Made my rounds of calls back home when I woke up this morning using gmails new calling system from the PC. Stayed in the restaurant online for a couple hours and ate before heading up to the room for a bit. Had no real plans for the day but I didn't want to just sit around either. Just felt like walking about and maybe taking some shots of street side activity. Around 3pm I decided to go for a walk but the heat got the best of me a bit quickly and was more than happy to get in a tuk tuk that pulled up beside me rather shoo him away as usual. Ended up going to the central market which while i've been before I never walked the area around it nor have I given the outside of the market any justice. After arriving I walked inside a bit but having no intenion of buying anything I didnt stay in long. The outside is quite a remarkable if odd sight as the giant yellow building is a eye sore to some and a architectual wonder to others. I think when looked at from afar down the busy streets it does have a nice look to it.

     I walked around the market for a bit taking some pictures before heading down some of the surrounding side roads. The atmosphere of the busy city is great but its the little sights that make walking around delightful. I passed this crazy trolley looking truck with dragons on the outside that looked like it belonged in china if anywhere. It wasn't even until I got back to the room that I realized it was actually a normal converted pickup truck with decrative panels on the outside, kinda cool. A bit further around I passed a shopping mall that to me was in an odd spot on a side road but that wasnt stopping business. I had every intenion of checking out the random find but wasn't done walking just yet. Circled the block all the way passing louds of tuk tuks and some small vase exhibits before making my way back to the entrance.

     Inside I noticed it was rather small per floor but made up for by the fact there were 5 floors. Felt strange coming from bangkok though where just one floor couldnt fit in this whole place. I worked my way rather quickly to the 5th passing a bunch of fast food places crammed into this place. Its there where I hit a multitude of gold. First up was the view from the roof. Although in all honesty it was pretty rough and at times hideous pretty much any view frim the roof of a tall building is kinda cool. Seeing life pass by below and all the action going on atop roofs and balconys etc. Was pretty amazing but not as amazing as what was directly behind me on the roof....

      Theres a freaking roller skating park on the roof of the mall! Total local hangout spot for young kids with no foriegners in sight other than one guy checking this out from behind the fence. There were seats along the outside to watch and have drinks as well as wait your turn. The place was packed with young kids just tearing it up on the ramps and pulling off some incredible moves. You could see it was one of those spots they probably come to everytime money allows and just hang with friends till the place closes. I was so tempted to go in but had no idea the cost and frankly they were moving so fast in there I'd be risking injury. Plus its cambodia, I'm 99% sure that size 12 skates dont exist here. Malls dont even carry shoes in my size since locals are never over a 9. What an amazing thing to watch from an almost 360 degree view as I made my way around the roof.

     Whats next? The Sorya Cineplex lol. Hey theres no theatres in the Lao capital and after so many films in thailand I couldnt pass up the chance to movie it up in Cambodia. The place was simple enough with a single ticket booth and maybe a dozen movie goers but I was hooked. They were playing immortals which I really wanted to see so a win win. Got my ticket and then went into the single snack counter where the single greatest thing in movie going history happened. The stands prices for drinks and popcorn were the same as they were on the street in tourist places! Large drink and popcorn for $1.75 and you had a choice of 3 different popcorns, even kettle corn! So excited now I waited 5 minutes until the doors opened and headed inside to sit with my 3d glasses. 

      The movie began soon after and the 3d was so off everyone took off the glasses in moments. Luckily it fixed itself in a few minutes. Great movie with surprisingly good effects in 3d. There was a really funny moment when a small nude scene came and the entire theatre giggled like crazy. Kinda conservative here. Wonderful way to spend a day and catch up on the movies I'm missing.

      Headed back down all the escalators and met the usual mob of tuk tuk and moto drivers waiting outside. When I started the ride back I had every intenion of just giving him the $1.25 I got him down to but something amazing happened. He actually knew how to drive. Seriously we never went over what I'd consider speed limit back home and obeyed what little traffic sense you can have here. First time ever on a moto bike I felt fully same at least with my driver, everyone one else is still putting you in danger. So I had to give him a bit more upon arriving. Keep up the good work whoever you are.