Jul
9
fUnnY sATurDaY!
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I woke up at 7 am I went for 8 miles run at 9:25 am: other runners smiled and waved kindly at me. I fixed 2 lamps for a neighbor at the 5th floor. I went to Chinatown at 12:00 to get my favorite Vietnamese sandwich. I bought some bindweed (“liseron”= “rau muong”) and few mangosteen. […]
Jul
8
gOssip!
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I’ve heard gossip from a little bird about the weekend organised by my cousins 1.Have I become bitter as I get older? Answer: Probably but was I easier to handle before? 2. My cousins did not believe my excuses to avoid the social meeting Answer: It was a “polite” way to decline but it was strange to […]
Jul
5
tHE LaW!
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The representative of my bank called me this morning and he proposed to freeze my down payment for 1 year however I would need to pay 99 Euros per month (interest and insurance). I explained to him that I was following the law and that it was not something to negotiate with. He said that if I wait until […]
Jul
4
nEw dRivInG lIceNce!
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I always wanted to get rid of the ugly picture I had when I received my french driving licence in 1999. It is now done and I managed to insert my best photo also! It will stay with me for at least 15 years unless I loose it or something. The woman at the desk […]
Jul
3
CoUGhing!
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I have been coughing a lot the last 3 weeks and I thought it was because of the pollution. However, it was raining a lot therefore less pollution. The answer was more simple. I have not cleaned my fan and the aeration system in my studio for almost a year. It was very dirty with black oily stuff. I […]
Jul
1
LiFe!
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The only other owner in this building was on sick leave since May 2016. She did not tell me what disease. However, I saw her with a strange hair protection and it can only mean one thing: chemotherapy.
Jun
28
NiCe One!
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Hard to say who will like this movie or not, the high rating makes you wonder why! I enjoyed this movie alot! This movie has one great merit. It shows that when one person decides to undergo dramatic changes towards finding the truth, that person will be an outcast. I am not going that far […]
Jun
26
8 mILes!
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Every week I have this one deal with myself: 8 miles (10 km) run. As long as I keep this deal going, I remain in good shape. It takes lots of self convincing though, almost a small chit-chat with my conscience.
Jun
25
ShOrt MemoRy!
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Both of my grand mothers died alone back in Vietnam and all they had were phone calls. My uncle has a very short memory when he said: “I prefer to rent my house and to live with my kids.” If I were my uncle, I would sell my house and enjoy my retirement in Vietnam. I never forget anything!
Jun
19
sUmmEr 2016!
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I am glad that I saw my youngest cousin Alysson again in 2016. There won’t be any family pictures this year. I liked my brother and my parents’ apartment. It is cosy but comfortable. The building seems strong and it can last for a while. It looks much better than mine. My uncle is now […]