Day 33 23 May 2013 Hanoi to Sapa This morning I bandaged Lien's leg for the last time and said that I would see her this afternoon not realizing that she needed to leave by three o’clock so I never saw her again. But no doubt I will call in when I am in Belgium. It rained this morning, not much else to do than hanging around the neighborhood. Something I forgot to do was to get my eyes checked and new reading glasses made. An eye check cost $2 and new g...

Day 32 22 May 2013 After cleaning Lien's wound again, which incidentally showed a remarkable improvement, I texted Eddie with the message not to ask questions but to supply his bank account number. Meanwhile Glenn had fronted and paid for the bike. Most of the morning I worked on what I had started last night. I build a website to help Tommy. Funds need to be generated to get him in a better place. Be it the French hospital or this one there treatment must b...

Day 31 21 May 2013 Hanoi I share the room with 7 other people but it still is not crowded, when new person leave they say goodbye to everyone and when new ones arrive they usually introduce themselves. The young ones like to drink a lot and waste their time that way, that is up to them. Not many keep diaries so I guess if anyone asked them one year from now how it all was they won't remember much. I know , I have been there done that in Japan (twice) when I wa...

Day 30 20/5/2013 Hanoi- Verdriet, anger and frustration I have been thinking a lot about my reason for being here at this time, perhaps it is some kind of mission I am not aware of. I have also been thinking about Tommy a lot. Totally helpless in a hospital with (for us) incompetent doctors who go out on their scooters wearing a face mask to protect themselves from the dust and pollution of the streets and who do not wear a face mask went the treat very sick ...

Day 29 19 May 2013 Hanoi Two years ago, when visiting Sapa was looking around the market and spoke briefly to a lady who was buying some trinkets. During my 2 minutes conversation I learned that she lived in Hanoi and was a American who taught English in Hanoi, I guessed her age as late 60's .The same week I had met some more English teachers; one couple who taught English in China just across the border. I would love to do that for a while were my thoughts at...