What spirit is so empty and blind that it cannot recognize the fact that the foot is more noble than the shoe, and skin more beautiful than the garment with which it is clothed? - Michelangelo Why is the Mom in this family picture smiling? Oh, I know. The Dad is wearing shoes. Old Photo Album But my mother was also smiling in our family photo. All three of us look about the same age as this family. Mama said she explicitly told Papa that day long ago that we would sit for a family portrait so we were to don something formal. But lo and behold Papa came in flip flops! Mama wasn't very happy about it. She still placed our picture neatly in the family album though. Family is family, slippers or stilettos. What is unknown to me, besides the identity of this family, is how Father (rest in peace, Pap) ended up in the photo studio wearing slippers when he wore shoes virtually all the time. In fact we only saw him wearing slippers during his retirement. Ah well, so much for shoes. I have ...
It was a quiet Khmer morning. Friends and I were traveling to Siem Reap. The van we were riding in slowed down by a procession. Curiosity managed to snap a shot of what looked like a miniature house carried by a truck. As it disappeared into gathering speed I saw a coffin inside it.
wonderful post, very informative of the culture.
ReplyDeleteFascinating type of funeral procession. Great choice for O week.
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interesting ritual
ReplyDeleteROG, ABC Wednesday team
Touching. How sad too.
ReplyDeleteThe Killing Fields are such a tragic situation.
Very moving photograph and post. Carver, ABC-Wed. Team
ReplyDeleteThere are still some landmines stuck in some areas in Cambodia.
ReplyDeleteit's so sad to know that there's still killing fields there.
ReplyDelete"peace, peace, where art thou?"
Every death is a sad story, every ritual with its own story.
ReplyDeleteThe Killing Fields are a part of Cambodian history. Guess it will always be there :0
ReplyDeleteOh. :( I'm a bit curious with their customs and traditions.
ReplyDeletethat was not part of your itinerary, but you've witnessed Cambodian funeral tradition.
ReplyDeleteThis is a very moving and sad photo that is well captured.
ReplyDeleteOh, its a funeral rite!
ReplyDeleteLots have happened to this, and probably the darkest truth of human history is the genocide that comes through the ages.
The killing fields is one of the many but it stunned the world because of its massive scale.
That's a pretty interesting ritual.
ReplyDeleteYou are lucky you've seen Siem Reap's tradition
ReplyDeleteat first I thought there was a procession of saints, but now, I understood..
ReplyDeleteThis is quite an interesting photo.
ReplyDeleteI thought it's just people walking.
Suprisingly, it's a funeral pala!