With rashes on my both arms,and exhaustion that comes along with it,I cant say that that i did not enjoy my trip in those 3 asian countries.It was indeed a good trip,something that i will not trade for anything else in the world:memories.The one week that i was in vietnam,cambodia and bangkok,i have learnt something that i would otherwise have not known.How the young ones succumb to begging,how they can be very persuasive in order to get that little amount of money from your wallet.Desperation is the one thing that drives them to do all that.As much as i got tired of them invading my space and peace of mind,i asked again,what choices do they have?
In a country full of corruptions and poverty,what is there to look forward to?
I have met and talked to the locals along the way,and its funny how subtly they try to get sympathy from you.And being a human,with a heart,you obviously tend to fall for their trick.
Especially the tuk-tuk drivers,the stories they tell,the meagre amount of money they make in a day to support their families,how could someone not give them at least an extra dollar?
We got ripped off in Ho Chin Minh,didnt know a 5 minute drive from the market to our destination could cost us an estimated 50 singapore dollars.There was no way out,as the cab doors were locked,and I was strangely scared.The driver cheated us,and we did not do anything.
Because why?Because we were in a foreign country with cultures we were not familiar of.
There are so many things that I want to write,to share my thoughts with,but it hurts to continue.To remember the details,and the painful things that took place.
I lost my ear stud,and everything else along with it.
I am thinking of happy thoughts,thinking of a new place i could go to.
See you soon,Nepal.