• Restaurants,  Singapore

    Selfish Gene Café, Singapore

    At the time of writing, this café is only around one month old. It is clean and bright and on a Sunday afternoon, not too crowded. The atmosphere is friendly and the décor suitably young and laid-back, but not cutesy.…

  • Cambodia,  Phnom Penh,  Restaurants

    Foreign Correspondents’ Club, Phnom Penh

    Venerated mainstay along Sisowath Quay.  Consists of a bar/ restaurant and a hotel. Brutally frank: Venerated?  More like overated.  The décor is not particularly pretty nor does it exude old-world charm, despite being a historic address. The staff can’t really…

  • Cambodia,  Phnom Penh,  Travel

    Royal Palace, Phnom Penh

    This is really pretty. Brutally frank: Note the opening hours. It’s opening from approx 9am – 12noon and again from 2pm -5pm.  Don’t go during lunch time or you may be disappointed. Admission fee is US$6.25 or 25,000 riel.  The…

  • Cambodia,  Phnom Penh,  Shopping

    Conversion between Cambodian riel and US dollar

    English 한국의 日本語 English US$0.50 = 2000 riel 한국의 리엘과 미국 달러 간 환산 US$0.50 = 2,000 riel (리엘) 日本語 リエルと米ドルの換算 0.50米ドル=2,000リエル

  • Cambodia,  Phnom Penh,  Shopping

    Sorya Shopping Mall, Phnom Penh

    English Pусский 한국의 Français Svenska Nederlands English It is said that this is one of the two most upmarket malls in Phnom Penh (the other being Paragon Mall).  It has a cinema screening Hollywood movies (though I am not sure…

  • Cambodia,  Phnom Penh,  Restaurants

    myhome restaurant, Phnom Penh

    Situated along Sisowath Quay, near the Chaktomuk Theatre. Brutally frank: Very quiet. Seems like a new restaurant.  Extremely friendly and attentive restaurant.  I dined at this restaurants twice.  Quite a few lizards on the wall on the second night though…

  • Cambodia,  Phnom Penh,  Sihanouk Ville,  Travel

    Cambodians

    English 繁體中文 简体中文 Bahasa Indonesian English Guidebooks may tell you that Cambodians’ grasp of the English language is rudimentary.  Yet, I met many Cambodians who speak perfect English and are able to converse freely and at length.  Granted, you may…