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When work is taking its toll on me, I look at the farmers. They're working harder than me. So shut up and press on. Period.
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喜洲白族民居·大理
This is a painting of Kukup, a fishing village near Johor Bahru. It's on the wall of a seafood restaurant (Restoran High King) in Pontian and it caught my eye. I paused to look at it for awhile. When I was a primary school kid, I stayed in one of these houses on stilts during the school holidays. My sisters, cousins and I would point out mudskippers to each another as we walked along the long long wooden planks with our mothers close behind. We played Monopoly on the last day and I went to shit after I lost all my money. I remember bcos it was my first time shitting through a hole and I wasn't used to looking at rubbish in between my legs. We didn't take any photos of our short stay there but some 15 years later, these snippets of memories are still vivid in my mind.
Today, I'm back here on a day tour with my co-workers. I hate tours and this was no exception. It was crap. I didn't see a single fish at the stocking area and it was clearly a tourist trap in disguise, selling prawn crackers and tidbits at a higher margin than the shops back in town. I took many photos but none of them meant anything to me, except this painting. It encapsulates the idyllic and rustic charm of the place I had felt years ago, which is long gone and lost.
Vietnam may not be as beautiful as China, but there are lots to see on the streets with so many activities happening at the same time. In Mekong Delta alone, I took 200 shots in 3 hours. We were so busy snapping away at the floating markets at one point in time, I didn't know what I was taking. Here are 10 selects from around Vietnam:
10/ Snake Juice
Tourists crowd around the jar of snake wine while Asians looked on nonchalantly.9/ The boat is our house
Locals living along Mekong Delta would smile and wave at us.8/ You never know who's looking at your camera
See the woman in pink? The man beside her was doing the V sign and smiling at my camera. I only realised when I zoomed in the photo by chance.7/ Chef on board
Women earn a living by preparing simple meals on board - a bowl of rice or noodles topped with some ingredients. 6/ Junk Boat
So cluttered I can't distinguish if she's just hanging them around or putting them up for sale.5/ Boatful of Cabbages
She had her legs stretched out revealing her nicely painted toenails.4/ I'm bathing my dog!
She lifted up the dripping dog for us to take a picture.3/ Hey look there!
Family and friends of the newly-weds noticed my presence at the wedding.2/ Tourists on cyclos
Why are they looking at us like that?1/ Checking out my boobs
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Something in there?
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船的眼睛看起来很滑稽
