Eat, drink and have fun in Vietnam

Eat, drink and have fun in Vietnam This year my husband and I came to Vietnam, and my American friends said with envy: "I really envy you. I travel to Vietnam every year...

Eat, drink and have fun in Vietnam This year my husband and I came to Vietnam, and my American friends said in an envious tone: "I envy you, I travel to Vietnam every year!" My Vietnamese friends also said with envy: "How nice of you! You fly to Vietnam and the United States, travel everywhere, and your retirement life is pretty good!" It sounds good to my ears, and I feel very comforted. In fact, I don’t go back to Vietnam for tourism. I come back for a few months every year. If I just spend money to travel, where will I get so much money? I am a person who "travels to take care of business and make a living when I retire." I have to inspect my building in Vietnam every year, check the situation of the rental rooms, pay attention to the progress of the grocery store operation, see the advantages and disadvantages, and see if changes need to be made, and make changes accordingly. Of course, Vietnam is inseparable from tourism activities, not to mention eating, drinking and having fun. It's just that every year I come and go, I must travel everywhere, and I have been to many places before and after. Now I have to make a choice. If it is not a new scenery, I have no intention of going again, so as not to spend money and exhaust energy. Last week, a couple from Phoenix City, their sister, and in-laws and cousins ​​from Australia, a total of fourteen people, registered for a trip to Hanoi and Halong Bay. This week, my nephew's family, also from Phoenix City, was going to Nha Trang for a vacation. They all invited us to come and have fun together, but we declined one by one. They only agreed to eat, drink, have fun and have fun together as much as possible while they stayed in Ho Chi Minh City. Neighbors saw that I rarely traveled this time and were puzzled: "Why don't you travel? What are you doing at home?" I didn't necessarily "stay" at home, I just didn't travel far or go sightseeing. There are still many trivial matters at home every day, not to mention I also read articles on the Internet and type on the keyboard to create, which is an indispensable daily work process. Sometimes literary friends will send new poems to me on their mobile phones for me to appreciate. When I feel interested, I will sing "Fenghehe", press buttons, and make up words and sentences. Time passes like this. As for other activities, in a self-centered small circle, most couples go together, do morning exercises, drink tea and sing in teahouses, eat and drink, go shopping in markets, and arrange whatever they want. There is also a large scope of socializing, participating in various group gatherings, some banquets, festive events for friends, and seeing off relatives and friends. Running around, bustling and bustling, there is no such thing as a quiet "stay" day! If it is all included in the account of eating, drinking and having fun, it will be even more colorful and gain a lot. I returned to my building in Vietnam in mid-May. I finished cleaning up the room, arranging grocery store business, reviewing the rental situation, and then contacted all my friends. First of all, I attended the two-night wedding banquet of my elder brother Zhou Guofang. He had made an appointment last year to come to Vietnam with his family from Australia in May this year. He would marry his daughter first and then his wife. He would also hold a wedding ceremony, hold a grand banquet, and invite relatives and friends to have wedding drinks. I finally arrived in time, and I was able to attend the banquet to celebrate my return just a few days after arriving. The banquet was luxurious and elegant in Saigon. At the White House Restaurant, the dishes were served in a unique style, dish by dish, everyone had a portion, and everyone tasted it, without fighting, and it was clean and hygienic; half a month later, he was promoted to a new husband and married a wife, and held a banquet at the Orchid Restaurant in the Fushou Garden on the Embankment. They drank together at the same table in the traditional way, took chopsticks, and were courteous to each other, beaming with joy. On Sunday in early June, I had the honor to attend the Chinese Essay Competition Summary and Award Ceremony. It was a perfect time to attend. I was informed by my senior literary friend Liu Weian, and Huang Xuanji, president of the Chinese Writers Branch, sent invitations. It was held at the second location of the Fifth District Cultural Palace. Guests were entertained with biscuits and tea, which was quick and easy. In this award ceremony, the top prizes in both the student and adult categories were won by young rookies. This is a good phenomenon in the literary world. I clapped my hands and cheered! At the end of the ceremony, near noon, the members of the Meijiang Yin Club took the opportunity to convene a meeting and agreed to gather at Aihua Restaurant for an elegant gathering, treating it as a Xinmao Poet's Day party. It turned out that this day was the Dragon Boat Festival, commemorating the day when Qu Yuan threw himself into the river, which was called the Poet's Day by literati. Many poetry friends from the Meijiang Song Society saw that I was in the South again and invited them to join me. We exchanged pleasantries and talked about old times, and the atmosphere was peaceful. The next Sunday morning, I attended the "Reception for the Release of Tsang Kwong-kin's New Poetry Collection of "Beautiful Years"", which was held at the Hong Kong Restaurant. There were entertainment and singing, and there were many guests. Unfortunately, the breakfast and refreshments were served slowly and chaotically, which was a fly in the ointment. In recent years, several young authors in the Vietnamese and Chinese literary circles have successively published books, periodicals and poetry collections, proving that there are successors, which is gratifying. I came to Vietnam this time and stayed temporarily at my home on Binh Thai Street in District 11 of Duan. In the first month of my life, I attended friends’ wedding banquets and attended events among literary friends. I also had many sporadic contacts and private conversations. Although I didn’t have fun, I still had to eat and drink. How could I “stay at home”? I haven't mentioned in detail these days. Many foreign relatives and friends gathered in Dicheng and carried out various activities. If it can be summarized in the scope of eating, drinking and having fun, it was really a colorful life! Completed in Dicheng, Vietnam on July 10, 2011