Read and you'll find out...

Breakfast above: Banh Tet ( New Year's Cake). Not really a "cake" but more like a rice and-other-unknown ingredients fried pancake that can lean to either side on the sweet-salty scale. (We both preffered a small amount of sprinkled sugar). Brought to our room by a concerned staff, we were politely pleaded to eat, fearing the quality of our Luck for 2008. Now we can be ensured that the Rat will be smiling upon us for the rest of the year!

About our evening last night....

It's all about taking Karaoke to the next level! The cover bands at Acoustic were phenomenal! Everything from Pink Floyd ( they really like Pink Floyd) to Britney Spears, Sting to Goo Goo Dolls! And the audience was 98% Vietnamese hipsters - only about 4 or 5 of us expat / foreigners there. No cover, but $40,000 dn for a Tiger (apx. $2.50; still cheap but 2x more than average), but cool & intimate atmosphere. Definetely a good time for anyone who wants to get away from the all-expat white-y bars. Tomorrow we're checking out Yoko, a "showcase for undiscovered Vietnamese music talent...ranging from Jazz to Rock". Next time we go out we'll lug the Pentax around so we have pics to show! Oh yeah, we also had some dinner at K Cafe, a tiny French-style "bistro" in the backpacker district. Not too much to say about the Steak Frites Salade nor the Steak au Poivre, that was more like "Cream au Poivre", but at $7 US what can you ask for? Even though it was stated on the Specials chalkboard that the beef was "imported"...mmmm.....But they make a good Mojito......


However, for those of you reading who may be visiting sometime in the near future, definitley pick up a free copy of THE WORD magazine in any cafe in or around Q1. It just launched and looks very promising - it's really got it all - cool layout, great articles, and listings for just about anything any foreign resident or traveller could possibly need or want. Today we'll be checking out a brand new multi-story mall that's supposed to be to the likes of the foo-foo malls in Bangkok.....we'll comment on that later. -D.