Heritage and Destiny

Heritage and Destiny is the name of my Master's Thesis, a collection of short stories revolving mainly around the Vietnamese culture and the immigration experience. Blogging makes me think of creative writing, and I started this one with the purpose of logging my trip back to Viet Nam at the end of 2008. Now, it chronicles my journey as I pace the steps of my destiny.

Saturday, December 27, 2008

Journey

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We amazingly were able to book a last-minute taxi driver; Co Xuan secured one for us through her connections. At 9:00AM, we headed to Da Lat...
Friday, December 26, 2008

Rain

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We are currently rained in. Rain in Saigon comes out of nowhere, suddenly appearing like pinpricks of needles, straight down in torrential d...
Wednesday, December 24, 2008

Shopping

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I miserably crawled awake at 3:00AM. I had always taken myself to be a great sleeper and never thought I'd have trouble with it, being a...
Tuesday, December 23, 2008

Family

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Today we went to the market at 6:00AM with our hotel's landlady to buy fruits. The first ordeal was crossing the street; even in the ear...
Monday, December 22, 2008

Arrival

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After almost 18 hours of flight time and a 1-hour layover at Taipei, Taiwan (which wasn't really an hour since we were rushing to board ...
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Thursday, December 18, 2008

Frost

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Here is a sight I won't see again for another 3 weeks: frost on the lawn, on roofs, and on cars, like a fuzzy dream on eyelids that are ...
Sunday, December 7, 2008

House

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I was 6 years old when I saw Santa Claus for the first time, and 8 when I got my first birthday present. I've only carved my first Hallo...
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