However, the person whom I learnt from the most is Bunrath. I can’t find a picture of him like, alone, so I’ll just use the group photo we took at Angkor Wat. Besides helping us adapt in Cambodia, translating for us, find Indian restaurants for lunch, get supplies for the construction and helping us out, I think what I’ve learnt most from him is being versatile. The first time I saw him I was pretty sure that he is going to be some ultra boring tour guide who goes “ladiegentlemen” whenever he starts explaining stuff. But hey, he surprised me when, he got down and diirrrtaayee with us when we did the construction. He even assisted in the cementing of both the corridor and hard court. This is definitely not a common sight especially in Sing-Ga-Pore. Tell me, do you think tour guides from Singapore will get down and dirty and all sweaty doing construction? Well, Hell No!! (Pardon my language). They would probably be too afraid to break their nails or get their designer shoes dirty. (How much do they earn anyway?) Okay back to my point, I think Bunrath is like a bar of Kinder Bueno. I believe that even though Bunrath is a tour guide on the outside, which is a well paying job in Cambodia since their tourism industry is expanding, deep down, he is one strong man. Because from the way he helped out during the construction, I know that there is definitely one point of time in his life that he has done the same laborious job of mixing the cement etc, and just like a kinder bueno, the hazelnut filling is the base of it ergonomic and appealing design. And just like a kinder bueno, which simple causes an explosion in your mouth, I believe that Bunrath has made a great impact on our trip. This is definitely a lesson on “ don’t judge a book on its cover” for me. Oh! He also taught me how to write my name in their Khmer alphabets/characters. Coolstuffxzxzxzxzxzxzx.
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