Angharad Dowse

8am and we went down stairs for our yummy brekkie before I came back upstairs and went to back to bed. Haa

We caught a tuk tuk to the central markets again so I could buy a dress. Very limited options. I bought one for $30. It’s something a mother of the bride/groom would wear.
At least I can now attend cause I have appropriate attire. Lol.
As we were walking around the markets Bobbin called Will and told us that Jordan ate street food and is so sick he can’t be best man anymore. Apparently when he told Sabdy she just gave him a look and walked away. That look would have had 1000 words in it.
Oh dear. He called cause he was looking for Joey as a possible substitution.

We then left and went to the Aeon Mall.
Weird layout - it’s like walking into coles. It has like isles but they aren’t actually in a shop with walls?
The rest of the shopping center was normal just the place we entered from.
We had pizza which was actually really well done.
We wandered around because he palace wasn’t open yet.
We decided to go home so I could get a massage :D
Got one. $15 for an hour. + $3 cause She asked for a tip.
I did 2 dick things.
1 - I got dressed before the massage was over because she left the room and I thought that meant it was over... it did not haha.
2. This was the worst.
The masseuse and I caught the lift back down together and she asked how old I was. I said 27. She said I was very beautiful. I then asked how old she was and she said 27 -
AND THEN I SAID “...BUT IM REALLY TALL”
What the actually fuck angharad. Couldn’t give her compliment back, you had to point out that you were way taller. Fk me.
It was like a 6 year old in a school yard ha ha I’m taller
Wtf was that.

Oh also I have left over fake tan on cause I did a trial run at home before coming and it’s reaching the end. I had a shower and tried to scrub it all off but getting it off my back was a challenge.
She probably thinks I haven’t showered in weeks because presumably I missed patches and her rubbing would make it come off.
It would look like dirt..

We did some ironing this arvo in prep for tomorrow. My dress is such a hassle. So much fabric 😂

We went out to dinner on a cute date - everyone else was still at the first wedding day ceremonies. We went to a Cambodian Resturant - we walked there - we haven’t done much walking this trip, it’s just so freaking humid!!
We had some lovely food. Just beefs really to play it safe with the flavors.
We got a free dessert. It was sweet potato covered in coconut cream and some other desserty syrup. What an odd bloody combo.
We then walked home - past the awesome lit up place.
I met up with Tom and Joey up at the pool once back to talk about their day and organize tomorrow. We are gonna go together tomorrow which means the taxi is arriving at us at 4:30am. 🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃 Joey is coming in case he has to step in for Jordan.
They said today was boring. A lot of waiting around.
Organized for tomorrow - we are taking everything with us (both outfits) and went to bed. Naturally the first time this trip I’m not tired is the time I need to go to bed early 😪🙄😬Read more

So tired eek.
Thankfully everyone is dead too so we didn’t get moving this morning until 12. Tom got a foot massage and apparently the lady was beside herself with his size asking how much he weighed and just totally flabbergasted hahaha
We jumped on one of the tuk tuks waiting outside our hotel. We negotiated $18 for a return trip to the killing fields. It was a bloody long way or at least it felt like it cause we were going through little communities. Asia just looks all the same, dusty, piles of bricks everywhere, shop fronts selling junk and small children out and about in farmland.
The killing fields are how I remover but also different. I feel like last time I walk the circuit the other way??
Anyway, the audio guide was excellent. Informative it not too much.
Each station was very interesting.
The first few were this is where the truck stopped as prisoners got out, they is where the chemical shed stood etc. the next majority were the different mass graves. Bone and cloth still beneath the soil - cleaned up every few months before fresh ones rise to the surface.
It was a solemn walk. Everyone in total silence. There was a grace for women and children. Most naked. A tree next to it had been covered in bright bracelet things. This tree was wee guards held babies by their feet and smashed their heads against the tree before throwing them into the grave.
There was another tree called the magic tree where they had speaker phones attached to hide the moans of victims to keep it all a secret.
I think the most impactuous thing I heard today was music. This music was played from the tree, it was the last thing the victims heard before being slaughtered.
The big monument in the middles houses a lot of the skeletons. They are categorized into sections with sticker codes. Gender, age and cause of death.
We went to a tiny museum attached next door which had the Khmer uniforms and murder weapons.
We also watched a movie which was awful - a year 5 PowerPoint presentation at best. They should update..
We caught our tuk tuk back and got stuck in a mad traffic jam and then suddenly it was like the flood gates open and everyone just started moving again.
We went to kfc for lunch as if was next to the mumu place we planned to go to which was closed. Nothing special.
We went back to hotel, I went upstairs and hung my legs in the pool. I got bored so I went down stairs for an unsuccessful nap.
Our phones have been dinging all afternoon cause everyone is so confused by the wedding Andre are trying to sort out information. Me and Will are ignoring at the moment cause we have chosen not to go to the 1st day ceremony. Having 3 ceremonies that are so different from each other seems to beyond everyone capability to understand lol.
I need to go shopping tomorrow for a different dress for the morning ceremonies tho.

We went to a sports bar for dinner. I had ice cream cause I wasn’t really hungry. Will had nothing. Tom and Joey enjoyed their food though.
We then played a game of pool. It was 50c per game. We decided to get rid of some of our Riel.
So stupid. It’s 1000 Riel for 25c. They have notes of 100 Riel so 2.5c worth. Painful to add up.

Jordan sent through a pic of us on a tuk tuk from yesterday. I like it :)
Back at the hotel now. It’s 8pm. Happy to have more down time. I think it’s the heat that is taking it it of me.

I think my main observations of the day are that I am yet to see a person missing a limb and the road safety has drastically improved. 99% have helmets on an 80% have one the one person the bike.
Max I have seen is 3.
2 adults with a child squashed between. But only like 2 of them.
So so so different to last time!!

Also, I did not like that the mass graves had money in them or more over, I didn’t like that it was only even 100 riel (2.5c) which seems more like an insult to me as 99% visiting are tourists with money. If you can pay the entry fee you have more than 2c. It seemed inappropriate.Read more