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Phú Quốc (Tết 2016)

A Playlist: Songs With the Word "Christmas" In Their Title

The Waitresses | Christmas Wrapping

John Fahey | The Christmas Song

Jethro Tull | A Christmas Song

The Flaming Lips | Christmas at the Zoo

Sufjan Stevens | That Was the Worst Christmas Ever!

Mogwai | Christmas Steps

The Ramones | Merry Christmas (I Don't Want to Fight Tonight)

John Prine | Christmas in Prison

Daniel Johnston | Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree

Bob Dylan | Twas the Night Before Christmas

Lou Reed | Xmas in February

Bright Eyes | Blue Christmas

Dawn McCarthy + Bonnie 'Prince' Billy | Christmas Eve Can Kill You

Sufjan Stevens | Christmas in July 

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Complete Playlist

Tết Festivities in Ho Chi Minh City

Another year, another Tết, another flower show!  As we have missed the previous two flower shows, we figured we might as well go and check it out.

This years' multinational scum-mongers (corporate sponsors) sure paid for a pretty show.  As in years past, the flowers were spectacular!

However, as I tried to capture the floral arrangements, dodging and avoiding the folks posing draped in front of every good vantage point, I quickly realized I was missing the REAL flowers of the show.

Em đẹp quá!

We even managed to strike a few poses ourselves before leaving!

Look who's in town!  BFOSM

Happy New Year!

The Year of the Horse: Chúc mừng năm mới!

the YEAR of the HORSE

Christmas in Ipoh!

Hark! We spent a memorable Christmas at the Banjaran Hot Springs Retreat in Ipoh, Malaysia.

To be tucked between tree-encrsuted, limestone karst cliffs on such a special day was a real treat.

Hot springs, steam caves, bromeliads galore, crystals, massage treatments, warm pools, flesh-munching fishies, foot reflexology paths, tea/biscuits, oh my!

In a well-manicured jungle, even the beasts are tame.

Poinsettias, resplendent and crimson.

Lovers, languid and cheerful.

Dinner back in old town Ipoh - a colonial throwback town nestled between verdant hills and raised on riches pulled from tin mines and felled forests.

A Chinese Malaysian feast to remember:

Bean sprouts plump and righteous...

... cinnamon encrusted bean curd...

....kway teow noodles in an egg-drop soup...

... and Hokkien mee noodles.

We tucked in heartily.

Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night.

Much love,

Nellie, Gavin, & Developing Mouselet

Hark!