Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Mother Nature wins another one!

One thing I have learned over the years is that mother nature always wins ! Here is my latest example. The temples at Angkor Wat are really cool, a definite must in the South East Asia itinerary. But it is amazing how after years of neglect that the trees and nature are starting to win the battle, as if to say I am boss. Same always goes in the mountains and the ocean! The temples are about a 1000 years old, give or take depending on which ones you are looking at. The temple carvings and engineering are really something to behold. They rival anything I have seen, ie , Rome, Mayan ruins, my work, etc.
So Cambodia is probably the best Asian country I have been to so far. Besides the hard sell on product, the people are really down to earth, good looking and friendly! People really are poor though, after talking to some workers, I have found that the average person working here seems to make about $50 / month. That is for a 54 hour work week!! Don't think I could find anyone at home to work for such wages. OK - this keyboard really sucks to type on, as keys keep getting stuck. Also this whole thing seems somewhat narcissistic, blogging that is, I don't really like it and I am not sure if anyone is even reading it. Share some love and let me know if you are, if not, then I won't waste my time! Hope all is well. JR

2 comments:

  1. Sharing some love!
    Having never traveled to these places, I am reading and enjoying your blog updates.
    Keep them coming!!

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  2. Hi Jimmy just got back from Europe. Great to see your blog. Marty likes it too; he says hi. We loved Cambodia... great part of world. Great reality check. We have too much material junk!!! Miss you luv ya Mia and Marty. Marco is 2 today. I'll write tomorrow, keep it going.

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