Day 1: Arrival in HCMC
upon touching down in HCMC, we settled into Madam Cuc. the people were absolutely lovely. they helped us book our train and tour tickets. we then popped over to a french deli for our first meal in hcmc. after which, we promptly headed to the tailor to make our ao dais. got my first present from the girls so it was really sweet. :)
there was really nothing at ben thanh that caught our attention. our area seems a lot more happening so we headed back. met jane, bobbs, yc, vic and doreen for dinner and drinks before we took the sleeper train to nha trang.
Day 2: Arrival in Nha Trang
our mud bath never happened. unforeseen circumstances. haiz. what to do.. we went to cho dam and got some shopping done for the peeps back home. nothing much though. it was really quite boring. thank god for the girls. they were just such fantastic company.
i finally tried the lemon rhum. dinner was amazing. we went to a seafood restaurant. the nha trang seafood hot pot was amazing. between the 3 of us? we paid 155,000 dong. which came up to less than $5 per person for a seafood dinner. then it was back to saigon on another sleeper train. but had an allergic reaction which left me with a swollen eye. haiz. neh mind. tmr's another day.
Day 3: Mekong with "Rain"
we reached back to the hotel and take a bath after going smelly for soo long. with breakfast, we went for our mekong trip. the bus picked us up and went over to the main office to pick up other ppl. we watched the ppl get up silently. then i saw this guy in pink. behind him was another really tall guy also in pink. then the third guy was in dark pink.
jt and i burst into a half-scream and half-laugh.
it was non other than our dearest zouk-lover kelvin. we were hysterical. i have to admit, he and his entourage made us laugh with their jokes and plain crapiness. i had affectionately addressed them as the "pink boys" because of the color coordination. they even had matching aviators. then kelvin asked if he looked like Rain. i just cldn't stop laughing.
before heading back to the city after mekong, we stopped for food. feeling adventurous, the girls ordered the summer roll, har gau, fruit dessert and what we thought was hard boiled egg. when i cracked the top, i saw dark red veins lining the membrane. i stopped, a little traumatized. mich bravely stuck her spoon thru the membrane and lifted it up. a feather appeared.
we promptly gave the eggs to the kelvin and jo. me? it was just a rush of emotions.. of disgust, guilt, anger and sadness when i remember the feathers. didn't really snap out of it until we reached back to our hotel.
from left to right: josiah (ming cong), kaixun, wei xu, kelvin ("rain"), jingting, mich, me.i'm absolutely loving the backpackers area. bought damn a lot of gifts. what to say, i love my dearies in singapore.
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