crossroads

life is a series of ever growing choices, I'm once again stuck.

and this round, the decision requires more than just deep thoughts, it also involves great confidence, or should I say, a great leap of faith? why does growing up have to be so hard.

*back to pondering upon the great mysteries of life and Robin Sharma's book*

Sunday

Just came home from our morning hike on Mount Singai.

I was on my way down when I saw a little something I thought really peaceful and beautiful.

A boy probably in his early secondary years stood quietly in front of one of the crosses and started praying. It was a short one, but the look on his face was serene. Then, he picked up his bottle and ran up to join his brothers who had gone before him. 

I don't know why, but I was so moved and I just had to record this moment. Have a refreshing week ahead! :). 

Mel eats HCMC Part 2

How could I have forgotten the brilliant creation we call collage. Makes things so much easier, could have avoided messy blog posts. but oh well.

1. Fried rice and maggi we had in the Mui Ne guesthouse before leaving

2. Us trying local food in the Ben Thanh Market: some pancake and something I have totally forgotten lol

3. Supper on our last night: rice with meat, some thin and long banh mi, and something else I really don't know what 

lol I have a feeling this is going nowhere, I don't know most of the things we ate! haha

4. it's like the combination of loh mee and hokkien mee, hokkien mee in loh mee style

5. something like ABC, except that it's being served in cup. 

6. sticky rice with chicken

7. taufu fa with ginger sauce and another sauce I couldn't identify, bought outside a school

8. coconut ice-cream at Kem Bach Dang. it has pineapple jam on top!

9. super expensive and small black forest cake at the airport, just to satisfy my craving for cakes, heee (and since there was money left)

1. beer during our walk at the Fairy Stream
2. tourist scammer outside the Saigon post office. T.T. he offered to let us take photos, then sold us two small donuts at RM10, with one small cream puff for free. I was startled and still processing, luckily Mr Teoh told him we'd just get one. it was then that we started becoming wary of Vietnamese *faith in Vietnamese lost lol*
3. We noticed that outside schools you'll always find special things, such as ice-cream in white cone and shaved ice with syrup.
4. on our last day, we planned to go cafe hopping. We had wanted to go to the Trung Nguyen Coffee which is like the local cafe franchise but just when you're looking for something, you always never find it right? It was only before the flight back home that we found it in the airport, but the coffee was nothing special, and it was pricey!!! best coffee of the trip goes to the one we had in Ben Thanh Market, which looks like kopi o but has a milky taste I wonder why.

ahem, and what a moment of pride for me. haha

Wish I could answer you.

Hahaha. Pretty much sums up my thoughts. Should print this out in and bring around as handouts.

Mel eats HCMC Part 1

Meow :3

How about some Vietnamese cuisine? Hehe

Hahaha, so yeah, we had at least one Banh Mi a day, it was merely a 5D4N stay, look at the banhmis we had! Lol. Also saw people sending empty banh mi around using a big basket tied to their motorbikes, and it was really cute to look at. 

The day starts and ends early, at 6am it is already bright, and hustle of the city has already started. It would be good if you bought a food once you see it and feel like trying, because you might not see it again after you go back. Except for maybe banh mi, hahaha it is always there, waiting loyally. 

For travellers who have no idea at all of the language, I'd say we're considered really adventurous, judging by all the food we ate.

Walked into a shop and used sign language to ask for the best food, this is what we got- a bowl of crab soup, and it was indeed good!

The one on the left tastes and feels very much like papaya salad, from then on we addressed it as somtam haha. And I guess I'm not a fan of their spring rolls. The one we tried had a very complicated taste and I didn't enjoy it at all lol.

Some beef noodles pho you? Hehehe.

This is from another stall, another day. And it was so good. My favourite Vietnamese food is officially Pho Bo Kho. Hahaha. Some people don't take beef, and it's a really sad thing in my opinion.

This post is gonna get so long, maybe I'll continue writing some time later. :)

Current update: still looking for a job.