Day 1: Saigon City tour, Vietnam

Woke up at around pass 7AM. My host Huy was already preparing for his day duty on the hospital so I had to hurry a bit a scooter ride, a sumptuous sticky rice breakfast, a prepaid SIM card purchase and a bus all the way to the city's 1st District.

Huy's a very attentive host. He's a bit worried about what will I do on my own, so I said not to worry and just write for me his home address, so if anything happens, I'll just cab my way back home.

So by 9AM, there I was, wandering alone in the city. no printed maps, no idea where to go to.

Day 0: Work + evening flight to Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam

Telco life is so busy. Prior to my 11pm flight, I still had to attend to a whole day of work, a birthday lunch c/o my officemate Howie, and parade to launch the MVP Olympics, a sports fest hosted by the conglomerate that recently acquired my company, Sun Cellular.

Bon Chon, Robinsons Galleria - Howie's 23rd Birthday lunch

Meralco Ortigas with Ann

With such I tight schedule,  I just squeezed a few minutes to print out (not even read) some wikitravel and travelfish articles about the places that I'm thinking of going to. Also, given that I will be arriving in Ho Chi Minh at around pass midnight, I sent messages to some people in couchsurfing, hoping to get a local help in a foreign land.

So with that, my one-way MNL-HCM sale ticket which I purchased for 37USD several months back, a quick shower after a long day, and my 9kg bag that I packed the night before, I went to the Ninoy Aquino International Airport.