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Sunday, 21 October 2012

USS and Vietnam

This is seriously gg to be a long long long post with almost 300 photos covering only 2 weekends of October.. kekeke... embrace yourselves! Feel so happy even consolidating the photos and my tots just nw.. times like this, I thank e one up there again and again on hw blessed my life is at the moment.. thank you!

So i ended off with my Mooncake festival steamboat dinner with my folks.. Here's a pic of our yummy steamboat!
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Mr Gan is the BESTEST technical officer EVER who never fails to bring me Laoban pudding beancurd whenever he conducts inspections at Old Airport Rd.. I m so lucky to have him as my TO la!!!!
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Le Mister loves his prezzie alot that he keep saying Supahfly is his fav adopted son.. keke.. Couldnt stop tking pics of his musketeers and send me =.=
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Justine attempted to bake her own doraemon mooncake and here's me holding the green-tea flavoured one. Her durian mooncake is a hot hit among TL managers~
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And YES! as promised... USS outing! PLAC organised an outing for transformer ride and fine dining... the whole clique of us (minus SBD who dint manage to succeed in e balloting) hopped to USS after work on 5 Oct! Here's us on the coach!
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No event can pass by without a group photo! Here's a photo of sm of the civil servants who are serving u! =P you are free to give us a pat on our back for our dedication to work! wahahahahahaha...
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Here's a groupie of us!
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Pictures en route to Transformer ride...
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Too heavy to film in UP! hahaha...
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Here's me trying hard to get a pic with our VIP tour guide while all the ppl chiong over to chap in~ faintx.. hahaha
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All set for the ride!!!
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Dindin
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Cam-whore
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6 Oct.. woke up early for my full body KPL... GO AWAY U HAIRS! stop making me spend so much money lasering all of u off!
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Den i helped out with the photo frame painting for the children... I love doing good deeds like this.. enjoyable and makes me really happy that i helped... YouthCare!
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Mister picked me up after the event and off we went to Queenstown to get his soccer boots and another pair of going out shoes... VAIN!!! hahahha.. He rewarded me for my escort with yummy meatballs and chicky wings at Ikea after...
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then, there was Alex's Bday celebration on 10 Oct at old Hong Kong... the salted egg custard bun was a "meh" bt the food was in general ok! Here's us waiting for food...
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and finally a change in backdrop for our bday group photo! hahahaha
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and den... YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS... 11-15 Oct was my long long long awaited Vietnam trip!!! hadnt been on a trip since April and i was really looking forward to my first trip in months with Mister.. Thanks laopos + spouses, Eric and Lily and Mister for making it such a wonderful trip that I am still grinning like an ah siao looking at e photos.. LOVE LOVE LOVE

A slow in packing me's status update to mister on my luggage situation after 2 hrs
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On our way to A&Em hotel
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Checking in and fooling ard in lobby
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As laopo gotta do sm tailoring.. Mister and I met up with his friend & wife (eric and lily) to sm navigating and party preparation shopping... As we were both pretty famished.. he brought us to Huynh Hoa to get this full of awesomeness Banh Mi (sorta Vietnam version of subway wif french loaf).. Mister and I were immediately sold by e chunky hams and yummy sauce and flavouring! However, as i dig in.. the chilli gt the better of me and i started crying... For the non-chilli fans like me.. rmbr to ask e gal not to put too much chilli into it!!!
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Shop ard for scotch tape and money changing before he brought us for a sumptuous seafood dinner! I kept telling Mister tt i wan those big palm-sized shellfish that my dad were raving about.. Eric's wife helped us order and I couldnt be more grateful!!!! wahahahhaa...
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Isnt it heavenly just looking at it. E TASTE WAS SO YUMMILICIOUS!!
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Den Lily brought us to a famous vietnamese bakery to choose cakes for laopos bday.. since ryan suggested two cakes (i was so tempted to buy e whole store)... i had a hard time choosing at e bakery! She was so sweet to ask e bakery to immediately write laopos' name for me~~~ SO NICE TO HV A LOCAL ARD RIGHT~~~
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Cute little dog sitting at the lobby...
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After a quick shower and instruction fr laopo nt to change out of our runningman tees.. it was party decoration time... me being short and stout... all e ceiling decors were hung by my helpful Mister.. keke..
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XX is sitting ard being excited for nth coz he tot we r gg to celebrate his bday Photobucket

Here's a pic of the balloons that Mister and I ran a street after e lady to buy.. hahaha... Poor eric and lily had to run wif us coz i had no idea wat e lady was trying to tell me... but here's it.. chiong to the max Pusscat and Holle kitty!! and e balloon that Mister gave me~ keke..
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me n ma balloon
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Xiongxiong -钓鱼岛是我的
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Mister fell aslp after all e hard labour
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Le Bday celebration! So glad that Laopos were genuinely surprised.. had been planning it with their spouses for a few wks!
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Kookie hwey hwey combo!
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Grumpy slpy mister...
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Who finally wakes up after a while! keke...
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XX also got his party moments
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before concussing coz it's too late
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next day.. Eric and Lily joined us again to bring us around HCM.. Mister was so excited seeing his friend it was one of e rare few times i dun see him snoozing.. hahahaha.. Started off the day at a famous Pho restuarant.. it was so yummy i sent e address to daddy immediately and told him he must must must try it!
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since we missed the slot for independence palace.. we walked over to the Saigon Notre-Dame Basilica.. it's one of the best spot for wedding shots orh!!
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Our not very romantic shot
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Den the post office.. where we got our Vn gal hats...
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Den we hung out at tis high end cafe to appreciate Vn coffee
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before hopping over to The Independence Palace
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It was so hot.. me and laopos kept standing in front of the air cooler.. wahahhaha... Photobucket

We also went to War Remnants Museum...
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Xiong xiong walk of fame..
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It's a very very sad place where you see photos of the war, victims of Agent Orange, tortures that Americans did to Vietnamese... though Vietnam won the war eventually, it's a high price to pay since many second/ third generations still suffer the consequences of the chemical war.. Cried quite abit reading a letter that a second generation girl wrote to President Obama... on how her dreams of being doctor was rejected bcoz of her disability.. how she was advised never to marry and give birth as her descendent is most likely be deformed and suffer the same fate.. How she is struggling to meet her ends despite her efforts to study till university against all odds coz no one wants to employ her... SAD SAD SAD la! my eyes are stinging again tinking of the letter... F**king company who created this chemical.. i hope U ARE GENUINELY REMORSEFUL OF YOUR ACTIONS!!!!! karma will strike!!!!

Eric brought all of us to get our hands on the yummy french loaves as well as biscuits as souvenirs thereafter
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More souvenirs
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After the depression day of war museums... we parted with Ryan and Angel who wanted to hv their pte moment celebrating angel's bday... eric and lily brought us to the seafd place last night to have another round of seafd!!! omg! so contented!!!
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Then we had desserts! theirs wif durian and mine wifout...
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We then went to register for a Mekong River cum Cu Chit Tunnel tour with this agency.. WHICH TURNED OUT TO BE A SCAM! paid USD23 for a CC Tunnel tour ONLY!!! cheats cheats cheats! the vn gal's english was so good and we clarified a few times to ensure that she got our request right.. end up.. all we did is tk a boat to CC tunnel! pui pui pui... Recognise this agency n NEVER go there!!
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Grabbed a quick bite at the hotel before getting up e bus.. it was there where we realised we were conned. Frantic phone calls to the agencies by eric and Lily was futile as they say they have only agreed to one tour instead of two. damn!!!

XX is pissed coz he was ready to float! Sian half mister
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here's the guy explaining the history of the tunnel and how they fend the american's attacks..
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Before we started on the tour.. and see how they set up traps to outwit the americans.. sucky coz end up the americans use pinoys and other asians to help them test the paths... pui pui pui...
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While Laopo and Js have their AK shooting moments.. mister and I decided to try their corns.. which was a "meh"...
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Mister attempting to kill me..
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Us playing ard..
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Den the highlight of the tour.. walking the tunnel~~
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Eric being the nice guy.. helped us arrange transport to his city.. which was the next biggest city beside HCM.. For a sumptuous Vn-Chinese local lunch!!!
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Couple shots
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Big C supermarket shopping is such a delight!!!
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maggots!!!
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Before he bring us to the bestest seafd dinner we had in Vietnam!!!
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bid Eric farewell at his lan gaming shop.. and rode an hr-long journey back to hotel.. Mister and I decided to get leg massage after a quick bath while the rest shopped on... As we dint manage to do e mekong river tour.. we booked one at the hotel with PD Dong Man lookalike! hahahhaa...
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so much things for less than 40sgd! omg omg omg!!
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Rise and shine at 6.45am next morning.. we grabbed a quick bite at the hotel.. before gg on a long long journey to mekong river..
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Mekong Rest stop before reaching the harbour.. Mister had his usual Strawberry ice cream while i settled for chiong-ed magnum korean ice cream.
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Tourist-sy shots...
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Rafting...
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sucky lunch...
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More cam-whoring..
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Pretty sad that these ppl r so poor their poverty state bcum a tourist spot isnt it??
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Nv trust a guy wif a camera...
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lucky laopo gt it in her camera

Walking e last bit of the mkt place..
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before we all alight to collect laopo's tailored suits.. long long journey back to the city
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we had a yummy dinner at Vietnam House..(even george bush was there).. was pretty elated that everyone's on for this dinner despite the steep price.. i was just telling rz tt i must must must hv a traditional Vn dinner before i go! keke...
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where is js tking! keke...
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Last day.. mister and I woke up to shop around the mkt place for last min shopping..
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Thank you laopo and js for the yummy spring rolls n omelette!
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Goodbye Vietnam.. and hopefully we can all go another tour real soon!
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Tanning Xiong after a 5D4N trip
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Grabbing e last bit of Vn by hving the beef stew pho instant noodle
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Huili and I ate liu sha bao at amk hub!
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Met up with JC clique on Friday for Jack's place steak and escargots!
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Yesterday, Mister brought me for a hairy crab feast.. thank you thank you coz i kn it costed a bomb... n esp touched coz i had been hinting in all ways that i wan to eat it.. keke...
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shioky shioky lunch!
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And since 27 Oct is XX bday bt I'll be bz all day wif work, his company gathering n wedding.. we had our little celebrationg wif XX yesterday.. here's our yandao son..
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Mister was complaining tt he's nv a soft toy fan.. and he hates me for selling him tis idea o xiongxiong.. he's so emotionally attached to xx nw.. he will tan, bath, wash his clothes diligently. hahahaha.. Yesterday's dinner after a very expensive lunch.. we sat down at the eating house watching chelsea's win...
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goodbye humans... if u nv give me bday wishes.. i hate u!
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