"-Old Shots in Steung Treng-"

A bridge crossing Sesan River which runs along the provincial town of Steung Treng was built by Chinese fund.

Sun sets over the Sesan river. The ferry transport the locals to Thala Borivat villageTypical Cambodian morning market.
These pictures were taken in mid 2008.

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"-KHLUB- Buffalo"

It's called "KHLUB" buffalo because of its horn is curving down its ears. The local said this kind of buffalo is rare and it always brings good luck and fortune to its owner.

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"CHINESE NEW YEAR IN PHN-"

Let's just take a look at what is usually and popularly eaten during CHINESE NEW YEAR:) when they're not cooked yet!

Vietnamese kids were riding the elephant at Wat Phnom.

Lauk Yeay Penh's shrine at Wat Phnom.I heard the worshippers there call the statue inside Lauk Ta Thum- then it must be Lauk Ta Thum's shrine at Wat Phnom. Khmer lord of death and Chinese god are cooperating well to make the chinese-khmers, vitenamese-khmers well off:)Offering pork meat to the tiger statue, welcome the year of tiger:)He must be Lauk Ta Thum:) Please take care of my family and make all my wishes come true:)

I was surprised to see not only Chinese-Khmers but also many Vietnameses going to Wat Phnom today..... :-? I found this bird on the concrete path on Wat Phnom lying hopelessly as its wing is wounded. There is a tradition to free to birds at almost every worshipped places in Cambodia. Birds can be bought in different prize depending on type and size (I've never known how much exactly though). I know it's a good deed to buy the bird from the cage and free them, but I have never done that. The bird sellers tricked us by wounding the wing of the birds they sell so that they cannot fly away after being fred. It's sad but it's true that those birds are usually caught back by the sellers.

I felt so pity of the bird I found but I felt even worse when I could not do anything more to help it beside taking the bird to the shaded tree near Lauk Yeay Penh shrine. I know it's gonna die anyway :(

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"-FISHING IS COMING BACK-"

A newly built concrete river bank along Sisowath Quay is becoming an attractive place for Cambodian fishing enthusiasts. Some spends no more than two hours, while the others might spend either half the day or full day to go fishing there. Homemade fermented salty fish is popularly used as bait. I was told that there are different type and size of fish being caught, from 100g to 1kg. However the big fish is scarce.
I remeber 10 years ago when my brother was still into fishing, I saw many people came to the river front to fish but those fishermen, including my brother; disappeared little by little due to some construction work along the river bank.
For now, most of the construction works are finished; we have new river bank and fishing comes to its life again:)
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"-SUNSET IN SIHANOUK VILLE-"

A glimpse on the sunset over Sihanouk Ville town. Many has changed during the last 15 years.

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