A kid at an outdoor restaurant recently told me he wants to get a job as a security guard. At the outdoor restuarant he earns $40 a month (6 days a week.) As a security guard he coud earn $90.
Meanwhile here’s how lots of kids earn their money: I dont know how many of these kids there are in Phnom Penh, but at least hundreds, maybe thousands. In case it’s not clear, he’s hauling a a hand cart looking for recyclaables to sell.
Richard Snow Writer 
Dear R.
My year 8s have been reading Parvana, set in Afghanistan, where kids carry trays of ‘goods’ – cigarettes, matches, dried fruit – and sell them … as a way of scraping a living. Some have hand carts.
The rubbish reminds me of the time there was a garbo’s strike, and rubbish piled up outside the Casino.
Your blog gets better and better. It’s great having photos.
Talk soon.
B