Parts for DIY turntable

We were back in Singapore last Sunday. The short trip to Cambodia was a good choice and all of us enjoyed it. Now, it’s time to plan for next year trip. Hehehehe.

This morning collected my platter from the post office. It arrives from Lithuania yesterday when no one was at home. It was packed in a wooden box secured and wrapped up with polyurethane tape. Inside, it was lined with foam and all the items were shrink wrap.

The platter is heavy and was beautifully fabricated with acrylic insert between 2 layers of polished aluminium. The huge bearing assembly is of high quality. I may need to redesign the plinth to accommodate this heavy platter.

the package

after removing the tape, a wooden box is revealed

the internal is lined with foam

the platter and some other parts

parts of the bearing assembly

side view of the platter

Trip to Cambodia (Part 2)

Yesterday we went for sightseeing around the city. Our first stop was the Cultural Museum where many temple ruins were on display. After lunch, we walked to the Royal Palace. Unfortunately it was closed for the next 3 months due to the passing on of King Norodom. As the weather was really hot, we went back to our hotel for a rest.

In the evening after dinner we walked to the night market nearby. There were stalls selling food and customers were seated on mats on the ground. It’s a unique Khmer experience.

Today, there is not much thing to do so we did some last minute shopping. After lunch at KFC we headed back to the hotel for some rest before going for a cruise along Mekong River. The cruise starts at 5pm just in time to catch the sun set and it was a beautiful sun set indeed.  

At the cultural musuem

Dinner on the floor

Makan time

Posing

Sunset by the Mekong River

On the cruise

Another picture on the cruise

And another one

 

Trip to Cambodia (Part 1)

I am now in Cambodia with wifey and two daughters for a short trip. The city, Phnom Penh with road full of pot holes, lined with street vendors and overhead electric cables reminds me of what Singapore was 40 years ago. Peoples that we met since our arrival yesterday were mostly friendly. These include taxi drivers, tuk tuk riders et al.

Halal food is easily available. Even the KFC is halal. Dinner last night was at a Malaysian Restaurant at Puncak Hotel. Today we had KFC for lunch and dinner at a restaurant serving Malay food. The owner of the restaurant is a Champa Malay, native to Cambodia.

We visited the Genocide camp where 3 million Cambodian were killed en masse within 3 years during the reign of Pol Pot’s Khmer Rouge. This was all in the name of LIBERATION. A sad lesson for all. Anyway, we are enjoying the trip and will be doing more visiting tomorrow........ and of course more shopping.

 

That's wifey at the hotel entrance

In a tuk-tuk

Yanti and Tini

Yanti with the remains of the 3 million people killed

The Esplanade opposite our hotel

Dinner at Puncak Restaurant

Me & wifey. Behind us is one of the rooms used by Khmer Rouge for interrogation before sending people to the killing field

It's shopping time

Taking the tuk-tuk