Vientiane Day 4. Four ways of going to work.

Day 1: Got conned by Tuk-Tuk driver and I agreed to pay 30,000 Kip (less than $4) for a trip to Patuxai,where UNDP building located. Travel time: a little over 10 mins.
Pros: convenient, shaded, fast

Cons: 30,000 kip is pretty costly for Vientiane (a good meal in a fancy cafe cost 25,000 kip)

Day 2: Bargain for 20,000 kip of tuk-tuk ride (less than $3). 

Pros: convenient and cheaper than 1st day.

Cons:Another person ride on the same tuk-tuk and the driver dropped him off elsewhere first before me. I was 10 mins late for work.  Never say one hor uncle!

Day 3: Walk to work. Travel time: a little over 20 mins

Pros: I get to know the streets, it's a nice scenic walk, I get some excercise, it's free
Cons: I have to leave earlier and shed some sweat

Day 4: Rent a bike for 10,000 kip (a little over $1 for 24 hrs) and cycle to work. Travel time: 10 mins
Pros: it's fast, cheap, I get to excercise and can keep the bike for the rest of the day

Cons: It's hot and I smell of car exhaust afterward.

Day 4 is my favorite.

Thank you for today!

Vientiane Day 3. The Bachelorette's Pad

This city is full of hidden property gems and the ultimate bachelors' and bachelorettes' pads. If I come back to this city for a longer term, I'm gonna stay in one of these houses: http://uniquelaos.com/projects.htm.

Vientiane Day 2. Workplace in a country where some friends thought has no internet

Vientiane Day 1. You Never Try,You never Know.

After a week full of packing, moving and farewell night outs in Singapore - Vientiane Day 1 followed by numerous dusty tuk-tuk rides to view apartments, a 30 mins walk  in the scorching heat to find a telco company only to be told that Lao network doesn't support BB with a local number.

Spent 30 minutes surrounded by 3 people who wanted to help me view an apartment. None of them speak English. Then I found out it's not the right building.

Dragged myself out to eat. Nearly fell asleep by the street side.

I heard a loud drunk Australian said the men in his family get to live to 100 years.

A ride to work

I overheard a tranny whispered "You never try, you never know", to convince a middle-aged white guy in a rasta hat.

I haven't even been here for 24 hours.

A (Temporary) Goodbye Kiss to the place where I pay my taxes

Fitting a life into a suitcase

I tweeted "Packing is much like moving on.You need to leave unnecessary things behind to make space for the more important things in your life". I felt so smart for 1 hour after that.
With 23kg allowance, I'm left with many decision-making tasks;
- The black palazzo or the navy blue baggy?
- The boy cut or the skinny jeans?
- Hair dryer or straightening iron?
- The mustard or the black backpack? the beige sling bag? 
- Grey sneakers or the brown Gola?


There's no such things as 'travel light'.

They said it's my work visa. I believe them.