patrick's birthday cke

air con is cool, but con air is cooler....

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August 5th 2008
Tuesday 22/07/08 Today, as I nursed my cold, I spent the afternoon in a bar on my laptop. Didn’t have much choice as it was pissing it down all afternoon. When I finally left, the streets around where I live had turned into a river. It was quite a good laugh getting home as I shuffled cautiously through a foot of water. I slipped and slided along the pavements which are practically impassable a ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Southeast » Ho Chi Minh City

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The conquest of Vietnam by France began in 1858 and was completed by 1884. It became part of French Indochina in 1887. Independence was declared after World War II, but the French continued to rule until 1954 when they were defeated by Communist forc... ... read more