You can find the oddest thing if you just take the time to read. Cinnamon insoles with a graph of reflexology. Different flavored steam buns.

One big marketing gimmick here is free cups, dishes and bowls. From milk, to Knorr seasonings, shampoo to toothpaste.

We went to the mountain to catch some nice breeze since today we have no power at home. One of the rest stops had some cute wild squirrels. THe view of the city was gorgeous. I am so dark that you can only see my smile.

After being in the sun for so long up in the mountains, we stopped at a coffee shop to refresh ourselves with some lemonade yogurt drink.

In the evening we resumed our painting at the bookstore.

One of my many favorite dishes that many can not stand looking at is Vit Long. Vit Long - Fetal Duck Egg. They also serve fetal quail egg boiled in coconut juice. The steps I take to eat this is to suck the juices with a bit of salt and pepper sprinkled in after breaking the top shell. Then spoon out piece, grab the greens and moisten it with lime juice to make the salt and pepper adhere to it. Place it all together and eat it in one spoonful. Yummy!

For desserts, I got green and black bean desserts topped with seaweed. My cup is on the far right. The top your choice of filling with coconut cream and ice.

One thing I do crave is plain steam bun with no fillings. It is a great way to end my evening of just eating around.

                                                         

I swear kids can sleep through anything and anywhere. Mostly with candy still sticking halfway out of their mouth.

Fresh coconut juice is always refreshing.

Su Su is green bean dessert sold across the street to munch on.

Another one of my favorite eats besides Banh Xeo is Banh Khot. The crispier the better.

Later on the evening we went to their local bookstore where they sell everything from school supplies to wish containers. Even their coffee cups here are cute! Upstairs is the crafts area. You can purchase a plastered figure to paint. If you do not finish, you can always come back the next day. Unlike us, we came really late where it was close to closing time and forced out.

Ngoc Chau is our next stop for some late night snack. I had Kem Chuoi which is frozen banana flatten out a bit, topped with coconut meat, peanuts and a bit of coconut cream.

On our ride back home, we stopped by to the local bingo (they call it Lotto) carnival. The Lotto here is hosted by the gays and transexuals. Very entertaining! It is always crowded here.

                                     

No power today. I happen to visit when the city shuts off our power to sell it to others. Our power is shut off from 6 am to 6 pm. We do experience 2-3 power outages in the middle of the evening which last about 20 minutes max.

It looks romantic but it sucks to be doing almost everything with a candle light.

While the power is out, I roam about the villa. I noticed upstairs an old suitcase. Back in the early eighties, my father bought that suitcase to travel with. Here it is. Wow.

I love my rechargeable fan. It last up to 5 hours on low and high setting. Took my cousin's niece out to the city's shopping center. They sell a lot of handmade trinkets.

Their mini "Wal-Mart" concept carries a wide varieties. From bobble head asian figures to the drinking horse game. Fruits and vegetables here are displayed nicely.

The highlight of my day is Banh Xeo. They make it half the size of the regular size. These mini banh xeos are cooked to crispy yummyness. They serve it with greens and non-dipped rice paper. The sauce wets the rice paper where all you taste is crunchiness goodies.

We later had ice cream with flavors ranging from durian and green beans to milk flavor.

Later on the night, I had decided to take some of my aunts out to the club. Married women here rarely goes out (culture wise). We tried out a local bar 'club' scene. The music is ok. Nice thing here is they always refill my cup of iced beer after every sip (annoying) and they have available fruit dishes. To tell the truth,compared to other around the area, there is no dance floor and the place is cramped compared to others. They will not see me here again.

                                                                   

Went to the outside market to buy some fresh chicken, fruits and tofus for lunch and dinner.

Breakfast with my grandparents is at Quan ut Dong Da. Got the meatballs with bread as an appetizer and killed it with Hu Tieu Mi.

It has been almost 9 years since I had stepped onto VN soil. It has also been 9 years since I have seen my grandparents. I am taking advantage of her home cooked meals!

One of my favorite things to eat is fresh bananas that is ripe from the tree and sugar cane to munch the sweet out of it.

I miss the beaches in Oahu, so I decided to go to Long Hai to the beach. It was not the same. Being there around 4pm, the water was really warm and shallow regardless how far out I swam. I too the trip with my cousins. A lot of buddhist temples are built around the beaches here.

After a decent swim, I had to hurry back to eat Ga Ruu Ti (chicken) that my grandmother made for me. Hit the spot let me tell you! I love grandmother's cooking.

I live off my World Clock

There is so much more going on a night in the city. Love the lights everywhere. I think that is the reason why there are power outages within the neighborhood.

Fresh yogurt comes in a cute little bottle! Yummy too. They have flan but topped off with espresso and served with ice over it.

Karaoke time! I am asian. It is in my blood to mic hog and sing.

They had a unique chip bag. Flavor: Bo Luc Lac Texas (Shaken Beef, Texas Grilled Beef Style). Hahaha.

Note :: It is not good. The shrimp chips are way much better.