[This is posted on 14.02.2013 and copied from original hotmail email]
Interesting Facts:
1. Working in Govt organisations means u have off days each week like Sundays and in some places, part or full Saturdays as well.
2. Working in private (locally owned) concerns means u work 7 days a week and u get 1 off day a month. Sounds wonderful, doesn't it? And some establishments don't even tell u how much u are gonna get until the end of your first month of work. Wow! So much for planning your $$$. However, most local concerns do provide u with sleeping space like 10 people to a room and two meals a day. So the salary is enough for coffee n breakfast only. If u want some clothes, do a side job.
Ok. On to today's attractions:
1. Visited another park whereby the local kids have their activities like their version of boy scouts, girl guides, st john, etc. Adults were busy with the usual exercises and there are even dance classes. Kinda cute in a quaint way, of course.
2. Fine Arts Museum - building was grand but the works are so-so. Saw a few nice pieces but the rest were kinda boring until level 3 where they have some real antique statues n vases n some bronze pieces. These are cool some dating back to b4 10th century.
3. Ho Chi Minh Museum - again, the building was cool but the rest of the stuff were just too patriotic for my taste. They take it to the limit n then some. Anyway, most of the stuff are just photos n paintings and the words are mainly in Vietnamese. How exciting ... not!
4. Zoo - it's quite huge actually n they have a decent collection of
animals. The only problem was with maintenance. Almost no maintenance. Scum even choked one of the rivers until nothing could move. U throw in a can, it's like throwing into custard or something. Paint is also peeling off a lot of places. The strange thing was that the zoo incorporates an amusement park with all sorts of rides. Another quaint feature is the addition of eating n drinking places. Nothing like our modern ones where it is all owned by the zoo. Here it's more like small kopi tiams.
5. Central Boulevard - strolled through here to see some of the grandest buildings around with lots of 4/5-star hotels and some trendy cafes. Also, souvenir shopping would be a nightmare here since the variety is so unbelievably wide. Countless shops with all sorts of knick-knacks abound. I would be buying some if only I am going home. Otherwise, it would be a chore to drag them everywhere with me.
Ok lah. That's long enough for today. It's 10:30pm and time for my dinner n bed. Tomorrow I have booked a half day tour to the Chu Chi Tunnels where the actual war was. It's now a reconstructed tourist area as well.
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