Tiền Giang trip

  Sometime in November, I had chance to visit Tiền Giang area with a young couple and their lovely new born daughter.

Well, actually it was Mỹ Tho area. Or somewhere nearby it. But since I've been informed that we are going to Tiền Giang, let's just make it Tiền Giang.

The distance are around 80 km, took us 3 and half hours to arrive. Although the road condition was very difficult and I was really worried about the new born baby held by her young mother's arm while the father  tried to balancing the motorcycle on the semi-constructed road. Still, everyone survived, safely but not soundly.

We arrived into a surprisingly primitive village with whole bunch of people that having lunch from 10 am to 2 pm. The relatives of the young mother were very hospitality and chatty, and I was amazed by my self that I can totally understand~~~~ (okay okay, 40 percent while other 60 were pure guess)

After the lunch, or say after the first round, I walked around the yard(s). In the south west, it seems loads river and land compounding each other. With this type of geographical condition come along with the tropical climate, no doubt that the south west is the 'corp warehouse' of the 'Nam.

I've been forced to took a nap, drank a coconut juice, ate the kernel, proposed to a very young lady as my 'Vợ', made reunion promises, and consumed a reasonably large number of green bananas before I leave. Oh, and a handful of green bananas to take away.  Honestly, I was pretty happy about it. Only my stomach disagree with it, but that's the another story.

Oh, there's one more thing. I had my 'river cross' experience~~ with my motorcycle. That was something new for me.

Narrators

The narrators of Vietnamese water puppetry show. The performance was superb! I really enjoyed it even though I barely understand the language. ( I know I should practise more, but you see... I never a good student~~ )

Farming ?

The strength of the framer and buffalo was beautiful. But I'm not quiet sure if he were farming or just walk the buffalo.

Peaceful street

This one doesn't looks like any street in Ho Chi Minh city. It gave me a peaful feeling.

Con gái rât vui

A very happy little girl I met in the temple of Long Thành area last Sunday.

Honda SS 67 modified, yet...

It's back!! With a relatively powerful 100cc engine set and a not really useful semi brand new side holder. However, there's always a catch... Even the power is enforced but acceleration and gear changing are not as smooth as expected. Tweaking is what it needs at the moment... Finger crossed, twice!

Sửa xe và engine modification

Pretty exciting about it. This is probably the last time for my ride to go to a garage just for make it less crappy.

I ride it to a garage running by the uncle of my friend for the leaking and electronic system malfunction problems on Tuesday. After few hours of discussion, I decide to let technician to modify it's poor weary heart. It will to come back to me with a brand new 100cc engine set in the end of this week with a price of 1.8 million dong. I hope this new set of engine would last longer. Finger crossed!!

Vũng Tàu trip

I was having a trip to Vũng Tàu in the end of May. It took me about 5 hours and half to get there, two hours of it were spend on fixing me ride.

The problem of my motorcycle would possibly never end if I hadn't change the engine set of it. However, except from bleeding my pocket often, it does bring me loads of fun.

As for Vũng Tàu, the view alone with atmosphere were fine, casual and salty taste full of the air. Relatively quiet and spacey than I expect. Other than that, I can not think of anything particular about Vũng Tàu.

Some of my friends did mentioned that Vũng Tàu is popular because of it's accessibility (by the people who live in Hồ Chí Minh) rather than it's beautifulness.

In my believing, maybe I was too busy on fixing my motor to appreciate the true beauty of Vũng Tàu.

In memory of ......

Now, please kindly direct your attention to the texture of the sponge roll. Does it reminds you of anything particular? Well, it does provokes an episode from the memory of mine.

It was a pleasant morning, decorated with a bit of friendly sunshine and soothly breeze. I greeted a fine young lady and she posed a generous gesture for return, a half eaten matcha and honey taste sponge cake sandwich. On the half of the remaining half, was colour yellow.

I was deeply delighted by the kindness of her. However, for a private reason, I had to decline the offer...



She went back to her country. 2 days ago.

Morning Duet

Just can't help myself to stop and enjoy the scene, beautiful duet on the road.
I was also considerably pretty...... pretty late for school.

Vegetarian ZongZi

From a neighbour.

Despite the funny look, these vegetarian zongzi are actually delicious.

Tire man

Tiresome morning, met a tire guy.

He must be TIRE than me eh?

Faces with price

How much are you willing to pay?

Mobile Garden

Sometimes are moped, sometimes are bicycle, and occasionally tricycle.

As long as it carrying plants, I call them Mobile Garden.

Campuchia.

For some reasons and chances, I was 'inside' Cambodia and heading back to Vietnam by me lovely 1980 Honda SS 67, a nice ride somehow fail to receive a true appreciation, on labour's day.


p.s. Phnôm Pênh and Angkor Wat was about couple or several kilometers away from the borderline, am trying to figure out a way to make it.

ở Nhà vệ sinh

Deal with paper could be pain in the ass sometimes, literately...

Elephant and Hippo

It was a boring afternoon. For both elephant and hippo.

It's coming

The monsoon season.

Holy Grail

A shiny plastic cup seated on the mountain of cartons, refresh the workers in need.

The pattern of bedding

Shine, sheared by the window, makes it liable.

The only geocache in village.(maybe)

After three days of scouting... finally got a chance to fetch 'the (probably) only micro geocache in Saigon'.

Very exciting, the part of engaging with security surveillance.

A rocket, out of Science

A rocket demonstration model outside the Ho Chi Minh City University of Social Science and Humanities.(HCMUSSH)

Nón lá

The traditional Vietnamese palm-leaf conical hat, on a bicycle, in the campus.

What a way of taking a nap

Container lorry driver taking a nap in an instant hammock under the vehicle.

Clever!

1st of April

A perfect date for opening a new blog.