I'm back! it has been a crazy past 2 weeks with all the travelling... it was super tiring... anyways, my trips were pretty ok.. for Ho Chi Minh, the only major problem was the language... I couldn't understand them and they couldn't understand me... so you muz be asking now what in the world i was doing there since we can't understand each other right... haha... well, i was wondering the same way too until the interpreter came... she saved the day for me and my company! haha...

Food was another major problem for me too. Being a muslim, I can only take halal food, or food that i feel safe enough to be halal... walking down the streets there i could see all kinds of food with meat that looks a bit... well... unique would be a nice word.... haha... they do eat dog meat from what i heard... in the end i survived only on bread and maggi. hehe...

The roads in Ho Chi Minh are simply terrible! They probably have the worst traffic in the world... It really takes someone with a strong heart to try crossing their roads... I was initially scared too, but i plucked up my courage and started crossing their roads... it was exhilarating!! to be honest, i almost got knocked down a few times while i was there... i'm not exaggerating here... but it was definately an experience! =)

with the interpreter :)



Jakarta was ok too... I had no problems at all with food over there.. but i think i went there at the wrong time... there were so many demonstrations so the exhibition was pretty quiet... i was bored to death there, and it didn't help that i was all alone this time.... the traffic there is pretty bad too... but definately not as bad as the roads in Ho Chi Minh.. there was a big confusion over my ethnicity over there... they kept thinking that i'm Indonesian... and when i explained to them that i'm a Singapore Malay, they said I'm Malaysian instead... i got pretty fed up trying to explain to them that i'm Singaporean so in the end i juz agreed to those who said that i was Malaysian.... haiz... i know lah, i'm such a charming and handsome guy who can pass off as any race or nationality... there was this portugese lady whom i met at the airport and she asked me if i was portugese... haha... i have malay, chinese and indian blood what! =p hehe....

With some of the other Exhibitors in Jakarta

Anyways, throughout both the trips, there was this 1 person who was always on my mind :)

Well, I'll be leaving again next week for Bangkok. and right after that, it will be KL.... another 2 weeks straight of travelling... Cheers peeps! =)


Riz lost himself at 5/29/2008 10:39:00 pm

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Leaving tmr morning for Vietnam for my working trip.... will be back on sat, and i'll be off to jakarta on monday again... damn... there goes my vesak day holiday.... and then i'll be off to 2 more trips next month... anyways, i will miss my family... and also a certain someone... that someone knows who she/he is... You will be greatly and terribly missed!! ;) Love ya all!! cheers peeps! =)


Riz lost himself at 5/11/2008 11:53:00 pm

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Watched Harold and Kumar latest movie... freaking hilarious!!! its a bloody crappy movie and everything in it is super random as usual but i enjoyed it. But you seriously muz have a strong heart to watch it... hehe... Anyways, I want to watch Ironman!!! I wonder if i'll get to catch it before i leave... hmmm... cheers!! =)


Riz lost himself at 5/04/2008 12:51:00 am

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