CAMBODIA | Sunday, 7 Dec 2008 | Views [1057]
The Tuol Tumpoung Market (commonly known as the Russian Market) in Phnom Penh, Cambodia is
a good place to buy gifts and souvenirs. You can find silks, clothes,
pottery, antiques, wood and stone carvings, backpacks, watches, food,
and what-have-... Read more >
Tags: cambodia, culture, epiphany, haggling, market, musings, people, phnom penh
PHILIPPINES | Sunday, 17 Aug 2008 | Views [1635]
I recently embarked on a mini-quest to buy pomeloes as a take-home present for Mama. The fruit was in season in Davao so I opted to get some—only this time, I was doing it just by myself without any of my friends or colleagues from Davao accompanying ... Read more >
Tags: culture, davao, haggling, market, philippines
PHILIPPINES | Friday, 1 Aug 2008 | Views [1411]
Binondo, according to Nick Joaquin in “Manila, My Manila,” was the name given by the early settlers of Manila to one of two delta isles—the other being Tondo—which they discovered when they arrived into what is now known as Manila Bay. Both names, ... Read more >
Tags: culture, manila, philippines, photography, street life
