Friday, January 26, 2007

Small but Spicy


so i take my new bike heading east of the town, to a remote village following Mark, the tuk-tuk driver who helped me getting the bike. He has a 6 month old daughter and lives in his in-law's house while he builds a new house for him, his wife and a baby. he tells me that his job as a tuk-tuk driver can earn $100-200 a month, but right now he takes many days off to focus on the baby and the new house.

his wife Lon and daughter Soknyta. just like anyone i met here his first concerns are to earn money for his family. new house will cost $2000+, and he wants Soknyta to go to collage and that's $500 a year.

yet, he refuses to take any commission fee of any sort for my getting motorbike. "I don't work for money. I work for the future. If you become my friend, that's gonna bring me 10 clients for me as a driver, then from them another 100..." Many people here are after quick dollar off the tourism, where he has a specific insight into the growth of the tourism, creating and networking his own market. and yes, with his broken street english adding extra fun to his kind and smart personality, i would recommend him to anybody who needs a driver, a tour guide or just a guy who organize your fun and needs while in Cambodia. if he picks you up at the airport where all the drivers and sellers swarm you up for your money, i can guarantee the rest of your trip would be safe and fun. As he says, like my 100cc Honda, like his new house, he is 'small but spicy'
contact him at bestdriverpp@yahoo.com
or call his mobile phone at +855(Cambodian int'l code) 12-352-698
or from Cambodia 012-352-698.

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