Just a short note tonight ... we're water logged ... went out to celebrate my first day at work .... rain storm ALL day .... trusty push bikes abandoned ... up to our knees in some places, and that's in the middle of the road ... tidal wave when motor bikes pass .... Great dinner at the Cargo Club ....
hmmm my first day at work ... they think I can do all the things that they've given me ??? i don't think so .... and especially not in Vietnamese .... am thinking that i'd have to be here for six months , yes Cheryl is just laughing beside me and commenting probably 6 years !! to get anything done. Things here just done move very fast at all. Oh ... my work hours ... 8 am - 6 pm ... lunch from 11.30 - 1.30 pm ... everyone eats, then the lights go off, shut the door, and they all curl up on the floor like cats and have a sleep. 1,.30 comes around ... all up and moving again. Big Mumma worked through lunch and came home early. If i had to sleep on the floor, I don't think i'd ever get up again. AND, besides they don't snore! BM has a habit of that, which would distress the gentle souls.
Cheryl will have a much better chance of making a difference ..... except her workplace is way out in the boonies ... and right now is probably well under water!
Tomorrow both have the day off, have to go back to town to get a boat! ...no, our new modest clothes ... Cheryl reckons she looks like granny may! .... But a nice granny may ... Once her hair dye fades, she's off for a purple rinse.
Ended up in the markets tonight with a personal shopper (could have choked her, missy missy) .. Cheryl ends up with this cinnamon thing cup thing ... thought that she had to fill it with hot water and drink it .... but no ... its just for smelling nice. But did get super-strength tele-tubbies and x-x- large umbrella's each .... got ripped off again .... paid $3 instead of $1.50, but at least we'll look pretty and nice as we float down the river. Thongs are excellent!
More about work later, when i get my head around the 10 projects i have been given.
Cheryls broken a rubber shoe, still waiting for our washing to come back - been 2 days now. Still waiting for Cheryl's parcels posted from Oz before we left. No mozzies tonight, the rain would knock them out. Couple opf dubious looking overweight, disgusting looking large males with a tiny little vietnamese girl on arm.......Yuk ... just wanna spit on them! Must be living in the seedy part of town .... and we were looking for something cheaper ... maybe NOT a good idea.
OK that's it ... need to break open the pantry suitcase and grab a coffee ..... NO ... had one for the day ... we're on rations! ... Won't ask for any care packages until something gets delivered here ... in tact .... 2 1/2 weeks since first one was posted. Hey Vicki - how long did it take our package to get back home ??? And any goss from home ??? that's it ... we tired, wet, need shower, bed and find an english speaking tv channel that's not the news ...
TTFN xx both of us .............. :o)
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment