Tadaima (means I’m home, in Japanese)!

Although I’ve been back in Tokyo for a week, things at BB headquarters have been crazy busy behind the scenes and blogging was quite difficult but I’m back now.

Today, I’ll be doing a non-beauty post where I’ll be thinking about my Vietnam holiday which was also my honeymoon with Mr BB. Many people were puzzled that we would choose this as our lovey-dovey trip together. Honestly, we chose Vietnam out of practical reasons, i.e. it was close to Singapore; we had to use up our the return leg of our air ticket from Singapore to Tokyo; and I’d never been there. Mr BB had been to Ho Chi Minh briefly 20 years ago so we thought, “Why the heck not?”

Some friends didn’t think it was a very romantic destination and I think yes and no. It’s a developing country so creature comforts are hard to come by, but it was exotic and unknown to us so it made it a highly interesting choice. Thinking back on our past trips, we always had a great adventure together no matter where we were so the location was secondary.

Here’s my love list…

♥ Lots of great scenery, from rice padi fields, ancient ruins, to panoramic sea views, especially in Halong Bay.

♥ Delicious food. We didn’t just chow down on great Vietnamese dishes but also international ones, particularly in Hanoi which was quite the culinary hub. Faves include The Green Mango, Wild Rice, and KOTO.

♥ Not really caring about beauty stuff — this is almost like an anti-beauty point! Don’t get me wrong, I did wear makeup sometimes but I didn’t spend much time putting it on and I kept wearing the same look over and over again (e.g. I used Naked, Buck, and Sin eyeshadows from the Naked Palette almost every time). I also went without makeup for days on end.

♥ When I did return to slapping on makeup after a whole week without, Mr BB said, “You look better without makeup! The real you is not covered up.” Big aww.

♥ Spotted baguettes everywhere (and French menus!). Vietnamese food is mainly built on rice and noodles but colonial French influences are still alive in modern Vietnam.

♥ Tailored two winter jackets in Hoi An, the capital of custom tailoring in clothes manufacturing Vietnam. I loved the fact that I could make them exactly how I wanted (pockets, unobstrusive collars, no belt, knee length, well-lined) at a steal (USD100 – 160). I would recommend A Dong Silk but be really careful of fakes as there are shops all over Hoi An that copy famous reputable tailors.

♥ Just did nothing but read, eat, sleep at Jungle Beach, a bungalow resort 60km north of Nha Trang.

♥ Spent New Year’s Eve on the beach in front of a fire, sipping wine, and cuddling up with Mr BB.

♥ Met many wonderful people from all over the world as we made our way around Vietnam. We chatted with folks from different walks of life and they made our time there even more fun and interesting.

♥ Went on long hikes so I didn’t feel that guilty for stuffing my face.

♥ Lay in bed for a day at the Sheraton in Nha Trang just munching on chocolate and watching cable TV to recover from non-stop travelling.

♥ Just hanging out with my favouritest person in the world. ♥♥♥

Have you been to Vietnam? How did you like it? I’ll be back to blogging about beauty really soon!

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