Yes, I know the sun will still rise without us watching over it, but no trip to Angkor Wat is complete without a sunrise trip, even thought it means we have to leave our guest house at 5am with an empty stomach!
When we reached Angkor Wat, it was already swamped with tourists, not to mention that everyone was overcrowding in front of the lake in front of Angkor Wat! THE place to take picture of Angkor Wat and its reflection! Here's where the Cambodians know how to do business. They actually placed mats over the edges of the lake so if you want to get the front row seats, you need to pay USD1 per person!
Ok lor, since we're there for the sunrise, it's better to pay USD1 for the front row place than to risk taking crappy photos with stupid tourists suddenly standing up in front of the sunrise right?
And then after we paid for the premium spot, I started setting up my tripod. And almost immediately, some stupid ang mor behind shouted that I'm blocking him! I shouted back (yes, chao ang mor, I CAN understand and speak English!) that I was still setting up and no it will not block him because that tripod will be placed in front of ME! DUH! But even when we started taking pictures, I could still hear him grumbling to his friends about how we were blocking him. Walauz! Then PAY for the spot lah! Sometimes these ang mors seem to forget that South East Asia is no longer anybody's colony and they are no longer our masters! URGHHHH
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