It's been an insane, non-stop June for me as I finished up the assessment period of school term, took pre-wedding photos(!!), went to Hong Kong, started a new school term including taking on a new large class, and finally I'm off to Osaka briefly in a couple of days!
Pre-Wedding Photo Shoot
An absolute must-do if you're getting married in Vietnam are pre-wedding photos.. and what a lavish affair they are! Although it's a year off from when we're likely to get married, as it's so cheap here and the city has so many fun, colourful locations, Toshi and I decided to go for it :) We had a team of 6 (driver, make up, hair, photographer, assistant and translator) come with us around the city to help out our 13-hour day, along with 5 costume changes for me! We were extremely lucky to get the only blue sky that week which made for great photos though I was sunburnt pretty much after the first 20 minutes! We were drenched in sweat all day but I think you'll agree it was absolutely worth it (and the $250 spent!)
Hong Kong
My school had a week's summer holiday so I took the opportunity to spend 4 days and 4 nights in Hong Kong! Unfortunately it was during rainy season and my second day was a total wash-out, but I definitely enjoyed the short queues at Disneyland as a single-rider!! I pretty much rode everything there!
Dim Sum with Ed from my school days and his friends
Hong Kong is so cool at night!
Rain, rain, go away!
The closest I'll ever come to meeting Jackie Chan
Felt queasy after this ride.. must be getting old (left)
Met Buzz Lightyear (right)
My future dream job!
Cable car up Lantau Island mountain to see the giant Buddha
A Weekend in Hanoi
With Toshi in Osaka already I decided to hang out with the girls!
We went swimming! It was such a beautiful blue sky until..
...the skies opened up for the entire weekend.
Foot scrub time!
Next up.. off to Osaka tomorrow night :D ...Followed by 5 more weeks in Vietnam!
