Published on February 12, 2008
in Travel.
I called MilcahG to sort out last-minute travel details.
Actually, they shouldn’t be called last-minute because we barely did any.
By right should be called only-minute planning.
:p
The USD has dropped so her friend’s advised us to change currency in Malaysia.
“I just changed just now, i’m a millionare!” she laughed over the phone.
“Oi oi oi be careful ar! Where’re you going to keep it?” I thought of IceCalvin’s way of dividing sum into half and storing some in a sock.
“It’s like nothing okay!”
I already have images in my head of the woman flinging dong around the country. -_-
After blahing about cost and where to stay, MilcahG said, “Eh, can we just go there and hack it??”
“Can. But i thought you wanted to plan a bit, so that’s why i went to research!”
“Screw it la. As long as i know the currency and weather on what clothes to bring, can already!”
Then tiba-tiba in the conversation later on,
“Hey remember ar, beer costs only 50 cents!”
“…Wait i thought you said you couldn’t be bothered to research about anything, but you researched about that?!”
“Of course. So i know we won’t get cheated!”
“… -_-…”
So i’m flying off tomorrow afternoon with a robust Singaporean hairstylist (and probably the most outspoken one you’d find in KL at that!), i must admit i feel awfully safe with her, we’re taking the train from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh, probably stopping on the way (to stay in Ha Long Bai, i’m totally guessing the spelling btw), partying in the city and staying with her friend Tommy, who apparently hosts Vietnam Idol. I had no idea they had V.I. but as long as he can speak English, boleh jalan la!
Any suggestions for us two who are hacking it -_- please please comment/email what we shouldn’t miss out on in Hanoi 
Muchos gracias.
Published on February 12, 2008
in Family and Ugh.
I’ve started sneezing incessantly since Friday night (someone counted me sneezing eight times in a row) and my sinusitis hit me full on yesterday, disabling my ears to pop properly on the flight.
“Have you checked out where we’re going to stay yet?” asked MilcaG
“No… i have some work to do first… and i’m falling sick…” i croaked back over the phone.
“What?! No! You can’t fall sick!!!”
“I’m not, i’m not! I’m taking medicine okay!”
Her kancheong-ness made me kancheong.
But falling sick in Vietnam would be awfully shitty so i self-medicated with Neurofen and Clarinase just now, and am going through some of my laundry before repacking.
On the 2nd Day of Chinese New Year, my family hosted dinner and Mr. Elephant was pretty darn lucky at his virgin gambling stint.
I put him on my chips and we kept on getting 21 or running with the banker.
After a while, perturbed cousins started yelling, “EH. Can we please get the elephant off the table?! He’s stealing all our luck!”
Half an hour later, even Daddy spoke up, “I think it’s about time we get this elephant off the table -_-”
(SmallsMinkyMin blogged about it *here*)
I don’t know whether it was their noisy screeching or the other animals intruding on toy gambling territory, but i started losing after that -_- hence i decided it was time for Mr. E to be put to bed.
When it came to my turn (Elephant-less this time, and we were playing in-between)
“Joyce, hurry up! Want or not!?”
“Wait… *i closed my eyes and clutched at my cards*… i’m trying to feel what my soul is trying to tell me…”
Everyone: 
Daddy to me: You want to go upstairs and chant some fairy mantra?
Me: Wait la!!!
QueenKanch came to join us for a while.
She was losing at first and was smsing on her phone when SmallsMinkyMin asked from across the table, “Are you calling your gangster friends now?”
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