GETTING SMART IN VIETNAM
Hi all at home … Well we’ve been here three weeks now, and I know, that in the past, that some people have not called us the smartest cookies in the box, but, after three weeks we are getting with the programme. When you visit here, you comment that its hot, and keep on truckin’. But when you stay here, that doesn’t work for very long, because you get exhausted. So we’re goin’ vietnamese. Yep, having daily nanna naps to cope with the climate. It’s exhausting.
It’s Sunday now at 4.30 in the afternoon, and I’ve just woken up, and think that Cheryl is still sleeping. We did the same yesterday. Cause we were not working, had a sleep in and a lazy morning recharging the batteries. Then out to Lunch with Robyn and Xuan (sue-an ?) they took us to the White Rose Restaurant for lunch – amazing little place, where they make these white rose thingi-s out of what looks like white play-dough, put a touch of prawnie stuff inside, or porkie vege stuff inside, and steam it …and voila “white rose” things – very yummy. Then out came the wontons, absolutely delicious … look like pizza .. only a fried wonton .. with like a sweet and sour base with pineapple and prawns.. so yummy we asked for second helpings. Met the boss man, who said that he is the third generation in the family business and that all the girls who were making the white roses were all family members. They sit round a table … and just make them over and over … sort of like human pottery wheels, spinning until they make these tiny little pouches for the food to go into. It’s a bit disturbing to see the girls, after a while, start rocking to and fro, and it was explained that they get sore legs ad backs, and rock to relieve the pressure. Sitting there 12 hrs a day or more, I guess would do this to you.
By this time it’s 1pm and it’s “melting hour”… bike seats too hot to ride, so we had to find shade to allow them to cool enough to sit on and ride home … straight for a nanna nap. So at 4.30, I venture out to the verandah, and couldn’t believe that it was still hot … went back inside and found a thermometer … sat it on the table for a couple of minutes … well it only went to 50 degrees …. (and had to take a photo as proof). Then sat it in the shade, and it went back down to 46 degrees after about 20 minutes. See, we knew it was hotter than 32 …. And verification that it is HOT. Hot flushes actually cool you down over here!
So after an hour or so, we jumped on the treadlies again and headed off, cooler by this stage. And did a little more sight seeing in the old town. Found a wonderful silk top XXL is BM’s size … and wore it today … so wonderfully cool … until it gets wet from perspiration, and is then transparent. Oh, the button holes are a little larger than the buttons, so the girls were aired a few times. Back to last night …. Down by the river, and it was camera night, the reflections of the buildings and the lanterns in the river water was so pretty … tried to take photo’s but none of them did the sights justice. Had a cup of ice cream for dinner (still too hot to eat) … and it was sooo nice. Pineapple and Green Tea and lemon for me … banana and something for Cheryl. Managed to drop my faithful bike and smash the light, but amazingly it still works. Then back home to try and packed up our goodies to take out to the orphanage very early this morning.
Hi all at home … Well we’ve been here three weeks now, and I know, that in the past, that some people have not called us the smartest cookies in the box, but, after three weeks we are getting with the programme. When you visit here, you comment that its hot, and keep on truckin’. But when you stay here, that doesn’t work for very long, because you get exhausted. So we’re goin’ vietnamese. Yep, having daily nanna naps to cope with the climate. It’s exhausting.
It’s Sunday now at 4.30 in the afternoon, and I’ve just woken up, and think that Cheryl is still sleeping. We did the same yesterday. Cause we were not working, had a sleep in and a lazy morning recharging the batteries. Then out to Lunch with Robyn and Xuan (sue-an ?) they took us to the White Rose Restaurant for lunch – amazing little place, where they make these white rose thingi-s out of what looks like white play-dough, put a touch of prawnie stuff inside, or porkie vege stuff inside, and steam it …and voila “white rose” things – very yummy. Then out came the wontons, absolutely delicious … look like pizza .. only a fried wonton .. with like a sweet and sour base with pineapple and prawns.. so yummy we asked for second helpings. Met the boss man, who said that he is the third generation in the family business and that all the girls who were making the white roses were all family members. They sit round a table … and just make them over and over … sort of like human pottery wheels, spinning until they make these tiny little pouches for the food to go into. It’s a bit disturbing to see the girls, after a while, start rocking to and fro, and it was explained that they get sore legs ad backs, and rock to relieve the pressure. Sitting there 12 hrs a day or more, I guess would do this to you.
By this time it’s 1pm and it’s “melting hour”… bike seats too hot to ride, so we had to find shade to allow them to cool enough to sit on and ride home … straight for a nanna nap. So at 4.30, I venture out to the verandah, and couldn’t believe that it was still hot … went back inside and found a thermometer … sat it on the table for a couple of minutes … well it only went to 50 degrees …. (and had to take a photo as proof). Then sat it in the shade, and it went back down to 46 degrees after about 20 minutes. See, we knew it was hotter than 32 …. And verification that it is HOT. Hot flushes actually cool you down over here!
So after an hour or so, we jumped on the treadlies again and headed off, cooler by this stage. And did a little more sight seeing in the old town. Found a wonderful silk top XXL is BM’s size … and wore it today … so wonderfully cool … until it gets wet from perspiration, and is then transparent. Oh, the button holes are a little larger than the buttons, so the girls were aired a few times. Back to last night …. Down by the river, and it was camera night, the reflections of the buildings and the lanterns in the river water was so pretty … tried to take photo’s but none of them did the sights justice. Had a cup of ice cream for dinner (still too hot to eat) … and it was sooo nice. Pineapple and Green Tea and lemon for me … banana and something for Cheryl. Managed to drop my faithful bike and smash the light, but amazingly it still works. Then back home to try and packed up our goodies to take out to the orphanage very early this morning.
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