Making Bento Art in Vietnam
I got a message from my Dutch friend Ruud’s girlfriend, Shanna. She told me that they were looking forward to seeing me again. It made me happy. I skipped breakfast….
Posts by: Tomoni Shintaku
Gradually Getting Better
I went out for breakfast in the morning. I asked a hotel staff member to fix the Wi-Fi connection and the air conditioner. The Wi-Fi was fixed, but the air…
Changing Hotel Rooms
I heard the doorbell ring in the morning. A hotel staff member told me that I had to change rooms because my current room needed maintenance. It was annoying, but…
Craft Beer Bar Hopping
I am gradually recovering from my terrible condition. In the evening, I took a taxi to a craft beer bar. On the way, I stopped by a cafe. There were…
Still Under the Weather
I went to a drugstore to get some medicine before breakfast. I also bought some Salonpas patches. My stiff neck has persisted for over a week. This is insane. On…
Trying to Lift My Mood
I went to a local pho restaurant for breakfast. I had visited it on my first day in Hanoi. The bun cha was delicious. I spent the entire day in…
A Terrifying Day of Injury and Breathing Difficulties
My flu symptoms had improved, so I went to a pho restaurant for breakfast. The broth was fish-based, but the taste was acceptable. I spent the entire day in my…
Getting Better, but Developing New Symptoms
My fever went down, but I developed other symptoms, such as a cough and a runny nose. I visited the local restaurant where I had eaten the previous day and…
Coming Down with a Fever
I went to have breakfast at a local restaurant that I had also visited the previous day. It was nice, but after I returned to the hotel, I felt the…
Feeling Terrible
When I woke up, I had a sore throat. This hotel room was extremely dry, which presumably made my condition worse. I went out to have breakfast. On the way…
A Painful Day
I was in pain because of a stiff neck that I had developed the previous day. The pain continued to be severe throughout the day. I went to a massage…
Getting My Room Cleaned
I did not have breakfast, but I did not feel hungry. I asked the hotel reception to clean my room at 4 pm. Therefore, I went out around that time….
Re-subscribed to Audible
In the morning, I visited a local Vietnamese restaurant called a com binh dan restaurant. I chose some vegetable dishes. The cost was only 30,000 VND. In the evening, I…
A Gloomy Day
I got out of bed around 1 pm. I did not have any motivation. Furthermore, I wanted to end my life. Just after 5:30 pm, I called a taxi to…
She Leaves
I went to a pho shop for breakfast. It was duck pho, and it was nice. Before that, I stopped by a laundry shop to pick up my laundry. After…
A Luxurious Place
I went to a pho restaurant with Eri in the morning. It was okay, but the cost was only 70,000 VND. I visited a laundry shop and asked them to…
Getting Back to Hanoi
I felt terrible because I had drunk too much. However, Eri went out in the morning to join an activity with some Vietnamese friends. I continued to rest in the…
Diving Into a Vietnamese Local Gathering
Just before 2 pm, my Vietnamese friend An, whom I met last year at a local Vietnamese restaurant, picked Eri and me up near my hotel. We headed toward Haiphong…
Gathering with a Local Vietnamese Family
I went out to have breakfast with Eri. I lost my way on a back road, and then we found a party in the yard of a large private house….
Wandering Around Hanoi
I went out to have breakfast with Eri. We met a man who worked at a mobile phone shop. He introduced me to a Bun Cha restaurant, and then we…
