My two day trip to Da Nang is slowly drawing to an end. There were two cute guys at my hotel (albeit 10 bucks a night). One was a friendly Australian guy from Adelaide finishing up his Phd in coastal management and another a university student from Seattle studying environmental science. They both work in Huy, a former capital or important trade city of some kind, teaching and researching agriculture.
They have a nice fresh look, natural fit bodies and good looks. No balding head and hanging gut and brewing cynicism from the older guys I meet. I wish I could have fallen for one of these guys in college. It would have been easy and sweet. The Australian guy C told me he's been in Vietnam for 8 months now and hadn't gone back home once. He's reading a book called 'The philosopher and the wolf,' which inspired him a lot about the difference between human and animals. I used to have those talks in college. Real world seems to be wrapped up with talks of expediency. He learned about 'propinquity'- the basis of which humans form relationships, indeed one of the most profound lessons I learned in my MBA is also that proximity is the number one reason people get married, not the commonly believed money, status or good looks. So much to finding your soulmate.
Does that mean I have to move just as a lot people seem to suggest openly and not so openly? Where would I move to? He said that he formed lots of close relationships in Vietnam because there are fewer foreigners. That's how I felt in the Philippines. In Hong Kong, I'm just another girl, and no one has the time and patience to know who you are. Heck, I don't even have time to find out myself about myself. But then again, one doesn't just pick up and move like that. Not like I'm a millionaire. Even if I am, it would mean nothing in Hong Kong.
So what I also learned reading The Economist this morning is that people who have kids live longer than those who do not. Perhaps these are all inception ideas leading me to the next stage.
On a side note, Da Nang and the neiboring cities of Hoi An are very cute. It is by the Oceanside and still has a very relaxed atmosphere. I wonder if it would be a good place to invest. Lots of prime Oceanside residences are being built. This is not your normal shack in seedy coastal town of Southeast Asia but truy luxurious spots like banyan tree ones. Although it is a communist country still that deters people from investing, I wonder how long one of the last communist state may remain standing when those around it slowly or quicky faded away. Anyway I also think you need to be Vietnamese to buy, but its a nice idea to explore.
On to Hanoi in an hour. If you are ever in Vietnam, I'd recommend the cu chi tunnels near hcmc and the central Vietnam region here. I hear Hanoi is very 'Chinese,' meaning money grubbing. Off I go.
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