Day 1 - Expect the Unexpected

ps : photo taken near Ben Thanh market

Food was nice, this is is my first time trying egg coffee, and it's supprisingly good! The price was on touristy side (understandable), but I’d say it was worth it for the cozy vibe and that Instagrammable interior.

/transportation

After breakfast, we headed to the Notre Dame Cathedral, taking a Grab car. Most of our transportation in Vietnam was either Grab or walking — since there were three of us, the fare usually ended up the same as public transport anyway. We did consider renting a car, but after our first ride through city traffic, we backed out pretty quickly. Whatever you’ve heard about Vietnamese traffic… I’m sorry to confirm — it’s all true. 

Unfortunately, when we arrived at NotreDame, it was still under renovation. So, we quickly crossed the street to the Central Post Office. The building was gorgeous — so yes, the detour was absolutely worth it. I even bought a postcard to send to my funny friend in South Korea.

It's almost 11 when we finished our business in post office, the sun was already too bright to handle. A glass of ice coffee wouldn't hurt, right?

Vietnam has plenty of café chains, but one of the most famous is Cong Càphê. You’ll find them every few blocks, and they serve the best coconut coffee ever. It’s a perfect blend of espresso and coconut slush — creamy, refreshing, not too sweet — just perfect. Honestly, they should declare it a national culinary heritage at this point.

After out caffeine fix, it was already lunch time. We arrived at the famous pizza place here, Pizzza 4P's. Their pizzas are thin crust, not exactly my style, but their place is lovely, and the service was excellent. Also! If you drink alcohol, I recommend to try their beer here! The beer's ingredients is made of whey water repurposed from cheese making process (citing from their website). It had such an interesting flavor, and I genuinely enjoyed it.

Next stop, we visited the War Remnants Museum. It was packed with students when we arrived and felt quite stuffy inside. The collection was nice, but the overall experince was not. By then, we were tired and sweaty, so we decided to call it a day and head back (really though?).

It started raining in the evening, just as we reached our place. We planned to go to Bui Vien (it's one of popular streets in Ho Chi Minh, bustling with nighlife), but it was still raining, hence we decided to stay at the bar near Bui Vien. It's called Las Maracas Cocktail Bar 

Las Maracas : 100/25 Tran Hung Dao Street, Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam

The place was small, they had rooftop area though. The bartender was friendly, and the best part? The cocktail was goood! After we savoured our drink, we continued to walk to Bui Vien (at this time the raining was gone). Bui Vien wasn't as crowded as I expected (probably because of the rain), it was sure vibrant though. May be because we were tired of walking or because the night was still young, we decided to come inside a rooftop bar. The view was nice, the vibe was chill, and we had a few shots to close the night. And that's our 2nd day of Vietnam

It's been too long since last time I wrote something, so I'll stop here. Thank you for reading, I'll (probably) write the rest of it later. I visited Dalat on 3rd day and had lots of fun learning about coffee.

See ya!

 I love these phrase. 

It gives you meaningful promise despite the uncertainty.

It gives you the dilemma,

'Can't we do it now? In this lifetime?'

'Do I really want it?"

'Do I want it that much? Even waiting for the another life?'

Or may be it's just empty words?

Like, 'Let's meet up again next time' type of thing.

But I insist to believe the true one, the ones filled with sincerity. 

The one that keeps you waiting, even after the death.

Unfortunately, the true ones give more sorrow than the empty ones. 

Because you'll keep waiting, no matter how much you pray to forget,

you know you just can't.

I pray for everyone to never have these sincere words to be said.

Well, if you insist, I won't dissuade you, still, I pray for the best to your life.

Au Revoir.

Source: Friends S1E21 'The One with the Fake Monica'

Source: Friends S4E20 'The One with All the Wedding Dresses'

Source: HIMYM S3E7 'Dowisetrepla'

• Nada Surf - Inside of Love
• Billy Joel - The Longest Time
• Fort Atlantic - Let Your Heart Hold Fast
• The Shins - Simple Song

WARNING : probably SPOILER

Source: HIMYM S9E24 'Last, Forever'

No matter how much I laugh at the joke and how I love the casts, I can't love the storyline as much. For you who finished watching this show and read people's comments on the show, you probably know that many are disappointed with the ending and I'm one of those people. There are even people who created the alternate ending of the show (well, I can't blame them, you should watch the ending to make sure). Well, actually as the story went on, I got the felling that this show is much more like a drama than a comedy to me, especially after the Barney's marriage. As the result, every time I re-watch the show, I always got at 9th season and that's all (it's just like 'I come here for the joke guys, no hard felling, okay?'). Overall, if you want a crazy tv show and a good laugh, HIMYM can give you all, but just an early warning, don't get disappointed too long after watching the ending. 

Source: HIMYM S5E12 'Girls vs Suits'

Okay, I think that's all the things I want to say about these 2 tv shows. Do you have a different opinion on it? Tell me in the comment! Any tv show you like and want to recommend me to watch? Please comment, and I'll watch it in my free time!

1. Penuhi : ini yang paling utama adalah memenuhi kebutuhkan fisik dari pasien, makanan, minuman, baju hangat, penuhi kebutuhan dasar utama pasien!
2. Dengarkan : dengarkan saja, kita tidak perlu banyak berkomentar kok :) karena yang mereka butuhkan merupakan orang yang mau mendengar, jika pasien tidak ingin berbicara temani pasien dan tenangkan dengan menepuk-nepuk bahunya perlahan. Buat ia nyaman sehingga ia mulai terbuka dan mau bercerita kepada anda.
3. Terima : terima apa yang ia katakan, anda tidak perlu mendebatkan, ingat! orang disamping anda merupakan orang yang sedang dapat posisi di ujung tebing, salah-salah berbicara anda seakan mendorongkan menuju jurang.
4. Tenangkan : tenangkan ia saat ia menangis atau dalam keadaan histeris, bisa dalam bentuk pelukan, tepukan atau rangkul ia.
5. Rujuk : jika sudah dalam kondisi yang sulit di tangani, atau setelah dilakukan ke-4 langkah di atas rujuk ia kepada dokter.