Anxious, apprehension, excitement, nervous . . . it’s my first time

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Spigzy wrote: Wed Aug 07, 2019 5:16 pm That's some great stuff there @yong - you've done more in one morning to discover Cambodia than many expats have achieved here in 10 years. :thumbsup:
St 136, Psar Kandal and the riverfront.
That's so f***ing sad Spigzy, but i won't contest it - it's probably true.

At least we can expect that our Mr Yong will eat much better than most 10 year expats...
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Riverside evening

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SternAAlbifrons wrote: Wed Aug 07, 2019 5:44 pm
Spigzy wrote: Wed Aug 07, 2019 5:16 pm That's some great stuff there @yong - you've done more in one morning to discover Cambodia than many expats have achieved here in 10 years. :thumbsup:
St 136, Psar Kandal and the riverfront.
That's so f***ing sad Spigzy, but i won't contest it - it's probably true.

At least we can expect that our Mr Yong will eat much better than most 10 year expats...
Haha, yes you're right sorry. I wasn't saying that expats should just hit 136 and Riverside - more that he'd gone to have some local food, sat in a crowded Khmer restaurant to soak up the atmosphere, etc.

What concerns me most is the pink plastic chair movement. When I was wet behind the ears, those things were always blue. I think it might be something like the chapati movement of 1857. We should stay alert.
Meum est propositum in taberna mori,
ut sint Guinness proxima morientis ori.
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"Sit Deus propitius huic potatori."
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Was stopped on the road for the Sri Lanka President motorcade to pass yesterday near the airport

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I thought I was in Thailand when I stopped by a PTT gas station for lunch. PTT (of Thailand) seems to have transferred its full DNA from their Thailand design stations to Cambodia from the pump to the store Jiffy to the coffeeshop Amazon to the toilet design. Impressive



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Had lunch there, fried rice
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Korko to Cambodians is like tomyam to Thais as in its popularity. I kindda enjoy this dish full of vegetables
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Wednesday dinner at Olala

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Steak is a little tough
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I think Cambodian cuisine doesn't work for me last night went to one with potential customer don't enjoy the food at all, Thai food is still better.

So ended up went to look for pizza when I came back. Larry's

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Buffalo wings not bad, I requested sauce aside
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Wine and pizza with my colleague
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I thought I read some where Larry's serve great pizza guess last night's pizza wasn't what I read. The crust is hard and crumbles easily and I felt like its biscuits. Also the Italian Sausage I ready so much about tis place is nothing better than minced pork very plain and tasteless. But have to say the staff are nice. Not likely to go again for the food.
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Some of you guys may know David's noodles, it is rated pretty high in Tripadvisor



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Dumplings
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Dry noodles
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Soup noodles
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I'll simply say its just so so very average because the dumpling skin is so think and the noodles are pretty hard.
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Got 1 or 2 motlre posts but gotta leave now catch you guys another time

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