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by Jcml19
Tue Jun 13, 2023 4:37 pm
Forum: Getting Your Fill
Topic: Cooking oil
Replies: 11
Views: 2631
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Cooking oil

Is it me or cooking oil is expensive as heck here.... In the sticks i would pay 10 bucks for a 5 liter soy oil but now its like 13-15 bucks here in pp...

I swear back home it was like a buck for a liter....

Thank the heavens for the online shop apps
by Jcml19
Tue Jun 13, 2023 4:17 pm
Forum: On The Road
Topic: Entering Cambodia at Poipet
Replies: 12
Views: 2841
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Re: Entering Cambodia at Poipet

Tuk tuk sucks around the border. You can give passapp a shot but choose a pickup location away from the border entrance bc of the tuk tuk syndicate around that area.. i havent tried the buses but there are a bunch of them prior to the big aba on the main road. There are also the car scalpers that wi...
by Jcml19
Sun Jun 04, 2023 8:01 pm
Forum: Asinine Arena (Enter at Your Own Risk)
Topic: Average amount guys are paying for a girlfriend?.
Replies: 80
Views: 19059
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Re: Average amount guys are paying for a girlfriend?.

U gotta take into consideration peeps get paid anywhere from 180-300 bucks a month... They do not have the disposable income like foreigners so hangin out wth yah will cost them a lot.. e.g. they buy a steak din its gonna cost them 10% of their monthly wage... I wouldnt pay a monthly stipend if the ...
by Jcml19
Sun Jun 04, 2023 7:55 pm
Forum: Getting Your Fill
Topic: Whats the dining like in ur neighborhood?
Replies: 23
Views: 7201
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Re: Whats the dining like in ur neighborhood?

Tonight's plan is a homemade burger.. spent 8 bucks total on 8 oz sirloin and 12 oz loin... Plenty of options near rus market so im gonna indulge ... Spent a year in the sticks with no good options or at exhausted options... Freakin $10 bucks for 1 kg or random cut beef.. City life is the way to go!...
by Jcml19
Fri Apr 21, 2023 2:27 pm
Forum: Ask the Expats (Questions & Answers)
Topic: Local Contractors and Fixer uppers
Replies: 2
Views: 819
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Local Contractors and Fixer uppers

F--ing hot and sober so i was staring at the homes near me and noticed they all had a room with a window inside... Im sure its a cultural thing but its just odd to have a window inside yo house looking into yo living room... Gotta give it to the local contractors.. they do amazin work with the tools...
by Jcml19
Sat Jul 02, 2022 1:46 pm
Forum: Ask the Expats (Questions & Answers)
Topic: Need advice on buying Borey unit in Cambodia
Replies: 23
Views: 4671
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Re: Need advice on buying Borei unit

Go with the borey.. buying land and building is expensive as heck... As for the title definitely make sure its hard and its transferred when all paid for. The need faith in the company but if it makes you fell better other khmers will be in the same boat. Delays and budget overrun when building from...
by Jcml19
Fri Apr 22, 2022 7:34 pm
Forum: General Chatter
Topic: Metfone wifi package
Replies: 9
Views: 2504
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Re: Metfone wifi package

7 days in and im still waiting for the metfone installer... Bright side it looks like opennet is back up n running so i guess it was an outage that took them a few days to get back up n running... Opennet not bad just would like an idea wat is going on with them n their back taxes.. nevertheless hop...
by Jcml19
Wed Apr 20, 2022 12:53 am
Forum: General Chatter
Topic: Metfone wifi package
Replies: 9
Views: 2504
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Metfone wifi package

So i fell into the opennet madness just prior to kmer new year... Scramble to get wifi so i signed up for metfone.

Promo includes $250 Internet Mobile.

Guys/gals, yall know what the heck is internet mobile? Is it like outbound calling minutes or some nonsensible digital money with no use?
by Jcml19
Wed Apr 20, 2022 12:50 am
Forum: General Buy and Sell
Topic: Pre wedding photo
Replies: 0
Views: 1259
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Pre wedding photo

Looking for a pre wedding photo package. Budget $200-$250 in siem reap.

Do not need many prints 10 is sufficient.
One album
Retouch 20 photos
Provide a copy of the photos digitally
Include khmer outfit

DM or feel free to recommend a decent company, thanks
by Jcml19
Sun Oct 31, 2021 9:51 pm
Forum: General Chatter
Topic: "Sandbox" scheme
Replies: 11
Views: 2708
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Re: "Sandbox" scheme

yup... never understood the "high end" tourist mumbo-jumbo.... pretty sure if I were bill gates, I'd go anywhere I wanted or buy an island i do not already own.... market for "high end" tourist limited because I'm pretty sure their choices will be a sweet az island in the pacific...