Perspectives and perceptions

Time is a precious commodity, One cannot have more than 24 hours in a day, Don't leave things until the last minute, Just do it, Blah blah and some more blah! I'm flying to US tomorrow. I haven't packed my bags yet. I have work that needs to get done and sent. I'm on my laptop, but..... I'm not working. I'm not packing my bags. And I'm actually writing a blog! What's more fun? I'm actually going to post the blog when I'm done to my social pages (facebook, g+) and then smile and reply to all the comments that trickle in. Because seriously, how many of my friends are awake at 3am to read my rambling? :P It's funny how at times like these, when I would've expected myself to be the practical, focused person, I'm actually behaving like a kid. Assuming that stuff will magically happen. I'll finish work before my meetings tomorrow. I'll sail through all my meetings and I'll come home, have plenty of time to do my nails, ...

I told myself this year that I'd start blogging again on a regular basis. What a better blog topic to blog about than my fun december holidays! After all the (read: three) new year celebrations that I've had in Hong Kong for the last three years, I wanted this year to be something different. Have a new experience, visit a new place, try a new cuisine, anything! And so it's not a surprise that weeks before I'm supposed to be leaving for my holiday, I find myself packing for two climates, because my friend's figured out a plan for a group of us to be in Vietnam for a short trip! :) Waiting for the long queue at the boarding gate for Vietnam Airlines The flight to HCMC is as expected, but the visa process isn't! :/ The rule for entering the country is that you are granted a visa-on-arrival provided you have a stamped letter from some registered websites. While we had that letter, we assumed that the next procedure would be to simply walk up to the counter, ...