My Trip To Vietnam

14Th December 2008 - We finally reached the Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh city , Vietnam . there were a lot of wheelchairs for the victims who were maimed during the Vietnam war . After our arrival, we booked into a backpackers inn . I suggest the Bich Duyen Hotel in District 1 .

My 1st impression of Vietnam was that there were motorbikes everywhere , you could only see one car out of every twenty motorbikes ,it was also very noisy because everyone kept horning . If you want to get across the road , you must keep walking and don't stop because the motorbikes will try to avoid you . After putting our stuff at the hotel , we went to the Ben Thanh market . After that , we went to Pho 24 to have a drink . One thing about Vietnam's coffee is that it is very sweet because it is mixed with a lot of condensed milk . We also went to the central post office where they have a large picture of their father , Ho Chi Minh . There , we found a women's purse . My mom went online to look for a place to eat and found a place called Quan An Ngun , they say the food is good and the price is reasonable but when we went there to eat , the price was not reasonable and the food was not good! It was over rated .

Day 2 in Vietnam - We awoke early and had breakfast in our hotel . We had baguttes with egg & orange juice .

As soon as we finished eating , the owner of the hotel told us he booked a tour for us to go to the Cu Chi tunnel , but we would have to go to the Cao Dai temple before reaching the Cu Chi tunnel . The Cao Dai temple was in fact built in 1927 , the nine story Cao Dai temple is part cathedral and part pagoda . A gigantic eye which represents God is painted on a gigantic bell in the front most part of the temple.

After visiting the temple , we set of for the Cu Chi tunnel . When we arrived , we watched a video about how the Vietcongs fought . After the video , we saw the actual tunnel that the Vietcongs built . I actually went into the tunnel .

My sister did not want to go in because she was scared . We also went in to the tunnel that they widened . My sister nearly fainted so my father had to piggy-back her .

After a while , my sister felt better and could walk on her own . Very soon , we came to a rest room . The tour guide allowed us to do any thing we wanted for twenty minutes , so we decided to try out some shooting . They let us choose the guns as there were different guns to choose from ,there were automatic machine guns , AK-47 , Thomson machine guns etc.I chose the AK-47 .The recoil of the gun was so powerful it threw me off balance and the sound was deafening .

After resting , the tour guide brought us to a very long hut and showed us a lot of traps the Vietcong used during the war . there were the armpit trap , the chair trap , the tiger trap , the seesaw trap , the leg trap and the no baby trap /door trap . After visiting the Cu Chi tunnel , I decided to buy a souvenir so I bought an aeroplane made of 999 beer cans .

Day 3 in Vietnam - We woke up and found out the owner of the hotel helped us book a tour to the Mekong Delta . When we arrived , we were warned not to put our hands out of the boat as there were still crocodiles in the small canals . And what luck we had as we saw a baby crocodile . Our first stop was at tortoise island where we saw a bee hive and I took picture with two pythons , we also drank honey tea where my sister was frightened by a few bees .HA HA !We also went to an orchard where we ate all sorts of fruits example : bananas , pineapples , ciku , papayas and pomelo . We had to go on sampan to reach our boat before heading to our next destination . When we arrived , we saw how they made coconut candy . Our tour guide advised us not to french kiss under a coconut tree or else you might lose you tongue . Soon , it was lunch time and we were brought to a place to eat . You would want to eat the elephant ear fish (fried) . After eating , you can either sleep in the hammock or cycle around the island , but don't go far .After all that , we went home .

Day 4 in Vietnam - My sister and I decided to sleep in . We didn't follow my mom and dad to the wet market where every marine life there are alive .

We spent the whole morning playing computer in the hotel .Soon , we had to leave Vietnam to go back home . I really miss the noisiness of the city and the beef noodle soup with baguettes .

How to get good results

I'm sure everyone wants to get good results for their Exams here are some ways you can try .

1.Do not think NEGATIVE !!!!!!!!!!!!! For example , don't think about sentences like these " I'm stupid" ," I'm dumb" . Your brain controls all.

2.Read lots and lots of books . For example, if you are weak in Chinese , read Chinese books .

3. If you don't know how to read a word or do not know the meaning of a word , check the dictionary or ask your parents.

4.You can read the dictionary occasionally to earn more knowledge .


hope you score A's!!!!

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Chang Yang $D

What is happening now

Have you ever wondered why it is normally hot these few days??????????? You might even think that you might even die !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The answer is GLOBAL WARMING .
What is global warming??? One might ask himself /herself . Global warming is caused when gasses like CFC (a gas which is found in air-con and refrigerator)and carbon dioxide blocks heat from the sun getting out off Earth.