The last week in Cambodia - If things goes well

Yesterday I was roped in by a friend of mine to go to a dance club, Heart of Darkness in Phnom Penh. She convinced me that I have to experience the Phnom Penh night life at least once. It was good fun and the place was not that crowded as it usually are on Friday nights. Therefore yesterday night I had my first and most probably last exposure with the Cambodian night life.

Today after recovering from a not so late night out, I went to the Central Market to do some last minute shopping for my sister and mum. Gotten them some tshirts and bags. I also went and picked up my custom made shoes. The boots is quite good but the sandals was disappointing though. Sigh.. Shopping for custom made items in Cambodia can be a hazardous thing. Often you might end up for a substandard product.

Tomorrow would be the last Sunday I would be in Phnom Penh. If things goes well and I do not have to extend my stay here, I would be back in the Malaysian soil next Saturday, Sept 20th!!!
Can't wait to go to Pasar Ramadhan and get a taste of Bubur Lambuk. Malaysia - Here I come!!

I miss Japan. I miss sushi. I miss IUJ!!!

How do I defined IUJ? Its basically my friends over back in IUJ - although most of them are not back in Urasa yet. Gosh!!! I really miss them. It is sad to know that it would not be the same after graduation. It would be very difficult to get everyone hang out together consider that after graduation all of us going to disperse all over the world. most would be around Asia of course. However Asia is a pretty damn big continent.


I even miss the classes and the report writing. I miss the time we celebrated Nila's birthday. She is
the girl that sits on the right and holding the cake
on her lap. I miss Connie chan laughter. I miss
Rabiah levelheaded advise (although i do get that
from time to time through skype). I miss Mar Lar's cooking and many things. IUJ would not be the same anymore for me as there would be first year coming in. Hopefully it would be better and bigger : ).

Its funny that I did not say I miss Malaysia. Maybe because I have been back to Msia before coming to Phnom Penh. Maybe because my parents and brother were here last month. or maybe because there were many Malaysian things to remind me of home. Malaysian restaurant, maggi chilli sauce and even a cleaning lady that could speak malay. Or maybe because I know my time in Japan is limited and Malaysia would always be there for me.

Trip to Siem Reap

I went to Siem Reap last weekend with my friend Azreena and her family. I had a great time!!!It has been ages since I met her in person and really appreciate the time we spent together. It was also cute when her son, Shaquille become jealous whenever both of us started talking.

This is the interior of the boat we rode on our way to Siem Reap. Basically the view is breathtaking for the first hour but after that it gotten monotonous. It is pretty small and thankfully the boat was not full so I managed to secure two seats to myself and dah a relaxing nap for an hour or two. Most of the tourists enjoy sunbathing on top of the roof!!

This is at Angkor Wat. Its already near the entrance. You can see it from my tired face : ) Although we did not go to a lot of the temples, we took our time at the places we visit. Including the old and new market of course : ).

Holiday with children is fun and ensure that the pace is not that difficult. Overall it was an enjoyable experience.

We also went to dinner at a couple of Malaysian Restaurant. The food there is a bit of hit and miss with some of the dishes very nice and some of the things we ordered did not taste that good. A bit embarrassed that almost all the expenditures are paid by Azreena's parents. The offer to pay at least the tuk tuk driver was decline.

I came back by bus. It was very bumpy ride and I suspect that the bus suspension is not that good either. Met another Malaysian couple on their way back to Phnom Penh during the bus trip. A practicing lawyer and a retiree teacher. I have a good time chit chatting with both of them. Hopefully I would be able to see them whenever i come back to Malaysia.