samwa
Australian expat in Cambodia
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Lives in phnom penh
Registration: 01 August 2012
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Calmette hospital - advise anyone by couderc
Hi all My husband has been operated on and is still in Calmette. I'm a bit worried about the conditions there - everyone's lovely but communication is a problem and the hygiene is so/so. Does anyone have any experience of being a patient here? ...
i think calmette is one of the better hospitals, although i am sure that foreigners would feel more comfortable at royal rattanak. calmette is the go to hospital for emergency accidents so they have a lot of experience/ Read More
Wanna Meet Up for Coffee/Brunch on Sunday? (Phno Penh) by anthonyteo
Hi all, Is anyone interested in meeting up for breakfast/brunch/coffee on Sunday? I've been here for a while now, and will really like to know more people from around the world who's staying in PP now. Of course, meeting all those who've helped me ...
brown doesn't serve alcohol, it's just a bakery/coffee shop. Read More
ESL Teachers Payday ? by phnom penh bound
Do most schools pay monthly or biweekly? Thanks
generally all teachers love children so that isn't really anything special. charisma, yes, but the philippino teachers i have worked with were also great with talking, and very friendly. good luck to her. Read More
the Sampeah (Thai Wai) by phnom penh bound
So you leave your condo and start walking around in Phnom Penh. Your out all day. How many times and where would locals greet you with the Sampeah. And do you out of common courtesy reciprocate 100% of the time? If you go to an interview and the ...
all i really know is that it's a sign of respect, whether it's as a greeting or an apology. Read More
ESL Teachers Payday ? by phnom penh bound
Do most schools pay monthly or biweekly? Thanks
if your wife is from the philippines i doubt there is much chance that she will be paid $12, no matter how good her english is. philippino teachers get paid less than native/"white" teachers - maybe something between $5-$8 an hour. BUT, yes. a ... Read More
the Sampeah (Thai Wai) by phnom penh bound
So you leave your condo and start walking around in Phnom Penh. Your out all day. How many times and where would locals greet you with the Sampeah. And do you out of common courtesy reciprocate 100% of the time? If you go to an interview and the ...
what is the meaning of sampeah ?when you put your palms together towards another person. honestly, i rarely do it, usually only if i am meeting a friend's parents. for me, i'll put it at my chin for the parents and a little bit higher for ... Read More
ESL Teachers Payday ? by phnom penh bound
Do most schools pay monthly or biweekly? Thanks
my school pays monthly, others pay every two weeks. depends where you work. Read More
i got mugged !!! by Aaliyah01
this might be interesting to some to fallow the footsteps just in case well, i've been here in PP for about an year now, pleased with how nothing major happens ..untill today when right outside the Vikings restaurant on street 430,at lunch time, ...
it sucked but definitely not as bad as your case. i was lucky that i had left my bag inside a club whilst i talked on the phone because that was literally all i had on me. no money, just my phone. not sure if i'm just being naive but i would never ... Read More
i got mugged !!! by Aaliyah01
this might be interesting to some to fallow the footsteps just in case well, i've been here in PP for about an year now, pleased with how nothing major happens ..untill today when right outside the Vikings restaurant on street 430,at lunch time, ...
meant to say at night time Read More
Buying from street vendors advice by phnom penh bound
So your walking on a street and see something you like. You ask price and they show you their calculator with 20 aka 20 usd. In Thailand their first number is usually 300% more than the normal price. So you type in 10 and the calculator haggling ...
depends on how much i think they're overcharging.. generally i'll offer 50% of what they ask and then work from there. Read More
i got mugged !!! by Aaliyah01
this might be interesting to some to fallow the footsteps just in case well, i've been here in PP for about an year now, pleased with how nothing major happens ..untill today when right outside the Vikings restaurant on street 430,at lunch time, ...
eek it's horrible that they got your passport T_T why did you have it with you? i got mugged once but i was completely to blame - walked down a road near street 51 by myself whilst talking on my phone.. Read More
Noise levels at night in Íæż½ã½ã Areas like BKK! and Russian Market by phnom penh bound
Everyone likes a good nights sleep. In the Philippines you should make sure before you rent, you don't have a neighbor with a karaoke machine that can't sing. Then every weekend plays it so loud, you can hear it in Malaysia! So I'm asking about ...
i have lived in both areas, my house near Russian market was close to a karaoke bar, which was loud. every night they had people singing. my house in bkk was a lot more quiet, and I lived in between monivong and 63 Read More
Anyone Successfully Sent a Postcard Home? by anthonyteo
So I just bought a few nice Cambodian postcards and they've been lying around for a while now, and I'm thinking maybe I really should send them out after all - it sounds kinda cool to send out postcards in this Internet age. (I have never sent out a ...
I've had post cards lying around for 8+ months, never sent anything from here to home, although i have received packages with no problem Read More
Burger King Chain to Open in Cambodia by phnom-penh-services
Burger King will start operations at Phnom Penh International Airport as early as November before moving into the capital. The American burger chain would join the likes of KFC, Dairy Queen and several other international and domestically owned ...
i can vouch for mike's burger, although it's not where you said it is. it's on Russian federation just before the turn off to toul kork on the eastern side. soooo good. Read More
Australian moving to Cambodia by tyreece
Hi there my name is tyreece and my girlfriends name is Belinda. We are looking at moving to Cambodia for work as Belinda might be starting at the international school in pnom phen called eton house. Just curious to know where the good area's to look ...
figure out where eton house is in phnom penh and try and find a place to live close by. I think it's in bkk1 which is generally the safe/expat area. camhr.com and .bongthom.dom are both sites you can use to find jobs Read More