Motorbike Mavericks

Seems that motorbikes were in vogue back in 1978 ...

Look at the cool guys with their wheels.



Would someone care to share the story behind this photo, submitted by Edmund Lee Ah See ?
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Reunion at Siem Reap (Day 4)

Many of our friends left Siem Reap in the early morning of 2nd Sept, but some of us (JY, JK + families, CLF) had evening flights, so could squeeze in a few more sightseeing visits around town. We decided on Artisans d'Angkor, the Old Market (a repeat visit) and then the Royal gardens. NL joined us for the Artisans visit, before leaving to catch his flight back.

Using a trio of tuk tuks, we started off ...

First we visited the Artisan d'Angkor workshop where poor, young people, usually from rural areas, are given the opportunity to develop skills in traditionals arts, like silk painting, wood carving, sculpture, etc.

Next it was back to the Old Market (see photos from previous day), before we headed to the Royal Gardens ...

Here we are at the special lounge at SR airport, waiting for our flight back. Wah, isn't Tuan Sinos looking real handsome !

All good things must come to an end eventually. And so it was with our Siem Reap trip. It will certainly be one holiday most of us won't easily forget.

Reunion at Siem Reap (Day 3)

The third day (1st Sept) was planned as a "free and easy" day and so different people decided on different activities.

Some went for massages, facials, manicures, pedicures and other bodily renovations. This was at a shop run by Mrs Sinos. Can you spot who was having what style of pampering?

Others went shopping at the Old Market and Centre Market ...

We all met up for lunch at an outlet at the Centre Market called "Hong Kong Cafe", which served the unique combination of Chicken Rice and Fortune Telling :-)

In the afternoon, all of us went to the Angkor National Museum.

Later some went for further massages before we had our "Farewell Siem Reap" dinner with Sinos at Arun Restaurant.

Members of the group began leaving at different times on the next day. It had been a short but really enjoyable and meaningful trip.

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Reunion at Siem Reap (Day 2)

Our second day started at 8am, right after breakfast. A mini-bus with English-speaking guide was waiting to bring us to visit the various temples of Siem Reap - including Angkor Thom, the Bayon and Elephant Terrace, and of course Angkor Wat.

The first few shots are of Angkor Thom, which is one of the largest of the Khmer cities. It was founded by king Jayavarman VII. The first sight that greeted us was the magnificent South gate, with two rows of Buddhist statues lining the road towards the gate.

We also stopped at other places with interesting stone elephants.

Seems that some guardian lions may even bite if one is not careful ...

All of us were also at those famous locations that you often see in magazines or movies, the one with the huge tree roots draped over old ruins ... one of these locations was also where the Angelina Jolie movie "Laura Croft: Tomb Raider" was filmed.

At noon, we stopped for lunch at the Angkor Cafe, which was just across the road from the Angkor Wat.

After a nice lunch, we finally went into one of the wonders of the world, the Angkor Wat.

Here are a couple of photos of our group against that world-famous backdrop.

In the evening, we were invited to a celebration party on the occasion of Malaysia's Hari Kebangsaan, or National Day, (31st Aug) together with the small Malaysian community who were working in Siem Reap.

Most of the photos in this posting were taken by our friend, Chen Liang Fang, who is an ardent and very proficient photographer.