Preparing for the next chapter
Though there isn't a sense of regret, the sadness sure kicked in earlier than I expected. Living away from Canada for the past 2 years has it's inevitable results; When I think about my hometown Calgary, there was always a very cozy, familiar feeling to it. But now, that might just be a mere memory as Hikari has slowly replaced Calgary's title of home. Knowing one world before kept me satisfied because I didn't know life anywhere else. After living somewhere else for a while, you can never be satisfied again because you know you can only be in one place at one time and you can't have the best of both worlds (or many worlds for you crazy travelers). Re-adjusting will feel strange too. Most people think I'm thinking too much when I say this but it's true. Not just in the language aspect but literally everything. I find that I move, talk and walk a lot slower. I do a lot of awkward bowing now. Being passive is a part of my daily life (or more so anyway, as it is pretty hard for me to be passive). Gotta snap out of that slow, conservative mentality from the rice patties.
mmm... a moment to last forever...
They also enjoy doing everything in the streets. Above, a man was performing a type of Chinese medical therapy using fire and glasses to suck out the feng in the receiver's body -on the street.
Words of wisdom
The infamous piss wall in the central part of Saigon
Come take part in the ritual
New Year's Eve in Saigon was great. The people were down-to-earth, fearless and real. What better way to celebrate NY's than to be out in the streets with these crazy folks.
The next morning... hungover, tired and about to eat a Vietnamese sub that Pauline managed to find, wrapped with someone's math homework .
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"yeah, we're cool... yea, we're chill...."
simply content
Vietnamese floating konbini (convenience store)
Not exactly sure but assuming that the stick that's raised on the end of the boat is used to advertise their products of the day.
Here's to the lady who rowed us, and many many others, back and forth the Mekong all day long. otsukaresama
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Caodai Church
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Crawling beneath... CuChi Tunnels Paul: Happy to be inside a tunnel at Cu Chi
Doesn't Pauline look like a pro. I bet you she does this on a Sunday afternoon. Makes me wonder what she says when students ask her, "what sport do you like?"
We believe in peace
A taste of Guerilla warfare. Used to hide and attack when enemies approach.
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Sun bathing in the "Terracotta"... Mui Ne Beach Resorts
2 Comments:
sorry for not writing back sooner...did you get my letter?? :) and how did i not know you had a blog?? i linked you to mine and finally updated it. love the vietnam pics, esp the smiling people on the river. you're coming back?! come visit me in seattle!! hey, i might be visiting my cousin in fukuoka AND the guch in april...maybe. miss ya. xoxo :)
hey... i did get your letter. it made my day. thx. yeah, my blog was suppose to be low profile but c/o becky or angie, i guess it isn't lol. i am DEFINITELY visiting you in seattle. it's so close (well, in comparison to the rest of the world). but yeah, matt polski msged me last week and sounded like he was planning to come for a visit too. that would be cool if you guys came the same time. YAY!!! more hikari days.... ps: your blog makes me want to go to hawaii.. hehe
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