For the Neak Ta enthusiasts...

This popular Neak Ta - Lok Ta Dambong Daek - can be found on the way to the top of Oudong mountain

Just in case you haven't seen enough Neak Ta, here's a few more to sustain your appetite for this Cambodian phenomenon that has me hooked - though sometimes I sense I'm the only one who is really that interested! These are from my Oudong trip on Sunday and I have lots more photos and stories to bring you over the next few days, as well as finishing off my articles on last week's Battambang and Banteay Chhmar visit. Not enough hours in the day. By the way, it's pouring with rain at the moment, the sky is very black, the roads are beginning to flood and the regular daily showers we've been getting in the last week or so would suggest the rainy season has arrived early. Oh, and when its not raining, its incredibly hot and humid. Such is life here in Phnom Penh.

It's a strictly formal military style for this Neak Ta - Lok Ta Dambong Chi - at Vihear Cham Ta San on Oudong mountain

This scary looking Neak Ta can be found at Wat Sopha Nvong Rotanaram

A rotund Neak Ta guarding two small boats in this shrine at Wat Vihear Samna