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Gong Xi Fa Cai!

1 February 2014 by Nathalie Abejero Leave a Comment

All’s quiet in the Penh as celebrations to welcome the year of the Horse continue. It’s our second chance to kick into gear those New Year’s resolutions. But for those who truly excel at procrastination the biggest one is yet to come, Khmer New Year in April.

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Filed Under: Life, Travels Tagged With: Chinese, holiday, new year

Santa Claus has come to the Penh

23 December 2013 by Nathalie Abejero Leave a Comment

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Our son’s first word (apart from mama and papa) was elephant – every time we pointed to an elephant in one of his books he’d say “peh-pet”. Last year he was still a bit young to appreciate the celebration of Christmas, and was afraid of Santa Claus, even when he arrived with his favorite creature, Sambo the elephant. This year we milked that naughty/nice list idea cuz it works like a charm – it’ll be a treat to watch this little boy on Christmas morning now that he knows better. Sambo, happily, is no longer a regular on Phnom Penh’s busy riverside. He retired this year to a zoo.

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Filed Under: Life, Travels Tagged With: Cambodia, christmas, holiday, Khmer, Phnom Penh, Santa, Santa on an elephant, St. Nick, xmas

Christmas cards with a Khmer twist

23 December 2013 by Nathalie Abejero Leave a Comment

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I bought these cards at a Women’s International Group (WIG) Christmas Fair a few years ago. On the back of the cards is a copyright for Global Art and Anita Dean who, from a quick google search, is the founder of Global Art, Phnom Penh. I wish they printed the name of the artist too.

Anyway, I hope I’m not breaking any copyright rules by scanning and posting these beautiful cards. If anyone knows who the artist is, please leave a comment!

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Filed Under: Life, Travels Tagged With: Anita Dean, Cambodia, christmas, Global Art, holiday, Khmer, Santa Claus, xmas

Merry Christmas!

10 December 2013 by Nathalie Abejero Leave a Comment

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She isn’t happy with his idea to give her to Santa for Christmas!

 

Filed Under: Life Tagged With: children, children's christmas photo, christmas, christmas card, holiday, holiday greeting, kids, kids' christmas photo, photography, picture, Santa, xmas

Happy New Year!

11 April 2012 by Nathalie Abejero Leave a Comment

It’s that time of year again… all productivity is grounding to a lazy halt across the Kingdom. The Mekong is reversing current, the air is scalding, the rainstorms are waiting on the periphery, and we’re celebrating the third New Year of the Gregorian calendar …

សូស្តីឆ្នាំថ្មី! ពីភ្នំពេញ
Chunpo Chnam Thmei!
Happy New Year from Phnom Penh!

Filed Under: Life Tagged With: Cambodia, Chunpo Chnam Thmei, holiday, Khmer New Year

Chestnuts roasting on an open wok..

24 December 2010 by Nathalie Abejero 1 Comment

…and other holiday icon mashups, sprinkled with an Asian twist. Western holidays are already so commercialized back home, they’re often adulterated further on their way to becoming eagerly-adopted shopping holidays in non-Christian countries.

Like the huge blowup pumpkin, decorated like a Christmas tree at one of Phnom Penh’s local bookstores last Christmas.

Like the bunnies, traditionally associated with Easter, which seem to take center stage in every Christmas Season set in Bangkok (here’s one at the Emporium on Sukhumvit). Edited to note: Asia is about to welcome the Year of the Rabbit in a few weeks, so this is the reason for all the bunnies in the Christmas sets :-) With Christmas over, the bunnies’ costumes and sets are being adjusted for Valentine’s Day marketing.

Photo by Keith Kelly

Filed Under: Life Tagged With: Bangkok, christmas, Easter Bunny, Halloween Pumpkin, holiday, Thailand, xmas

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