Did you think I had dropped out? I was without acceptable internet the last few days in Bangkok and I just got to Ho Chi Minh City. What is "internet strange" here is that I can not access AOL and I am wondering if there is some restriction on AOL here in Vietnam. I have not been downstairs to question this with the well informed hotel staff.
I was enervated on arrival last night approaching this neon bright city in the taxi from the airport. There is an exited vibe and a lot of street life at night. Sidewalks are full of tables spilling out of restaurants and diners and pedestrians are everywhere. Trees are lit like Christmas and all senses are stimulated.
I checked in to the same hotel I used before and went out for a short shopping expedition to buy water and a pastry at a nearby bakery. I wore the same clothes I had worn on the plane, dressy pants and a long sleeve shirt, and I was drenched with sweat upon returning to the hotel. I had forgotten just how hot it can be here, and I am thinking back to the "winter" month of February.
Surprisingly, John McCain has come to my mind lately. I remember his story of picturing the perfect golf game while he was being held prisoner by the North Vietnamese. When he was released and got to play again, his game had not suffered too much. I am using the same mental approach of visualizing myself safely crossing motorbike and car filled intersections in Saigon in hopes that I will be as successful as McCain was with his golf.
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