I'm not great at goodbyes so instead 

i'll try and some up what I've 

learnt in Vietnam:

Mobile phones left in taxis are mobile 

phones no more.Anything can be fitted on 

/ or transported by scooter.  Except 

possibly Noahs arc. 

Anywhere in HCMC is 20 minutes away. 

Anything further and you're being taken

for a ride. (kidnapped possibly to a girly 

bar, an illegal dog race or across the 

Cambodian border to donate your kidney)

Every time I've tried to speak Vietnamese 

I've unwittingly cast a spell rendering all

 in earshot dumbstruck, confused and 

temporarily catatonic The fake DVD WILL

skip all the way

 through, contain only Russian audio, or

cut out 5 minutes before the end.

Rugby can be played anywhere by anyone

whose desperate enough. Surprisingly this

includes the French J. Go the Geckos!

Always wash your hands after touching 

chillies AND before willies.

Tequila found in the backpackers area is 

imported directly from the seventh level of

hell where it's painstakingly distilled from

Satans peepee and bile. 

Also, the more you drink the more zeros 

Dong notes sprout. I once had a 2 gazillion

Dong note. 

In additions to the drunk eye a 100 Dollar 

note looks just like a 100 000 VND note. 

This is a truly sad and unfortunate 

confusion.

Kurt is the Chuck Norris of the one liner.

Steve McLennan can drink more beer than 

God.

Swifty, York, tall Johnny, Big Jason & Russel 

are social hand grenades with pins removed. 

(Touch team Leo!)   (swift pls pass this 

along to the 

guys...)

James Sarge・Meyers I salute you.

Q bar stole my money! (Over and over)

Flo, Romain and Jakob may possibly not 

see 30. (hopefully none of you will

reproduce before that)

Mui ne is worth a weekend away. Da lat

is beautiful if you survive the drive. Na 

Trang is not. Da nang!

Paul can sleep through anything / Thanh 

has square pants. 145/ 20 Forever!

Its been a blast dude. Sho sho sho!  

End of era dude... End of an era...

Ha Noi, aside from the lakes, Bobby Chins,

 Jaspas and talking toot about rugby with 

Jacko, the manager, didnt like me being 

there.

Anyone who has the resolve to retype a 

novel from cover to cover and sell the copy

 gets my blessing.

Can the late night gum-selling girls not 

rather sell life insurance? Or panadol?  

note: Blue painted traditional frock wearing 

hippies who live with the hill tribes in SAPA 

carry knives.

Don't hit just anyone who gives you the

 middle finger. They might carry knives. 

If you can't beat someone make sure you 

can outrun them. Especially if they carry 

knives. 

3D will deliver enriched uranium if you ask 

them nice enough.

Asia is a giant flee market and everything 

is on sale.

Au parc coffees cure depression and ward 

off evil.

Thx Noelle.

Pho is not just glorified 2 minute noodles.

 I swear it.

Every man deserves a pub like CafeLatin. 

Thx Bob for serving beer even though u

 hate South Africans.

And every rib hungry man needs a man 

like BJ on the job.

No man deserves to get on the wrong

 side of customs dudes.

Following on... Vietnamese men have 

deceptively large and firm hands.

Never, ever tear open an envelope that 

contains your passport unless 

you

have $300 and two nights to throw away 

in Ha Noi.

Living in Vietnam is a blessing often 

overlooked.

Thank you to all of you. You made the 

last 2 and a half years pretty

awesome. I'll be in Singapore if you need

 me :) Stay cool and stay in 

touch. 

 

						

						

						
						

						
Nam's philosophy