Just an Errror

Siem Reap’s Teacher Training College could be the best of its kind in Cambodia, thanks to the cooperation with and assistances from various international organizations and local NGOs, and for sure their own commitment for betterment. Several multi-story buildings have been constructed; greenswards are well taken care of. It is even proud of the traffic signs planted inside the school compound telling drivers not to park or turn left. Littering outside designated bins is not well accepted, as throwaway plastic bag or paper was hardly found whenever I were there. It is the school that turned away a construction proposal worth about $40,000, considering having a single-story library building in the compound is not a good idea.

A part of Siem Reap’s Teacher Training College

However, I cannot understand why no one has paid attention on their no-pain-no-gain proverb plate, when such an error could be easily figured out. Considering they also train English-language teachers, it is even more a clumsy work. Surprisingly it also has a decent English-language website: http://www.pttcsiemreap.com

The proverb plate with ignored errors.

Jumper

I am happy to find a great jumper at a primary school I visited today. Though I am not really satisfied with the sharpness of the photos with my new lens, I am glad that I was able to freeze some actions of the jumper of the day. Here are some of them.

Chaos

When we see things in several seconds per frame, sometimes it may look confusing, or what Bryan Peterson describes as chaos. The traffic light at the intersection of Monivong Boulevard and Street 310 worked just perfectly at the time the below photo was taken, but here when we see it in 15 seconds per frame, the it appears the light is completely out of control.

Orussei Market at Night

For some several times I have accompanied my lady to the Orussei night market, usually in evening time to buy oranges. Somehow the market surrounding gets lively even after the sun goes down. Wherever I were there, I kept thinking of having some bird-eyes-view photos of the scene, as I had imagined it must look nice from above.

At last yesterday I was able to bring myself to the spot with a tripod and fired a score of shots. The photos below were taken with Sigma 28-70mm f/2.8 lens, but I wished I have had a wider angle lens.

John Grisham’s Collection

During my solo trip to Vietnam in 2004, I picked up The King of Torts for about 2 or 3 bucks from a street seller in Pham Ngu Lao area in Saigon. Since then I have been hooked on his writing and he became my author of choice. Whenever I visited Ds Bookstores, I usually had one or two of his novels back home. His novels have never disappointed me, though I felt The Rainmaker I read recently is less thrilling.

From the collection of his novel by wikipedia, only the novels in yellow I have not yet to read. Currently I am with his The Testament.

Legal fiction
1. A Time to Kill (1989)
2. The Firm (1991)
3. The Pelican Brief (1992)
4. The Client (1993)
5. The Chamber (1994)
6. The Rainmaker (1995)
7. The Runaway Jury (1996)
8. The Partner (1997)
9. The Street Lawyer (1998)
10. The Testament (1999)
11. The Brethren (2000)
12. The Summons (2002)
13. The King of Torts (2003)
14. The Last Juror (2004)
15. The Broker (2005)
16. The Appeal (2008)
17. The Associate (2009)

Non-legal fiction
18. A Painted House (2001)
19. Skipping Christmas (2001)
20. Bleachers (2003)
21. Playing for Pizza (2007)
22. Ford County (2009)

Non-fiction
23. The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town (2006)

What A Bike Can Hold

Scavengers on the way back home from the new dumping site in Cheung Ek. It the cheapest way of transportation available for them.

Spider Girl

“If you buy my Aping, I will show you how i eat Aping alive. Deal?”

“You want to try it too?”