If I had never left Vietnam I probably would have been more than ready for anything in this world. The last time I came back life was hard, hard for my extended family. Now they are better off and life is more like in London. I swear to you to have a flushing toilet, a …
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August 11, 2010 – 4:05 am
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By Li
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Posted in Travel
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“When you kill a man, you steal a life. You steal his wife’s right to a husband, rob his children of a father. When you tell a lie, you steal someone’s right to the truth. When you cheat, you steal the right to fairness.” – Khaled Hosseini
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August 10, 2010 – 12:25 pm
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By Li
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Posted in QUOTES
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“Is that a man or a woman?” – Every single time I encounter a new person, a long lost (apparent) relative I get asked this question. Do you know how annoying it is to have to answer this question every day? Ok, I accept that my hair is short. I do not wear make up …
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August 7, 2010 – 1:52 pm
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By Li
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Posted in Travel
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Sorry, I’ve been pretty shit updating this blog and how my travels have been. Mostly because the Wifi cafes (that are nice) are quite far away and please believe that we only have electricity from 7:30am to 11:30pm. I’m currently on a remote island called Dao Phu Quy, this is where I was born and …
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August 7, 2010 – 4:38 am
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By Li
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Posted in Travel
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“Good Morning Vietnam” – I’ve always wanted to say that and for once it actually be true. We’re staying in our grandfather’s compound. He is a Buddhist monk, my grandmother joined him shortly afterwards and became a Buddhist nun. Together, they built a temple – the last time I was back the only thing they …
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July 26, 2010 – 7:45 am
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By Li
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Posted in Travel
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This time round the journey wasn’t too bad – usually we go straight to Thailand and then take another plane to Ho Chi Minh City. We stopped off Doha first after a seven hour flight before making a swift transfer to Ho Chi Minh City, another 8 hours. I still find it difficult calling it …
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July 25, 2010 – 10:44 pm
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By Li
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Posted in Travel
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Thank you to everybody who came to my send off – I appreciate those who even showed their faces for five minutes and those who only came for a little bit. I left my camera in the cloakroom so couldn’t take that many photos so these are the ones from Rebecca’s Blackberry. There will be …
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July 23, 2010 – 1:37 pm
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By Li
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Posted in SOCIAL
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http://www.behance.net/tomhussey
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