Hello darlings! How have you been? I was super, ultra, incredibly (all the nouns to describe a superhero..) busy. But that has eased off a bit. For now. Even superheroes have got to recharge their batteries (grin).
Anyway. It has been like almost a month since the last time I posted anything - I had some issues with blogger too; they had tweaked the apps and I cant seem to post anything. Siap kena pergi community to look for answers lagi. Hmmmph.
But all is well now. And first things first - let me wave away all the cobwebs in here!
Lots have happened - there were weddings (including some that we missed!), mum was in town for a while, new cucu sedara, some great news, some bad ones (I'll keep those to myself). And most recently a trip to Saigon. And I have photos to share.
We went on a cruise (a cruise sounded so much more glamorous than our boat ride) across the Mekong River. When hubs looked at my photos he said hey, that looks a lot like my kampong la.. (he was just jealous I suppose!) Ros looked as glamorous as ever even on murky waters (envy).
We visited Cu Chi tunnel (now I understand why we always associate the communists dengan hutan getah). I was impressed with the intelligence of the whole operations set up.
We visited the War Museum. Kata Tre, our tour guide, the exhibition was sad. And I agree with him. The photos here are some examples; the one below is of a man begging to be spared and the next is a girl in front of her burning village. The scene got worse when we got to the Agent Orange Aftermath exhibit. I didnt take any photos of that (and I walked quickly through the exhibition hall). To me the museum is not a place to take happy photos. You leave the place feeling downright somber. And rightfully so.
One thing I love about Saigon is the architecture that was left by the French (I love the bread too actually). Tall buildings has got a balcony on each of its floor; some with pretty flower boxes. The church in the second photo below was built by the French and is called the Notre Dame of Vietnam.
We did some shopping (at least I did); some did lots. Saigon Square is for more trendy items I think. I equate Ben Thant with our bazaar; more traditional and a bit more old school. It is a vast pasar with lots of things you can think of buying - coffee, kacang, kain, alas meja (I love), traditional crafts, souvenirs, tshirts, lace and anything and everything. I dont think I explored even a half of the place.
The locals -
And I love Vietnamese cuisine. It is light, aromatic. They have lots of soups and their leafy veges have got delightful smells. They retained a lot of authenticity in their dishes I think. The ubi kayu rebus was served with kacang tanah tumbuk; kopi was brought to our table with Vietnamese penapis (orang yang ada coffee maker bajjet aka mahal kat rumah kata payah, payah pakai benda ni; I thought it was quaint, charming in an old fashioned way. And yes, you need to put in a lot of patience for your coffee); and I love the ala French road side cafes tapi Vietnamese aka kampong style.
I suppose Saigon is a good place to visit and see a different world a bit. I might come back to eat (although halal food is somewhat limited) and shop.
Anyway. It has been like almost a month since the last time I posted anything - I had some issues with blogger too; they had tweaked the apps and I cant seem to post anything. Siap kena pergi community to look for answers lagi. Hmmmph.
But all is well now. And first things first - let me wave away all the cobwebs in here!
Lots have happened - there were weddings (including some that we missed!), mum was in town for a while, new cucu sedara, some great news, some bad ones (I'll keep those to myself). And most recently a trip to Saigon. And I have photos to share.
We went on a cruise (a cruise sounded so much more glamorous than our boat ride) across the Mekong River. When hubs looked at my photos he said hey, that looks a lot like my kampong la.. (he was just jealous I suppose!) Ros looked as glamorous as ever even on murky waters (envy).
We visited Cu Chi tunnel (now I understand why we always associate the communists dengan hutan getah). I was impressed with the intelligence of the whole operations set up.
We visited the War Museum. Kata Tre, our tour guide, the exhibition was sad. And I agree with him. The photos here are some examples; the one below is of a man begging to be spared and the next is a girl in front of her burning village. The scene got worse when we got to the Agent Orange Aftermath exhibit. I didnt take any photos of that (and I walked quickly through the exhibition hall). To me the museum is not a place to take happy photos. You leave the place feeling downright somber. And rightfully so.
One thing I love about Saigon is the architecture that was left by the French (I love the bread too actually). Tall buildings has got a balcony on each of its floor; some with pretty flower boxes. The church in the second photo below was built by the French and is called the Notre Dame of Vietnam.
We did some shopping (at least I did); some did lots. Saigon Square is for more trendy items I think. I equate Ben Thant with our bazaar; more traditional and a bit more old school. It is a vast pasar with lots of things you can think of buying - coffee, kacang, kain, alas meja (I love), traditional crafts, souvenirs, tshirts, lace and anything and everything. I dont think I explored even a half of the place.
We watched the water puppet show; which was quite entertaining. No, I didnt fell asleep like some..
And I love Vietnamese cuisine. It is light, aromatic. They have lots of soups and their leafy veges have got delightful smells. They retained a lot of authenticity in their dishes I think. The ubi kayu rebus was served with kacang tanah tumbuk; kopi was brought to our table with Vietnamese penapis (orang yang ada coffee maker bajjet aka mahal kat rumah kata payah, payah pakai benda ni; I thought it was quaint, charming in an old fashioned way. And yes, you need to put in a lot of patience for your coffee); and I love the ala French road side cafes tapi Vietnamese aka kampong style.
I suppose Saigon is a good place to visit and see a different world a bit. I might come back to eat (although halal food is somewhat limited) and shop.
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