Saturday, October 27, 2012
29 Great Things I Did on My 29th
29. Spent a half day of my birthday in Cambodia and the other half in Vietnam
28. Wore my pretty yellow dress
27. Made friends with a pretty 21-year-old Vietnamese girl who is married to a 67-year-old Singaporean
26. Bought a Cambodian newspaper.
25. Went down the bus to have a good view of the Mekong river
24. Took random pictures with/of the locals
23. Ate bread for lunch
22. Slept open mouthed in the bus
21. Accepted a birthday gift of staying in a hotel (for free) with strangers I met at the airport
20. Wasted taxi money just looking for the address of Saigon Toastmasters
19. Went to KMS Toastmasters instead (I got the right address on this one)
18. Came in very late for a Toastmasters meeting
17. Gave a Table Topic speech on my favorite fairy tale (I appreciate the hearty applause)
16. Made friends with the KMS Toastmasters members
15. Attended a church service in Vietnamese
14. Allowed myself to cry during the mass
13. Sang the Vietnamese church songs
12. Took pictures of the one of a kind pieta and cried some more
11. Prayed the rosary in Notre Dame Cathedral
10. Made my 29 year-old resolutions
9. Walked my way back to the hotel
8. Asked random people the way to the hotel
7. Took pictures of signboards with the word 'Van' on it.
6. Ate a soupless pho for dinner
5. Walked, walked, and walked some more
4. Allowed myself to get lost
3. Didn't buy anything as a birthday gift for myself
2. Replied to my FB birthday greetings
1. Wrote this post even if tired and sleepy
Lord, it feels good to be alive!
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