May in Vietnam

I thought I better get writing or i'll never catch up. This blog won't be as entertaining as Judy's or as eloquent as Roseann's, but it will give you my loved ones and idea of what's going on in Saigon this trip.

Starting on Wednesday April 28 - aka Sarah's 32nd birthday
(this part is basically so i know the drill next time and won't have to actually think about what to do). woke at 630; 845 to airport with sarah; 9:00 check in
pink knit top, black linen, patent mesh aerosole shoes - on time in chicago, boarded for HongKong at 1:05 EDT; 5:15 arrived in HongKong

Crossed Interntional Date Line so thursday april 29 was lost ; arrived HoChiMihn aka Saigon at 10:10pm; Mr. Hai and Harvey were waiting.

Friday April 30 was the start of the long holiday weekend in Vietnam - no one was working, city was congested. no Ms Han (housekeeper) ... what was i thinking arriving when she wasnt arouond. Harvey sawm i morning; jess and Harvey worked at the house, I did emails, went for walk, some reading; hot and humit. dad went for a massage, i took a nap in the afternoon. gave the driver the day off too. might have worn the khaki skirt and black tee although i dont remember. friday night we went to LaPlancha in AnPhu by taxi. i had carbonnara which was very nice and not too heavy cream based.

Saturday May 1 - harvey swam; quiet day, walked to supermarket with harvey, got cheese and salad lunch ingredients. dinner was at the hyatt with Ms Nee and Jess. harvey and i shared a fish cooked in the wok and a huge order of profiteroles which we took home since there were so many. today i wore a black tee and black and white checked skirt; at night i wore a black lace skirt and black blouse

Sunday May 2 - morning swim for harvey; i walked. cooked poached egg on toast, coffee. cleaned up kitchen; 11am haircut for harvey, i had foot massage which is actually the entire body but with clothes on $10. wore black capri with dots and white tee. met Jess at Hyatt for lunch since harvey was already there for haircut. had a burger which was yummy. dad had steak tartar. went dvd shopping ... got the whole first year of criminal minds. jet lag kicked in and at 4am we were watching monsters ball. dinner that night was a plate of cheese, pate and leftover profiteroles and a cup of tea. 8pm watched state of play on hbo.

Monday May 3 - dad walked; breakfast was fruit, oj and a croissant - ms han returned to work! black capri and white tee. i walked to river, read my kindle, did emails, lunch with ms. han of egg drop soup (homemade of course). went to club pool about 2. took short nap. dad home from work at 6. dinner home fried noodles, watched tv. still shaking jetlag.

Tuesday May 4 - dad swam; i puttered a little early. breakfast fruit, english muffin, juice, coffee. went to river and read. decided i was desperate and my hair needed cutting call mr. anthony george but it was his day off so at 11am i had a vietnamese guy cut my hair - trim it barely but that's okay at least its not flipping up and hanging over my ears. then took taxi to saigon square and picked up a few things for home ... get your orders in: longchamp tote, lesport sack, etc. i needed something for a little trip i'm taking tomorrow. dad has to go to shanghi from wed til saturday so i'm taking off for a little adventure to ho anh which is near danang. beach, siteseeing, etc. i'll go to the airport with him on wednesday morning and they've arranged for someone to meet me and take me to hotel. will be interesting but since i've spent half my married life alone, i should be okay. i come back friday afternoon and dad gets back on saturday. no laptop so wont be in touch. i got a cute little chanel tote/roller for $20. i'm not one to bargain but it's a nice thing. tonight dad and i are suppose to go to dinner with Paul M-S. one way or the other we're going out. Mr. Paul is moving out of the compound to one of his many homes in asia. we're trying to figure out how to move the fence so we can access the pool in his yard. i've only taken one photo and that was a bright red hybiscus flower.

i appreciate everyone updating their blogs and flickr photos ... i do miss seeing the boys after such an intense visit with everyone. need to get my nails done. havent done anything but they are pretty rough. its really muggy and humid, somewhat cloudy so i havent worked on my tan much. i think thats what i'll do at ho ahn.