KIM VIREAK: Relatives Wedding Party

This photo was taken a photo at Sorya Supper Market

Last couple days, I got a call from my wife to tell me about her relatives who have invited her and me to attend their son wedding party in Phnom Penh. She also told me that it will be held by Monday, May 14, 2012 at Pi Phop Thmey Restaurant (New World Restaurant).

My wife and my two children, Kim Sovanny and Kim Rithy, arrived Phnom Penh on Saturday, May 12, 2012 in the afternoon at 1:12pm.

She told me that she stayed at a restaurant where is near the Sorya Supper Market. When I finished my work at 5:30pm, I went there to meet them, and we had dinner together there, too.

On Sunday morning, May 13, 2012, I brought my wife and my three children (Kim Sonirous, Kim Sovanny, and Ki m Rithy) to visit Royal Palace.

Unluckily, the staffs working for the Royal Palace didn't allow my daughter to enter it because there is a prohibition posting on the wall about wearing shorts. Hence, we came back Sorya supper market to have lunch, and we went there in the afternoon at 2:00pm.

Kim Sonirouk is a older brother of Kim Sovanny

The ticket costs 1,000 riels for a Cambodian nationality. Therefore, we bought 6 tickets for my wife and I, my three children (Kim Sonirous, Kim Sovanny, Kim Rithy), and my niece, a daughter of my sister-in-law.

We took some photos where they allowed us to take,such as at the garden, and somewhere else, but some of places were not allowed to take photos such as the Preah Keo Morokot (a precious emerald, gold, and diamond made a Buddhist sculpt) and the meeting hall of King (it is a place for Cambodian King to receive the credentials from the envoy of other countries).

First, we visited the Meeting Temple of a King where he welcomes all the diplomats offer credentials to the King. I described some events that have taken place in Cambodia to my children.

Second, we visited Prasat Preah Keo Morokot (The Precious Emerald Temple) where has been kept Buddhist sculpts made by gold, diamond, precious emerald, and silver.

Third, we visited Prasath Preah Kor (Cow Temple) where a Cow sculpt that the scientific story about an older brother is a cow and younger brother is a precious stone. They were human being and have powerful magic since they have born.

They are my family. From the right is Kim Sovanny, Kim Rithy,
Kouch Houy, my wife, and my elder son.

We asked a monastery who are taking care this temple to pierce with a point instrument on the treatise to see our fortune this year.

For me is good, but for my wife has a bad luck so that she had to pierce it for the fourth time, she used holly cow water to put on her head before did it again.

Luckily, when she did it, she got a good definition on it.

Last, we left the Royal Palace because it was raining. We were visiting there until 3:45pm because the Royal Palace is closed at 4:00pm.

This photo was taken in front of Meeting Temple
of Cambodian King

After visiting there, we moved to Sorya supper market again where is near our rooms. We have gone to the forth floor to have meals and relaxed there.

My elder son went to his room, my youngest son, played games there, my daughter bought somethings , my wife went to the guest house, and I read news online on my Ipad2 until 5:30pm.

We had dinner together at 6:30pm, then we went to our guest house.

On Monday morning, May 14, 2012, my wife, my children, my sister-in-law with her two children, and I attended the offering dowry from the bridegroom to the bride (Khmer Tradition).

We were there until 9:32am, then we came back our room. We were staying in the room and watch TV until 5:30pm.

My wife, my daughter, and my sister-in-law with her two daughters made up to attend the wedding at Pi Phop Thmey Restaurant (New World Restaurant). My daughter made up for her cousin, her auntie, and herself.

I took them to the New World Restaurant at 5:45pm. I have never been there before so that I asked the people around the Kuntheak Bopha Hospital to get to know where the New Word Restaurant is. They showed me the direction, so I could find it. It was raining at that time. The restaurant seemed quiet because there were some card that were parking there.

This photo was taken in a wedding hall.

I told them to go to the wedding party first because I were looking for a parking space. I took 5 minutes to part my car. When I eyes were glancing to the three wedding halls, I confused which one was the wedding party of my wife's relatives.

I walked directly to the first hall, then the second hall, then the third hall, but I didn't see my wife and my children because they all had entered the wedding hall. On the other hand, I didn't know her relatives clearly so that it was hard for me to determine the wedding hall.

I picked up my cellphone to call to my wife, but she didn't hear the ringing, for the sound was loudly. I called her five times, but she still didn't answer my phone.

The last decision was walking to the third wedding hall and asked them which was the relatives of my wife.

Luckily, I saw my wife went out of the wedding hall. It was the first hall which was started from the east to the west. I walked directly to my wife and entered the it with my wife.

Normally, there are 10 people to sit around the table to have meals. The table that my wife, my children, and my sister-in-law which were sitting was full. I had to move to the other table to sit with the participants. When the wedding party almost gone to the end, I took three photos of my son and daughter by my Iphone 4s to post on my website to show to all of my relatives especially my mother-in-law and my younger brother-in-law and my older sister-in-law living in the United States to see the wedding event.

My wife and I attended the traditional dancing at the wedding party about 5 minutes that we were rare to do it, but they are our relatives so that we would like to show our respect and welcome them.

HERE ARE THE PHOTOS THAT WERE TAKEN DURING THREE DAYS
IN PHNOM PENH CAPITAL