnam Thmey, Cambodian New Year, follows the Lunar Calendar, starting from the New Moon to the waxing moon.

Spirit house. Also very common in Thailand, Myanmar, and Laos.

A Jehovah's Witness's hall near my apartment. Some people are coming in.

No suits for today.

An empty food stall.

Closed. No guests?

This intersection is usually bustling with tuktuks, motorbikes, and cars on normal days.

An empty bar.

It's quite blurry because I'm not still not used to photographing people. A man is cleaning the street in front of his house. I saw a lot people doing the same, cleaning their front yard instead of hosing passersby, which is good.

Golden Shower tree known as Cassia Fistula. This is also a national tree in Thailand. They are beautiful in full bloom, comparable to Japan's pink Sakura Blossoms.

 

 

A solitary security guard at the last day of Khmer New Year.

 

 

 

 

 

I'm surprised to see this inconspicuous EV charger in a local coffee shop (also empty).

This is on the corner of the street where my apartment is. It was almost dark when I got back.

 

 

Lots of motorbikes parking but people are nowhere anywhere them.

Apartment kitty acting cute (there are three of them) after I gave them some treats.

 

A Day in Badiangan in Ajuy, Iloilo

Mountains meet the sea and the clouds

    26th December was declared as an additional special non-working holiday and Ajuy Municipality decided to visit a remote baranggay, located in a mountainous area of the municipality. 

 My SO works there so he invited me to come. I was also in my Christmas break vacation, so why not. Four of us, the two other ladies from his department were at the back of the pickup. BTW, props to the driver for his driving skills, the way he navigated the slippery slopes and narrow roads at the edge of the mountain. 

One of the reason I went with them was to take photos. The photo above gave little to no justice to the wonderful view. In my defense, I took most of the photos at the back of a twerking truck.   

There's a hidden river down there.

Some sides of the mountains were cleared up for corn plantations.

Lush mountain

Beyond is the sea. It was too bright and I couldn't focus the camera well, but the sea was crystal blue against the verdant forest.

All geared up. Just another normal sunny day in the Philippines.

No, take that photo.

The Mayor chilling with his peeps. Never expected he stayed in the entire event. 

The mayor saying something, maybe funny. I wasn't able to take photos of children doing "Mano" to him. He was nice and spoke gently.

Mountain Doggo (Picture cos doggo )

Mountain doggo (Picture cos doggo )

Handsome doggo (Picture cos doggo) 

One tree apart, say the buffaloes

This is where the truck twerks

Rolling green knolls

The valleys

So many slippahs!

Kiddo be like, "Look at my slippahs!"

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