A stinky raincoat, soggy clothes, frizzy hair, an even more stinky face mask (even though I constantly wash them), runny makeup .... monsoon living. I've gotten to where I can read the sky. Last year, I was amazed at how people knew when to pull out the awnings or stop and put on a raincoat. But now, I can see it in the sky and trees. Feel it in the wind and temperature. The feeling can be blissful if at your back .. fun and playful. But if at your face, fierce and just plain mean. I feel slightly damp at all times and have completely given up on any kind of rational hairstyle. Only a month of mua (rain) to go!
Another amazing meal on Woman's Day with a group of beautiful ladies all in blue. Turns out that it's Women's Day for communists. Mam Son is a beautiful little Northern Vietnamese restaurant. The food and atmosphere was stunning. First we had stuffed snails with fried eel, then chicken stomach and pineapple, clam tomato dill soup and a lovely little sand worm quiche. Dessert was loganberries stuffed with lotus seeds. My first time tasting worms and lotus seeds ... both were ngon or delicious! Perhaps the best meal I've had in Vietnam - Thanks Thu!