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Well what have I told you, about Cambodia.
You get about 4000reil to a dollar.
A can of coke cost 2000 reil so thats about 50 cents which makes it about 40p.
Our iced coffees are 1000 reil, bowl of noodles 800 so work that out. Pretty cheap.
You can get ripped of though like anywhere.
For the last 2days we have been painting the salon up that they have at the orphanage odd I know but Nou the girl who runs it is a beauty therapist( Cambodian one) she shows the older girls how to do manicures etc. Although it is nothing for the younger ones to have ago.
It's been one of those jobs that you wish you hadn't started. The paint is really thin, after buying four tins think we have finally mastered it. But that was 10dollars a can so we still get through the money on something or other.
Went and bought some material for gowns today, which one of the volunteers is going to make. We walked round for ages showing them the Velcro they kept shaking there heads. No,Then we realised it was orange that we were showing them, they only had black, just what we wanted finally.
Cycling back from the Market the heavens opened , got drenched only to find most of the volunteers having a water fight. Can you believe there worse than the kids. Kids. Coulnt understand at first till they finally joined in.
Followed by a very wet game of football. So much rain, that's when you wonder how they cope. Mud everywhere, we where so wet we even got cold finally after couple of hours in it.
Oh yes dog has had puppies, pig has dissapeared we reckon they ate it, along with the 3 rabbits. Plus 3 geese trying to scare us off, they do a pretty good job with me. kids don't care they just grab them. We will probably have then for Xmas dinner. I will see if they disappear !!!!!!
Have got used to riding my bike now, you bust go for it the road belongs to everyone. cant imagine what my driving skills will be like time I come home.
Kids are on school hols for 3 days as its meant to be a water festival this week, but it's that flooded everywhere . That it's been cancelled.
Rumour has it that there are e en crocodiles. Where there shouldn't be !!!!
Oh well another full day tommorow no doubt, so bed for me at 7 hours ahead.
I want to find out about going to a Pagonda on Friday the 11th hopefully the monks may have there chant bowls out .
Night everyone, take care . Xxx
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Anne Phillips Hi Bobby have been without internet so have spent all morning catching up on your blogs- always so informative and fun Love the salon must have been such hard work in heat.Found your heavy blog really interesting im sure its that inner feeling of guidance that drives you on in your life and must also be a great comfort at times-you are certainly making your mark on peoples lives whilst always moving the goalposts of your own.Hope you get to Pagonda cant wait to hear take care my lovely x