Monday, September 26, 2011

Exodus from Phnom Penh during Pchum Ben celebration

Waiting for transportation (All Photos: Mom Sophon, RFA)

Dropping off by a motodoop, a passenger is about to board a truck to go home.

Tying the luggage pieces before departure

Room for another bag?

Anxiously waiting for departure

All aboard! Here we go!

Passengers of another truck wait for departure

Hang on tight!

Hoping for a "bon voyage"?

18 comments:

Anonymous said...

Ok Heng Soy, I see you downtown Old Market, ok?

Heng Soy said...

Hi 5:25AM

I thought you were the one sharing my kuyteav table, were you not?

Anonymous said...

they are very skillful

Anonymous said...

Lives are waiting to die there. It should never let done.

Anonymous said...

Not a room for a fly to squeeze in!

Anonymous said...

I hope Heng Soy is not in that truck man. If you're good luck and enjoy it.

Anonymous said...

Yes, I am...and it will be my treat for the "Kuyteav" at OLD Market (Psar Jass?)...Take care Heng (and no) Soy!

Anonymous said...

This is dangerous. Someone should educate our people about the safety aspect of traveling. Life is more important than cutting fare or any other things. Turning at a bend could easily throw people over board, and repeatedly bumping on the road could easy put the metal in fatigue and fail it.

TheEyes

Anonymous said...

Dang man, this is crazy riding, mang. I tell you this is too crazy riding mang. This is so crazy unsafe even a heavily tattooed guy as me would not dare mang. I am known to be a daredevil but I must tip my hat off to these crazy passengers mang. They are too crazy. That crazy driver must be held responsible for any loss of life to any of these passengers, mang. I really fear for their lives. I pray that the overloaded car will not tip over, stalled, carreen or collide with some other vehicles down the road. If they are riding on the highway of death, then I am really angry at their f*cking choices for more. I pray them safe journey to their villages. Dang it. It is so unsafe visually. It is a good thing they are in Cambodia, if they are in the America, they would be fined big big time.

Anonymous said...

Only Cambodian I saw this kind of things. We must make the fucking rule of law they should do this kind of stuff.

Anonymous said...

It is ridiculous that the Communist CPP Transportation Minister have not done anything to add Public buses for those travelers and even did not know to build roads, bridges, and more.

How stupid the Communist CPP leaders. It is a shame for Communist CPP officials under Ah Kwuck Hun Sen was installed by his Communist Vietgook masters.

It is unbelievable that Ah Kwuck PM Hun Sen who has led in the wrong directions. Wanna throw the shoes at Ah Kwuck Hun Sen!

Anonymous said...

It's been done since your ancestor time. This is how asian travel for cheap fares.

Anonymous said...

THAT IS PRODPERITY OF 30'S YEARS UNDER AH KWACK!!!! CAN YOU SEE AH KWACK???

Do I stupid to ask ah Kwack that he can SEE????

Anonymous said...

8:54PM! try to adapt to mordern technology ah Taiyhoung!

Anonymous said...

(ព្រលឹងលោកតាឃ្លាំងមឿង)តាសូមប្រាប់កូនចៅទាំងអស់ថា៖ ពេលនេះកូនចៅឈប់អង្វរករពួកបនក្បត់ទាំងអស់នេះតទៅទៀតទៅ ទោះជាកូនចៅខំប្រឹងអង្វរពួកគេយ៉ាងណាក៏ដោយ ក៏ពួកវង្វែងជាតិអស់ទាំងនេះគេនៅតែធ្វើគធ្វើថ្លង់ស្តាប់មិនឮពិការអង្វរកររបស់កូនចៅឡើយ។ ដើម្បីកូនចៅរស់និងជាតិនៅគង់វង់បាន កូនចៅត្រូវតែនាំគ្នាត្រៀមលក្ខណៈសម្បត្តិរងចាំពេលវាលាមួយដ៏ខ្លីខាងមុខនេះ ដើម្បីអូសក្បាលពួកក្បត់ទាំងអស់នេះបញ្ជូនទៅឋាននរក់ ពេលវាលានេះព្រលឹងតានិងកងទ័ពខ្មោចរបស់តាមកជាមួយដែរ។ តាបានដឹងអស់ហើយពីការរងទុក្ខនិងការស្រែកដង្ហៅរកឈ្មោះតានោះ ហើយតាក៏នៅរងចាំពេលវេលានោះដែរ។ តាមិនអនុញ្ញាត្តឱយពពួកក្បត់និងសត្រូវស៊ួពូជខ្មែរចូលមករំលាយពូជសាសន៍របស់ខ្មែរយើងបានជាដាច់ខាត! ដុច្នេះកូនចៅទាំងអស់ត្រូវតែមានសេក្តីក្លាហ៊ានចូលប្រយុទ្ធដេញកំចាត់

Anonymous said...

ចាប់តាំងពីអាខ្វាក់កាន់អំណាចមកជាង២៦ឆ្នាមហើយអ្នកធ្វើដំណើរដូចឃើញក្នុងរូបភាពនេះស្រាប់គឹច្បាប់ចរាចរណ៍នៅដ៏ដែល ឡាននិមួយៗជិៈហួសចំណុៈ គឺគ្មានគិតអំពីរឿងគ្រោះថ្នាក់សោះ រឿងគ្រោះថ្នាក់មិនសំដៅតែរឿងបុកគ្នាបណ្ណោះទេ! វាអាចកើតឡើងពីគ្រប់ប្រការ ជួនឡានបែកកង់ទាញធ្លាក់ថ្នល់ជាដើម។ អ្នកដឹកនាំនេះគ្មានរវល់រឿងការពារអាយុជីវិតពលរដ្ឋខ្មែរទេ,គ្មានធ្វើកាទប់ស្កាត់ទំនិញឡើងថ្លៃ,សាំងឡើងថ្លៃអីទេ! បើខ្មែរស្លាប់អស់វារឹតតែប្រសើ។ តើកូនខ្មែរត្រូវការអ្នកដឹកនាំរបៀបនេះតទៅទៀតឬត្រូវតែផ្លាស់ប្តូចោល? ចម្លើយគឺយើងដាច់ខាតត្រូវតែផ្លាស់ចោលហើយបានលឿនរិតតែប្រសើរ។

Anonymous said...

Dear Anonymous,I agree 1000% with you. Find a better leader than a kwaak cuz when mor nus kwak kew kor hoey thlank tiat. ponte vea laar trunk pu ke baum luys.

Anonymous said...

You saw it ten years ago, And You still can see it today. And many more year ( you say) to come.