My Trip to Cambodia

Few months back went with my mom and her friends to Cambodia. I wanted to see the famous Angkor Wat. Besides their own currency, USD $ is also use in Cambodia.



Angkor Wat at Siem Reap. It is the only big attraction in Cambodia, people all over the world wants to see one of the great wonders of the world. It is as breath taking as The Great Wall of China.

Food in Cambodia is very expensive, I remember there was this lunch, the dishes was like vegetarian dishes, you get taufu and vegetables but no meat like chicken, pork and mutton only one fish dish. Being so used to Malaysia good life, they complained even the Malaysia tour guide complained too. It was like I paid so much you give me this, with this price I can get better in Malaysia. They were comparing with Malaysia. The local tour guide had no choice but tell them, food is very expensive, 300g of cabbage is USD2. So meat is even more expensive. What was served was consider very good in Siem Reap, Cambodia. Then only everyone quite down. It is better to go for buffet, lunch and dinner.
I noticed the fruits are also expensive,

I had some sweets in my bag. I gave it out to the children. In less than 5 minutes, the children were surrounding the bus for more sweets. They keep calling tang guo(糖果 sweet). My mother’s friend said why you do that, now we cannot even get out of the bus. Well, I saw the children will not get to eat sweet like what I have, that is why I gave them. Try mah! Anyway after about 5 minutes, the children know no more sweet, they go about their business, selling souvenirs (纪念品).

Do you know that the children (those above 10 years) selling souvenirs, will spend their time gambling when there is not so many tourists. My mother’s friends and I was waiting for the others, we walked around the souvenirs shops. No money to eat but got money to gamble. Sad view for me.

Spiders is one of Cambodia delicacies, it is deep fried. It seems spiders are in abandon in Cambodia. The way they eat it, in another 5 years it will be extinct.

I did the same thing when I was in the capital of Cambodia, Phnom Penh, but this time I did not distribute as I was scared the children will surround me. I gave all the sweet to a little boy who kept following me. When I gave him the sweet I quickly get on the boat. We were taking the boat to visit the Vietnamese immigrant village. Here I find it is also a mistake to give all to the little boy. The children were fighting over the sweet. It’s like you give also wrong, you don’t give they keep following you.


In Phnom Penh, the only attraction is the palace and casino. Building in Phnom Penh cannot be taller than the palace. So they make antenna on top of the palace, if not you can only build 2 storey high. The casino, heard is build and open by a Malaysia, the famous Genting Highland.

Nothing interesting in Cambodia, if those that like gem, then Cambodia is a good place to get. It is much much cheaper than home. You see, the people are poor but their faces show they are contented, no worries. We have lots of material comfort but we are not…...