Sai Gon Here We Come - 365 Band

I really love Kpop, it's no big secret. I was disappointed at first by Vpop, because it all seemed so sad and was mostly ballads with depressing videos. Then I discovered 365 Band, and my hope was restored. The best thing about this video is the great shots of Saigon :)

Eating unusual foods...

Yesterday, I hurried to the office before the lunch break to print out my lesson plan for that afternoon - yes, I know, short notice! On my way there, I noticed all the students' motorbikes were gone. It's not unusual for half to disappear for the lunch break, as they live close enough. But all of them? Something was amiss.
When I arrived at the office, I was informed that due to the students doing exams in the morning, there was no school in the afternoon. In fact, there would be no lessons until next week. I was flabbergasted. Kinda wish I'd been told about that before the frantic lesson planning!
The principal, Mr Tung, decided that he wanted to take Rasmus and I out for lunch with him and a few friends. Seeing as we now had all this free time, we agreed we'd go.
He took us to a really great restaurant, which specialised in seafood. There were huge plates of mussels, salads, peanuts, and I had a special dish of oysters in a sort of rice-soup. It was amazing!
There were a few more 'exotic' dishes going around, and being pescetarian, I couldn't try them for fear of hidden meat. And so it fell to Rasmus to try instead. Here's a video of the victim *ahem* I mean, willing volunteer, eating bees and pig knuckles...
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Streets of Bin Tan, Saigon

Motorbikes in Saigon (from a taxi window)

Videos

So, my contact for the internship in Vietnam sent me a link to 10 videos. They're fantastic little snippets of life in Vietnam, from food to scenery to history, all compiled on http://comeandgovietnam.com/blog which is definitely worth a browse. Here's the link for the videos: http://comeandgovietnam.com/blog/youtubes-top-ten-vietnam-videos Enjoy! I know I did =)