TheMekongRedDiary

 Today is my 4th nights after the blood donation This time, it is the fourth time since I started donating blood It is the fourth time I was accompanied to the blood donation It might be that I have saved the fourth persons with my blood donation! Photo supplied: A happy 10th year old Oudom Preksa  on blood transfusion for his November 2021 routine I don't know the boy, nor his father, or his family I got asked by a friend that there is someone needing the blood and if I could donate again. The last time I did was in July so I am due for the donation eligibility!  So I said: yes, I could! The appointment date was 16th November 2021, 3-4 days after my last period date so there was a chance I would not pass my hemoglobin test; you could say that I was having my second thought because I was told at 4pm when I confirmed my blood donation was possible, at the receiving end, the paper work for Preksa (the boy) at the National Pediatric Hospital would be completed and the blood ...

 Yesterday, Sunday 14 November 2021, I went cycling with my bestie, an old friend and her work colleague. Since I resumed cycling with my new red bike, aka Redi, my old friend kept teasing me of proposing a date so we can meet. Hence, during my Saturday solo ride, earlier post, I texted her to ask if she wish to go on the ride and we agreed, of course condition of no rain in the morning. I departed from my home in Tuol Tum Poung, went to pick up my friend in BKK and rode to the ferry crossing point. We spent sometime enjoying the cool breeze from the Mekong while waiting for her. She came with friend, from some 14 Km from her home, so obviously already felt a bit of sweat. The ferry crossing was a nice one; I always enjoyed it the most.  Once crossed, we continue on and it was already nearly 8am. as we turned left at the point leading to the main village in Arey Ksat, we cycled toward a locally run restaurant call Home Chamka. It was my first time being there and I was amazed ...

  Development and its meaning           Fisherfolk and his catch today! How many net throwing until A fisherman could afford to buy a condo or a home when that project up and running? Those questions just pop up in my mind when the photo was taken.  I like riding when I want to be alone. And today was one of them.  What is torn myself into thinking is about what has happened recently, the importance and the rejection, the decision we make in life and the step we need to take.  Friday 12 November is not as hard as Thursday 11 November  but sometime because 11/Nov is hard that is why the left over on the 12 Nov is the things i have to juggle throughout my day.  The river is there flowing, the water is as cool as November could offer,  I do hope the fisherman caught enough so he can sell to the prospective buyers who wait for the boat to get to shore and buy it. People living in the city exposure to pollution and risk that ha...