Vietnam was a bit of an eye opener...some old vets on the ship say Saigon (glad they still mostly call it that not Ho Chi Min city) hasnt changed much since they were there over 40 years ago...big contrast driving through the poverty & filth to the centre with all the Gucci, Louis Vuitton, Cartier etc. designer shops...must say the traffic was much the same as Rome...take no notice of a uniformed person trying to get you across a cross walk...risk life & limb...as in Rome...many a butt clenching moment as you feel the wind from a scooter or a vehicle pass very close to your bum. Got about 400 new passengers at Singapore...first one to introduce himself was John (91)...nose like Eli Wallich (actor)...from New Hamshire US...along with his girl Bobby...she just said Im not 91...not far off I would have thought...been together 5 months...him always touching her...making her laugh all the time...just lovely...Then there are the newbies at our table...Al & Debbie from Sth Carolina...he was an orthopedic surgeon...handy to have at the trivia...which D & I have just started doing for the first time...thought Debbie was a bit strange to start...confirmed when describing her favourite pastime...hunting ground hogs...very complicated procedure requiring 3 different size dogs to do it...apparently if the dogs fail the leader of the hunt stabs the little critters in the heart...then they have a picnic to celebrate...nice family outing...the rest are Ozzies from QLD...Ernie & Norma...she seems to get on everyones wick...John & Lyn...he the image of Captain Manwarring (dads army)...both worked in radio for many years...his health stuffed from 3 packs a day...5 bi passes...stents all over...doesnt stop him from enjoying a drink on a hot day...in the bar...in impossible chairs that have you reclining at 45 deg...Lyn relating a funny story they encountered in Ireland...he knowing the punch line laughed just as he took a sip off red...big stain from his chest to belt buckle...first reaction grab a glass of ice water pour on stain...D & I...curled up laughing...stood up... puddle & ice cube right where his nether regions were placed...amazing control on exiting...expected him to walk out like a baby that had just kaked itself... Oh yeah we won trivia yesterday...all the smart arses must have had another agenda...prize...the choice of a pen or key ring made in China...really some people are so serious about it...then there are the ones who google the answers...maybe something in the old saying if you cant win cheat...
Posted on: Tue, 22 Oct 2013 05:38:38 +0000
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