We just got back from HCMCity last nite. Today I thought I wanted to share with my blog visitors my experience in Vietnam. So I went through more than 700 pictures that we took through out our 4D/3N stay in HCMC. Tengok punya tengok, I couldn't find any breathtaking scenic pictures to share. The only nice things in the pictures are the two tourists ( hahaha, just kidding). What I enjoyed most from any countries that I 've been to is normally the beautiful sceneries dan bangunan lama yang mengkagumkan dari segi arkitekturnya atau keunikannya. Di Vietnam ni, nothing like that is there for me to admire.
So kenapa pilih Vietnam? Dekat ( meaning flight tak lama ) and murah. Anyway, the trip was not a total lost. Besides the cheaper than most places things to buy, I did learn something from/ about the vietnamese people.
We had the opportunity to see for ourselves the undying love that the vietnamese communists ( VC )people have for their motherland, in those days. Kepandaian dalam mencetuskan idea dan kesungguhan mereka demi mempertahankan negara daripada penjajahan, pada mulanya daripada tentera Perancis dan diikuti oleh tentera Amerika. Bagaimana mereka menggali underground tunnels ( di Cu Chi province)yang begitu complicated for survival yang mengambil masa 20 tahun untuk dibina ( menggunakan cangkul semata-mata ) dan di mana mereka tinggal untuk selama 30 tahun sebelum kemerdekaan dicapai dalam tahun 1975. Banyak lagi cerita yang boleh dikongsi, separuh that was told by our tour guide and dari pengalaman kami, tapi kalau nak share kat sini, panjang pulak nanti entry ni. So cerita boleh di share bila ada kesempatan berjumpa.
Another thing that was pelik to me about Vietnam is, macam mana orang yang begitu sayangkan tanah air masa penjajahan dulu, boleh menghasilkan bandar yang begitu bercelaru dan bersepah/kotor ( tapi hotelnya, Alhamdulillah bersih ). Setiap penjuru bandarnya penuh dengan permandangan yang menyakitkan mata. Manusia di mana-mana asyik minum kopi dan berborak di tepi-tepi jalan. They have alot of " portable cafes"( a few small chairs and pembuat kopi ). Bila datang pihak berkuasa, they just run away with their things, just like some illegal stalls in Malaysia yang lari daripada DBKL. Bangunan yang macam tak siap, tapi merupakan tempat mereka melakukan perniagaan mereka. Yang paling ketara, kalau di China banyak basikal, di sini banyak motosikal.
Pengalaman naik sampan di Mekong Delta agak menarik tapi bau sungai boleh tahan juga harumnya dan yang paling menarik ( atau scary is a better word ) pengalaman dikejar anjing semasa nak mencuba hammock, tak akan dapat dilupakan ( walau pun I would rather lupa that part of it ). But I still buy a hammock from the dog's owner. Ini yang akan forever remind me of that fearful moment.
Anyway, I hope you can appreciate the pictures which I have picked ( from the more than 700 taken )to share with you from our short stay in HCMC, Viet Nam. To see more pictures boleh ke facebook AA.
