hanoi - day 3

Today started quite late again i would say.. around 11? ahahha.. me and trang were chatting into the wee hours of the nite the day before :)

So, Trang suggested that we have STREET FOOD for breakfast!! omg omg !! my eyes opened wide and my heart started beating! of cos i wanted street food.. so we went on foot for food!! ( oh my that sounds poetic).. we had some kinda noodles which was eaten with some kinda vege and meat and pickled garlics and lime.. nice :) den we walked around.. me who cannot resist shopping went into some clothing shops.. too bad its a tit too expensive for my liking.. so i have decided to continue my shopping spree in kl.. ahhaha .. oo i had a manicure. so my nails now looks super nice :) 40000 dong.. a lil pricey i think. but nice and once in a lifetime thing?ahhaa

den we visited trang's grandmother.. she is 82 and still looking strong.. she is like the epitome of the vietnamese lady. Dignified, ladylike, graceful.. she was smiling all the time.. she was surprised that i came to Hanoi alone.. i wanted to take a picture with her but she refused cos she said she wasn't feeling well.. no worries i will have another chance.. i will be here for another 6 weeks :) somehow, i really enjoyed visiting Trang's grandmother.. oo did i mentioned dat she used to work with HO CHI MINH!! career woman of the olden days la.. She reminded me of my maternal grandmother who i din not have the good fortune to be with for too long.. She held my hand and asked me to enjoy my trip in Vietnam.. i wanted to hug her.. somehow she evoked this sense of longing for grandparental love.. too bad my grandparents are all in a better world..

After that, we continued our quest for food.. or rather I continued it.. Trang was basically accomodating my whims and craving.. ahahha.. so da next thing we had was FROZEN YOGURT.. sedap gila babi seriously.. so so so so so so so so nice and cheap.. 3000 dong per cup.. less than a ringgit ok.. and i had this caramel pudding too.. also 3000 dong per serving.. ah.. blissfully heavenly good! Den we had this drink, made of beans.. Trang had the one with black beans while i had the one with green beans.. i prefered Trang's cos it had this sago-ish thingy with coconut inside.. NICE~ however, i was a lil surprised at the price.. it was 20000 dong for the two cups.. Trand said its normally around 3000-8000 dong.. i guess the lady figured out tat i was a foreigner.. takpa takpa.. i have just contributed to the vietnam cottage industy.. Den i had the french bread that i was craving for.. 10000 dong.. sedap la.. seriously.. but da bread a LIL keras.. i was expecting it to be a little softer.. nemind i will try something else another time.. Next i had a second serving of frozen yogurt!!ahahha

oo trang also brought me to the only cinema in hanoi that plays movie in their original languange.. it was in a shopping centre.. so of course i went there with high intentions to shop.. guess wat?? i nearly pengsan-ed when i saw the prices!! sangat teramat mahal! aihz..

Tonight, there was a gathering of both AIESEC in hanoi and AIESEC in FTU to welcome .. well us. me and alvin.. really really cool!!
I love AIESECers! they are so energetic and positive and its the same everywhere!!we had dinner together and it was NICE.. first we had this popiah thingy..it was basically rice sheets (macam chee cheong fun) wrapped around beef and some herbs..very very nice.. dip it in the sauce( a little lime, young papaya, and fish sauce) and ur makaning sumthing that brings you closer to heaven.. next was this bbq-ed goose .. nice but a lil oily.. it came with this shrimp sauce.. apparently there is a way to check whether the sauce is fresh.. u add lime and see whether the sauce lightens in colour.. ahahha and u ony know that when u are with locals :) Den came my favourite!! DEEP FRIED SWEET CORN!!!!! AHHHHHH !! heavenly sedap!! damn damn damn damn damn damn damn damn damn damn nice!! the corn was sweet and crispy.. i suka.. sideline story, the aiesecers from vietnam decided to have a competition with the angmos to eat the corn with chopsticks.. super funny la i tell u.. da punishment? the two losers had to kiss each other and THEY DID!! ahahaha gossip gossip :) da last dish was the famous 'pho' in a different way of cooking according to trang.. nice with lots of veggie.. den we motorbiked our way to a cafe beside westlake( my favourite lake ever) to chill and have a drink(lipton tea for me.. hahaha)

Den i spent the rest of the night playing games and learning how to play chess from my host's brother Minh.. This lil guy is funny , obedient, helpful and sunny.. its been a long time since i saw a kid i liked.. and Minh? i really like.. i have a date to play hangman with him tomorrow :)

Tat concludes day 3 :) work work..