Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Damn Robbers.

Early this morning. (like super, duper 3am early),

I hear my mom moaning and yelling about a robbery in Khmer. I wake up and kind of ignore it and try to go back to sleep.

A few minutes later my mom starts screaming loudly in her sleep "GET BACK HERE WITH THAT BAG". I look over at my dad who's clearly awake with the most confused look on his face. Then my mom yells again and kicks him in the back. Then she punches him. Still yelling in her sleep.

I start laughing.

My mom wakes up. My dad and I are cracking up and we tell her what happens with my dad finishing with a "I was scared you were going to kick me in the balls."

I laughed myself back to sleep.

Hello Siem Reap!


"I'm afraid I'll pee on her!" - my youngest most adorable and chatty cousin, when I offered her a spot in my bed for the night at the hotel. If only kids (an adults ) can be as honest as her.

My alarm clock this morning was my dad's loud fart. Now, I understand what my mom meant when he was gone a week before we were, she said she didn't miss his gas. (she totally secretly does) and he thinks it's hilarious and milks it for all it's worth to annoy my mom.


We finally left this morning for the bus at 7:30 am for Siem Reap. I had a massive headache for a good chunk of the bus ride because I accidently fell asleep. Which I shouldn't have, especially since they had The Expendables movie playing with khmer dub. As if it wasn't entertaining enough. (I don't know why, but I like Mickey Rourke with white highlights)

We stopped a couple times and I ate some strange jelly and ice combination with chunks of soy in it, coconut milk and shaved ice. I also was offered fried chicken.. except I'm pretty sure it was baby chicks that they just deep fried. Disturbing, but it was kind of tasty. (the few bites I took anyway). At another stop, while switching busses from Battambang to S. R. I met a couple Australian ladies that were there on vacation. I striked up a conversation with them and we exchanged emails. It was really enlightening to meet people from across the world in such a small town. I hope they stay in touch.


7 hours go by and we drive into Siem Reap. I was expecting it to be glamourous like my dad mentioned but here we are still in the country side, dusty road, and caddy shack restaurants. We take a taxi (a motorcyle with a big carriage in the back,) and we finally drive into the city.. which.. was... PHENOMENAL.


It reminded me of an asian little Italy and much classier and smaller than Phnom Pen. The only downside was it was extremely tourist-ee... but at the same time It was neat seeing and hearing the different langauges and dialects around me I recognized French, Dominican Republican, German, Japanese, Chinese, the list goes on. It was funny because everyone I talked to knew I was from America because of the way I talked.


Any who, our hotel is a small villa we rented out to our 10 people and we all enjoyed the views from the porch. It's the nicest one I've been in so far. I even dig the bed covers, mine has that popular japanese blue fella with a yellow bell, you know who I'm talking about right? No? Okay, well the food out here is excellent, I had some yellow noodles with shrimp. (yay seafood!) I ate my mom's shrimp and wide flat noodles and the veggies here are to die for. I'm eating veggies, I wouldn't even touch at home because they taste funny. They just know how to season them and I trust their freshness, because I feel like i can taste it and see them literally pull it from the batch and wash, clean, and cook it right there in front of you, for you.


We're resting up tonight and tommorow (I know i've said it like 20 times) I'm seeing the big ol' Angor! I got my tennis shoes ready for some rock climbing.


and this meat bun (from a stand in front of the hotel) is damn delicious!


I'm out!

Wanna bite?