"Xin Chào!"
Vietnam was such a wonderful place and I wouldn't mind going back over and over again. I will definitely go back, and hopefully by my next trip I would be able to unlock more treasure this place has to offer. ♥ One week isn't enough! So far we've only been in Saigon and Mui Ne. I liked that Vietnam has not forgotten its tradition which could be clearly seen with their arts and crafts, clothing, architecture, etc. While at the same time, slowly, it's starting to open its doors to the whole world. I've seen lots of foreigners comfortably crossing the roads of Vietnam as if its their own country!
We were supposed to go in Cambodia,but unfortunately, we must have been misunderstood by the tour agent so instead we've boarded the bus going to Mui Ne. It was such a terrible mistake, but so far it wasn't so much of a misfortune (at least for me, since I did not pay for it!) since I really really fell in love with the place. It was paradise, the beach is perfect and a lot of tourists come and live there to put up their business and play sports like kite surfing. It's none like Boracay, totally not crowded, just the right kind of place you need if you want to have some tranquility, but still with the right kind of 'music & nightlife'. We also went on a Sand Dunes Tour, and there was nothing much out there but SAND apparently and yet we enjoyed it. I was walking barefoot feeling the cold sand beneath and I wasn't a bit worried about the dirt because I just wanted to embrace that moment of peace. Part of our tour is walking in the Fairy Stream, which looks like mud and mud looks like 'poo'. So yeah, it was really great because far beyond this stream were incredible rock formations which I did not miss to capture.
I felt like that there are still lot of things to discover about this country, and yet a lot of people are not aware of it. I guess it was also because of the language barrier, Vietnam aren't much promoted because most of the people are not fluent with English. I could imagine myself communicating with them alone would be like nightmare,thankfully my Papa have been in Vietnam for quite a few years now and he's knowledgeable enough of the basic things to say. But most of the time, its just sign languages and miming, there was actually a moment there I was so anxious I wanted to just bawl! Seriously! I'm not being racist. Its just that Vietnam would be a lot more fascinating if the locals knew how to communicate with their visitors. Everything was really beautiful, but it could have meant more if the locals are able to tell what was the history or the stories of the things around, the places, or the local gossip.
But still, with all the unexpected things that happened which my Papa was so stressed about, it was a very lovely place. It was perfect because it's with family. ♥
Labels: family, food, muine, phan thiet, travel, vietnam
I Dream of Happiness
I don't even know what to write...***
Now I realized how much I've lost myself along the way. My 20 years of existence, I thought I was pursuing dreams, but rather I was going after expectations of people around me.
Isn't that crazy?
I used to be that girl who likes to read, watch, and write about life and love. I was lost in music and stories that brought me to different dimensions of serenity and joy.
It was my purpose to find happiness. I was never a genuinely happy kid, but I was never too pessimistic about being unhappy.
I always had that hope, that someday, somewhere, I will find that happiness. Happiness that isn't just imagined from the books I've read or the songs I've listened to.
HAPPINESS isn't a far-fetched thing though. Among the choices life has laid in front of me, I knew which would make me happy.
But isn't happiness a scary thing?
Scary because of the people that would get hurt along the way.
Because happiness could make you selfish.
Scary because it's different from everyone else's.
Because being unique doesn't give you definite answers.
Someday, I want to choose being selfish.
Someday, I want to choose being different.
Someday, I want to choose happiness.
PLAYLIST OF THE DAY
YOUTH by Troye Sivan
HERE by Alessia Cara
THINKIN ABOUT YOU by Frank Ocean (Ryan Hemsworth Bootleg)
FIREFLY by Mura Masa ft. Nao
B's & H's by Jhene Aiko
DAYS IN THE WEST by Tinashe (Drake Cover)(Ekali Remix)
GOLD by Kiiara
Labels: playlist, random thoughts
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