The Office
Had a day off yesterday, bottle of wine and kwik-e-mart food in the hotel, reading this: Days without End which was pretty cool, bit like Blood Meridian by Carmac Macarthey. So don't read it if you don't like nice people encountering horrible people.
Was walking back to the hotel and a minibus was broken down at a junction with about 5 skinny little teenage lads (passengers) trying to push it, not succeeding, looking exhausted and a bit helpless with all the cars and bikes behind beeping at them. So to their amazement I joined in, all well dressed with my cowboy sun hat on, a muscular vietnamese guy did too, and we gave it 1 2 3 and managed to bump start it, running as fast as we could down the road in the middle of Saigon. They were so happy, all of them grinning and shouting thankyou and waving as they piled back into the bus and drove off in a big cloud of smoke. I love that sort of stuff, wish I'd got a vid of it.
Now I'm working in my office which is dark, cool, quiet, good view, friendly staff, good food and right across from the hotel. They know me by now so it really does feel like going to the office. School is on again tomorrow, luckily I'm pretty motivated so do an hour's revision every day even when School is out. I'll get a picture of the group this week I think.
Conrad and Nhac are coming down at the end of the week ready for hospital birth and checking out some apartments and offices as they are moving their company and family to the outskirts of Saigon by July, maybe in Software City.
So no doubt there will be some beers next weekend!
Was walking back to the hotel and a minibus was broken down at a junction with about 5 skinny little teenage lads (passengers) trying to push it, not succeeding, looking exhausted and a bit helpless with all the cars and bikes behind beeping at them. So to their amazement I joined in, all well dressed with my cowboy sun hat on, a muscular vietnamese guy did too, and we gave it 1 2 3 and managed to bump start it, running as fast as we could down the road in the middle of Saigon. They were so happy, all of them grinning and shouting thankyou and waving as they piled back into the bus and drove off in a big cloud of smoke. I love that sort of stuff, wish I'd got a vid of it.
Now I'm working in my office which is dark, cool, quiet, good view, friendly staff, good food and right across from the hotel. They know me by now so it really does feel like going to the office. School is on again tomorrow, luckily I'm pretty motivated so do an hour's revision every day even when School is out. I'll get a picture of the group this week I think.
Conrad and Nhac are coming down at the end of the week ready for hospital birth and checking out some apartments and offices as they are moving their company and family to the outskirts of Saigon by July, maybe in Software City.
So no doubt there will be some beers next weekend!
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