What Wat?

Lama gak tak update kat sini. Heavy office workload is to be blamed. By the time I reach home, dah sibuk nak menyibuk dengan homework anak-anak dan macam-macam lagilah dll nyer. Ye lah.. ye lah... kena lah blame it on something kan?

Anyway, supaya Mak Lijah tak terlupa about my trip in December 2007, I need to upload the photos and story here.



When I was told that I had to go to Cambodia for this meeting, I was like WHAT? But then, ok, it's in Seam Reap. And yet, this question came about --> Why have it in Seam Reap and not the capital itself? I have always think that the capital of any developing country would be more advanced with all the modern facilities and tall buildings (with decent shopping complex) and a lot cleaner than other cities/town in the country.





I have never been there and never in my dream that I would actually get the chance to visit the famous Angkor Wat. And Angkor Wat is in Seam Reap, not in Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia. It was an amazing experience dan patutlah ia cuba disenaraikan sebagai one of the THE SEVEN WONDERS OF THE WORLD, malangnya ia tidak berlaku.

Sebelum pergi situ, we were made to wear this boring white-colored-T shirt sebab katanya senang nak identify group. Tak per lah, since the trip was sponsored (harga tiket di quote in USD) dan dapat free Tshirt lagi, belasah jer lah...

It was really hot and the sun was burning my skin. Nasib baik ingat pesanan kawan to put on the sunblock. Nevertheless Mak Lijah berpeluh bagai masuk marathon. We had to walk on oneven blocks on the causeway. It was a long walk, believe me.

Once we were inside the complex, it was really cooling. Maybe the stones that made up the building berusia terlampau lama, maka suhu agak dingin di dalamnya.

The interior was so incredible. Ukiran-ukiran halus atas batu-batu yang amat keras. Namun bila dapat melihat the Jungle Temple, I rest my case lah. Imagine how old the Wat is. Akar-akar kayu melingkari struktur bangunan. Patutlah Kak Jolie datang sini dulu.

For those yang ada hati nak tengok Angkor Wat, we do fly directly to Seam Reap but only on selected days. I suggest that you bring your own food walaupun ada sebuah restoran halal Melayu, D'Wau, dan beberapa lagi restoran yang halal, tapi travelling in the tuk-tuk to and fro would not be a good idea. Nevertheless, there are plenty of hotels there yang almost all (3-4 star rated) bernama ANGKOR.