Quiet Sundays

Ahh... that was a nice Sunday break.

What do I mean? You thought we worked 24/7 over here? Well, Eric and Ginny nearly do, but every now and again we get to spend time and just be a family. You want to know what a Sunday looks like here?

Ok, you got it!

Aidan agrees!

So we started our day with Aidan putting on his official Gecko Fan Club t-shirt.

Hmm? Oh, I gotcha. How does it really go?

Well, most mornings, we try to get up early and nab a shower - the power goes out, you see, and so far, it's usually right around the time you are rinsing shampoo from your eyes. The upstairs is on an electric pump, so...

Coffee is made using a french press and coffee we brought with us. There's no Starbucks here, so it all had to come on the plane. The stuff is like liquid gold here, so we don't waste it.

Aidan with some new friends.

Then of course, we head to Saang for Church. Since it's all in Khmai for the most part, we clap along and enjoy the beautiful worship even though we don't understand all the words.

After church we headed to a place I hadn't been yet - A restaurant named 'the living room.'

You can eat in, or out.

They have a lovely veranda and sitting area, so we ate outside (they bring you fans). Aidan in particular loved it. We found out the hard way that the waiter could understand plenty of English, but not 'No, don't bring him a milkshake'.

To quote: "One chocolate milkshake please."

Yup.

Well, I did the only thing a sensible dad could do.

I had one as well. :)

After that, we headed home for a little R+R. On the way though, I got to see some interesting sights.

Yes, those chickens are alive. No, they aren't happy.

We happened upon a gentleman and lady riding along happily with some chickens. When I say 'happily', I of course mean the people were happy, not the chickens. Apparently, to get them to the market as fresh as possible, they tie their feet together, and throw them over the handlebars. They then hang there and watch the weird foreigners driving by gawking.

I've been told people will also fill the chicken's bellies with water to make them weigh more. This practice seems a bit cruel to the chickens... not that the bike ride was all that pleasant for them or anything.

Statue of Tahkmau. Tah meaning grandfather, and K'mau meaning 'black'. Buddhist thing. :/

It's interesting to note, due to french occupation and influence, the traffic lanes don't typically use intersections like you see in Phnom Penh. Instead, we have these roundabout things, where people drive in circles the wrong way and then look at you funny when you go the right way.

Courtesy Eric Hanson Photography. All rights reserved. He takes awesome pictures doesn't he?

We ended the day playing video games.

Ok... that's how I ended mine. Aidan watched movies, and eventually went with Eric and Jess to see some kids playing soccer in the rain (they do it every single rainstorm). Aidan got to high-five a bunch of kids, and then be poked and prodded because they love his skin and hair.

He loved it.

Oh, incidentally, I found a new guardian for my blog....

Say hello to my leetle friend!

We'll see if this one works out. ...