Khmer New Year and @sreypov's birthday are both approaching, and I can think of a better gift than some puris and a whitewater creek.
🫓 Morning Puris & New Year Prep 🐘
We started off this morning with some leftover puri dough, a not so healthy but filling breakfast, and I asked @sreypov to film the poof for a GIF to share with you all. I went to the Elephant Roundabout here in Pramaoy to buy some napkins, and I noticed a cleanup crew was hard at working picking up the trash and beautifying the landscaping.
Cambodian New Year is coming soon, and the @kidsisters are already on school break, a perfect scenario considering all the traveling we've been doing lately. This holiday is a very big deal, and it's often the longest break migrant laborers have in a whole year, and therefore the best chance to return back home for visits with loved ones.
Monkey-B's Taken A Break From Cycling 🩹
It's now twice Monkey-B has reopened her knee wound with another crash, so she's finally decided to stop cycling and let her knee heal. She has a suitcase full of toys and yet loves nothing more than a pair of scissors, a pile of leaves, and a plastic bottle. She likes cutting things extremely small, and I have no problem with that, but I try to encourage to not use plastic bottles because the recyclers don't like to take them in tiny little pieces.
Happy Early Birthday/New Year Pov 🎂
If you've been following my blog the last few weeks, I think you'll know what's going on in this picture. Let's just say it's a done deal, and this family has keys to paradise.
I can't legally own much more than my own tuk-tuk here in Cambodia, so I was actually not a part of this process at all, just a bystander doing photographer. I have never been a landowner and likely never will be, but I'm quite happy seeing my wife and daughters have this opportunity.
That's the key handoff in the above pic, and this shack/house near the highway is likely where we'll live once we've rented out the nicer cabins. Priority number one will be repaying the loan, and that'll mean keeping those places vacant and ready for renters, whether overnight or monthly.
The Vistas ⛰️
Even though I'm sure I've already shared an image very similar to the above one, every time I visit this property I can't help but shoot the view. We're definitely spending some nights in this cabin, my favorite of all the buildings. The sound of the rushing water combined with the view from the porch is something I can't imagine getting tired of.
The above house doesn't have a view of the rapids, but it's the bigger of the two, and the only one where I don't hit my head while walking around within. I'm sure tourists and travelers would be more interested in the cliffside dwelling, so this is the one that will likely be our home for the short-term future, well, once I've made 5 to 6 round trips with the Ape full of our belongings.
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Congratulations to birthday girl for officially owning the place. Now I know CNY not only meant for Chinese New Year. The place looks very attractive already, perhaps may be coming few weeks will have load of DIY repairs or upgrade to the property I guess? Btw, is Cambodia also uses bum gun?
Thanks bro, yes definitely lots of work to do, but hopefully we can monetize it through HIVE and make improvements slowly with the assistance of blockchain earnings. Cambodia is a butt blaster country, and I often like to upgrade the butt blaster to a chrome one with finesse trigger for $8. If there's no running water, then there's the classic oversized ladle, good for a buttwashing.
I congratulate the big family of @justinparke on the handover of all the letters of the land of paradise that you have been dreaming of so far, I am also happy with what you are feeling right now..
The twists and turns of life have ups and downs, but we have to be able to adjust them.
the big secret that you hid a few weeks ago, has now been revealed,, this is the news I've been waiting for from you..
oh yeah... i almost forgot....
regarding @sreypov's near birthday it's very exciting to wait for the episode...
don't forget the invitation at his birthday party later.. hehehe..
We are still in disbelief, but the first night we sleep there it will all become crystal clear. Sreypov is very fortunate to have her birthday during Khmer New Year, a reason to increase the celebrations.
Yes, we have been informed about this through the last few posts. But we also expected that everything would be fine. Finally that's it, so congratulations to you. I would like to tell you a special clue, most people in our country do property in the name of his wife, because it is easy to pay tax evasion he he he.
Haha, I wish it were easy to avoid taxes like that here, but for the most part as long as you don't have too much traffic and your sign isn't too big, you don't have to pay any taxes or have a business license in Cambodia. Because I am a foreigner though, I have to follow all the laws that aren't enforced for Cambodians.
How are you my beloved friend @justinparke, I hope you and your family are always healthy and blessed with lots of sustenance.
I'm happy to know what you've been dreaming of has come true, and have shared the joy with us.
I am also happy to see your child is starting to experience a good recovery, stopping cycling while waiting for complete recovery is the right thing, and falling off the bicycle is an exciting and valuable experience in your child's old age and will be told to his children later he he.
Oh yes, you turned out to be a romantic and loving husband, you remember your beloved wife's birthday @sreypov, she is very lucky to have a husband like you, just imagine as a husband I forget my wife's birthday, even from our 3 children I often forget their birthdays, nice to learn from you guys.
Haha, I also forget birthdays easily, even my own 3 times. My wife's is impossible to forget though because of it's timing with Cambodian New Year. The main priority now is to get all of our stuff to the new place.
Congratulations on the handover of the land certificate, my friend, I am also happy with this encouraging good news. I also wish you a happy birthday @sreypov and a happy new year to Cambodia, may you all be filled with happiness always.. 🎂🎂🇰🇭🇰🇭
I can't think of a better New Year's or birthday gift for the wife. Give thanks my friend.
Yes, it's not a problem my friend, I remember very well that you discussed this (gift) in one of your posts, and I agree with that. actually the sacrifices we make, loyalty in love is more valuable than anything in this world. So, keep on being a good husband and also a good father to your wife and children @justinparke 👍
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I am also happy to know about the process of buying the land, I can see from the photos you shared, the area has a natural panorama that makes people feel at home to be closer to mountain nature.
The view and the creek are worth the price alone, because I'm happily live in a tent to be surrounded by that environment.
Hopefully the wild animals in that place can make friends with you.
My goodness Justin, that was fast..Congratulations! I am so glad for you and your fam... This is a truly exciting adventure and dreams come true! Cool! And this calls for a toast, Cheers!
I can't believe we got it, definitely a dream realized. The icing on the cake would be a visit from a fellow Hiver.
That would be wonderful to have a meet-up there.."toi toi toi!" as we say it in Austria meaning more or less I´ll keep my fingers crossed.
Congratulations! That is such exciting news and your wife's big smile says it all. From what I've seen on @asean.hive this is a well deserved result for all your hard work and fair play. May the water always flow in your creek 😃
Thank you my friend, I wish you could sail your boat in a foot of water and over rocks to come visit. If you do ever come to Cambodia by boat, definitely ought to check out the sailing club in Kep, it's basically the other scene for sailing other than Sihanoukville, a former beautiful town now overrun by Chinese mafia and their casino skyscrapers, a seedy place I honestly wouldn't visit.
Congratulations on finally getting the house in paradise. It is indeed a milestone for the whole family. I guess you all will be busy preparing to move in and also for the New Year celebrations.
It'll be a mixed celebration this year, and the biggest gift of all is the sound of that river.
Congratulations on Paradise!!! Happy Birthday @sreypov! It's an absolute victory especially thinking about your situation in Suriname. Dreams can come true and you have proved it!
A very timely b-day gift isn't it? I have asked for immunity this year in not giving her a big gift, in a sense her birthday has come early this year, but I'll still cook her favorite meal or something like that.
wow congratulation, Suriname, USA, Cambodia ... amazing stories. You can start your new adverntures with your family piece of land.
It has been a long journey to get back here, and what a great way to start our journey again back here in Cambodia.
Congratulations. It was a beautiful paradise . I can imagine the place will full of flower in future. ;).
We are already discussing the different fruit trees we'd like to have on the property.
Congrats! Finally! I already packed my shorts and rubberducky :)
See you soon brother, good to see you posting again on Hive even if shortform.
Getting there :) Partly thanks to you motivating me to post :)
I love the photo of the house, it seems like a very serene place.
We love the little house, but it's only one-bedroom, so we'll likely settle in the other bigger house without the view. That's okay though, tourists and travelers will surely be more interested in the little house with lots of windows and good views.
Oh wow..this is soooo exciting!!! I can't believe it ....!!!
Reality is hard to believe, and even harder as we ascend through the clouds to get to to the property. Everything feels very dreamlike and slow there, perhaps we'll get used to it, but for now it's very mystical.
Give thanks my friend.
Congratulations!
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Paperwork is signed and done, it's just a matter of moving in now.
Thank you, the beautiful scenery makes me feel like a good photographer.