Sunrise in Sihanoukville

Just a short distance away from Lucky Gusethouse was the beach

Thats our guesthouse.

In Cambodia its one hour behind Malaysia. So if its 8am in KL its only 7 there

I love blue skies.

This little boy was the one who set up the beach chairs and umbrellas, kinda pitiful to have to work at such a young age

We chose this spot by the beach.

Mandatory self portrait

A shot of my bestfriend reading

She read the Lonely Planet while i took tonnes of pictures

She wanted to eat by the beach, but i was doubftul over eating food prepared there... I gave the little boy some of my spare change cuz we sat there but didnt order anything, its something i learnt from my parents

We went back to the strip of shops for breakfast instead, back to this place

In daylight. I dont know why i keep taking shots of Ecstatic Pizza and none of Happy Herb...

Part of out 5 frame timer shot pictures. Yes, we really did a lot of it! =)

Ordering our breakfast on Day 3, my bestfriend practiced her Khmer with the waitress

She had this little "Book of Phrases" where she writes down whatever she learns. I caught a few simple stuff: "Okun shrang" means thank you very much, "kat lui" is calling for the bill. Sook ban means happy. I cant remember what okay is...

=(I cant spell it out right, dont kill me okay, rushing this post, i am supposed to summarise 200 pages of board meeting minutes for work. I painstakingly photocopied all those damn minutes, cost me RM130, had to pay first and will only be reimbursed at the end of February)=

Ah those happy times. Many more to come? I am really dreading working into the night.

Warning!

Violation of anti food blog rules up ahead:

I ordered Cambodia noodles for breakfast, with pork! Haha, USD3 if i remembered correctly

Us again! I'll be seeing her in late March! =) There will be change in my life soon =)

I'll get to see more blue skies! =)

Hopefully i'll have time to take more photos too

Two of us in Sa's tut-tut, or tuk tuk as spelled in a newspaper article on Cambodia...

New Way of Teaching

Back in form 4, there was an English teacher who told us start writing a diary every few days to improve our English.

Back then we used exercise books. The green writings are my teacher's comments. Shortly after, a different teacher was assigned to our class and we didnt need to keep a diary anymore

I continued writing anyway, all the way till my last post which says "Dear Diary, SPM is over!" Hahaha. Started this blog a year after SPM

My 12 year old sister's English teacher has the same idea. But instead of a Diary, its a BLOG!

So advanced! They write weekly. I spent some time on her blog's pictures instead of mine this evening =P She loves the shot i took for her this morning, i'm happy, its also her desktop pic now!

Shoes in my closet

Wayyy back when i was in Melbourne, there was two warm weeks in August-supposedly the coldest month. Red boots were reduced to AUD 10 !!!

Snap 'em up wei! =) I've also got flat green elf boots too. Hahah. Last wore these red babies for the Wild Wild West Night

Also in 2007, i bought these glittery pair at half price!

Last wore them to this Karaoke session with colleagues =)

Really sweet, really lady-like and un-Sue-Lin-like shoes

Bought them in 2006 from Vincci cuz they were cheap (my weakness) and havent worn them yet...

Another pair from my college days

Still love the colour but my taste has changed, wouldn't buy a pair like that today

Oooh, these stringey thing! Back in 2004, i waited and waited for them to go on discount!

Worn only once, to the Ausmat awards night. My first ball with E!

Before my internship in 2006, i thought these shoes were formal and bought them for work

Only to find out that in audit firms u need shoes that covers the back/heel. Only worn once, to the interview of my internship

Today i dont think these are nice anymore...

Recall wearing them to the Monash Ball in 2006. If u click on the link, u'd realize my date for the ball wasn't E! Hahah! My guy friend actually asked me to go with him in front of E and then turned to E to ask if it was okay. My boyfriend's cool =)

Never worn these, so unpractical. Just try them on from time to time and admire them! HAHAAH

So pretty, you can tie the ribbon in front too !

Threw out a few that weren't lasting... father has been asking me to start my spring cleaning... its gonna be tough!

Las Vegas Wedding

Checked my phone for smses when i was done at the gym

When i got home, my sister was already logged onto the site and was watching the video clip.

My cousin and his fiance walks down the aisle

Stood before the priest

Phrases in the speech made them smile

Wedding vows

Exchange rings
They light the candle together to represent two lives merging
Husband and wife's kiss
The end

So simple, so different, definitely the first in my family

251km Across Cambodia

The bus was punctual, to my bestfriend's surprise. From Siem Reap to Phnom Penh, they told her to be at the bus stop by 6am and that the bus will arrive anytime between 6-7am!!

We began our journey to Sihanoukville. Suddenly we heard a loud explosion! Our bus was tilting to the right, the driver drove slowly for what seemed like forever before stopping

What's up with the buses in the trips i go to in 2009?

I've experienced bus problems 2 out of 3 of my trips (the bus in Bali broke down). Needless to say i was upset with the delay. Was stressed over my exam the following week, it felt like i was wasting time on the bus. And bestfriend felt like she was responsible for my happiness on the trip =(

Even my pictures from the window of the bus sucked, so blurry. We bought the earlier bus ticket so that we would arrive in Sihanoukville before dark but with the delay, that's not gonna happen. I was worried shit about looking for a place to stay. Yeah, we have NOT got it booked

Earlier at the Phnom Penh bus station, the tuttut driver that we hired the day before was there and he helped arrange for his friend in Sihanoukville to pick us up upon arrival. I was worried that with the delay of over 2 hours, he wouldnt be there anymore when we arrived.

To our surprise (and relief), when we pulled over in Sihanoukville bus station, there was a tuttut driver with this sign!

Sukun Kanya (pronounced Kanye, like Kanye West, the dude that humiliated Taylor Swift in the MTV VMA in 2009).

Apparently, the locals have been telling my bestfriend that she looks like a Cambodian singer, Sukun Kanya and so whenever people asks her whats her name, she'd say Sukun Kanya just for fun

This bus provider, Paramount, was actually quite good, u actually need to keep the tag of the baggages to collect ur bags!

Safer that way. A lil time consuming though. But to avoid theft, i'm okayyy. We asked out tuttut driver to recommend a guesthouse.

Sihanoukville town by nightfall, just streaks of light in front of Sa, our driver, captured on my camera.

He brought us to Lucky Bungalows and waited for us, just in case we didnt like the place, he could bring us elsewhere

We'll take it! Hahaha

We looked for the remote control for the tv and my bestfriend thought aloud "Wow, they even provided us with mosquito coil!!!"

A closer look revealed that those aren't mosquito repellent, the packaged strip contains CONDOMS! Hahahaha

Every night i send my parents and E an sms with information of the guesthouse i'm in and what city in Cambodia. Just for safety's sake.

Took our much needed refreshing baths (this is the only night we had hot water!) and then headed out for seafood dinner!

The row of shops a block away from our guesthouse.

Dinner time crowd in Sihanoukville consists of only whites, no Asian tourists. The Asians: Malaysians, Sporeans, China Chinese, Japanese, Koreans normally take tours and don't head to places like this. Somehow that made this trip feel so adventurous and unique to me

Chose a restaurant that's full of people, thats part of my 'to get good clean food' theory. And yes our food was good but as usual no pix, anti food blog here =P

We camwhored with my 5 picture self timer function

Yes, i was wearing the same thing on Night 2 as i did on Night 1. Urrgggg, horrible! If only i could turn back time and put on something else! Vain! Hahah

Oh well, dressing aside, it was good fun. See, all smiles and laughter! Great filling dinner, we stayed to chat till the crowd thinned down. We felt like everything just fell into place =D

What else can u get in Cambodia:

Estatic Pizza! Hahaha.

I wonder what toppings they have... tomatoes, basil, cheese... weed?