BANGKOK count down ;-)

Well, only a few hours left before I can sit comfortably in Bangkok sipping coconut juice or running the bloody Silom streets because of the red shirts ;-).

In any cases, possible dangers should not be taken lightly, it is always better to travel with an open mind but still keeping your guard, you never know. I guess that is the true meaning of travelling, it is not about being in the place, taking photos but for me, it has always been about meeting people, places that hold history, the foods-yep, that is important...

I am taking the slow train from Hanoi after Bangkok, first of all because I have to be in the village of my grandparents for a small ceremony and will travel down to Saigon from there. So, stay tune, will update with some fun travel stories here ;-)

I am so excited...

Valerie's concert in Moekroen

A bit Latin melancholy, soft smoke voice, I was transferred to a new place, somewhere on a dessert, only this music and me...A great way to mourn. Thanks, P.

Balance

Well, seems like today's word for me is balance.

I have recently lost my balance, I meant balance in mind, body, spirits. When you lose someone you love (I am not sure the work 'Lose" is a good one, maybe let just say when our loved one passed away), you definitely lose your balance, you have been detached, and for some reasons you feel as if your body wanders without your soul. The person you love goes on a journey without you. Your hope is you will see them again someday. I believe that.

My mind keeps playing the image of my grandma's face when she passed. She was smiling. I wonder was she smiling because something is indeed greater on the other world? was she smiling because she saw my grand father again? her friends maybe? or her mom? She called her mom when she had pains. If all these are true, death is a not a sad thing.

Other words for me today is to "choose carefully", seems like indeed this is what I need to do. Making choices has never been easy for me, sometimes I feel like I am just dragged along, unable to cut a string loose. This is what I should do though.

Well, I hope my trip home end of this month will empower my spiritual mind, I plan to spend a week or so in Bangkok to observe, to train my eyes to look for signs :-)