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Happy Global 2006!

Saturday, December 31st, 2005
Happy Two Thousand And Six to all you lovers and haters out there! 2005 has been very special to me, and it has given me some of the best experiences of my life. I've learnt that dreams do come true, and things happen when you really work for it. Have you thought of your New Year resolutions yet? I kinda have - it's those general optimistic kind, nothing really specific... Anyway, mad love to every one of you, and it's only 40 more minutes to go for me before I say to everyone: Bonne année, Gutes Neues Jahr, Godt Nytår, Gelukkig nieuwjaar, Buon Capo d'Anno, Feliz Año Nuevo,… Read More

Beautiful Da Lat

Wednesday, December 14th, 2005
Ancient Village
Local girl from the ancient village selling roasted sweet potato
I was up in Da Lat to witness their Hoa Festival, or Flower Festival. The place was packed to the brim as Vietnamese around the country and tourists alike thronged the usually sleepy town. Hotel rooms were fully booked but rooms were available in a flashy US75-a-night hotel made out of mostly pine and marble. Too bad the complimentary breakfast sucked like a US20-a-night hotel's. But oh well. I took on my Super… Read More

Week-long Road Trip Down South of Vietnam

Thursday, December 1st, 2005
My Dad and his Thai colleague Wichan had a few business duties to attend to down south of Ho Chi Minh City, so I tagged along for the ride. Our first stop was Can Tho City which was a 5-hour drive away. We checked into Golf Can Tho Hotel, which was not bad at all.
Can Tho City
Awesome view from the balcony
It was mostly uneventful for me as I spent most of the day in the hotel room while waiting for my Dad to come back from his meeting. We had a nice dinner later at a Vietnamese-German restaurant where they brewed their own beer, which was pretty sweet.… Read More