.. a room with a view

.. finally, my third official day in Saigon, and hopefully the unsecured Wifi network i am on, lets me finish writing this blog and publish it. It has been a hectic three days, a lot of purchases and cleaning done. Had slight difficulty, or rather loses, from my purchases, as i took advantage of the free delivery, of course on a bike. First, i lost my dustpan, which only had the stick delivered whereas the pan was no where to be seen. Second, i lost 4 boxes of tissues (which had really nice embosses on it !).


.. all these plastic bags, with plates and cups, bottles, detergents .. a lot of stuffs, was sent by an uncle, on a bike, delivered to my doorstep high up on an apartment which visitors had to pay 1000 dongs everytime you use the lift. It was a miracle, nothing broke, only my dustpan reaching without its pan.

.. the first picture above was taken from my room on the very first morning in Saigon. I did not even notice the existence of the bamboo and plants earlier, as i was too tired after cleaning my room ( the floor had to be mopped 3 times before i could walk on it bare foot without getting my feet dirty). It was such a suprise to me, to have such nice view, i really thought i was still dreaming, because there is no way bamboo could've grown more than 5 storeys high !

.. i was reluctant to wake up, being afraid that small window would all just fade into oblivion leaving behind a view of a bustling and smog filled Saigon City Center accompanied by the honks and beeps of traffic .. but somehow .. these sounds are already there ?!

.. reality struck hard, i have indeed woke up, but still fazed and surprised by the plants. Without delay, i reached for my phone and took the picture to record that moment before the effect is gone. What you see, is exactly what i have seen when i wake up on my first morning staying in a new place,

.. a warm welcome and and a very good morning.

.. there is still a few more items that needs to be purchased, which i should be able to sort out by this weekend, and by then, i would be able to call this home. I have even cooked my first meal today after being out the whole day shopping alone, a delicious fusion of Vietnamese and Italian which i created. Spaghetti lashed with olive oil with finely chopped onion stalks wrapped in omelet mixed with fresh taugeh and ham and sprinkled with the miraculous Vietnamese pepper mixed with salt and lemon which i had grown a liking to.

.. mmm, more experiments to come throughout my stay as i start exploring Vietnamese cuisine.

.. more updates to come once i get a proper internet connection. By then i would try to revamp my blog slowly. Would be looking forward to this weekend as well, as i would finally be able to go out and meet two newly made friends. Time to just kick back and relax this weekend, and start work on Monday, which would at the same time be my official exploration of Saigon as well.

.. good night, would provide views of District 1's (heart of Saigon)skyline next, from my balcony if i am able to get a good shot from my phone.