Out of order

I was reading the post, The Senate is “Out of Order” in the stressed in the city blog earlier tonight.  I was reminded of a time many years ago when Key & I were in a restaurant in Ho Chi Minh City. We were trying to order some food and a couple of items we [...]

Fun during aerobics

It’s been more than a month now since the semester opened. Since then aerobics classes have also commenced. I have been quite good during the past weeks in attending it. We have classes three days a week, on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays, from 5 to 6 pm. I am trying not to miss any class [...]

spicy thai food

just finished dinner. and my tongue and lips are burning!!! we ordered thai food and forgot to mention “not spicy” except for the somtam (papaya salad). the other two, i.e. namtok kai tot (chopped fried chicken in roasted rice grains, spicy sauce and herbs) and tom sep (soup with pork balls, mushroom, lemon grass,  mint [...]