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[andwar]

Greetings from Saigon. Everything is going well here...my daily trials driving an old motor bike on the streets of Saigon...

- a word to the wise, watch out for buses, trucks, taxis, bicycles and pedestrians

- and don't forgot the sea of other motorbikes buzzing about in random chaos like a cloud of electrons.

Greetings from Saigon. Sometimes it's so hot here that you sweat salt and your hands get sunburned.

Greetings from Saigon. Every smile an invitation - every glance a lingering stare.

Greetings from Saigon. Every meal a gourmet dish - except for the local KFC where I recently got food poisoning.

Greetings from Saigon. Most all of the females have long hair - black and shiny.

Greetings from Saigon. The air is clean - any pollution carried out to sea.

Greetings from Saigon. We only drink beer here - with lots of ice.

Greetings from Saigon. A cornucopia of seafood - the other day I ate a small fish with more teeth than a barracuda.

Greetings from Saigon. So many bats - small brown ones and the large fruit bats - they revel playing chase in the night sky - and occasional crickets chirping.

Greetings from Saigon. The dogs all seem a bit timid and afraid.

Greetings from Saigon. Sometimes we eat fried silk worms - with onions and lemon grass - and lots of hot sauce - best served with cold beer.

Greetings from Saigon. In the distance I hear the huge temple drums announcing the hour.

Greetings from Saigon. Toi tịch Việt Nam - I like Vietnam! Anh yeu Viet Nam - I love Vietnam!

[CThomas]

[TimkinMS]

[andwar]

I know as well as anyone that SG is far from perfect - I was just trying to capture my feelings this afternoon. I'm married to a Vietnamese - we are settled here - own a home - I certainly hope that I don't get "chewed up" - we are here to stay. I had lived in Brazil before - VN shares many of the good qualities of Brazil without the extremely violent crime that plagues Brazil.

[CThomas]

= good, in this case. No sarcasm here. Very cool post.

[snollygoster]

Despite my often negative comments about Vietnam, it DOES have a certain charm and allure that I find I am missing now I have left.
I DO believe many a passing smile IS in fact an invitation to treat.
One thing I miss a lot is hearing Viet mothers singing their babies to sleep in the countryside at night.

Theres a lot I DONT miss, but some things will stick in my mind as positive.

[DNK]

[andwar]

I forgot to mention the roosters - Saigon is full of them - they crow night & day - non-stop! At first an annoyance, but now I can't hear them - my brain turned them off!

[Oh My God]