Elections ? What elections ? The weekend that was......

The weekend is over and apparently Hun Sen is still head honcho of Cambodia . Quel Surprise ! We never got around to packing our emergency evacuation suitcase so not sure what would have happened if HS had not won .

Here is a little run-down of what the Phnom Pen got up to during Election Weekend 2008 ;

Friday night ; Very quiet one at home. I wanted to conserve strength in the event I had to run to an Australian Embassy helicopter with the now heavily pregnant Mrs Pen on my back.

Saturday ; Up at 6am to procure a bathtub from one of my construction sites for Kristin and Lee-Anne's One Year in Cambodia party to be held that day at And and Paul's house. I wanted to do it early to avoid the heat and also any swarms of last minute political parading. Beer was bought ( Alcohol Ban ? What alcohol ban ??? ) and the bath was delivered and it was then home for a lovely bacon and egg nosh prepared by my gorgeous wife. The rest of the morning was spent doing some chores like cleaning the house and the moto and tending the garden. At 2pm we hit the party and a fabulous afternoon was had by all the usual;l crew. Primitive Souls ( Paul and Dan ) spun discs, the kids ran riot, the women chattered away and the boys drank beer. Everyone ended up in the pool and we were home at 9pm.

Stewart

Mariam

Humphrey and Maduranga

Dj Dan

Darren's little girl..Tvey

Vicheka,Leakhana, Aya.

Ang

Sunday ; As I had the good sense to switch to water for the last two hours of the party, I felt like a million dollars on Sunday. I grabbed my new camera and headed out to try and find some polling booths or some riots or some tanks or SOMETHING. All I found were deserted streets and a lovely hush over the town ! I finally found a voting stations on the riverfront and after a few snaps I was moved along by an official . After a leisurely lunch at home and a few dvds, it was off down to the FCC for sunset beers with Will and Lara and a few others and then home for dinner .