HCMC day 2

my second day in vietnam was great. i was totally on my own. after waiting for the laundry man to collect our clothes, i went off for a simple shopping. i wanna buy a cotton pants because i think my jeans won't be that comfortable to walk under the sun. so i put my sunnies on and started walking out. owh i didn't bring my canon because its just too heavy for me to carry in my tote. plus, Ben Thanh Market is not just next door. it took me around 10 mins of walking to reach there. and pls don't forget that i am fasting. hehe. sebelom sampai, sempat singgah satu kedai stationery beli calculator!! harus!

this is one of the historical building. so vietnam. well, its hot sunny day i told you..

Ben Thanh Market is well known as one of the tourist attractions. they got souvenirs, silk, handicrafts, flowers, foods, and etc. its a huge market that allow you to bargain. and of course the price is expensive. if you are good in bargaining, this is heaven for you. and i can say that my mum is the best person on earth with the bargaining talent. me? no no. i am not good at all. but at least i wont buy on the first price offered. and of course, this will never be my hubs place. he hates place like this. thats y he prefers pavillion. :P

my eyes caught on the hanging silks. it was so beautiful. they have vietnamese silk, korean silk, japannese cotton, satin, and a lot more. the embroidery is totally hand made. tanya-tanya harga, definitely will burn a hole in my pocket. yelah, mana taknya. kan dah kawen. mestila tak bole beli utk diri sendiri je. adik beradik pompuan dah 4. blom masuk mak. abestu takmo kire skali mak mertua ngan adik ipar? so harus kene beli sepuluh pasang ok. kalau sepasang harga VND 400,000 tak ke kalau 10 dah VND 4,000,000 kan? wuwuwuuwwwuu. dah cam jutawan dah. so tawar2 harga sampai dah nak begaduh. ade la dlm sejam tawar hrga je.blom masuk pilih kain. hahahhaa. so dia kasik la last price utk sepasang VND 210,000.ni maybe sbb dah betekak lame sgt kalau tak beli buang karan kan. memandangkan jam dah kol 3pm which means i hv no time oredi, so kire jadik la. lgpun it almost 50% off kan. sape tak bangga? diri sendiri jugak kan. kalau boleh nak beli lagi banyak. tp budget utk hari ini setakat itu sahaja. nnti suami saya mengamuk. yela saya dah la tak bekerja. suami saya pun kerja makan gaji je. so tak bole membazir ok. :P tp kan, yang lagi best dia kasik upah jahit free utk jahit sepasang baju vietnam. satu hari siap. pastu terus dia measure and paling best, kain yg 10 pasang td dia delivery pegi hotel. hahahaha. tak kuasa eden nak mengangkut jalan kaki pulak tu.
so inilah hasil buruan di selama 4 jam. jangan mintak. ni dah ade org punye. :P

ni cenderahati utk bakal-bakal tetamu dari semenanjung yg dtg ke rumah nanti. sape cepat dia dapat. :P lambat kalu, habes.

and i get a few fridge magnets. tp macam tak cukup and kene beli lagi. tengokla. ade banyak hari lagi pun kan. then jalan kaki pulang ke hotel. panas dia bukan main lagi. kalau ikut hati nak je singgah tutti frutti beli eskrem kan. tp tengok jam macam syg pulak nak bukak. sbb dah puasa separuh hari. lagipun sini berbuka awal. so tak jadik la. :P tp yang kelakarnye, i didn't get any cotton pants for me!! i totally forgot about it..damnn!!

sampai hotel terus penuhkan bath tub dengan air sambil tu solat jamak. lepas berendam dlm buih buih sabun itu, bersiap-siap nak pegi bukak puasa. yesterday we had our iftar here, at the four season restaurant.being a good wife, i packed few dates in a tupperware and brought it together with us. well, they have a variety selection of food. kebetulan ada sekumpulan org malaysia yg kerja dgn petronas makan dekat sbelah meja kitorang. borak2 and we shared our kurma with them. seronoknya bukan main sbb vietnam takde kurma ok.
me, in front of the restaurant. tegok, siap ada ejaan melayu lagi. hihi. currllaasssttt gitew!!

balik je hotel terus bercerita dengan mr hubs sambil tunjuk sume brg yg beli td. ade ke patut dia ckp still i'm losing money. because a colleague of him said that the actual price is only quarter from the price offered. huhuhuuu. well, at least i managed to get closed to 50% off. kalau dia yg pegi..hhahahhaha. only god knows. then we went for a simple foot massage. balik hotel, tido. bangun sahur, makan maggi and mihun pama. naseb baik bawak dr malaysia, sbb maggi kat sini semua nampak tak menarik langsung. dah la tak paham kan. pastu most of it with pork flavour.

after sending off my hubs to work, i wanted to continue sleeping. suddenly, the receptionist called and wanted to deliver a clothes. i was so excited that my vietnamese dress is delivered!! owhh i know it must be the good deeds i've done that god give me good things in return. :P and the outcome is just sooooo fabulous. now i have a traditional dress of vietnam in less than 24 hours. great isn't it?

my vietnamese dress :) *droollll*

i put on the dress and starter to modelling it in front of the mirror. haha. ni cik eita punye pasal la ni. :P well, at least i look slimmer and smaller in this dress. i chose to have round neck rather than the other pattern since i'm wearing hijab. i can say that the beading is very beautiful.the details is amazing. the material is just so soft. and they matched it with satin pants inside. this dress covers all part of your body and skin but it is very sexy in everyway. and i'm loving every inch of it.
am not regretting of having one :)

this is a photo of sweet vietnamese girls in their traditional dress. believe me, you can see this on the streets. they are so proud with their traditional costume.

picture: googled

and today is another great day to live on. i wish the same to all of you out there. don't worry over same shits happen again. its just life. it is too short for not having fun. god bless!!