Vietnam..... in a different angle

salam everyone.... i've just came back from vietnam after a few days of business trip. Alhamdulillah... it was a wonderful trip. if i could describe in a word..superb!! To tell  the truth, at first i thought there is nothing interesting to visit in vietnam.. so, i didn't expect anything at first.. but i was wrong... hehe it was interesting.. i enjoyed it very much, the sight seeing, visiting war historical places & the best part is shopping !!!

Alhamdulillah, we departed from Malaysia via Vietnam Airlines.. & reached Vietnam around 2 pm...  then from airport, the first stop was the Saigon Post office... a beautiful architecture..& was designed by architect Gustave Eiffel, the one who built the eiffel tower!! it doesn't look like a post office from outside..

beautiful & colourful souvenirs :)

we stayed there at Equatorial hotel, situated in the middle of Ho chi minh city.. :)

After refreshing ourselves with a hot bath & solat.. we went for dinner @ saigon sri penang... they served halal nyonya food.. like asam pedas

After having a wonderful dinner..Then we went to ben thant night market for shopping... A night they are a few stalls selling all kinds of souvenirs such as table placemat, coaster, cotton baju kurung, t-shirt & many more .. i bought some souvenirs, very cheap :)

our last stop for the day was Hard Rock Cafe Ho chi Minh city.. the shop was quite small & not many choices of souvenirs...

gift for hubby & lil arianna from hard rock cafe Ho Chi minh city :)

~ Day 2..Vietnam

The first stop was the Water puppet show ... usually it's the normal puppet show but this is different because it's in the water.. & this water puppet show has won a few awards for best cultural performance..

The next stop was the war museum.. i find it very interesting... especially about the vietnam war & the effect of the war to the people ... some of them was born with congenital defects due to the effect of bom chemical... very sad story of vietnam war...yet so interesting..

After that we went for shopping at Ben Thant market..1 of the biggest market selling a lot of things including souvenirs, fabrics, coffee, households & many more...

Most of us aim for the fabrics... lace & cotton is very cheap... 4 metres of cotton around rm 40- rm 50... 4 metres of lace around rm 50 to rm 70... Sgt rambang mata... I bought more than  5 cotton fabrics..

~ Day 3 Vietnam

We had our early breakfast today because we need to travel around 1 hour ++ from Ho chin Minh city to Cu chi tunnel.. it has 1 of the historical places.. which is the Cu Chi tunnel... it was the previous army camp... & it was very interesting to see all the traps & hideout they made during the war

my footsteps :)

This is 1 of the hideouts... very small hole where they hide... so small that only thin people can go in hehe.. cdm Kak Mai, so supportive trying the small hideout.

then, this is one of the famous cuchi tunnel... it is quit small & dark, the size is only just nice. For those yg ada clastrophobic memang x boleh masuk... Alhamdulillah, i've tried going through it .. it was a wonderful experience :)

Then, we went to the Mosque to perform our Zuhur... it was a simple mosque situated in the middle of the city... nearby the mosque is all halal food. :)

the mosque was clean... an old lady & a few ladies were staying there & keep the mosque clean..

then we had our halal nyonya food @ D'nyonya...

After our lunch, we we brought to the reunification  palace...this palace was rebuild because it was destroyed during the war..

After the sight seeing, we went back to our hotel to get ready for the gala dinner... excited because all of us are going to wear the traditional veitnam dress ao dai...

me in Ao dai costume :)

with Tahirah, kak Mai

day 4 ~ last day in vietnam :) .. our last minute shopping

Thank you again for giving me the opportunity to get this free business trip to vietnam

a few tips while in vietnam ;
1) Don't walk alone in ben thant market.. because there is a lot of pick pocket.. but if u walk in a group.. it's safe :)
2) it's better to go with travel guides.. easier ..
3) bring extra bag.. because there's a lot of things to shop there :)

memories

Sabah.. 6 years has passed by.. many things happened along the way… I once told my parents that I would really love 2 go back 2 Kota Kinabalu if I passed the exam n I did. I was very excited 2 go back 2 Kota Kinabalu on 15th-17th April…when I stepped foot in KK, I realized many things has changed.. I nearly can’t recognized the city of kota kinabalu.. it has totally changed & there are many buildings around.. it reminded me of Penang.. there were Waterfront, warisan square & many more new buildings… for those who didn’t know..i was in Kota Kinabalu for 3 years..my dad was transferred there when I was in form 4… it was a new beginning 4 me but it was also an eye opener.. I have 2 learnt 2 adapt with the surroundings.. being the new girl in town was not easy at 1st. apart from that, I’ve learnt many lessons in life here… about friendship, love n life. I had met great friends, Mon,Wani,Ham, syazwan, Yazir, jaja, meen, lina, zahrah n the list goes on.. n 1 thing for sure, I had build great memories here that I would never forget.. I remembered the good old days in All saints school, playing bowling with yazir , sufri n lina … n it was the first time I saw my name in the newspaper in the sport section… if I’m not mistaken, it was Borneo post.. I miss playing bowling for tournament. The last 1 was during UNIKL sports carnival last year.

Btw, I had a great time during my visit 2 KK. It was rather a time 4 meeting up friends n visit my previous should I saw hometown hehe that night, we met up my best friend mon n ham with ten n irwan.. I had a great time.. 1 thing I like was the sabah accent.. hehe lama sudah bah ndak ckp sabah.. lupa sudah .. I had totally forgotten how 2 speak sabah slang until I heard my friends talking 2 themselves that night… had some difficulty 2 adapt at first. Hehe we had so many things 2 catch up 4 the times that passed by 4 the past 6 years, after dinner at jesselton point, we continued supper at Coffee bean til 12 am..thank u 4 ham & E1 blanja ktorang ;)

The next day, we went 2 Kundasang with mon which is the highlands… it was our 3rd time actually… it brings all the great memories...n it was peaceful..the sceneries were breathtaking..it overlooked the Mount Kinabalu.. I’ve never climb Mount Kinabalu, maybe in future I should try.. b4 i forget, thanks mon 4 being a great friend... pejam celik, dah 7 tahun we are friends.. hehe it was nice 2 meet u in KK, usually mon yg dtg KL. hehe

for more info, check out ween's blog http://nazween.wordpress.com/ coz she had blog in the details.. i just don't want 2 repeat the same thing..

before coming back home, we stopped by SESB 2 see taj.. it was nice 2 see her after 6 years.. usually, we only chat through YM.. I had a great time in KK, hope that i have the chance 2 go back there after few years or maybe when i have my own family hehe :)

cuti2 Malaysia...

Sorry coz I didn’t bloggin for the past 2 weeks.. I was busy traveling around Malaysia hehe cuti2 malaysia… first stop was PD… ween, nadia, shix n me wanted 2 go somewhere near KL just 2 rest & relax.. so, we went there on the 19th April..we started our journey at 12 a.m & we reached PD at abt 2p.m.. after checking in the Corus paradise hotel, we went 2 the beach 4 a lunch picnic.. hehe thanks 2 Shix 4 the delicious Spaghetti & nadia 4 the drinks, we were enjoying our lunch underneath pokok kelapa & facing the beautiful sea…
That evening, we went 4 mandi2 at the beach.. hehe it was fun, it was like 1 year ago we went 2 the beach.. as far as I can remember, the last time was in teluk batik during paeds posting 4th year.. huhu lama dah x mandi laut.. after about 1 hour, we went back 2 the hotel.. shix wanted 2 go for a massage @ the seri ratu spa at the hotel itself. Hehe at last, all of us went there 4 a massage… it was relieving but it was painful at times when it reaches near superficial nerves I guess hehe.. some of us was screaming slowly ouch..ouch.. hehe the say, no pain, no gain hehe

after that, we had seafood for dinner at a restaurant near the beach… yummy..it was shix treat.. thanks :) that night we stayed up just chit chatting, borak batik until 1a.m hehe me & ween brought some snacks 2 eat, cuppacakes & jco’s donuts , yummy!

Early next day, we had breakfast at the hotel & after a few sight seeing, we drove back home.. it was a fun & relaxing holiday.. hope that we could have some time later on 2 have holiday at other places..