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I'm back from Vietnam and really glad to be so, for I had very mixed feelings throughout the trip.
Ho Chi Minh was certainly very a very different experience - it probably would have been really interesting to some, looking at plantations, cruising by the Mekong river and all, but unfortunately, not quite my cup of tea. Or I probably missed the most interesting bits because I was down with food poisoning and slept an entire day in the hotel. All the tunnels the soldiers during the Vietnam War hid in, and the museums... I probably would have liked to see that.
I thought Vietnam would be all about Vietnamese spring rolls. No! We had loads of (the same) vegetables, squid, prawns, shellfish, fish and steamboat. Which subsequently came out of my mouth. I never dared to eat anything after that and til now, I get this nauseaus feeling in my stomach, accompanied by a fever, after eating.
The not so good bits aside. I am glad for the trip, as we went as a family. Not that we haven't been on family trips before, but for once, we're all grown up, and (probably) more matured and patient with each others. We use to get into sulks over what we should see, and my (then young) brothers' main preoccupation were looking for computer game shops and (imitation) soccer boots. Things were different this time, all nice and pleasant, and we talked, laugh and whined together. It's nice to see how they've grown up-
And popular too! There were a few Vietnamese students posing for shots at the requests of tourists... and they actually went up to my brothers to ask them for a photo/email. The older of my younger brothers turned 19 on the trip. And the lucky boy had a huge cake from the tour guide, and an entire boat of people celebrating with him on the Mekong River. (I suspect it's at least 600 people and the boat was severely overloaded.) Nice.
But still, I'm so glad to be back. In the few short days, I've missed quite a few things and people. I really do have so many things that must be done, and would like to get done. And all the confusion to sort out.
Ho Chi Minh was certainly very a very different experience - it probably would have been really interesting to some, looking at plantations, cruising by the Mekong river and all, but unfortunately, not quite my cup of tea. Or I probably missed the most interesting bits because I was down with food poisoning and slept an entire day in the hotel. All the tunnels the soldiers during the Vietnam War hid in, and the museums... I probably would have liked to see that.
I thought Vietnam would be all about Vietnamese spring rolls. No! We had loads of (the same) vegetables, squid, prawns, shellfish, fish and steamboat. Which subsequently came out of my mouth. I never dared to eat anything after that and til now, I get this nauseaus feeling in my stomach, accompanied by a fever, after eating.
The not so good bits aside. I am glad for the trip, as we went as a family. Not that we haven't been on family trips before, but for once, we're all grown up, and (probably) more matured and patient with each others. We use to get into sulks over what we should see, and my (then young) brothers' main preoccupation were looking for computer game shops and (imitation) soccer boots. Things were different this time, all nice and pleasant, and we talked, laugh and whined together. It's nice to see how they've grown up-
And popular too! There were a few Vietnamese students posing for shots at the requests of tourists... and they actually went up to my brothers to ask them for a photo/email. The older of my younger brothers turned 19 on the trip. And the lucky boy had a huge cake from the tour guide, and an entire boat of people celebrating with him on the Mekong River. (I suspect it's at least 600 people and the boat was severely overloaded.) Nice.
But still, I'm so glad to be back. In the few short days, I've missed quite a few things and people. I really do have so many things that must be done, and would like to get done. And all the confusion to sort out.
Chengwei looked out at 8:52 pm
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