http://protanoptic.com A colorblind photoblog. Mon, 21 May 2012 23:02:01 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://protanoptic.com/2010/05/11/from-taipei-to-saigon-and-more-importantly-to-tien/ http://protanoptic.com/2010/05/11/from-taipei-to-saigon-and-more-importantly-to-tien/#comments Wed, 12 May 2010 06:45:45 +0000 Daniel http://protanoptic.com/?p=1580 After about 45 minutes of waiting I finally made it into the country, fetched my box of gifts and passed through customs without a hitch. I saw Tien before I even made it outside. She was standing in a crowd beyond a glass wall looking beautiful in a black skirt with a bouquet of roses. She spotted me and waved, motioned and ran off through the crowd to get to the fenced area where arrivals are greeted by their loved ones. I set my things down and picked her up in a huge embrace, happy to be back together after more than five months apart. Mai was also there waiting with her, and the three of us caught a taxi back to the Ruby Star. We relaxed for a while and ate some chocolate that I'd brought, then went out for lunch at a place a few doors down that Tien and I had seen but never eaten. Mai headed home after lunch, and Tien and I spent the rest of the afternoon catching up with lost time and napping. We had dinner and went for a walk through the heart of Pham Ngu Lao. We heard mexican music playing in the park where some people were dancing, and a few other live bands playing english songs, which could've been awesome if I'd been gone longer.]]> http://protanoptic.com/2010/05/11/from-taipei-to-saigon-and-more-importantly-to-tien/feed/ 0 http://protanoptic.com A colorblind photoblog. Mon, 21 May 2012 23:02:01 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://protanoptic.com A colorblind photoblog. Mon, 21 May 2012 23:02:01 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://protanoptic.com/2010/05/11/from-taipei-to-saigon-and-more-importantly-to-tien/ http://protanoptic.com/2010/05/11/from-taipei-to-saigon-and-more-importantly-to-tien/#comments Wed, 12 May 2010 06:45:45 +0000 Daniel http://protanoptic.com/?p=1580 After about 45 minutes of waiting I finally made it into the country, fetched my box of gifts and passed through customs without a hitch. I saw Tien before I even made it outside. She was standing in a crowd beyond a glass wall looking beautiful in a black skirt with a bouquet of roses. She spotted me and waved, motioned and ran off through the crowd to get to the fenced area where arrivals are greeted by their loved ones. I set my things down and picked her up in a huge embrace, happy to be back together after more than five months apart. Mai was also there waiting with her, and the three of us caught a taxi back to the Ruby Star. We relaxed for a while and ate some chocolate that I'd brought, then went out for lunch at a place a few doors down that Tien and I had seen but never eaten. Mai headed home after lunch, and Tien and I spent the rest of the afternoon catching up with lost time and napping. We had dinner and went for a walk through the heart of Pham Ngu Lao. We heard mexican music playing in the park where some people were dancing, and a few other live bands playing english songs, which could've been awesome if I'd been gone longer.]]> http://protanoptic.com/2010/05/11/from-taipei-to-saigon-and-more-importantly-to-tien/feed/ 0 http://protanoptic.com/2010/05/11/from-taipei-to-saigon-and-more-importantly-to-tien/ http://protanoptic.com/2010/05/11/from-taipei-to-saigon-and-more-importantly-to-tien/#comments Wed, 12 May 2010 06:45:45 +0000 Daniel http://protanoptic.com/?p=1580 After about 45 minutes of waiting I finally made it into the country, fetched my box of gifts and passed through customs without a hitch. I saw Tien before I even made it outside. She was standing in a crowd beyond a glass wall looking beautiful in a black skirt with a bouquet of roses. She spotted me and waved, motioned and ran off through the crowd to get to the fenced area where arrivals are greeted by their loved ones. I set my things down and picked her up in a huge embrace, happy to be back together after more than five months apart. Mai was also there waiting with her, and the three of us caught a taxi back to the Ruby Star. We relaxed for a while and ate some chocolate that I'd brought, then went out for lunch at a place a few doors down that Tien and I had seen but never eaten. Mai headed home after lunch, and Tien and I spent the rest of the afternoon catching up with lost time and napping. We had dinner and went for a walk through the heart of Pham Ngu Lao. We heard mexican music playing in the park where some people were dancing, and a few other live bands playing english songs, which could've been awesome if I'd been gone longer.]]> http://protanoptic.com/2010/05/11/from-taipei-to-saigon-and-more-importantly-to-tien/feed/ 0 http://protanoptic.com A colorblind photoblog. Mon, 21 May 2012 23:02:01 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://protanoptic.com/2010/05/11/from-taipei-to-saigon-and-more-importantly-to-tien/ http://protanoptic.com/2010/05/11/from-taipei-to-saigon-and-more-importantly-to-tien/#comments Wed, 12 May 2010 06:45:45 +0000 Daniel http://protanoptic.com/?p=1580 After about 45 minutes of waiting I finally made it into the country, fetched my box of gifts and passed through customs without a hitch. I saw Tien before I even made it outside. She was standing in a crowd beyond a glass wall looking beautiful in a black skirt with a bouquet of roses. She spotted me and waved, motioned and ran off through the crowd to get to the fenced area where arrivals are greeted by their loved ones. I set my things down and picked her up in a huge embrace, happy to be back together after more than five months apart. Mai was also there waiting with her, and the three of us caught a taxi back to the Ruby Star. We relaxed for a while and ate some chocolate that I'd brought, then went out for lunch at a place a few doors down that Tien and I had seen but never eaten. Mai headed home after lunch, and Tien and I spent the rest of the afternoon catching up with lost time and napping. We had dinner and went for a walk through the heart of Pham Ngu Lao. We heard mexican music playing in the park where some people were dancing, and a few other live bands playing english songs, which could've been awesome if I'd been gone longer.]]> http://protanoptic.com/2010/05/11/from-taipei-to-saigon-and-more-importantly-to-tien/feed/ 0 http://protanoptic.com/2009/11/24/leaving-vietnam-in-2009/ http://protanoptic.com/2009/11/24/leaving-vietnam-in-2009/#comments Wed, 25 Nov 2009 06:50:10 +0000 Daniel http://protanoptic.com/?p=595 http://protanoptic.com/2009/11/24/leaving-vietnam-in-2009/feed/ 0