Meeting the Man Behind Mall of Asia

Angeli and I met with Henry Sy while he was doing his usual rounds in his largest mall project so far. Two secretaries, three bodyguards and a handful of mall guards were behind us.

Vacationing in Manila

I'm back in Manila to visit close relatives after my 6-week stay in Vietnam. Nothing much has changed except for the 12% EVAT that most establishments add to its bill. Nevertheless, eating out in Manila is still reasonably affordable. Each of the 100g king prawn on the picture costs $2 USD which eats like a steak (meat is really thick).

Vietnam not Canada

The HSBC Ho Chi Minh office share the building with the Canadian Consulate. Strangely enough the single-starred flag of Vietnam is nowhere near.

District One

Whenever you walk around District One in Saigon, you'll often find yourself stopped by either the 'cyclo-man' or a motorbike-man asking if he can give you a city tour. They're not a security threat as I initially thought. I found that not giving any eye contact is the best way to avoid them following you to work.