That is my wife's foot dangling out of the tuk-tuk in the above photo, so don't accuse of not making efficient use of limited space when it comes to transporting our household items.
👨🌾 Who Are The Clampetts? 🛢️
Because most of my readers are Southeast Asians, I'm not so some of you would be familiar with the reference in my title, so I have shared the opening scene from this old American TV show, depicting the hillbillies striking it rich with oil and moving to Beverly Hills.
I unfortunately come from a place in the USA of which this show pokes fun at, so in a sense we have struck it "rich" with HIVE, but have chosen to escape from life in $50 rental rooms in the city and head for the hills. Our tale is a bit different, but when we move pack our things in the tuk-tuk, the local Cambodians look at us like we are the Pramaoy Hillbillies.
Selfie With Srey-Yuu 🤳
Dad-daughter selfies are the worst, at least that's what Srey-Yuu thinks, but despite her efforts to sabotage every photo op, sometimes I get a cute pic when I just copy whatever she's doing to avoid the photo. These are the kind of pre-road-trip shenanigans I orchestrate in order to build up morale for the journey ahead.
The Shoes Of Shame Are Actually Incredible 🐊
Back in the USA, the extremely popular "CROCS" slip-on shoes are either loathed or loved, and I had never considering purchasing a pair because I hated from the first moment I saw them. Well, I hate even more to share some top-secret info with you all, but Srey-Yuu recently got a pair for herself, and I borrowed her Crocs to take a midnight pee-run, and now I understand what all the rage is about.
🚐 On-Line Shopping 📡
In recent years Cambodia has invented its own form of online shopping, with almost all of it being Facebook pages with photos and prices. A certain level of trust must be involved, because the payment is done via a bank transfer after a price is determined. Once the money is sent, there is no way to get it back if the receiver doesn't want to return the funds.
Eventually online payments will be integrated so that things are more traceable and secure, but this old-school approach works quite well actually. A little bit of messenger chatting, then an app to app transfer, and a few days we go to a bus station and claim our goods by proving ownership of the phone number assigned to the packages.
🗄️ On The Road Again 🛺
Here is example of the efficiency of a tuk-tuk for family transport. We are able to move our entire life around with only three 10-inch wheels and 435cc of diesel fury. With a refrigerator hanging out the back and the family precariously seated within, we sat off on another transport trip.
That is Srey-Yuu seated in her little nook of butt space. We've removed the passenger seats for now to give us more cargo space, so the ladies just sit wherever they can claim a space, with Pov always in the most pretzel-like of positions.
On this trip we kind of overdid it, so Monkey-B had to ride up front with me. I have to sit off-center with her next to me, but I can handle it for a couple of hours without any back problems. And this is how we move of our things, you only need look at the thumbnail/first pic again to see the only signs of Sreypov being onboard were a foot and part of a shin.
As usual, sorry for not being an engaged Hiver lately. We are still sleeping rough and making constant back-and-forth transport trips. By this weekend we hope to have all of our things moved and be focused on life here by the river's edge.
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