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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