Day 48

Tonight was just the night from hell… around 4 in the morning the judgment day starts: heavy rain, wind and thunders. So much noise I woke up and even got up to see what was happening by going to the living room look through the window. Then I go back to bed and the routine starts all over again: when the alarm clock rings I turn it off and roll in bed a little bit more, then I get up, shower, get dressed and go with Xuan to take the kids to school. After that we stop by the market to buy meat and head home as Chi Mi has my breakfast already ready. 2 fried eggs and bread and to finish cà phê sữa đá.

It’s still early to go to the salon and Xuan has the accountants coming so I go back to my room and edit a couple of photos until she comes to get me. Today I take the camera again with me hoping that I get some nice pics from the surroundings.

At the salon I’m welcomed with smiles and after getting ready I start my practice. This one is frustrating as I’m not getting the hang of it and I guess it’s frustrating for the teacher too ‘cause I say ok, I get it but I’m not able to make my brain communicate it to my hand and wrist. Fortunately in the middle of the morning I manage to kill it and I almost make a party all by myself!

Around lunchtime I make a little pause and go for a couple of pictures and while doing it, the girls come ask me if I wanna go to the market with them and of course I accept the invite. While strolling around the market I do a couple of pics and I feel happy that we’ve been able to communicate even without speaking the same language.

We head back to the salon and I practice a little bit more and, in the meantime, Xuan shows up with my lunch. While I eat she gets her nails done and we talk for a bit. I tell her that today she doesn’t need to pick me up because if I see there’s no clients I’ll walk home and make a couple of more photos. Once more, the girls surprise me by ordering me another cà phê sữa đá and not letting me pay. We hang for a bit and I get back to my practice. Around 4 pm a client comes in and this is my cue to see how the salon boss works with UV gel and how the teacher draws.

the boss

I stay at the salon until 6.30 pm and then I start walking home. I tried to call Xuan but she didn’t hear it, fortunately, in her way to pick me up with the kids she saw me at the sidewalk and called me.

Got a ride home and also learned that they went to pick me up ‘cause Thach Thao wanted to know where I was and why didn’t I go pick her up at school. She’s a very lovely girl! At home it’s time for the kids to have dinner and I play and joke with them a little bit. When they finish it’s our time for dinner and so I leave them in my room watching the chipmunks while we’re downstairs. There’s no sound but the wind coming from my room, which means they’re paying attention to the movie and no fights in sight.

When we finish dinner I stay around the kitchen for a bit and when everyone starts to get ready to go up I also go to my room to find a very interested Thach Thao in the movie and wants company to watch the end of it. I seat next to her and we finish t watch the movie with Xuan that showed up in the meantime.

Time for the kids go to bed and time for a shower for me…. Finally TV show and bed!

Night night peeps!

P.S. – today the kids made my day so why not a “Kids” cover…