Blogs from South Central Coast, Vietnam, Asia - page 291

i must start this entry on a positive note: the rice fields. the first time i experienced the country side of vietnam. meditative. calming. soothing. watching the blades of grass float with the gentle caresses of the wind....epic. cannot be explained in words. my heart was full. fully in the moment. THAT was the highlight of a 13 hour bus ride. yes folks, 13 hours! for those of you thinking about taking the open bus ANYWHERE in vietnam....did the travel books mention that even though the price of the bus is probably 10 times less than the train....there is no bathroom on the bus, the drivers hardly speak english, and they seldom stop for bathroom breaks or food breaks.....depends on when they have those needs! and so my first major "lost in translation" moment in vietnam. ... read more

Photos a plenty! 500 plus megabytes Click happy Bonnie I spent about three hours today getting my photos downloaded and then burned onto disk and also getting copies for the others. It took a while but at least Karen was around to help pass the time. Pretty uneventful day today. Just hung around this afternoon doing nothing in particular since I have already finished up most of my packing. Last night's dinner was delish but I don't think our guests enjoyed it as much as we did but they were all very polite and I think they appreciated the effort. Since I didn't do much to help in terms of cooking up the dinner, I was on salad prep and dish duty/clean up. That's okay by me though! Hmm, Bridget and Hannah will be catching a ... read more

Feeling really hot. Toss and turn. Weird dreams...real weird. Kick my blanket off. Yep, I think every five minutes I've been making comments about how hot it is. I was teaching at the Vocational Training Centre this morning and was just standing up at the board teaching when I feel a bead of sweat forming on my neck...that's how hot it is right now. Thank goodness for the ceiling fan to get the air circulating. We do have air con in our room but I don't think it is quite necessary at the moment although it would be good to put it on to keep the mossies at bay. Anyway, with the heat and extra tossing and turning I'm guessing it has brought on extra weird dreams that I can remember. All I'll say is it ... read more

NOT! Monday plans foiled No dancing at the Khach San Why? We do not know. Karaoke fun. I will sing but no mic please! Confirmed..I can't sing Well, our plans for a night out dancing were put out of sorts since there was no Monday night dancing at the Tam Ky Khach San. You mean I put on lipstick and brushed my hair for no reason?? The six of us, our interpreter Phuong, Mr. Lanh (the doctor that works downstairs) and his friend, Mr. Binh (the security guard), Mr. Hoa (our cook) and Mrs. Hanh all went to Karaoke instead. Mr. Hoa was really getting into the singing..could have been influenced by the drinking beforehand! The selection of English music was huge and it took a while to pick a song. I have confirmed two things. ... read more

I had an exciting weekend here in Tam Ky. Yesterday at Phu Ninh Lake..one of Vietnam's best kept secrets! Then from there it was just a really fun-filled weekend. Let's see, during dinner we watched “50 First Dates” again. Hannah is really getting to know the entire script for this movie! We then headed down to the internet. Not sure where Mr. Binh the security guard was but the gate was locked so we had to jump the fence to get out. Good to know we had been locked up nice and secure. Sarah, Hannah and I just hung outside with the internet boy..I think someone has a crush but I can't say. HAHA Then it was to the corner for Karen to enjoy her beer and for the lot of us to play some cards. ... read more