Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Co Ca

Yes Vietnam is still communist (Ahem... considering my recent trip to Saigon) and Ha Noi is still a communist city:


Coca-cola pagoda in front of Vincom
Maybe Coca-Cola is the best of both worlds as we can read it like: COmunist and CApitalist cola?

More Tet photos later...

Friday, January 23, 2009

Long time no see

Christmas time has passed and now is Tet (vietnamese new year) time: not much too say?

Actually yes, i've been working for all that, just a quick break to visit South Vietnam, Saigon and have new year's eve party on the beach: nice but not incredile, am i getting jaded? Not really i would say i'm becoming used to live here, moreover i am thinking about continuing my life here even after the end of my contract (which should arrived within a year).

On the opposite i was so surprised by Saigon (first time after 2 years here!). It's so different from Hanoi much more like Bangkok or Kuala Lumpur like what should be a big asian capital city. At least district 1 is so much more modern than Hanoi: you never think "Oh that's a luxury and it's the only of its kind in the city" or "that's an expatriate place where i won't see any vietnamese". Indeed, i was quite surprised by the glimpse of night life i had. The few "expat style" places i've been had more vietnameses than foreigners which is quite uncommon in Hanoi.

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I didn't write in this blog for than a month because i didn't many interesting ideas as life goes by uietly here though i decided that i should do some kind of guide like RQD but about Vietnam (Hanoi). I intend to start that in a few days though i'll be on vacation in two weeks so it will be a new break... but i'll break back some photos!