Back home in Hong Kong

After 10 days away in Vietnam, I am back.  It has been a good trip.  People are much warmer than I expected in general and it is amazing how different the country is in its different regions - from the super warm south to the super cool north.  I heard that people in Ho Chi Minh and Hanoi don't usually get married because of their distinct cultural differences.  That's new lessons indeed!  From not knowing where the capital lied to now being able to understand a bit more about the Vietnam war, it was fruitful I think.

The only disappoint part is that I expected all this walking around and eating pho every day would help me lose a pound or two.  I was quite shocked to find that I may in fact have gained a kilo!  What happened there?  I did have two fantas and a kit kat in the trip, but the rest of the time I really behaved! I really need to get a better start to this year.  I weigh 20 kilos more than when I started business school, partly from slowing metabolism and partly from having a mostly sedentary working life.  I really need to do something about this.  Diet is probably a more effective way to tackle this, since my expensive personal training session cannot do much if I do not significantly reduce and alter my diet.  I need to log everyday's intake, a friend with experience told me.  Sure.  It will be done.

So far I have not even crossed off one out of that one hundred goal.  I am considering changing the name of this post.  I originally had hope of at least meeting my friend's ex-boss, who's a good looking professional Czech.  The country's communist background should be a connector?  I later went back to HCMC and she told me that he's returned to Czech after doing two and half years in Vietnam and is likely staying?  Well, that just reduced the probability of that happening by 90% at least I think.

Sunday and a bit cold here in Hong Kong.  Errands to run. At least there is a bit of sunshine.  The gray sky in Hanoi got a bit tiring after a couple of days.  This is not an easy city to find love but then again, I have grown accustomed to its energy and efficiency.  Its capitalism could be inspiring.  Things can happen here.  Albeit it is hard to make it anywhere, lots of people around you do make it and life can progress and improve.  There will be time to sit back, but not always.