My weekend started early this week as I took the friday off school to go to Kampot, in the south of Cambodia. So thursday evening I thought why not go and have my hair cut in one of the open fronted hairdressers scattered around Siem Reap. I asked for quite a lot off and off it came, I was worried as my hair was blowing about in the fan and she just seemed to keep cutting... I was a little excited to see hair straightners so asked if she would wash it and straighten it for me. It was washed on a make shift chair/sink combo that was interesting and then I sat down to 2 khmer ladies with 3 pairs of straightners....it was attacked. But anyhoo, it actually looked quite nice when it was all finished. Still ginger though....hmmm The water and orange dust here to blame.
So seeing as I had had my hair done, the volunteers and I just had to go out for a few drinkies...the usual start to a weekend. We sat in Bananna Leaf (bar) and watched and sung along to 'Cambojam', a brilliant band that had everyone up dancing down the street. It really was amazing, loved it. They are going to play every friday so we will def be attending again with a few more 50cent beers! So we went to our usual fave bars around the town and ended up cycling home at about 4am... I had a little fally off my bikey on the way home and was rescued by the tuk tuk driver that Sanna had become friends with the week before....
Next thing I know, its 6.25 in the morning, we are supposed to be picked up at the end of our road at 6.30 to be taken to the bus station to start our journey to Kampot. Sanna is having a leisurly breakfast as she managaed to set an alarm, I jump out of bed, run in the shower shouting at Nina to 'wakkkeeee upp' every second and shout for Sanna to go and 'HOLD THE TUK TUKKK!!'. Nina stays fast asleep while Sanna goes on her mission down the road to hold the tuk tuk. I have to shake Nina awake before I run downstairs and ask Bin for our breakfasts...I help her and Mr Gy wrap our fried eggs baguettes in paper from Bins school book and rush off down the road to see if Sanna was successful. In the meantime, Nina has walked down the road too and phoned Sanna asking 'where the helll are you, you guys all left without me....where are you?!!! I CAN'T SEEEEE'. Sanna turns around and sees Nina 5 metres behind her, Nina has forgotten her glasses. Luckily when I arrive with the breakkie (obviously very important when in a rush and having a major panic...) the others have got a tuk tuk and we are on the way to the bus station. Sandeep falls asleep with his head next to the driver, Nina complains angrily about being blind and being left and I phone the bus company to 'STOP THE BUSSSS!!!!' I then think it is a good idea to phone back 3 minutes later and tell them again.
We made it...what a morning, I slept for hoursss and wake up hungover to another 8 hours of travel. Sandeep spends the whole 6 hour journey to Phnom Penh with a towel over his head. Nina spends it lying down as when she sat down in her seat and leant back, it collapsed backwards so she had to lie for the whole journey! (She wasn't complaining). When we have been going for 10 hours on the bus Sanna became our tour guide which was interesting as she had no idea where we were.... We also planned a party and guestlist that we hope to hold on our roof terrace in a few weeks. Any ideas for fancy dress theme? I want to be a monk....
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