Cambodian Funeral Process - Part 1

It's a long process.

We were invited to a 'Song-a-Tien' (Cambodian party for a very sick family member) for next door's great-granddad. The 'Song-a-Tien' is generally one or two weeks before the death.

This party was an outside table spread with Cambodian delicacies, Angkor beer and supplemented with passing food vendors' snacks.

I noticed great-granddad was in a four-poster bed positioned just inside the front door - close to the party, but not well enough to be sitting with us.

This party went long into the night as the family reminisced, in preparation for the upcoming funeral.