This time I got to stay home for a month, hurray! It was very very fun and worth most the time there doing much lots exciting trips; besides, my family is always a bless to be around, physically (food) and mentally (the advice)
Begin with the news that my elder bro finish his MBA in Economist with a GPA of 3.0, and planning on getting marry with his fiance. Moreover, my family gets along better; since I'm getting less suborn so I'm not being the way of the rest of the family. I enjoy the moment better and smile more.
Where I'm coming from, is no doubt not a rich country, smart people - there's few but def. is the most pleasant place to be if you are like the messiness, the unorganized and crowded lifestyle. Whoever you are, no matter your level in society you won't feel alone; we live with smile and positive attitude, not much for the hoping but being optimistic. I think that was how my ancestor got through their period of war and sorrow.
FAMILY
Dinners with my Mom's Sibling. We always have a big meal with lots and lots of laughing sound, you can hear my family laugh outside the front gate.
Some shoot about the City and street.
In Ho Chi Minh city, now we have a old districts and one new district 7 that is more organize and plan out better. That's why you see the last picture has barely as crazy crowded as the rest, and also look "newer"
About early January I got a chance to visit the Capital of Vietnam for 2 days, visiting my future sister's in law house. The city is developing strongly, somewhat similar with Ho Chi Minh city, only 1 down side is so dusty and the real estate price there is extremely expensive; I will find out the exact number and let you know later.
A street view.
The Northern people are very friendly and hilarious people, good to be around a Northern friend; only thing you need to pay attention on is when you dealing business with them, from the smallest thing to a big one - they tend to take advantage of you if they think they can. It's easy to understand the reason behind them behave like that (to my understanding at least), up front I want to say that is not a bad characteristic to blame about or that I'm not criticize anything. From the beginning of the establishment of Vietnam, starting from Sapa until around Hue (pattern me for my estimation) we - Vietnamese people, got attack by the Chinese Government for lost count, plus the weather in here was not very good for agriculture with very very cold wind blowing down from Russia. Hence they have to save as much as they can afford to, saving to fight, and saving to survive. They are excellent in saving by the way (as far as my knowledge)
So it's kind of the mind set that carrying on for long long time, until Tran Hung Dao expand our land from Hue to all the way to Ca Mau; the people moving down South changes in their behavior, that's including my Grand parents and Mom. The weather is warmer, the water has more nutrition flowing along Mekong River nurture the land so we can develop more in growing things, having the environment's advantage helping the people here be more generous to others.
Then the South has influence from the West in about 100+ years under French and US government, so that is another reason why that North and South, though is in the same country - having the same Government, yet we are different. In Buying behavior, in family and social networking; I'll put together another post on this.
to be update on this title "a trip back home"
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