I knew that the families were bringing a
lot of food on the trip to save on food expneses but I didn’t expect them to
bring a whole kitchen! We negotiated to use a “rest area” to turn into a
makeshift kitchen. The women hurriedly set up the gas stoves and plugged in big
rice cookers. Out came the big knives and bowls and started chopping up the
chicken that they’ve freshly killed that morning!
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| Th e ladies chopping away |
In the mean time, I was drinking coffee with the boys (apparently we were not allowed to help cook but to keep the boys company) and playing with some of the kids that were playing nearby. They seemed to intrigued by my camera and pretty excited when I let them play around with it. Some of the photos were taken by the kids themselves.
An
soon enough, dinner was ready! It was fresh, hot, and homey. There's
something with a bunch of friends outdoors. I suppose it faintly reminds
me of going camping.
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| 2 gigantic rice cookers for 13 people |
We
ended the night going to the Sihanoukville night market and a concert
sponsored by Camboia Beer. There was an array of events going on such as k-pop like singers, sweepstakes,
sweet vendors, and needless to say the venue was packed with eager beer drinkers! It was a
cherry on top to a great start of our vacation.
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| One more round of beer boys..? |
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| kpop style singer |
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| Now this is what I call a packed venue |
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| Boy band dancin' |
