Money woes in Cambodia

Not mine.  Theirs.  So much poverty.  And even their currency is hassled.  Their highest denomination is worth about 10 bucks.  And they'd rather be paid in US dollars.  So all the prices here are quoted in US$ and money from an ATM is greenbacks.  Today I got a couple hundred out of the bank.  It gave it to me in 50s.  Now go try to pay for a one dollar tuk tuk ride when maybe the most the guy is carrying is five or ten dollars american and maybe two or three times that in Cambodian currency.

Anyway, today I got a camcorder.  Looks like I could have gotten it a lot cheaper on Amazon.  But the way I looked at it when I was buying it was that it's nothing but a high priced toy anyway.  I tried to upload a short video but it takes too long.  The cam takes photos and can capture photos from videos. 

Yesterday was nice without a camera, though of course I was and still am about the loss of all those pictures!  Oh well. 

Bought two silk scarves from this little saleslady

I went to Angkor Thom, which is actually quite a bit bigger than Angkor Wat.  Saw a bunch of other temples but without a map of the complex in front of me I can't remember the names nor most of the spellings.  Their are hawkers at each one selling most of the same stuff.  I've bought a few trinkets, mostly just to be nice to the little girls and boys that are selling the stuff.  Bought a couple of scarves today.  Then a little girl, maybe 9 or 10 years old started crying because I didn't buy one from her, too.  So I bought one from her.  What am I bid for scarves from Cambodia! 

The video of these guys is short but musical

When I get back I can upload everything to Facebook or some such site, hopefully while I sleep, and you can look at whatever photos and videos I have left there if you like.  Or maybe I'll just hook the camcorder up to my TV and have everyone over. I'll try making some curry to go with.

Who's up for that?