I was cleaning out my storage this weekend little that I knew how long my memory lane was. I found many letters of long lost friends and the thing we said. I saved up the one I cared so so. While the one I care little are too little to care and the one I care most are too hard to bear, so I will be parted with those letters.

Now I have two pile of paper, a small one and a HUGE one. The small one are important paper and I will literally burn them. Do you burn important stuff? While for the huge pile, hmmm do recycle truck take them?

Well, more cleaning to be done and than pain... cleaning sux.

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I know many of my dA watchers don't have the $ for software so here is a 'cheap' (since they ask for your info, give fake info if U want but they look legit enough) for you........ [link]

Read what ppl say in there and you will know what's going on and what to do.

Enjoy.

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To all my dear watchers.........

I rarely write a journal but I have receive 3 messages from my main page given links to untrusted websites. I did test one of them out and it's a fishing website. You can find more information about this attack here [link] .

My rule is not to visit sites out side of dA. I believe Google do have some protection against such web sites.

Anyway... be careful.

To those that did sent me the link, I know it's not your doing so I won't flame you for it.

Here is my previous journal on this trip [link] . I decided to start a new journal and talk more on what happen during the trip.

So I arrived in VN around midnight. It was such a different world there. Cars and trucks are equally present but largely out numbered by motorcycles. The huge diff was how crowded it was. Everyone is honking everywhere. Motorcycles are all over. And every house seems to be selling something, but most of them were little restaurants with little tables and chairs.

About 2hrs drive, I arrived at my home for the next several days and we slept for the night. Finally a bed that isn't vibrating or moving up and down. And this bed I don't have to rest on my buns nor do I have to curl my legs because there is not much leg room. It's not as comfortable as my own bed but after 18hrs plane ride, a flat bed is heavenly. LOL

It was like I had never seen it before. For the first time I woke up with a golden sun brightly shine through the window curtains. I open my room door and I felt the morning heat and the bright golden sun. First thought came to my mind was "So this is how morning looks like".


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Update.. ha ha ha.. I know I haven't done it for a long time but better late than never right?

Anyway.. the few things I notice in Vietnam that is different than here are the people. They are much closer. You see kids playing and friends riding bicycle together. Some even holding hands when riding side by side. Even what look like a younger smaller brother sitting on the driver seat on the bicycle while the bigger sister sitting in the passenger seat in the back with her legs paddling. I didn't know it is possible to do it like that. Learn something new everyday. hahaha

They may be poor, but just by seeing what they r doing you can tell that they have something we American don't, CLOSENESS.

On my third day there, we were heading home when there was an accident ahead. Traffic slowly moving and when we were passing the scene of the accident I saw a bus parked on the side with the emergency light blinking while a motorcycle all banked up with two body laid flat on the ground motionless and darn pool around him. It was dark but I am very sure that was blood. I was told that this happen almost daily and usually it is at night when car/bus/truck don't see the motorcycle. Just make me think how fragile our life is. JUST LIKE THAT.

The big event that I was expecting finally came. New Year. It is the BIGGEST event in Asia. They work the entire year and this is their only holiday. They get the entire month off to go home to be with their family. Some have their family in the country while they come into the city for work. So this is their one and only chance to go home to be with their wife and kids. Can you imagine sleep/eat/live in your work for the entire year without seeing your family? I know I can't.

The only thing I don't like about being there is the weather. The heat and humid really got to me that by the second week I became ill. It is like a fever. Just 2 bottles of IV and I am back on my feet.

When coming back to the US, I felt... lonely. No honking cars 24/7, no people yelling on the road.

I know I left out a lot but many of it cannot be describe. Only being there you will feel it. The little details.

Update 2:

Waahooooooo I'm finally home. 5hrs for the first flight and the connection flight was another 12hrs... I'm so tired right now . But it is 12 noon right now so must try to stay awake. Luckily this time I am stronger and could withstand the airplane decent for landing. It was a rough decent. Several times I thought I would .

3,689 files in my camera. LOL A little toward the end of the trip I decide to make a little change. Instead of taking all pics in Large format, I from then on take scenic/junk pics in Small jpg format. Save lots of memories. My camera memory capacity show in the camera is 7.7Gig and I was using 7.2Gig at the end of the trip.

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Update 1:

Tomorrow at midnight I will be getting in the airplane for the long long trip (5hrs + 13hrs) to get back to the US.

Misses you all. sssssssss
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Tonight will be the last night I will sleep in my comfortable bed, in the US. Departing always have a sad feeling. Not sure what will happen in the future but knowing tomorrow I will leave here and head on a journey to the other side of the world. The culture will be different. The atmosphere will be different. Even the time will be different. When I normally sleep comfortable, I will be awake. And when I normally up and going to work, I will be trying my best to rest and sleep and it won't be as comfortable as my bed. The uncertainty increases. So much that even my credit won't work.

Anyway, my dA friends I will be part from you for 2 weeks. *hahaha* Yes only for 2 weeks. No more, no less. As the great robot once said... "I'LL BE BACK!!! "

We may be far apart but we are close at heart. So take care everyone and I will see you next year. HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR!!!!!!

Update

Here is my trip.. briefly

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A few days I don't take pic of scenery. I hope you enjoy these... now I need to go catch up some z


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I've done over 8hrs drive to the Grand Canyon and back to Vegas and flew through the night to get back home. I'm so dead tired.

I didn't think it's possible for me to stay away from the net for 7 days.. but I did it.. 7 days and 7 nights. * from deprived of internet*

Not sure if I'll upload any pics today from the trip.. stay tune..

PS: Missed you all.
PSS: 1521 photos. LOL No, I will not spam dA with 1521 photos. In fact, most of them are family photos so I will spare you of it.

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So... I will be leaving tomorrow. Destination, Vegas. Don't know what will happen. Everything will be different and out of the routine.

It'll be so cool. I'll take lots of pics hopefully they'll come out good.