Woops...

BOY have I been neglecting this! Firstly, it was because I had no internet connection where I was staying, so I did try to write as much as I could and save it on Microsoft Word. However, I ended up slacking off and went and enjoyed the rest of my vacation without thinking of blogging :P I told myself I'd get around to doing it when I got back but made the excuse of not having all my pictures scanned and onto my computer. Now that I do, I'm out of excuses.

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What a long trip it’s been! Sorry for neglecting to blog more :( On our third day here, we went to visit my grandma on my mother’s side. She and my aunt live on the other side of the bridge connecting Bai Chay and Hon Gai (two areas that make up Ha Long.) Dave and Kirby were still passed out, so we left without them after breakfast.

A lot has changed in my grandma’s area. The elementary school in front of her home was knocked down and they are currently building a high school. There’s also this huge building by it with a coffee shop, an arcade, and an Internet Café. Those high school kids will probably get awesome breaks haha.

Everyone had gathered at my grandma’s: my aunts, uncles, cousins, and family friends. We had the traditional type dining experience—on the ground and cross-legged on mats :P The food was good and I had a fun time watching Korean music videos on TV.

I went upstairs shortly after to explore the house, and it was all fairly the same as before. I noticed the house had been painted a light blue inside, and the yellow walls were gone. The blue is much nicer :) My cousin’s son Nhat Anh, 11, had hardly grown since I last saw him, but he was still just as cute as ever. While on the second floor, he brought out a freaken TASER! My brother and I were thinking, WHAT THE HECK IS HE DOING WITH THAT?! And WHERE and HOW did he get it! John called up Billy and then when he entered the room Nhat Anh turned it on and Billy’s reaction was pretty funny =P Kids these days…

Everyone ended up coming upstairs and enjoyed the balcony for a bit. Later on after we all headed back home, this time with all my cousins as we had room for them in the hotel. When we got back we went for Good Coffee before heading to the beach and… well… had some good coffee.

The little bugger with the taser :P Nhat Anh.