It's 4:00 am
I don't normally wake up this early, even for work. I guess I'm just excited to go home. I've been living out of a suitcase in the past week and today I fly back home.
Two of our resident offices requested assistance on the use of our new electronic filing system and my supervisor thought of sending me as we were not able to get anyone from our IT department to go. I think I pulled it off.
A number of firsts on this trip:
My first trip to Viet Nam. Our office is located in Hanoi and it's only now that I knew that the city has a lot of lakes! I went to the closest one, Hoan Kiem, and just walked around. I had my share of playing patintero with the motorbikes that ply the streets and I survived!
This week, I was able to walk to and from work. I wish I could do that back home but no, walking to and from work for more than an hour is not an option. The office is Hanoi is about five minutes away from my hotel, most of the time spent in waiting for the motor cycles to pass before crossing the streets. The one here in Phnom Penh is ten minutes away. I could've taken a tuktuk for a dollar, but walking sounded better since it was only for 10 minutes and there are parks everywhere.
Last Wednesday, I was able to have breakfast in Hanoi, lunch in Vientiane (upon take off from a technical stop), and dinner in Phnom Penh. Cool, huh?
Tasted Cambodian food for the first time. This is my second time here in Phnom Penh, but the last time, we had all types of food, even Filipino, but never Cambodian. It was good and quite similar to ours.
Everyday this week, I wake up before the alarm. I don't know why but that's how it is. Today's the worst, I won't have to get up 'til 6am, but I was up at 3! I know I'm so excited to go home, although I won't be home until 9PM tonight. Hubby will bring Maia to the airport when he comes to meet me. I sure wish my daughter still knows who I am.
Let me also share these 2 pieces of conversation:
Vietnamese colleague: Where are you from?
me: The Philippines.
Vietnamese colleague: Really, you don't have the accent!
Cambodian colleague: Where are you from?
me: The Philippines.
Cambodian colleague: Oh, so that's why you have the accent.
Funny no? I wonder what accent I have.
Two of our resident offices requested assistance on the use of our new electronic filing system and my supervisor thought of sending me as we were not able to get anyone from our IT department to go. I think I pulled it off.
A number of firsts on this trip:
My first trip to Viet Nam. Our office is located in Hanoi and it's only now that I knew that the city has a lot of lakes! I went to the closest one, Hoan Kiem, and just walked around. I had my share of playing patintero with the motorbikes that ply the streets and I survived!
This week, I was able to walk to and from work. I wish I could do that back home but no, walking to and from work for more than an hour is not an option. The office is Hanoi is about five minutes away from my hotel, most of the time spent in waiting for the motor cycles to pass before crossing the streets. The one here in Phnom Penh is ten minutes away. I could've taken a tuktuk for a dollar, but walking sounded better since it was only for 10 minutes and there are parks everywhere.
Last Wednesday, I was able to have breakfast in Hanoi, lunch in Vientiane (upon take off from a technical stop), and dinner in Phnom Penh. Cool, huh?
Tasted Cambodian food for the first time. This is my second time here in Phnom Penh, but the last time, we had all types of food, even Filipino, but never Cambodian. It was good and quite similar to ours.
Everyday this week, I wake up before the alarm. I don't know why but that's how it is. Today's the worst, I won't have to get up 'til 6am, but I was up at 3! I know I'm so excited to go home, although I won't be home until 9PM tonight. Hubby will bring Maia to the airport when he comes to meet me. I sure wish my daughter still knows who I am.
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Let me also share these 2 pieces of conversation:
Vietnamese colleague: Where are you from?
me: The Philippines.
Vietnamese colleague: Really, you don't have the accent!
Cambodian colleague: Where are you from?
me: The Philippines.
Cambodian colleague: Oh, so that's why you have the accent.
Funny no? I wonder what accent I have.
There's no place like home! :-) But I loved the jetsetting breakfast-lunch-dinner thing... that must've been fun!
P.S.
Yay, I can finally comment!
i second the motion ... we can now comment!!! hehehe
post pics (^_^)
I can't wait to experience playing patintero myself, hehehe. My friends were telling me about it, and they said the only way to do it is to cross without looking, and just keep walking. That way daw, the motorbikes will all just drive around you.
Maia and the dad must have been so excited to pick you up! Sigh. Kelan din kaya ako maka alis ng ganyan ;D
of course, kilala ka pa ng anak mo! makakalimutan ba ang ina?
your trip seemed very exotic. nothing beats asia talaga...
Candy and Bambi: may setup pala ako na ginawa that made commenting impossible.
Ate Sienna: kilala pa nya ako! :)
IA: that's the way to do it nga. But if it's your first time, nakakatakot! What if someone hits me? Eh I'm alone in the country, may tutulong kaya sa akin?
Trips like this are fun, but very tiring. I'd rather do your kind of trips. :)