Cambodia won this one... but I am still standing strong

Cambodia can be a really humorous place to live; things that seem simple or are a small problem often turn out to be catastrophic here. When these times arise we say, “Cambodia wins again…” This week I feel like I have had many of these times, don’t get me wrong we have all had a get Christmas and yes of course we have miss our families and friend heaps. It just that there seem to have been many moments when we’ve said Cambodia win again… For example… the main ones all relate to the trip me a Steph went on to Phnom Penh (photo on the right: me and Steph in our matching MooMoo's) – Our purpose was to renew her visa (so she can legally stay in this country) in the bus on the way to Phnom Penh I got very sick and I was sick for most the time we were there, At one point I was feeling good, so I headed out on an adventure by myself to the markets everything was fine until I begin to feel very weak because of the little food I had eaten –so off I went to a western food place (thinking I should eat something that I know) but I’m in Cambodia who know what will happen. I went to pizza place and o chose salad and spinage pasta – but the waiter brought out Seafood pasta, so you could image what I was thinking (when he gave it to me it was like “OH well we made the wrong thing, you can just eat this…”) and I know this sounds stupid to you all but you need to understand I was hungry, tired and really just didn’t want to make a fuss so I tried to eat what I could they then charged me more for my meal, cause it was seafood… Cambodia wins again… Steph was told that she could get her visa renewed over night, but it was actually finished two hours after we had to leave to come home – so she has been separated from the passport which is not the nicest feeling in a 3rd world country, the last day in Phnom Penh – I was still not feeling great and in a moment of delusion, I left my mobile on the tuk tuk – just prior to this I received an sms from a beautiful friend back home say… she was praying you. (I love you Candace – keep praying) we tried to get it back but… Cambodia wins again… so at the moment I don’t have a phone, but I will have to by a new and try to get a new sim card with the same number (this may take a few days) although even when I do get a phone again I have no-one phone number so if you can all email me at kassie_rassie@hotmail.com your number I will get in touch as soon a “Cambodian possible”

Cambodia may have won this one but I don’t intend on give up with out a fight…

(below photo - is me in a pretty shirt my mummy sent me)

"Thanks Mum..."