biabia (:

28 May – 1 June 2011 Ho Chi Minh Trip with fam

Never thought Asian cultures can differ that much. Personal spatial zone is almost zero – locals don’t find it dangerous that their moving vehicles are 5 cm apart. They push you aside to walk ahead of you. Cute babies get touched/pinched by passers-by.  Time is like priceless – am totally puzzled over how they can live with such inefficiencies: so much time is wasted at double checking bills and payment, when simple modifications to the operations can solve all these issues. I feel bad for them ‘cos there’s a whole lot of resources being wasted there. Then again, perhaps cultural difference is something that we just have to accept.

My purpose of flying there was to visit Ting Ting jie jie and her baby though. Ryan is sooooooooooooo adorable (: the last 5 days was a great learning experience for me. The “Ting Ting tips and tricks to bargaining”; the power of mankind – viets are truly admirable for living in the tiny tunnels during war; how parenthood can change you life; how much more i need to change to be better as a child /sis /person.