Monday 28 May 2007

Education of Traffic rules


Since the day I came to Phnom Penh, the way the traffic can be a terrifying experience as the motorists and drivers do not follow the traffic rules. Crossing the road when it is green does not mean that you can safely get to the other side. You need to watch out for traffic for all directions at crossroad.


A crossroad without traffic light is like back home, when the traffic lights are out of order.

Last Sunday, at a traffic light junction near my office, I noticed that there are some youths wearing "Red Cross International" T-shirt holding red coloured flags. These youths were flagging the flag horizontally in front of them when the traffic light is RED. There is a campaign to educate the motorists not to cross when the traffic light is RED.

Tuesday 1 May 2007

A Cambodian Wedding

Since I have been here, I have attended two wedding dinners. I was told that a Cambodian wedding dinner is similar to a Malay wedding receiption. If you want to be served with your dinner first, all you need is to gather 10 people for your table and be seated and your dinner will be served. You do not have to wait for all invitees to fill up all the tables first just like a Chinese wedding dinner before dinner is served.

Below are the two gifts I have collected from by the brides at the entrance of the wedding dinner hall.



The pictures below is a wedding procession I came across one morning on my way to look for breakfast: