Christmas

Hi to all addicted readers of my blog.

Christmas, this year, was pretty much different.
Its the first time I have celebrated overseas in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam.
In fact, I think this year's Christmas is pretty much special to me.
You know who you are uh! :P

Well, in Vietnam, I learn that they don't have a public holiday for Christmas.
It is kinda crap, i meant f:-)king crap. Their main holiday is Chinese Lunar Year.
Oh my god.
Yesterday, 24th December 2008, I had sort of "celebration".
I went to this Cham Charm to eat buffet.
Apparently, it cost USD$55.60++ per person. Don't worry, this is being paid by my boss's dad.
They have a wide varieties of food. They provide Japanese, Vietnamese and Western food.
The dinner was pretty okay as we have free flow of red/white wine and champagne. I didn't drank much of that though, perhaps, only 2 or 3 cups.

Afterwards, we went back home "quickly". The reason i quoted, quickly, was because that the trip last about almost an hour. Seriously, the traffic is HOLY DAMN. As we know that Vietnam won Thailand on aggregate 2 - 1 for the first leg in the Finals of Suzuki Cup, some crazy (or i should call it patriotic) fans who ride on motorbikes, carried Vietnam flags around. They wave from the left to the right. It seems like some kind of riot. Those people caused a major traffic jam. I was seriously pissed off. I hate those people who caused such unnecessary jams. That is why, my Swiss colleague said that there are so many reasons why you should leave Saigon. He hate the place that is overwhelmed with f:-)king motorbikes (i swear i teared when i'm on the road due to excess carbon monoxide), uncivilized people who doesn't obey the traffic, corruptions in officers and dusty streets where no one bothers to clean it. But the good factor about Saigon is the stuffs here are DIRT CHEAP!
In retrospect, I think such places can't stay for long. I guess my life has been cut down by 10 years when I stayed here for 4 months already. Its a living "hell".

Next, when I reached home, I went to bath quickly and went out with my colleagues. They brought us, on motorbikes, to go a church. The decorations are not that great but it was alright. After on, we went to have a beer and food session. Drank about 4 bottles of beer and all o us called it a day and went back home. On the way back, my colleague let me ride the motorbike. Haha! This time, i think i'm kinda good at it already! : )

25 December 08, go to office at 10am. Watch paranormal state on youtube all day till knock off. I went home by motor taxi. Then, i went to bobby brewers, a Starbucks "look alike" cafe, to have my dinner and mint choc blitz alone. Around 10pm, I went home.

So you see, my Christmas ain't that nice after all in Saigon. But that someone reading it made it special to me! : P

All would have guess how would my new Joint Jam #5 fare, I would tell you that it will definitely be a blast and whole new change in it. ; )

Ciaos from boring Saigon.

Happy Boxing Day.