A Ride Anyone ??

After returning from Singapore, to our humble abode we realized that time is flying and we have to get some more furniture as our friend Ken from the states is coming to visit.  I don't think he would like the hard tile floors or the simple mats that the Vietnamese sleep on.  Our friend took me on his motor bike to look at furniture.  There is an area here that has tons of store fronts with much the same furniture.  It was about 4:30 PM when we began our trip.  Rush hour here begins at 4PM.  I have decided that if I am going to live here I need to have a better attitude about this motor bike thing.  After the half hour drive to the furniture store I am convinced that I can do this, even if we did almost cream a young girl who pulled out in front of us.  That lead to a conversation about women (girl) drivers.  He stated that it always seems to be the girls that cause the accidents.  Sound familiar?  We even stopped at a Pizza Hut and brought home two large pizza's, two for the price of one night.  He carried them and drove.    Now Mark is wanting to get a bike so we can get out more.  I trust the friend who has been riding for 10 years with no accidents or tickets but Mark??

The next day he came back and we ventured out again, this time to the large Metro market.  We passed the meat section and they were handing out samples.  I took it and then asked what it was.  Would you believe I tried barbecue crocodile.  It was spicy from the sauce and OK,  but I do much better if I don't know what it is I am eating.  After buying our many items, I was stocking up since I don't get here often, I thought I would take a taxi back to our apt.  Oh no, he said, we can carry it on the bike !!  Well we had a case of diet coke plus a bug zapper, plus a juicer and a bucket for mopping and a mop,  plus a lot of meat and other items.  Well he packed it all into two large bags which he had in front of him with the case of coke.  I held the bucket and mop and wished I had a camera.  We made it home without mishap and I got to save myself, the taxi fare.  And he has never had an accident, did I mention that?  Now all I need is a helmet that fits me.  Mark bought one after we arrived but I just thought I would take other transportation, until I found out how much it cost for a taxi.  my Next venture will be a city bus !!