DAILY PHOTO: Three Garden Clocks [in Three Different Countries]

Taken in Chatuchak Park in northern Bangkok in September of 2015

 

Taken in January of 2017 in Bangalore at Lal Bagh

 

Taken in October of 2012 in Phnom Penh at Wat Phnom

DAILY PHOTO: Incensed at Wat Phnom

Taken October 2012 at Wat Phnom in Phnom Penh.

Taken October 2012 at Wat Phnom in Phnom Penh.

How come the noun “incense” means “a substance that releases a strong fragrance when burned,” but in its adjectival or verbal form it means to be, or make someone, extremely angry.

It’s not a rhetorical question, people. If you’ve got an answer, let me know.

DAILY PHOTO: It’s Time to Mow the Clock… Wait, What?

The clock at Wat Phnom in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Taken in October of 2012.

The clock at Wat Phnom in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Taken in October of 2012.

Wat Phnom is Phnom Penh’s temple on the hill. I say “the hill” because Phnom Penh is not rife with topography, and there is just the one hill.