Something I felt less about getting fun when I realized I hadn’t had bubble drink as usual. My friends always know how many times I have bubble drink in my daily life. Well, it is bad actually for my pocket but Matcha Tea Latte seems to always say hi everytime I pass through its stand. Anyway, maybe I have said it before that I was thinking about having bubble drink in Saigon but when I asked my friend, she didn’t know. It was finally solved when I could find it by myself when I was going to Benh Thanh Market. After I grabbed some souvenirs from the market, I really took my time to sit and enjoy the drink. My choice fell into a kind of Matcha Tea Latte, sorry I couldn’t remember the name. I couldn’t lie that the sun at that day was blazing deeply into my skin. Maybe I’m overreacting but that was what I felt. In the middle of the day when it was about 12 am. So, what could be the better idea to boost my mood if it was not bubble iced milk tea?
Hoa Huong Dong Bubble Tea is located in 103 Pham Ngu Lao Street. You can easily recognize it since it is painted in bright yellow color while it also has a cute sunflower symbol as its icon. Hoa Huong Dong has 2 floors but I just chose to sit in the first floor bcs I was afraid that there would be so many people in the second floor. I was sitting while staring at the busy street in the office hours. I could also see the flower market in front of these eyes. The glass wall of the shop couldn’t even avoid my sight into those beautiful flower garden while I kept thinking when would I get some? I just need a bouquet of it. Oemji, how bitch! :”)
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| Another way of understanding perspective |
I took out my note and wrote some words a.k.a diary. Masih destinasi pertama masih rajin nulis diary tapi percayalah semakin hari tangan makin capek buat nulis. Suddenly I recalled about what I did last night with my friends when I gazed at the different sight from the upper floor. When the night sky was fulfilled by thousand of lights from every corner of the city. While at this moment, I was forced to get closer to the society, most of them were in the lower middle class who still has hope and try to encourage themselves to have a better life with whatever the good way. Then I realize that everything in this world always has two different sides. You choose which one is good for you and which one you prefer to happen in your life. Though sometimes, you are forced to only face one thing without any other choice. Choices sometimes make you confused but people sometimes also grumble when there is nothing to choose. Yeah, people because we're human and we're not perfect.
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| Free iced tea |
Anyway, while I was sitting and having my drink, I called mas asong just wanted say hi and told him how I was. I said to him kalo gue pengen eek banget dan dia bilang ”yaudah lah eek kapan lagi lo eek di luar negeri, ye gak?” Wkwkwkwk trus gue ngakak sendiri.
This place could provide moment when I could think. I thought a lot about how I could survive for the next 10 days. I still got 3 destinations to go while I have missed my friends. Some friends asked me to take a selfie and sent the picture for them. Did I have an option? So yeah I just gave them. At least they knew I was completely fine in abroad. Sat there at Hoa Huong Dong for more than one hour, finally a waiter gave me a glass of iced tea! I was confused at the first time and I said “I’m sorry, I didn’t order any more drink” but then he said “free free, for you”. God, what was it from you? Another good thing for me? :”)
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| I googled this pic |
Evening has come and I decided to go back to my hostel. Alhamdulillah bisa bobo ciang kan lumayan before I met Ly for dinner. At 6 pm sharp, she picked me up at my hostel. Have been ready with the helmet and her lovely motorbike. She took me to a supermarket to buy some local snacks. I told her to show me place where I could get local snacks bcs I kinda wanted to bring it home. Since I remembered I still had to visit 3 countries so I didn’t buy much. Only a box of cashew, cheese peanuts, and some packs of green tea cake for my office friends. After that Ly promised me to have Pho. She took me to a famous Pho restaurant called Pho Hung. She said this restaurant served the best taste of Pho so far. So, I completely believe her hehe. Sebenernya gak tau sih dia halal apa enggak dan salahnya gue, selama di sana cuma menghindari pork aja tanpa pernah nanya itu halal atau enggak. Kayaknya sih gue udah pernah makan yang gak halal. Ya Allah, I am sorry I didn’t mean to.
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| This is good, trust me |
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| Ly and her Pho |
Ly was also waiting for his friend. I didn’t know if he was her boyfriend like having relationship or not haha bcs she didn’t wanna confess. This guy unfortunately couldn’t speak English. Not even a little. So, hardly to have conversation with him. Damn when knowing Ly couldn’t accompany me until late bcs she’s got a plan to go somewhere with this guy but well it’s fine of course :D
And it’s been part of my luck to find people like them. I mean they are really kind of lovely people, they are nice, they are very helpful, and I can always feel safe with them during my stay in Ho Chi Minh. Thank you so much for people who have helped me when I asked for some favors. I don’t know, I might have got lost somewhere if I wouldn’t meet you guys. So, this is a wrap for my trip in Vietnam bcs the next morning I gotta move to Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Watch out!
