Fishing, Mice and a Little Salt & Pepper

We Went out riding on a moto the other day and realized there were people fishing everywhere. Not sure witch part was more odd, that they were fishing in drainage ditch or that it was extremely polluted. Nobody seemed to be thinking twice about either problem.

After taking the picture of this group Rene said "We should find out if they have had any luck and if it is a national holiday involving fishing." A little surprised at how at home Rene has become, I reminded her we don't speak enough Khmer to communicate about it.

Someone left the lid of of the rice bin and six mice decided to get stuck in it. Good thing we were almost out of rice and only threw away a hand full. And yes the guys smote them with extreme prejudice.

These salt & pepper Shakers were so fun and cute that Rene just had to Get a picture.

I'm Hungry, How About You?

After being in Cambodia for over a year I have grown used to many things that I would not have ever considered to encountering while living in the U.S. One of those being diverse the environments in witch I have learned eat. I am no longer disturbed by the smell of durian, a fruit that smells like 3 day old gym clothes . It is not that unheard of to eat while walking past the stench of sun baked rotting garbage. Or, eat dinner when the smell of the sewage blows in every now and then. In all these situations I can walk on, getting a little distance, find a better location and continue eating. I do prefer to remove myself from the situation when at all possible. The guys in the house also have become accustomed to the unusual to...

Rats have been a problem in our house. I have seen more rats than I care to count and even more lizards. I have eliminated at least ten rats, since we have been here, and they just keep coming. The only people I know of that don't have a rat problem have 8-10 cats in the area all the time. Rene having serious cat allergy has kept us from even considering getting cats, until now.

Everybody Has A Water-Buffalo...

If Larry the Cucumber had lived in a Cambodian province I can see why he might get the impression that "everybody has a water-buffalo". To be more accurate it might be something more like "Every body has a beast of burden". But that's just not as fun now is it.


The pictures didn't capture the size difference because the buffalo is walking in a ditch. It's some thing you would hear in an analogy of things that just won't happen. The concept for a 50 lb. girl pulling an 1300lbs of pure muscle is just absurd, But there is standing in front of me.
After we moved to get another angle the girl was a little weirded-out. No doubt that she was thinking "what's so special, all my friends and family do this all the time."


This was on the same drive that we saw the little girl. For some reason this pic does not capture the depth of color and beauty of the place but it might give you a hint.