Sunday, 30 August 2009
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By Stevie Hoang
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see relatedDay 1 in viet!!!
NOTE: This was written last night.. didnt realise there was a bar so close untill today!! xD anyways Day 2 atm.. and after spending 8am --> 4pm out adventuring and getting lost.. am now chilling at a bar with free wi-fi!!
Hmmm due to the lack of internet and the fact that the hotel I’m staying at is miles away from anything… I now have nothing to do between 1am and whenever I’m tired enough to sleep. Thus, I’ve decide to do a mini diary about this trip to Vietnam!! Woho!! ^_^
Day 1
So! 2.45pm flight! and we arrived in the airport at 1pm!! >_< So after finding the departure gate and being told that boarding starts 20mins before takeoff…. We decide to wonder around the airport for some shopping (which sucks… Hong Kong duty free is so crap!) and drinks!! ^_^ anyways after wondering for a good part of 1hour… I started to find the lack of a Starbucks in the airport… disturbing… This sparked us on a hunt for Coffee!!! And just as we were about to give up… we found out that the airport actually does had a Starbucks! Its seriously Soo hidden though.. and should serious have a big red hand pointing to it!! But yaya!! Last cup of green tea latte before leaving Hong Kong!! ^_^
hehe surprisingly enough… I actually had a lot of fun on the plane!!! ^_^ spammed a lot of pictures.. and had a lot of fun doodling on the wall street journal!!
yay IceCream?! ^_^
hmm so my first impression of Vietnam was actually pretty good! It looks interesting from the plane.. and I really liked the “S” shaped river running through it! Plus!! First thing that happened upon landing.. was that it started to pour!!! ^_^ I really missed the rain!!! And Vietnam was surprisingly cool as well! ^_^ but ya…. 5mins after landing…. And after hearing tales of tourists being scammed+robbed..… I decided to fold my bank notes…
Hehe its actually surprisingly clever and works pretty well ^_^ all credits go to trazy!! xD
even though the rain stopped just as we got to the hotel… this good impression didn’t last long… at first the taxi driver tried to scam my dad… which lend him into a “debate” with him… resulting in the hotel security coming and sorting stuff out!! (in my dad’s favor)
Next… it turns out that the hotel doesn’t have free internet… and they charge USD12/12 hours for the internet… on their website it says “internet and TV services is available” (ah… another case on contract terms and conditions…) anyways this lend my dad off on another much more heated “debate” with the receptionist…senior assistant….
Escalating further and further… good thing is.. we got to go up to the exclusive lounge!!! (cos the debate in the reception was causing too much trouble)
but ya.. after my dad finally gave up.. we went to downtown district 1 of Saigon!! I was shocked at the place!! There are literally NO traffic lights!! And there are around a few thousand motorbikes and cars around u at ALL times!! The everyday of crossing the street is a life or death challenge in Vietnam!!! >_<
must have been scrapped by a motorbike or car at least 10times in one night!! Oh! Not only is the number of motorbikes totally crazy…but so is the people and number of people on them!!! ^_^ though lil kids sitting in the front of a motor bike is just sooo cute!!! :3
(doesnt he look so bored, sick and tired of always having to drive his family around!?!?!? xD)
Anyways dinner was good! Went to what turns out was just a chain restaurant.. but the quality of the food was really above average! The fish was super smooth; there was plenty to eat.. but more importantly.. it was DIRT CHEAP!!! ^_^
wahhhhhhhhh!!! xD (all for 40 hong kong dollars!!! xD)
Anyways.. walked around for a bit after dinner… grabbed a few (local) beers at a bar….
Went to this internet café (which had really slow internet and crappy computers.. couldn’t even get on facebook properly >_<) then headed back to hotel!!!
Anyways it’s like 2.22am now.. and am feeling a little tired…
SO! To sum up first day in Viet…
Viet has reinforced my love for music!! Had R&B playing it 24/7 today… kept me well entertained xD (and hopefully it will block out my dad’s snoring and allow me to sleep tonight!) aside from that Viet is Very busy and dangerous!!! Motorbikes everywhere!! And to add to this, I was told by a friend that there are a lot of unexploded bombs under the roads too… so now I not only have to worry about getting hit by multiple motorbikes.. but also getting my legs blown off!! Yay!! ^_^
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