I flew back to Malaysisa yesterday. I visited Metro Manila in Philippine on this flight for a business meeting. The scape of city is almost same as in Malaysia. It seemed more modern than Vietnam. However there are some things scare me. There is bomb scanner at entrance of every building and there are many guards with dogs searching for bomb. So that I gave up to go out alone at free time.


The scape from hotel.
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Local specialty, Sinigang Baka, for breakfast.

This is kind of beef sour soup with tomato and tamarind.
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I spent 2 nights.

On the way to airport.

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I cereblate a new year at my home. This is first time to remain in Tokyo and do not go my home town.


I try to cook ...


Ozoni.
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Osechi.
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Difficult to cook in beauty.

I left Saingon in the morning and flew back to Hong Kong again. It's almost 14:30 when I reach to Hong Kong. I had to stay one night in Hong Kong for transit because no available flight on same day. My hotel was located at Wan Chai. A man at information desk at airport recommended me to take rapid train & complementaly bus to reach there. I reached hotel around 15:30. It took longer than I expected.


I decided to visit to Macau as quater day trip. I towarded to international port at Sheung Wan. It's almost 16:15. I wanted to get a boat leave at 16:30 but cannot. I got the boat at 17:00.


... because, ofcourse, there was immigration to go to Macau.
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A boat was clean and cozy. Just one hour trip.

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When I arrived to Macau. All landscape was hidden into dark. I took a local bus to get into centre of the city.

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One thing I felt inconvenience that this bus didn't show and announce for next stop. I almost missed to get off however I reached at Senado Sq.

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There was still remaining historical atomosphere. It's totally differnet from another city in Asia.


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There were many narrow street in complex. I luckly found ruins of st. Paul.
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Then I tried Macau speciality called Aflican chicken.
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Very good mariage with smooth red win!
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I rushed to go back Hong Kong even though I heard that the boat was available in 24 hrs.

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It's almost 23pm when I was back to hotel. I would take morning flight to go back to Malaysia. I used it up HKD dollar to buy beer to get into sleep.
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Next morning,

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the complementaly bus I expected didn't come. I had to negotiate with taxi driver to pay by MYR.


Come back to Saigon Again.


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My ex-coworker at previous project work in Saigon for this time.

He is Vietnam holic and almost seems like Vietnamese.


He brought me a restauran serves hot pot with weatherfish, called Lau Ca Keo.

Very crowded by local people.

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Grilled weatherfish and shrimp for starter.

My mug never be dry.

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A rice cake with sesame.

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A main hot pot. They put alive whether fish into this pot directory.

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I was very full and satisfy.


Finish a day at a bar in Majestic Hotel.
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Next morning I bought Binh Me at Nhu Lan and went to Trung Guyen Coffee.

Very nice conbination.


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Then I went to airport to leave Saigon.