in fact when i first landed, and taking a cab with my colleague, we actually passed the place the school so graciously put us up at and my colleague's reaction was " ha.... as if" he wasnt convinced anyone could stay there! hahaha
anyway way i was there from monday morning to thurs evening... and out of those days 3 was used up for the conference while the 4th was really to catch up on my own work and attend an exhibition. but in the meantime i of course managed to find a good enuf tailor to make me some clothes :) vietnam is still THE place to go for a short period and tailor your stuff with really good silk for cheap and their turnover is sooooo fast! i managed to get 2 shirts for my brothers and one for mom, made myself a suit (jacket, skirt, pants) and a pretty dress all from good quality silk.... im tempted to go back just for that again hahaha
then of course there was the PHO!! omg.... i was soooo looking forward to having good pho again after being away from LA for soooo long. i haf yet to find good pho here in sg and it was such a part of my diet in LA i was definately looking forward to it while in Vietnam. and every meal i was allowed to not eat the pre-planned meals, i was across the street having pho!
i even stumbled onto...... pho 2000! haha the restaurant we were brought to in 2006! its pho for the presidents :)
here's what i had.... taken for nic and drea!
all the yummy pho all around! the broth, the noodles.... hmmmm im missing it already. although i have to say im was really disappointed with everywhere's fresh spring rolls.... including room service! it wasnt as fresh and nice as the ones they haf in LA or even in viet restaurants here in sg.... in this case i'd have to say that them exporting this dish made it better.
and of course... for my last meal before leaving for the airport... i had... PHO! this time round it was at pho 24 right across the hotel complete with viet coffee :)
these were photos of when we were soooooo young running about in vietnam... i do miss all my friends! :( LA now seems like such a long time ago..... i think i'll drop them all a quick hi on fb heh
