Lazy

On Sunday we were feeling lazy so we decided to give HHH a miss and just do some further exploration of Saigon streets. 


We may have been more inclined to just stay home, except for the jackhammering which started at 7am (and ended up continuing for most of the day until after 10.30pm). There's an office block next door and the concrete driveway down to the basement was being broken up. Soundproof earmuffs are now on the top of my wish list. Having experienced such noise you can really appreciate the effect of sound torture. Even by Saigon standards we've experienced to date it was extreme. The good thing is that now the sounds of the street are a sweet lullaby in comparison. And of course, it could be worse. The news here has a story every month or so about buildings which have subsided due to nearby building works. But so far no cracks have appeared in our walls so we're hoping it's all safe on that score. 

A 'choux' (cream puff) from our favourite bakery chain, Bready.

We went and had a look at Saigon Square, which is the air-conditioned and slightly more relaxed version of Ben Thanh Market. Apparently it's a good spot to buy DVDs. There was certainly plenty of merchandise. Plenty of clothing (labels) there too. 

I took this outside Saigon Square, and love it not only for the pyjama set design (typical working woman's outfit) but just look at what the cafe customers are sitting on!

Today I took a call from one of the organisations I've interviewed for - could I come and catch the bus in 20 minutes to come out to one of their (far flung) suburban campuses? The person I was talking to wasn't clear as to the purpose of this visit, and so some sms messages and emailing followed to clarify where and why. When I knew for sure it was just to 'give me more information' I declined for today. I've got a cold and wasn't keen on rushing about for (apparently) little return.  


No other news on the job front, except that I put in an application for a uni job in China!