12 Jul, 2005 in Vietnam

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First blow targets the testicles. Right leg karate twist with a bit of a power push from behind, knocking off his male abilities for good. Then, two big punches to the head, first from the left, then one from the right. Blood coming out from every possible organ a big Mortal Combat cry of “finish [...]

11 Jul, 2005 in Vietnam

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There’s so many kinds of drinks I’ve been experiencing this past weeks, that it’s time I make a small list for me to remember the whole thing (and practice my Vietnamese writing - ignore the annoying brackets with Vietnamese).

Cha - Vietnamese tea. Usually available for free when having food, or automatically served once you enter [...]

10 Jul, 2005 in Vietnam

“Phili! so how was your day with Tam at Cham Island?”… I pause, then reply “it depends on who you ask”.
Ooooo, a bad one. It started out with some strange (xa la) occurrences between Ann and Tam at the hotel as to who will be taking me to Cham. I have no idea as to [...]

7 Jul, 2005 in Vietnam

It’s almost 21:00, and we’ve just finished eating vegetable-no-meat-for-Buddha’s-sake-1st-lunar-day Pho’ (Rice noodle soup) in the old city. Ly’s new mission in life has become to show me around all the places Vietnamese people usually hang out at, but where no foreigners ever visit. First stop – Vietnamese Karaoke!
Ly (over 1.80m), Phuong (nearly 1.50m) and I [...]

5 Jul, 2005 in Vietnam

The Aussies sold everything and hit the road, leaving behind family and friends and heading to the unknown. The first is a somewhat heavy woman at her 60th that has waited patiently till her children will become self sufficient and for her husband to get drunk and uncaring enough for her to be able to [...]

1 Jul, 2005 in Vietnam

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(I’ve been trying to post this one for three times now, but the Internet and HoiAn-electricity gods don’t seem to like me this past week. More than an hour of journal writing gone. Damn. Will I be patient enough to re-write and expand? Arrrghh… Brace yourself - Hopefully, this will be a long one. )
It’s [...]