🧙‍♂️ I Am Lord Of The Rings 💍 (i.e. Pov & I Finally Got Wedding Rings) ❤️‍🔥

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This post is long overdue, but @sreypov and I finally have wedding rings, an international cultural custom to pair with our legal certificate of marriage.

😂 Did I Mention I'm A HomeSchool Clown?

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     In a typical day, whether on the road or in a hotel, or more than likely in some kind of small rental room, I basically split my time between trying to fill my daughters' brains with knowledge and also give them a good amount of belly laughs. I shared the above picture to prove I am actually still capable of teaching despite my old age.

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     At the slightest sign of boredom or frustration, Papa B springs into action and restores morale with some lame jokes and even worse facial expressions. On this day it was helping Srey-Yuu with her Hive blog and introducing Monkey-B to cursive handwriting.

👰 Will You Marry Me Again, Again?

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     @sreypov and I have been talking about getting wedding rings for far longer than we've been married. It's a cultural norm pretty much anywhere in the world, and already curious Cambodians often start asking about our marriage status, etc. I've always told Pov I don't value gold and diamonds, something many people around the world kill each other for.

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     As part of my Rastafari spirituality, I value wooden beads much more, and I also personally think wood is more beautiful than any precious stone. I'd always wanted wooden wedding rings, but we never really found someone capable of producing something that would stand the test of time.

🦸‍♀️ Pov To The Rescue

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     On this day, which was actually a few weeks ago, my wife surprised me with our very own tin wedding rings, mine with the letters "P-O-V" cut out, and hers with "J-U-S-T-I-N" cut out. These rings aren't worth as much as a used bicycle, so I will never have to fear somebody would harm my wife because of something I had adorned her with.

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     Besides, we're trendsetters anyways, and pretty soon tin rings will the latest trend just as soon as some dumb celebrity wears one somewhere. Pov asked to ring me, and in my typical silly goose style, I wasn't able to figure out a ergonomically correct way to be ringed.

🙅‍♂️ Sorry Ladies 🧔‍♂️ This Beard's Taken

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     After getting ringed I quickly practiced the move I while do at the club when the ladies won't stop bothering me. I flash the hand fast as lightning, and then give a mean look as if to say...

"I don't wanna kiss you yo! Get away you seductress!"

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     On a serious note, these rings have a story, with Pov's niece finding a craftsman willing take on the job, and Pov explaining her idea for our rings. Little did I know she would randomly surprise me with such a treasure. I got P-O-V on my finger, more precious than anything I could imagine staring at on my hand every day.

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     Aren't they cool? I am glad that we both agree that thousands of dollars which could be spent on gold and diamonds is better to be used for our daughters' education or in order to purchase land which could better our future and get us out from the control of slumlords.

     Thanks for tuning in Hivers, I'm slowly getting back into posting and engaging regularly again, and I hope things keep getting more efficient by the day. We're still on the road staying at my sister-in-law @ahleap's house, soon on the road back to Pramaoy.

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Tin rings are beautiful too when I see it in your photo.

I really love them both, although the craftsman did mention that doing my name took considerably longer.

Nice one and I do think you're funny.
Love the abbreviation Pov, as it makes me think of filmmaking/ screenwriting ( where it stands for Point Of View )

P.S. I sugges you look up the song 'Tin Man' by one of my favorite bands, Future Islands.

Um abraço!

Funny you say that, one of my nicknames for her is calling out the letters P-O-V, and I have told her about the point-of-view thing. I will look up the song, you've got me curious now.

:<)

Wonder how you like the song.

Congratulations, man! The great news keep flowing in your life. Light, Abundance, Joy, Willpower and Expansion for all of you! Blessings!

Give thanks my friend, we are certainly trying to be traditional and cater to publication expectations while also be our very unconventional selves.

What a lovely thing! And I like your style of writing so much...:)

That means a lot coming from you because you have the whole package - photography skills, artistic abilities, and natural writing skills.

Nice rings pretty cool and simple as you say to dangerous to be wearing gold or diamonds over there.

Even in the USA it's not uncommon in certain areas for women to be mugged for their jewelry. I think it's actually less likely to happen here in Cambodia, where strangely even very poor people often have a fat gold chain. Better safe than sorry, and also for the price difference, gold just doesn't impress me as much as many other metals/alloys. Maybe I'm too much of a country bumpkin, but even brass jewelry looks just as good as gold to my eye.

So true and there are more important things then jewelry as you said your kids education for a better future....Cheers buddy have a great weekend with family 👍

I like your post sir. Like working woman. Well you know we live in a society by diamond brainwashing during the olden times. Some one is clever enough to see the potential of it. Speding time with your family defitnely is the best things money cant buy sir. Those laughter , joy will become part of memories too. I like your ring sir. And the name on it is more than that.

Thank you, and I think the best part of all is that our rings have a story. My wife met with the craftsmen and discussed ideas before any tin was heated. Something with a story is always more valuable to me than something mass-produced.

Agree with you on that sir. Especially yesterday valentine day. Just for only that specific day and to showing off around the net and asking for gifts doesn't seems making it ' special' in some way.

Every photo conveys a feeling of happiness, fun and family bonding. I feel very warm.😍

Thank you, it was a pretty spontaneous goofy moment. Thanks to Srey-Yuu who was the photographer on this one.

it's a very romantic story friend. We can't forget things like that. looks like it really sticks to Mr. Justin and Mrs. @sreypov

My wife is a legend, and I am so lucky to have found her on this planet. I am so thankful she is not interested in gold, diamonds, and all the trappings of an upper-middle class lifestyle. We only care for our daughters' futures, and we are okay living our lives as a sacrifice in order to give them a better future.

Wow! All I see is one love here and a happy family.
Wishing you a happy married life, buddy.

Give thanks bro, we are indeed a happy family, and particularly happy to be back in Cambodia.

Absolutely!

hi my friend @justinparke I'm happy too, seeing the moment of wearing your wedding ring,, hope you always get along,

Yes, it's quite a unique idea, and I honestly can't tell the difference between tin and silver, so I'm quite happy with a cheaper alternative. I am lucky to have a wife that isn't impressed by big diamonds, but she sure would love to have a garden to tend each day, and I do hope I can give her that in this life.

That was inspiring and hilarious. I was never a wedding ring type but I wish when I married my now ex husband that would have been the type of ring I would have gotten. I love love love it so much. Yes it is the coolest for sure.

The move that keeps the ladies away. Love it. First post to read brought me cheer in a war torn Canada. Thanks for that.

Good day to the lot of you!

I can't wait to try my move out in the club, and by club I mean the market at 8am when one of the sellers tries some shameless flirting. Even here in Cambodia where I listen to no radio nor watch television, I basically only do podcasts and read occasional news online, I have heard about the Canadian trucker COVID thing, but only a rough understanding of what's going on and how the public is interpreting it.

Our leader has declared a state of emergency war act that's waiting to go through to arrest peaceful protesters. Its a shit show. The main stream news is lying terribly.

Congratulations Justin and family. Loving this post.

Bless up my friend, it's also the most fun I've had making a post in a while.

hahah this post made me laugh! and by the way those are cool rings!

Thank you, I am a fan of unique things with a personal touch, and these rings certainly align with that way of thinking.

wow amazing, happy family under any circumstances, I salute to see this family who is so beautiful and always makes jokes to keep the family entertained, I pray that your family is always happy.😍😍

Keeping the family entertained is something I am nearly professional at by now 😁. I really like to think we are all best friends in addition to being a family, and that makes a good foundation for family humor.

that's very good, family is everything to us, and establishing a brotherhood is also very meaningful to us, keep the spirit in living it for family happiness.🤭

Wow.. Amazing @justinparke, there is nothing more valuable in this world than love and of course loyalty. And it costs far more than gold or any other precious metal. I think the ring you gave to @sreypov's wife is really cool 👍

I hope you and your family are always healthy

I totally agree, when we consider how little money we have in this life, wasting thousands on precious metals makes no sense, especially when we don't have "your money" and "my money," we just have family money, and we both agreed we didn't want to have things like that, not to mention I also don't want adorn her with anything that somebody would hurt her to steal. 🙏

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Woww.. such a romantic post.. a happy post.. =) The most important isn't the rings or anything but true love and happiness. Some people go into debt just to show off their weddings to end up in heavy debt.. Congratulations again. aahha..The best day ever of the year 2022.

A big reason I never got married all these years with anyone was because I am too quirky with my Rastafari lifestyle and the simplicity that comes along with it.

I know my wife often gets into a pickle trying to explain our way of life to her very traditional Khmer friends and family members, but I think she's happy with this trade-off, because a large percentage of marriages in this country see the husband only sleep at home half of the week and maintain at least one lady on the side.

Hi hi.. Justin.. I went and googled it.. Rastafari lifestyle. wow.. The most important thing I think in life is being happy.

Khmer man usually sleep at home ? wow.. something new for me.. And they have a couple of ladies ? Imagine one of them transforming into a "KAREN" ... haha.. I still remember that your planning to make videos of the Khmer life.. if you do, do share with everyone. I am interested in watching.. how life is.. =) Have a great day, Justin.. great to hear from u.. It's like a breath of fresh air seeing your comment.

I want to grow old with you if you still love me 😍

We already are old, just kidding 😉. I love you Pov, and I think the ring will look better on me when I'm 80 years old.

Awesome photos, beautiful family and happy, loving times. How I wish there were more posts like this.

Best wishes to you all, stay healthy and happy :-)

Sometimes we just have to let our inner silly goose shine. We love our $30 rings more than just about any ring idea I could've imagined. Give thanks my friend.

First of all, congratulations again, on the "wedding" and ringing ceremony in the hotel room! And I think tin ring is just about right.

I've got some rings, but I grown a lot fatter and they don't fit no more. So I went on a series diet and lose me like 30kg. And then comes another problem, those rings are too loose to wear.

Now that I'm grow back some 20kg, but those rings were nowhere to be found.

It is truly an achievement, and it took a long time to think of something we'd both like that wasn't made from gold or silver, and tin is a perfect medium. There are some very talented tinsmiths here in Cambodia, and I still have a chain I wear daily that was made for me in 2010.

My ring is actually a bit too big, mostly because Pov wanted to surprise me and didn't know my ring size. It always slips off when I'm in the shower, so I have to be careful with anything involving water. I'm afraid most of all I'll lose it during a rainstorm while checking the tuk-tuk on a road-trip.

Or you can grow fatter and make it stuck 🤣

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Such a lovely family. 🥰 Happiness overloads! 😀😀
You really have a funny facial expressions. But, it's lovely gestures for the love of your life. 🥰
It's beautiful tin rings. So cute with your names. 🥰🥰

I still smile every time I see my finger, and I realize how weird many people probably think we are, tin rings, a gigantic tuk-tuk, and a bearded foreign pilot. The gossip we overhear at busy traffic lights is very entertaining.

I basically split my time between trying to fill my daughters' brains with knowledge and also give them a good amount of belly laughs

Yeah, I also do the same things towards both of my daughters. They always call me silly dad 🤣🤣 Also they tend to absorb their learning much faster that way.

Aren't they cool? I am glad that we both agree that thousands of dollars which could be spent on gold and diamonds is better to be used for our daughters' education or in order to purchase land which could better our future and get us out from the control of slumlords.

I can't agree more. I do have someone close to me that spent thousand of dollar just for a pair of ring. But hey, its their money. It is better that I keep my opinion to myself rather than upsetting that particular someone. 😅😅

Btw, the rings look cool though. 😍😍

Haha, what a lovely comment. Being silly is easily among the top 10 Dad responsibilites. My now wife and I had a talk about things like this as well as my vegan lifestyle before we ever decided to get together. This saved us a lot of potential future problems, and she ultimately proved to value similar things in life, so I won the lottery in that sense.

Www very romantic. It's really fun to look at your pictures. I believe your family is very kind and happy.

We have good and bad times like every family, but I think overall we are in a silly goose mood most of the time.