Hanoi Part Mot
October 23rd, 2006
Martian and I are currently on holiday in Hanoi, Vietnam - and we’re having a lot of fun coming up with creative new ways to say, ‘NO, we really don’t want bananas or doughnuts or a 1-hour citytour in your trishaw!!!’.
Vietnam is beautiful. it’s just like what you see in postcard pictures- yknow, women wearing aodais and weaved hats in the middle of town? people selling fruits and flowers off baskets on the pavements? old men and women doing tai-chi by the lake? it’s gorgeous here. there’s a little bit of haze here as well just like in KL, but it’s still gorgeous.
some pics from our first day here -
a woman balancing a basket of wares on her head. totally awesome posture. Elizabethan women would be jealous
there are no road rules in Hanoi. traffic lights here are very rare, and street pedestrians cross whenever and wherever they want. very scary at first, but you get used to it. Martian and I are beginning to..
a lady in a conical hat crossing the street whenever and wherever she wants
hoan kiem lake
at Ngoc Son Temple
Martian politely declining fruits. this is difficult, believe me - the locals here REALLY know how to hawk their stuff! i’m thinking that if i ever start a business, i’m gonna have my sales team consisting mainly of Vietnamese folk!
like Sri Lanka, people here just throw stuff on the sides of the street. Vicnan, dont be alarmed :D
the roses sold in Vietnam are LOVELY. if i lived here, i would so buy fresh roses every day for my house
pretty clogs and my white-sandalled feet
a street in Hanoi’s Old Quarters. the Old Quarters is my absolute fav part of Hanoi - it’s bursting with life and there’s just so much to see here
at a street market in the Old Quarters
a trishaw driver getting high on this massive ass pipe @_@
Martian trying to tell Trishaw Driver #1 and #2 where we wanna go, while Trishaw Driver #3 was looking down my top
me and Trishaw Driver #2, heehee
one of the barbers who operate their businesses by the roadsides. soooo cool- it’s exactly like in that Malay poem we did for SPM, ‘Tukang Gunting’!
this is the best drink in the world - ice topped with lotus paste custard, lotus seeds and cincau. i swear to you it is orgasmic. and i have no idea what it is called.
me and a banh bao!!!!!
Trishaw Driver #2 and i again
sleeping on the job
in Apocalypse Now, which is Hanoi’s top club. not the best clubbing experience! the best part of the night was when a Viet dude tried to kiss Martian hehehehe.
a bowl of authentic pho bo (beef noodle soup) .. :D after years of having pho, i finally get to sample the real deal! and it was gooooooooood.
hopefully tomorrow we head to the mountains of Sapa or the absolutely gorgeous Halong Bay which i am dying to visit. more pics soon!
more Hanoi posts:
Hanoi Part 2 - Chocolate Buffet at the Sofitel Metropole
Hanoi Part 3
21 Comments Add your own
1. jimmy | October 23rd, 2006 at 3:16 am
hebat! only 18! can u even count the places u’ve been to overseas with your fingers?
wakaka.. authentic viet beef noodle.. darn u!!! the closest thing i’ve tasted is aussie viet beef noodle that was bloody good, especially with the cold weather haha.
2. flanegan | October 23rd, 2006 at 3:47 am
man!! you make me want to explore vietnam…
3. TheRealAnonymous | October 23rd, 2006 at 4:34 am
OMG… i’m jealous wei… I can SO use a holiday rite now!
According to my sis… another marketing strategy of theirs is to get cute lil’ small kids to act cute and sell u stuffs! hahaha…
4. prawn | October 23rd, 2006 at 5:42 am
Huhu.. hope u enjoyed ur holz ;)
Wah.. 1st time get to see martian’s picture =D
5. JustAnotherTragedy | October 23rd, 2006 at 10:05 am
Omg Halong Bay!! I miss that place so much :D Be sure to upload lots and lotsa pic of it! Hehehe
6. Ginny | October 23rd, 2006 at 10:50 am
OI! when u coming back. need to restock on ze pianissimo >.
7. Adrian C | October 23rd, 2006 at 12:57 pm
thanks for sharing you pics. i will be visiting vietnam this year too :) (hopefully). hey, do go to the french quarter of the city. heard its got lotsa tasty treats!
8. Vicnan | October 23rd, 2006 at 4:18 pm
OEI! *sulks*
9. MichelleSY | October 23rd, 2006 at 4:29 pm
OMG you have the best holidays - and I’m not just saying this because you get to go with Martian lah, even though I’m guessing that’s a big part of it!! =)
And LOL, can’t believe a guy tried to kiss him either =P
Have a great time (which I’m sure you will), eat lotsa good food and lug back an aodai or two =D
10. Porcupine | October 23rd, 2006 at 8:32 pm
And the furtherst that I’ve been to is only Thailand…
U lucky girl you…
11. vvens | October 23rd, 2006 at 10:52 pm
i want a holiday too! have fun! :)
12. pinkpau | October 24th, 2006 at 1:14 am
jimmy : of course i can! and yup nothing like the real deal
flanegan : oh u must! but dont stick to just hanoi - can finish seeing the sights of hanoi in 2-3 days
therealanon : YEAH i kena today! the CUTEST boy in the world asked me to buy his hats.. i just couldnt say no
prawn : hehe lots of ppl’s first time
justanothertragedy : you’ve been there?! omg! tips, tips! what does one do there? what does one look for?
ginny : coming back on thurs the 26th
adrian : yup ur right :) ive been to the old quarters/french quarters every day since i got here
vicnan : u sulk for what!
michellesy : yep we’re having lotsa fun :) YES definitely buying an aodai back
porcupine : hey thailand is an amazing place
vvens : i will! :D
13. Ginny | October 24th, 2006 at 6:53 am
kekkkee ;p so u know wad to get =D better if u can get even lighter ones.. hhohohohoh
14. pip | October 24th, 2006 at 11:21 am
i miss hanoi. i remember using the atm there, and when i checked my balance i was like a gabillionaire. hehe. certainly live like a king there. halong bay is beautiful. nha trang is beautiful also. was at the evason ana mandara a few weekends ago.
enjoy you trip.
15. Esther | October 24th, 2006 at 3:33 pm
did you get a pair of ‘em gorgeous clogs?! they’re lovely.
btw, the book, the year of yes, have you read it? is it good? i’ve been wanting to read it but don’t have the time (damn schoolwork!)
16. pinkpau | October 25th, 2006 at 3:04 am
ginny : lighter ones? got such thing?
pip : halong bay is gorgeoussss. have to skip out on nha trang and sapa :( maybe next time. definitely enjoying the vacation!
esther : no i didnt! i barely shopped actually! and im still reading Year of Yes. its ok so far - the author is hilarious. she’s got a great sense of humour
17. tze | October 25th, 2006 at 10:59 pm
martian is muscular!
18. pinkpau | October 26th, 2006 at 1:36 pm
tze : siigh. he’s one of those kickboxing weightlifting gym types. you know the sort; health conscious, wont let their girlfriends be unhealthy either! *rolls eyes
19. foreverjas | October 29th, 2006 at 1:10 am
he’s your bf? hehex. such a long time i din get to read ur blog. miss out a lot. T.T
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