"Amazing Race" in Vietnam
Arrived HCM airport at about 5'ish, transferred to hotel, registered with the committee, get our programme list, freshen up and then meet at 23rd floor of the hotel for dinner. Instead of freshen up, we all went to a shopping mall nearby Sheraton hotel at 6pm. We have 1 hour to shop, so kiasu!! The weather was slightly cooling as it has just rained.
We went back to hotel at about 7'ish, grabbed some food, took some photos and then we decided to go to "Ben Thanh" market. When we were there at 8pm, the market has closed, so, we just visited those small stores nearby. On the way to the market, we have taken few of the night sceneries photos right in the Ho Chi Minh city centre. After shopping, we proceeded to 23rd floor in the hotel to meet up our other colleagues for drinks and sweats up a bit by dancing......
On Saturday morning, we gathered at coffee house for breakfast and the committee explained to us a bit about the "Amazing Race" - the do's and don't's!! I am in the brown team!!! Hip, hipp, hooray! A total of 16 teams started the race..... Photo attached below - see how serious we are, discussing ways and means to complete our mission ka ka ka!!
At the end of the race, all the 16 teams were required to do a flowers arrangement as our last mission. Here is Brown team's floral, yeah!!
After the amazing race, we have community programme (teach & play with the orphanage childrens). I did not take part, so, where did I go?? Of course, SHOPPING!!!!
The committee has also arranged the dinner and coaches to fetch us all to the dinner venue that night. It was not in the city. We have travelled about 30-45 minutes out from the city for dinner. There were already some programmes lined up for us - lion dance, art & crafts, potrait drawings, band & singers, etc. At the same time, committee announced the winner & loser of this race plus the flowers arrangement and the HSSE video clips we dubbed in front of the BP Vietnam office building.... It was funny!!!
On Sunday, it was free & easy for us. Slow breakfast and slow check-out for me. After checking out, I went for 3 hours foot & body massage together with my colleagues. After the massage, we took last 15 minutes to do last minute souvenirs shopping. We made it on time for coaches to bring us to airport at 3'ish.
When I arrived home, it was already 11:30 pm. Hmmm.... a good trip and I have enjoyed this trip very much!
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