Monday, January 29, 2007
Tuesday, January 23, 2007
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Besides the great Angkor Wat which I’ve blogged about here, here, here, and here, Cambodia is littered with hundreds of temple ruins built by the Angkorian God-kings during the 9th to the 13th centuries. (Note: Angkor could refer to the capital city of the Khmer Empire, the art and architecture, or the empire itself.)
The majority of these temples (or wats), including Angkor Wat, are found in the Angkor Archaelogical Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This is situated near the town of Siem Reap which is 314 km. away from the present capital of Cambodia, Phnom Penh, where I live. So if you want to EB me in Phnom Penh, please bring brownies from Betty’s near the Sto. Domingo Church, ah este, what I mean to say is that you still have to travel four to six hours by bus or less than an hour by plane to Siem Reap to see the Angkorian temples.
One of the temples you must see is the Bayon Temple, probably the second most celebrated structure at Angkor after Angkor Wat. It is located right smack in the center of the ancient capital of Angkor Thom.
Monday, January 22, 2007
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Do you remember when I made this pathetic hotdog meal one Sunday evening several weeks ago? It looked like this:
Last night, it was Honey who made a hotdog meal. However, just by whipping up whatever is in the fridge, he turned a boring hotdog meal into a gourmet dinner… tajan!
Saturday, January 20, 2007
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Dahil sa ‘yo, lumabo mata ko.
Dahil sa ‘yo,nasirasumakit ulo ko.
Dahil sa ‘yo, lumaki puet ko.
Dahil sa ‘yo, napuyat lola mo.
Ito ang sagot ko sa meme ni Pining na may katanungang, “Ano ang nangyari sa buhay mo dahil sa blogging?“. E di ayan… nagka-leche-leche… nag mukha akong anime cartoon character. 
Friday, January 19, 2007
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I saw the preview of Heroes on Star World while watching American Idol last night,and I was quite riveted. I know it’s quite popular in the States. From the preview, I can’t be too sure but I think it’s in the mold of X-Men, Justice League, Static, Spiderman… oh, don’t forget Darna, Kristala, Captain Barbel, and Super Inggo… but without the cheesy spandex costumes.
Anyway, it got me thinking of this question:
If I were to mutate, what superpower would I like to acquire?
Well, the obvious answer is to sprout wings and fly like Angel of the X-Men or if with no wings, then like Superman. That way, I could carry Honey and we could fly to Manila during weekends to watch an IMAX movie in Mall of Asia and grab a Big Mac for the flight home. However, with my worsening myopia (caused by excessive blogging), I’m afraid I might bump into some migrating birds while I’m flying and catch birdflu.
Wednesday, January 17, 2007
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Mom (age 72) and Dad (age 73) in Anilao, Batangas. Hope I could be like them when I become a septuagenarian.
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Monday, January 15, 2007
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You could use one of these tuktuks… their equivalent of our tricycle. This picture is courtesy of Bobby Viceral, outgoing President of the Samahan ng mga Pilipino sa Cambodia.
Or you could hang on tight on the roof of this truck… their equivalent of our jeepney. Okay, succeeding pictures are not so nice… taken by me.
Sunday, January 14, 2007
We received a pleasant surprise last week when we received this communication from the Home Office… it’s our RECALL ORDER! We’re going home! We’re going home! Of course it’s still more than a year and a half away. To be precise, our recall date is July 26, 2008, or exactly six years from the time we first left Manila for Phnom Penh.
I’m excited nonetheless. I’m dreaming of Greenbelt, SM, Rockwell, and of course, the much talked-about Mall of Asia. I can’t wait to watch movies in a moviehouse instead of OPMs (Original Pirated Movies) on our DVD. I’m craving for my cafe latte in Starbucks mixed with a lot of chismis from the girls. I’m even excited about going to mass inside a real church (Sacred Heart Parish in Kamuning) instead of an auditorium. I know. .. these are just common everyday things for a lot of people. But when you don’t have it, you’d appreciate it. I mean, I just want to buy a decent stick of lipstick or eat asado siopao from Kowloon from time to time.
Saturday, January 13, 2007
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Meet my mobile phone.
Its name is Scruffy because… well, it’s scruffy. Pathetic, huh? My little nieces and nephews have better phones. The office driver and janitor have nicer and newer phones. Heck, even our local basurero has a neater phone than mine. If I were the Iraqi guard during the hanging of Saddam Hussein, youtube and the world would have been deprived of the popular video of the execution.
Nope. My phone has no camera, no video camera, no music, no PDA… all I can do with it is call and text (though sometimes, that’s difficult too because the keys are defective). Oh, and I could also play Bounce (I’ve reached the last level) and Chess. But then, that’s all I need from a phone, right?
I don’t even remember the model number of Scruffy as the name has been eroded with scratches. No… it’s not the vintage 5110! Though I’ve held on to my 5110 for years until I accidentally dropped it in the toilet bowl. I kid you not! The toilet bowl was clean though, mind you.
Thursday, January 11, 2007
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One of my favorite bloggers Ajay asked me to excite blog readers by divulging my secrets with a tag. This reminds me of this book by Sophie Kinsella, Can You Keep a Secret? (Like blogger Leah, I also love Sophie Kinsella).
In the book, the secrets of Emma, the proganist, include:
- Secrets from her boyfriend: “I’ve always thought Connor looks a bit like Ken. As in Barbie and Ken.”
