Ito ang moto-dop o moto-taxi. Kung ang Pilipinas ay may jeepney, ito namang moto-dop ang sagot ng mga Khmer bilang pangunahing transportasyon dito sa Cambodia. Bata, matanda, lalaki o babae - silang lahat ay nakasakay sa moto-dop papunta sa paaralan, opisina, palengke at kung saan-saan.
Sangkatutak na motodop ang nakaka-kalat dito pa lang sa Phnom Penh, ang kabisera ng Cambodia. Sa dami nila, hindi mahirap maka-ispat ng isa dahil halos lahat ng moto-dop driver ay madaling makita sa suot nilang baseball caps.
Gusto mong mamasyal? Mag-liwaliw at mag-shopping? Walang problema. Isang tawag lang ng moto-dop at sa ilang saglit ay nandun ka na sa iyong paparoonan. Ganun sila kabilis! Kung noon ay di pa kailangan ng crash helmet, ngayon ay ipinatutupad na ng gobyerno ang pagsusuot nito. Ang halaga ng pamasahe ay depende sa distansya ng pupuntahan at kung ilan ang pasahero - karaniwang nagsisimula sa 1000riels hanggang 10,000riels (more or less P10-100). Ang halaga ng pamasahe ay tumataas ng doble o hight pa sa pagsapit ng gabi.
Sa itaas na litrato, pinapakita na hindi lang tao ang sinasakay ng mga moto-dops. Kahit ano, actually, pwede, tulad na lang netong bisikleta....
*oist, ang hirap talagang managalog. Pasensiya na po.
Here's the English text:
In the Philippines, we have the jeepney. Here in Cambodia, the moto-dop or moto-taxi is the most common means of getting around the city and they’re not that difficult to spot! There are tens of thousands of them in the city, and moto-dop drivers are all wearing baseball caps.
So you want to go sightseeing? Go shopping? No problem. Just hop on a motodop, a 100cc scooter. Before, wearing a crash helmet not required but in the recent weeks the government has just implemented a law requiring everyone to wear helmets when riding on motorcycles. A ride across town will cost around 1,000-10,000riels (P10-100), more, depending on the distance, and if there is more than one passenger. The price goes up a little at night.
Motodops not only ferry people around; it’s also used to transport goods.
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nasa cambodia ka?! yay! gusto ko pumunta sa cambodia!! madami din bang bikers sa cambodia?
moto-dop pala tawag dyan, aba may natutunan akong bago, salamat Ms. ZJ =)
nakapost na rin ang akin: http://www.thesserie.com/litratong-pinoy-1-bilog/
salamat at mabuhay!
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hahaha, culture shocker. pwede rin pala ako sa cambodia. daming culture shockers na pwede i-blog ;-)
Hi Sreisaat! Very informative post you have here :) Hubs and I have Cambodia (esp Angkor Wat) as one of our "dream destinations" kaso it's so hard to travel there at this time especially when maliliit pa ang "entourage" namin at ubod ng kulit!
Thanks for visiting my site. Looking forward to your next LP post.
wow, kahit ba kasing dambuhala ko kaya nilang buhatin hehe. :D
salamat for sharing this very interesting post. :)
~meeya
may natutunan akong bago sa pagdalaw dito. maraming salamat. :) mabuhay!
Munchkin Mommy
Mapped Memories
grabe. so pwede rin sila mag-transport ng baboy? tapos ganyan din ang hawak? hahaha! natawa lang ako nung iniimagine ko kung anong itsura.
kakaiba pala diyan ha.
pero wala pa rin silang kahel. hehe.
Maligayang pagdating sa aking mumunting blog! Kahit ano talaga pwedeng ikarga sa moto-dop. Alam niyo ba kung ilan ang pwedeng sumakay -- isang buong pamilya!! Hanggang anim pwede!
uy ako din gulong =)
ganda ng shot, di biro magkarga ng isa pang merong bilog ha
Di ba parang tricycle din natin to? I think Pinoys will feel right at home in Cambodia! ;)
This is a good idea. I might hop in next week but we'll see..
Just like vietnam man indi bala Zj no....? Hambal sang vietnamese friend ko " when you wnt to cross the street, just close your eyes, walk slowly and hope that no one will hit you with their bikes"....! Paano bi kung may matumba nga isa, daw domino effect to e....! =D
Great post!!! I remember my first jeepney ride when I visited the Philippines! I was SCARED! LOL! Oh, and I had no reservations in telling my family there that people drive crazy in the Philippines!!! :)
When I was in Bali and in the Dominican Republic, I saw LOTS of mopeds too. Sometimes entire families would ride on ONE motorbike! LOL! Shocking!
P.S. I posted something about leche flan and thought of you! LOL! :)
Nibalik ko Gang kai I have something for you at verb. Mao lang. Happy Monday.