same same but different.

seem to hear alot of this phrase in viet..dunno where that originated though, or what the viets are referring to. interesting anyhoos..~

first thing that im amazed by...the traffic~ quite stunned by the amount of motorbikes on the streets and pavements. apparently they have 4 million bikes in vietnam~ at least thats wat the guide said. O_o rather intimidated at first when crossing roads..but kinda used to it now. dun really hafta wait till coast is clear..it'll take forever, just cross~ the bikes will jus weave past u. its fascinating.

and the weather now.......its scorching h o t. im turning into bangalajing. hot and dusty~ fwahh. at the end of the day when i bathe..the water literally runs down....blackish~heehe. can't wait to feel CLEAN again~ like seriously~~ sheesh! but not too bad, my first time in viet..i love visiting new places. trying different food, experience different living conditions, observing different way of life.. its all good. makes me view life from a wider perspective. learning to look at things from a different angle.

travelling with mates for the first time as well.. helps me understand them and myself more. what is acceptable for them, and what is not. though i feel, in a trip, at the end of the day...everyone should be happy. no black faces, no standing in the middle of the road bargaining trishaw prices over SGD$1... i dunno man, though the people here arent exactly honest in their dealings with us..i think since we're on hols..dun hafta spoil the mood and argue what is right or wrong... how happy are we gonna be even if we get our way? i always believe tui yi bu, hai kuo tian kong. we travel not only to gain more insight and knowledge abt the world, but i believe also to broaden our capacity for tolerance and understanding for others. $5 cant get us a MacDonald's meal...but they earn $5 ferrying us on a rickshaw thingamajing~ toughiee.

so anyway~ its all fun..but seriously wish the weather to be a lil more cooling~ i'd appreciate that! hope Hanoi's weather is better~ my luggage is abt to burst, and i havent buy my kopi lohh~ zzzz. viets are quite friendly too..maybe indepth review of viet trip at a later date. heh..i need to bathe now. :p