It's really early in the morning but the bus isn't here yet. It's a 5-6 hour drive into Ho Chih Mihn City, Vietnam, also known as Saigon.

It's raining hard but yesterday was worse. Still, I managed to squeeze in a trip to the National Museum, walk around the city, Wat Phnom and go to the post office. We ended the day at the Royal Palace and the Silver Pagoda and then dressed up to have dessert and drinks at a semi-fancy place after our SUPER CHEAP STREET-SIDE dinner. Vietnam is the last leg of the trip but I'm so worried if the weather will be bad thanks to the earthquake in China and all.

The Philippines doesn't seem to be doing well weather-wise either. Sad, because I thought perhaps I could squeeze in a trip to the beach before going back to work.

HCMC has a beautiful post office in a French-colonial style building. If you want a postcard, comment here! I will doodle something quick and write something. Julie, this means you, especially. I will screen comments.

I've been to Vietnam before, during the Korea-Japan World Cup. During that time, the city seemed to be on standstill. Now we will see how China and the Earthquake and the Beijing Olympics are treating it.

I cannot wait to eat in Vietnam. The food there is delicious!