Cambodia

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Toothpick

March 12, 2009
Saw this toothpick holder while dining at Amret’s Restaurant. Too grand to be a toothpick holder, I may say. But it is designed to be a toothpick holder. And it serves its purpose. And that’s the most important thing… to do it’s function and purpose.

Sometimes we think we are too much of what we are doing. There’s no such thing. We may feel we are too small for such a great task or too smart to do things… but if we function as what we are designed to be, that’s the most important thing.
: Cambodia, Phnom Penh, southeast asia
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Amret Spa and Massage

March 11, 2009
Loved the Khmer style of spa and massage at Amret Spa in Phnom Penh. The first night we went for a cheap massage… like 2.50$ for one hour. I laid down on the massage bed and the lady started smashing me up… and it hurt like crazy. After 15 minutes it was done. Finished. Just like that. It was a traumatic experience. So the next day, hubby and I looked for a quality one. Searched the Phnom Penh Travel Guide for good spas in Phnom Penh. We navigated the streets for Amret Spa. It looked really appealing. Glad we went for it. We had the best massage ever. Loved it. Had Amret Scrub. That one was okay. I still preferred the way they did it in Thailand. But the Khmer massage was awesome.

The tub – milk bath, oil bath, etc.

Spa Beds for couple.

Tea was served after the spa.
: Cambodia, Phnom Penh
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Way of Life

March 10, 2009
Traveling to new places helps you learn about other people’s culture. You tend to appreciate the variety of activities life has to offer.

Khmer woman scrubbing the floor at the Grand Palace in Phnom Penh.

A monk walking out of the Royal Palace, on his way to the temple.

Khmer girl selling tamarind.


Tuk tuk. One of the transportation to get you to the place you wanna go. They start with 3$. You ask for 1$. You end up meeting half-way. The fare now becomes 2$. That’s it if of course, you’re a foreigner. When you stay longer and know their way of life by heart, you’d be dealing with Riel, Cambodian’s trade currency… and probably pay 1,000Riel only. ( 1$ = 4,000Riel)

: Cambodia, Phnom Penh, this and that