I used to think and imagine what Singapore looked in the days of the 19th century and early 20th century...maybe like this? Attap houses next to rivers. Coconut trees growing tall in your courtyard...no fences around you..the doors aren't even closed...
Took this whilst I was in a hired van, hence the grainy, blurry picture...
But it's enough to show the kampong lifestyle of the rural areas just outside of Siem Reap
And in the areas nearer the bigger sections of the river, they build the houses on stilts..
Just in case the river swells and overruns its banks...
Fishing Village of Tonle Sap, about a 10minute drive from the main city area of Siem Reap..
It was quite an overcast day...
Life on the waters....These people cook, bathe, play, study, fish in & on these waters...There are even schools built permanently over the river, police stations...and churches as can be seen in the next picture..
Not all are Cambodians..there are about half of them who are Vietnamese..staying here in Cambodian waters illegally without any valid passports...and without any valid visas...
Hearsay the policemen just close one eye about it...cos well, it's their livelihood...and of course, maybe the policemen earn extra $$ from not reporting these people to the authorities...if you know what I mean....
It was a Catholic Church if I recall correctly...
Policemen making their patrol rounds in the fishing village...Secretly snapped....but I think the last policeman on the right saw me....hmm mm....;p
Oh yah...I saw a little boy in a boat wearing a yellow ACS singlet...wah lau..I went like HAR???
"ACS singlet ley!!!" I shouted to ahboy...He looked stunned too...and replied "Probably donated by some guy in Singapore and it somehow found it's way into this fishing village.." hahaha...possible possible...
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