The Star Online (Malaysia)
Two weeks ago, two friends and I took a trip to Siem Reap to see the majestic Angkor Wat. It was a holiday where everything went wrong.
First, we chose the wrong season to go. The temperature was a blistering 38°C. The heat made us lethargic and I sprained my ankle while climbing the steps of Angkor. I spent the entire holiday limping around with a swollen ankle.
Then we got dinner from one of the street vendors near our guesthouse. We had nearly finished our meal when my friend found a cockroach leg in one of the dishes. He got food poisoning the next day. Thankfully, I was spared.
After resting the next day, we regained our energy and ventured out on rented bicycles. It started to rain heavily in the evening and the roads began flooding.
We had to leave our bicycles at the hospital where we took shelter and took a tuk-tuk back to the guesthouse as we needed to rush to the airport.
At the airport, our woes continued. We had to pay a departure tax of US$20 (RM61) per person. After digging out all the money we could find, we were still short of US$15.
The boarding gates were closing, and we began to panic. Frantic, I looked into my purse and found an old angpow packet given by an aunt many years ago. There was a US$20 bill inside!
We paid up and ran all the way to the boarding gate.
Back in Malaysia, our misfortune continued! The following day, I started having the chills and came down with diarrhoea and high fever, which lasted five days. I had to visit the doctor twice and down two courses of antibiotics before I recovered.
Would I go to Cambodia again? Yes, but hopefully I will have better luck next time.
It’s a beautiful country with polite people who are always trying to please tourists.
Choong
Kuching, Sarawak
3 comments:
Before go to Cambodia next time, visit your local doctor to inject you with some sort of protections and bring some medicines with you too.
While over there, avoid cold food such as mix salad, uncooked vegetables, ice or ice drink.
Limit your activity or movement during midday. In the afternoon with a cool breeze is the best time to time to have fun.
cambodia is a hot climate country, so know something about heat stroke and other heat induced ailments and how to take care of yourself, when visiting cambodia! most of the time, using common sense goes a long way, really!
បងប្អូនខ្មែរជាទីរាប់អាន, នេះគឺជាពាក្យផ្តាំផ្ញើរខ្លៈដល់បងប្អូនមួយចំនួនដែលចង់ទៅលេងស្រុកខ្មែរ។ សូមបងប្អូនកុំភ្លេចខ្លួនឱយសោះ
តាំងពីការដើរហើរស៊ីចុកបុកទំពារគ្រប់បែបយ៉ាងទាំងអស់។ ស្រុកខ្មែរសព្វថ្ងៃយួនច្រើនណាស់ វាស្ទើរតែទៅជាស្រុកយួនទៅហើយ ពួកវាប្រើនូវគ្រប់មធ្យោបាយ ដើម្បីសម្លាប់ខ្មែរយើងដូជា៖ ដាក់ថ្នាំបំពុលក្នុងទឹកបឹងបួរ, អូរស្ទឹងបឹងបួរ, ក្នុងម្ហូបអាហារ, ពេលគេងក្នុងសណ្ឋាគារដាក់ថ្នាំក្នុងម៉ាស៊ីនត្រជាក់, ពេលធ្វើដំណើរប្រយ័ត្នគេលួចបើកបុកជាដើម។ល។ ដូច្នេះទៅលេងសប្បាយកុំឱយក្លាយទៅជាអ្នករងគ្រោះ។ (KPPM)
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