an expat's wife (in khartoum no more...)

Salam all.
I miss blogging so much. But I am seriously bogged down with work. I have deadlines left, right and centre...sigh.
The last time I blog, was more than a year ago. That long huh?!!

Today, I went to my saddest wedding ever!
I've been finding it really difficult to find time to write here. But today, I just really need to share my sadness.
I already knew for quite some time that Eween, my late brother's girlfriend is getting married this year. I received her wedding invitation about two weeks ago and she smsed me last week. I've been contemplating whether I should go or not, but I finally...

Our second day in Vietnam was of course spent shopping, shopping and more shopping... hehehe.
Early in the morning, after breakfast, we started our journey. Actually, I did a little bit of preparation prior to the trip. I managed to ask my friend Anne about where to shop and eat beforehand (she used to travel to HCMC a lot). I also googled and...

Today, I woke up around 5.20 am and straight away started the ball rolling. Got everybody out of bed, showered, dressed, solat and away we went to LCCT. I drove because I could drive faster (it's a fact!)...hehehe.
We arrived at LCCT around 7am, checked-in, had a leisurely breakfast and then it was time to board the aircraft around 8.30 am. I told the kids to expect the worse of AA. I told them to not expect anything on board, just a seat without freeflow of juices...