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Holiday

Leave a comment Posted by Lana on December 27, 2013

Teamwork in pushing the outrigger canoe using logs to reduce the work (force * distance). Now it’s time for these folks to rest for the holiday.

Aklan, Transport banca, Boracay, Christmas, holiday, outrigger canoe, physics, work

Christmas Running

Leave a comment Posted by Lana on December 26, 2013

Runners from everywhere spending Christmas 2013 in Boracay Island.

(Photographs taken between December 24 and 25)

Aklan beach, Boracay, Christmas, runner, running

Christmas Lunch

Leave a comment Posted by Lana on December 25, 2013

At past 9 in the morning today, Christmas day, this lad was gathering small crabs for their Christmas lunch.

Aklan, Seafood Boracay, Christmas, crabs, lunch

Meri Kurisumasu

Leave a comment Posted by Lana on December 23, 2013

Recently in a Daiso shop I heard Christmas songs rendered in a cute Japanese way not like the cute singing of Santa elf helpers, and so the memory of that audio cuteness became tangible as it made me fold a tree and Star of David (as Star of Bethlehem) from chiyogami paper.

Art, Seasonal chiyogami paper, Christmas, cute, Daiso, Meri Kurisumasu, origami, star of Bethlehem, Star of David, tree

Nocturnal Eats

Leave a comment Posted by Lana on December 22, 2013

Some Route 6 evening street food I saw during my pre-dinner run like this steamed buns in a cart

Steamed buns

Spiced salad of tamarind, green mango and that round fruit (can’t identify in my photo). Made me think of rojak in Singapore and Malaysia.

And this looks good, the round sausages at 1,000 riel per stick, and just off from the grill.

Cambodia, Food mango, rojak, sausage, Siem Reap, steamed buns, street food, tamarind

Benguet Coffee

Leave a comment Posted by Lana on December 21, 2013

One of the stalls selling coffee beans or ground coffee in Baguio public market.

Heavy duty grinder (that reminds me of a fire hydrant) if you want freshly ground coffee by the kilo.

Benguet, Market, Produce Baguio, Benguet coffee, coffee beans, coffee grinder

Route 6 Bike Lane

Leave a comment Posted by Lana on December 20, 2013

The bike lane in this tourist town of Siem Reap

Cambodia, Transport bicycle, bike lane, Route 6, Siem Reap, tourist

Grilled Plantain Cart

Leave a comment Posted by Lana on December 19, 2013

Grilled skewered plantain as street food in Siem Reap

Cambodia, Food cart, grilled plantain, Siem Reap, street food

Tiered Enamel Lunch Box

Leave a comment Posted by Lana on December 18, 2013

Enamel four-tiered lunch box (and also the stainless steel three-tiered one inside the plastic bag) of store staff, in a small table, in the sidewalk, just across the store from where they work.

Cambodia, Receptacle container, enamelware, lunch box, packed lunch, Siem Reap

Paroly Shells

Leave a comment Posted by Lana on December 17, 2013

Parol made from seashells as holiday decor for this stall that sells Baguio beans at Baguio public market

Benguet, Market, Seasonal Baguio, Christmas, parol, seashell, star of Bethlehem

Angkor Wat Eats

Leave a comment Posted by Lana on December 16, 2013

Food vendors I came upon at Angkor Wat like the lady selling sandwich and steamed buns below

A closer look of the display window

Also a young man selling eggs, snails and grilled banana with sticky rice inside the banana leaf packaging. Most of the locals have an affinity for long sleeve shirts I notice

Cambodia, Food, Packaging ambulant vendor, Angkor Wat, bahn mi, banana leaf, Cambodian sandwich, eggs, food cart, grilled banana, long sleeve shirt, Siem Reap, siopao, snails, steamed bun, street food

Sawsawan Ritual

Leave a comment Posted by Lana on December 15, 2013

Crushing of sili in toyo with calamansi juice extract is a Filipino pre-meal ritual.

Pinoy Way of Life, Sawsawan calamansi, chili pepper, dipping sauce, ritual, sili

Old Market at Siem Reap

3 Comments Posted by Lana on December 14, 2013

Market stuff that took my notice such as grains, eating tables, dried or smoked fish, sausages and fermented stuff.

Cambodia, Food, Market dried fish, eating table, fermented fish, fermented vegetable, grains, Old Market, sausages, Siem Reap, smoked fish

Scotch Tape Insect Trap

Leave a comment Posted by Lana on December 13, 2013

Around 4:45 in the morning of the 18th Angkor Wat International Half Marathon (Dec 1, 2013), the light bulb in bag deposit tent attracted swarms of winged termites, and so the bag deposit staff hang several clear adhesive tapes in the ceiling of the tent as improvised insect trap.

Cambodia, Improvisation adhesive tape, Angkor Wat, insect trap, scotch tape, Siem Reap, winged termites

Sun Baked Spiced Shells

Leave a comment Posted by Lana on December 12, 2013

Locals are fond of these river shells dry seasoned with salt, crushed chili pepper, etc.

Spicy sauce in the bottle (I presume) to go with the spiced shells.

Below, notice the varying hues for varying levels of spiciness I think. The redder the spicier.

And here’s the Khmer lady in her chosen spot for her cart of sun baked spiced shells.

Cambodia, Food ambulant vendor, cart, lee hal, river shell, Siem Reap, street food, sun baked

Cricket Biscuits

Leave a comment Posted by Lana on December 11, 2013

Cambodia, Food biscuit, iron cricket, Siem Reap

Peddling Palm Sap

Leave a comment Posted by Lana on December 10, 2013

Smells like tuba says my fellow Filipino companion. So from the smell of it, those cylindrical receptacles contained palm sap sold as beverage by this cycling vendor. I tried to ask what they call it, but the Khmer guy not understanding what I said in English just smiled at me, so I smiled back and took picture of his bemused evening countenance.

Cambodia, Receptacle ambulant vendor, cycling vendor, palm sap, palm wine, Siem Reap, tuba

Tourist Tuk Tuk

Leave a comment Posted by Lana on December 9, 2013

To go around Siem Reap other than renting a bicycle is to ride a local taxi known as tuk tuk. It’s a motorcycle transport with carriage trailer (whereas in the Philippines our motorcycle taxi aka tricycle has sidecar for passenger seats).

Residents in bicycles

Tuk tuk doesn’t feel like a local public transportation as residents mainly use bicycles (bike lanes exist) for mobility. As for my notion of a local transportation, I find it expensive at $3 for 2 pax ($5 for 5 pax) for less than 2.5 km one way trip. It’s really a tourist transportation system, with a tourist fare understandably because locals don’t use them in their day to day commute.