At the Municipal Dump SiteUnforgettable sight. Unforgettable smell.
My first time to the garbage slum & the whiff of garbage gave me a warm welcome as the tuk tuk drove through the area. I gave myself abit of mental preparation of what I will see but it was still not enough. My tummy almost flipped as I took in more of the smell. Thankfully, as we drove further up, the 'aroma' was overpowered by the burnt smell from burning of the garbage.
My first time to the garbage slum & the whiff of garbage gave me a warm welcome as the tuk tuk drove through the area. I gave myself abit of mental preparation of what I will see but it was still not enough. My tummy almost flipped as I took in more of the smell. Thankfully, as we drove further up, the 'aroma' was overpowered by the burnt smell from burning of the garbage.
Along the way I saw this mobile food stall & I'm thinking how on earth can anyone eat admist the garbage??? But the people who stay there have no qualms. I just cannot come to terms with the fact that such an area is home to both young and old. A tinge of anger came over me there and then. Tons of money can be spend on renovating & building of temples (with real solid gold) but there are so many Cambodians who are left in the dumps. Where's the justice, I asked God.
2 youths followed us this morning; Ravi & Boon Tong. I asked them what were their feelings when they visit the place and they were silent. I guess I would respond the same way if I were in their shoes. To see their own people living this way, it must be hard.
2 youths followed us this morning; Ravi & Boon Tong. I asked them what were their feelings when they visit the place and they were silent. I guess I would respond the same way if I were in their shoes. To see their own people living this way, it must be hard.
Emotionally I struggled. I think physically I struggled to stay on as well.
Even after taking a shower, the scene & the smell still lingers on.
It will be so for a while.
It started to pour in the late afternoon & Anais just mentioned about the state the garbage slum will be in; muddy, people soaked and without proper shelther...
I hope the next time I return, I will see a change in the environment. I can only hope.
Even after taking a shower, the scene & the smell still lingers on.
It will be so for a while.
It started to pour in the late afternoon & Anais just mentioned about the state the garbage slum will be in; muddy, people soaked and without proper shelther...
I hope the next time I return, I will see a change in the environment. I can only hope.
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