Manila-Siem Reap Direct Flights via Cebu Pacific Air
Here’s something we’ve been waiting for quite sometime already, after the two countries have signed flight deals since 2009! Direct flights from the Philippines to Cambodia is finally here! Philippine budget carrier Cebu Pacific Air will commence flights from Manila-Siem Reap and vice versa from April 19, 2012!
Visiting Angkor Wat is now much easier and much much cheaper for Pinoy folks. And what’s even better is that Cebu Pacific Air is currently holding a seat sale till January 29, 2012, so hurry and grab your really cheap fares on this seat sale. I think booking for Cambodia flights commences tomorrow, January 27th @ Cebu Pacific Air. You can also check out Cebu Pacific’s Facebook Page for promo updates.
I’ve checked the schedules and for now the airline is flying to Siem Reap on Sunday-Tuesday-Thursday. Flight times would 19:50 - 21:30 for Manila-Siem Reap and 22:30 – 02:10 for Siem Reap-Manila. That’s about 2 hrs and 40 mins of flying, (Cambodia being 1 hr behind Manila time)!
This news made my day. Lol. I’ve been wishing for this to happen since… well ever since. And now if only Cebu Pacific flies to direct to Phnom Penh too. I know, tourists are mostly after Angkor Wat in Siem Reap but still, majority of Filipino expats reside here and Phnom Penh is increasingly getting a part in the tourist trail..so Cebu Pacific, pretty please add Phnom Penh to your destinations soon..
Read MoreLiving in Phnom Penh: Mission Impossible @ Legend
I really should be doing this regularly. I know some friends and a small group of readers who are movie buffs and I’ll be posting ‘what’s showing’ feature regularly from now on. If you’re looking for some weekend and New Year entertainment, check out Legend Cinemas (City Mall) and they are showing a bunch of cool movies at this time. The latest in the line up is Tom Cruise’s Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol.
Huge fan of Tom Cruise, I am not so I was actually dilly dallying about watching the advance screening of his movie, but I was surprised that I really enjoyed the movie (in fact I think its the only MI film I actually enjoyed). It was fast paced, lots of fantastic action sequence, a cool enough plot and of course Simon Pegg’s witty dialogue was in its favor. I also must admit to developing a size-able crush on Jeremy Renner. I didn’t know this guy could be funny, but he is. And he does have that really soulful looking eyes. Ha! But that’s another story lol and I know I kinda have it bad.
Do check out Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol. Visit Legend Cinema’s website for the screening schedules.
Read MoreFor Phnom Penh Job Hunters: Career Day @ HRInc
A friend forwarded me this email announcement. I’m sure a lot of people would be happy to hear about this. There will be a career day at HRInc with hundreds of jobs available in the tourism sector. The job fair will be held on September 17-18 2011. HRInc office is located at St. 242 behind Singapore Embassy. There are positions open to both expats and locals. So do check out the job fair if you’re looking for employment here in Phnom Penh.
Anyway, I’m pretty pleased with this announcement. It just shows that the business climate here in Cambodia is improving, the tourism sector is on the upswing so there are more jobs available. I noticed the increasing surge of college graduates here who are unemployed so this is a welcome news. But one thing I admire also with a lot of Khmers, they are very enterprising. A lot of Khmers run small businesses, from small salons, motor home repair, car wash to selling knicknacks and i noticed lots of baby shops opening..So at least even if they are not regularly employed they are creating means to earn and a way to employ others. A win win solution :O.
Events: 88 Furniture Public Auction
For those who are into vintage ~ thrift shopping, 88 Furniture is holding a public auction on April 10, 2011 from 9am to 12am and 2.30pm to 4.30pm. Big Public Auction located at the warehouse National Road No. 1, 2km after Monivong Bridge on the right side.
On auction will be hundreds, if not thousands of home appliances, furnitures, crockery, tools, home decor and other miscellaneous items. I think this is worth a visit. I love this shop for second hand kitchen stuff and for sure buying through the auction means huge savings!
Finding the place is easy. Just look for this signage:
88 Japanese Furniture Warehouse
Its a a few km from Psar Chbar Ampov and its quite near Bayon TV Tower and Wat Nerot.
We have also visited this place last and I’ve featured this on my thrifting blog – 88 Japanese Furniture Warehouse and Peluka Goes Home Thrift Shopping.
List of Phnom Penh Classifieds + More Useful Sites
Where to find this and that. That’s the usual expat dilemma when moving and living in a new place. Come to think of it, I’ve been here close to three years already and I still find myself constantly doing classified searches. So I decided to compile a list of my favorite Cambodia websites offering classified services and more.
{If you know of other sites not mentioned here, kindly leave a comment or email me via my contact page so I could update the list..}
Classifieds:
(1) Bong Thom – well known classified site here in Cambodia. Offers classified listings as well as job listing. This is usually one of the first sites I visit when I am looking for something. Though the site is not so aesthetically pleasing and sometimes can be confusing to navigate from too much text and bling blings, I have to give it credit for having great categorization. All classifieds have categories so it’s much easier to look for what you want. Another plus is their RSS feeds readily available for you to subscribe. If you have a RSS reader, just subscribe to their feeds and you can easily get updated.
(2) Classifieds Cambodia – another free Cambodia classified site. Easy to navigate and well organized. Plus factor? Thumbnail feature, where you can have a quick view of the items/services on offer.
(3) Expat Advisory Forum – Classifieds – A well known Cambodia expat forum with classified ads listings. Worth checking out. You can also get advice on where to get hard to find items.
Air Asia Promo Fares till January 17, 2011
Okay,hold the forks people. Lol! I’ve been getting a couple of emails the past few weeks about air fare promos especially about Air Asia promos. When I also checked my site traffic, it was surprising to discover that a lot of people come to this blog in search of Air Asia fare promos.
I haven’t really been posting about promos much because (1) hahaha I always forget, and (2) I figured it’ll be much easier to get info directly from the airlines site and (3) signing up for seat promo alerts is just easy and free. But if its the request of readers, then I’ll be posting said fare promo updates again.
It’s hardly surprising now that I think about it coz Air Asia has a lot of flights from Phnom Penh now. In fact, with its cheap and frequent flights to Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur, I feel like visiting Phnom Penh is much easier.
Passport of Love Fare Promo – Book from January 10,2011 – January 16,2011; Travel Period – February 14 – April 30, 2011.
- Phnom Penh – Bangkok – All in Fare from US$20
- Phnom Penh – Kuala Lumpur – All in Fare from US$20
- Kuala Lumpur – Singapore – All in Fare from US$9
- Kuala Lumpur – Langkawi – All in Fare from US$20
New Year! New Deals Fare Promo – Book from January 4-15, 2011: Travel Period – February 1-March 13, 2011
- Kuala Lumpur to Perth – All in fare from US$84
- Kuala Lumpur to Melbourne – All in Fare from US$101
- Kuala Lumpur to Gold Coast – All in Fare from US$101
- Kuala Lumpur to Tianjin – All in Fare from US$118
Best of Indonesia – AirAsiaGO Hotel Rooms from USD9* – book till January 17, 2011 for travel till May 31, 2011.
* Pinaywifespeaks is not affiliated with AirAsia. Please click on the highlighted link to visit Air Asia’s website and make a booking.
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