Finally after about an hour of boat ride, we were entering the Phluk Village.
The villagers travel by boat.
The further we’re into the village, we started to see land. But all these land will be flooded with water during certain season when the water level in Tonle Sap lake rises.
They grow their own vegetables for own consumption and also for sale. Just enough to support their poor living.
Traditional way of grinding was seen here. What a sight!
During my visit to Phluk Village, I feel so devastated to see the lifestyle of the Phluk Villagers. Their house is so small and no electricity and water available. Have you ever wonder what kind of water source they’ll use?
They actually use the water from the Tonle Sap lake for bathing, washing and even drinking. The Tonle Sap water is muddy in colour. OMG~~~
The children are poorly dressed and the villagers have very limited awareness of cleaniness and health.
The children are so happy to see us visitors snapping pictures here and there.
Baby was seen playing on the sand which is so dirty.
At the end of the village, there’s a well donated by a foreigner. They need to pump for the clean water. Seen here is a child demonstrating to us how to pump the water.
Boat is their main transportation when the water level rises.
on Aug 21st, 2009 at 5:52 pm
wahh!~
interesting trip…faster post more la~
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on Aug 21st, 2009 at 6:21 pm
wow very nice pics! I’ve never been to Siam Reap before. The lake really looks more like sea!!
My grandma still have that grinding stone…but left abandoned already!
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on Aug 21st, 2009 at 7:38 pm
Wonderful! Lovely pics too Allie. Why blur out the peeps?
Anyway, for lok lak, you should try the ones run by the locals, meaning those small stalls where only locals go, thats where I ate my lok lak. It was so different compared to the tourist restaurant or hotel style
Regards,
David
Malaysia Asia
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on Aug 21st, 2009 at 7:54 pm
hi, is it a typo or? “We arrived Siem Reap at 8am on 29/08/09″ August 29??
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on Aug 21st, 2009 at 7:59 pm
amok.. :> nice! i spent my 2007 new year eve in siem reap for 1 week..
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on Aug 22nd, 2009 at 12:33 am
taufulou,
I’m working on the Day 2 post, but too much pictures to be filtered
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on Aug 22nd, 2009 at 12:51 am
Bee,
You can actually plan a trip to Siem Reap, it’s worth seeing especially the village and the lifestyle of the people. The temples definitely worth visiting too!
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on Aug 22nd, 2009 at 12:52 am
David,
Cannot reveal Allie’s face ma
I did tried the local lok lak the other days which tasted much better
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on Aug 22nd, 2009 at 12:53 am
William,
It’s definitely a typo error which should be 29/07/09. Thanks for correcting
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on Aug 22nd, 2009 at 7:32 am
we missed the board trip the last visit but we had fun, did you visit the temple at the centre of the town?
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on Aug 22nd, 2009 at 8:45 pm
Hey, I saw a lady lying like a mermaid there on the bed?
Can’t wait for the upcoming episodes, pls post faster !
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on Aug 22nd, 2009 at 10:00 pm
interesting trip, and beautiful sunset photo… can’t wait for the next one.
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on Aug 23rd, 2009 at 12:00 am
BBO,
I sure did visited the temple. I like Angkor Wat most
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on Aug 23rd, 2009 at 12:01 am
Cariso,
Where’s the mermaid that you saw?
I’m working hard on the Day 2 post, be patient ya.
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on Aug 23rd, 2009 at 12:10 am
one of my targetted destination.
but the photos of the villages look so depressive.
very poor sanitation, and QOL.
keeping my fingers crossed now, for your Angkor Wat’s post.
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on Aug 24th, 2009 at 5:54 pm
Very nice pictures…. it tells everything. I’d been there few years back and I enjoy the food and sightseeing but not the thick red dust.
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on Aug 25th, 2009 at 8:54 pm
Have been a few years since I was in Cambodia. Looks like the tourist infrastructure has improved looking at the quality of the quality and pricing. The Tune Hotel looks quite good for transit.
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on Aug 26th, 2009 at 9:09 pm
pic #5 lah!!! :p
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on Aug 27th, 2009 at 10:39 am
Was wondering if Tune hotel is located near LCCT, luckily it is!
Thanks for the info Allie.
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on Sep 11th, 2009 at 10:30 am
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