Cambodia
by DR. MARAL YAZARLOO - PATTRICK
We passed through immigration and
customs without any trouble, and entered
Cambodia. when you cross country borders
by road, the world feels like a small village.
You do not get this feeling when you take a
flight into a country, because you are
disconnected from the actual world. When
you are connected again, you are on
different soil, with different people,
experiencing different weather, etc. But by
road, the transition is much smoother as
you are connected throughout. The
changes are not sudden and I love that
feeling.
Also in some countries, as soon as you cross
this man-made boundary line - you are
suddenly in a different time zone ! And this
has nothing to do with the latitude or
longitude of where the country is located.
One step behind the line is 7 pm and just a
step away on the other side is 8 pm.
Partner had visited and ridden through
Cambodia before. He told me about the
beautiful temples enroute to 'Siem Reap',
located about 120 kms from the border.
We paid US 20 $ and passed through a little
barricade. It looked like a quiet jungle, with
temples around. After riding about 10
minutes, partner suddenly took a left turn
between some trees. I initially thought that
he had lost his way, but as soon as we
parked and walked ahead, I saw one of the
most peaceful old temple. The place was
absolutely deserted - I could hear the wind
and birds. The energy and vibe of the space
was magnificent. I saw a lighter and incense
sticks on the ground next to the temple -
I know someone had placed
them there just for me. After
visiting so many temples to
date, I can say that I loved
this one the most.
We continued to another
temple, which was bigger
and more popular, though
too touristy for our taste. We
had some refreshing coconut
water and got ready to
continue our ride to 'Siem
Reap', which was another 150
kms away. communicate. One little kid
had Down's Syndrome - he
was the cutest ! He hugged
me so tight, sent me flying
kisses and tried to tell me
stories. I could only hear
sounds no words. I loved that
little angel. This reminded me
of a very important fact that,
we as humans use the easiest
way of communication, which
is language. As soon as that
option is not available, we
communicate with love and
smiles !
On the way, we stopped at a
small shop, where no one
spoke any English. We started
communicating with the
kids. These kids did need any
language or thoughts to As soon as we got to 'Siem
Reap', it started to rain like
crazy. We pulled over and ran
to the first shop - an
electronics store owned by
some Chinese people.