tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015032357539449473.post8725722782201093761..comments2023-11-03T17:18:56.653+08:00Comments on MY GULCH...: LAST NIGHT IN CAMBODIA: A Vietnamese dinner with ToeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015032357539449473.post-68495676942409044992008-03-03T09:20:00.000+08:002008-03-03T09:20:00.000+08:00@lino:yea, they are delicious. and my taste bud ha...<B>@lino</B>:<BR/>yea, they are delicious. and my taste bud has gotten (so) used to with the spicy foods.<BR/><BR/><B>@Ferdz</B>:<BR/>i don't know if we'll be able to get rid of the "expectation/s" part but i think it's inherent to people. expecting even though we shouldn't. your identity hidden? haha. even if you chose to be anonymous, you will be spotted epecially with your fans/stalkers around.<BR/><BR/>oh yea, remembering what Toe looked like that night was the easiest. one tends to be particularly keen during the first meeting that one remembers even the slightest remark. if i had my notes with me, i would be able to record how many times I asked Oki about the clock or counted how many time the guy at the lobby passed us a look. But then, that's not necessary.<BR/><BR/><B>@Mike</B>:<BR/>howdee? thanks for always taking the time to read. i have two more travelogues to share though, my trips in Vietnam and Singapore. :-D<BR/><BR/><B>@Sidney</B>:<BR/>I was lucky alright. I was thinking, if Toe was a man, will I be able to meet up with her? my answer, hmmm...i really dunno. I would have been scared to death or worst, I might not have come at all and reasoned that I have diarhea. some lousy excuses I could come up with. hehehe! <BR/><BR/>I still have two more travelogues waiting to be posted.<BR/><BR/><B>@Kyels</B>:<BR/>really shaky! i just don't want to spoil the evening by taking so much of the time taking photos of the food. been wanting to eat them since they were served to us. chicken pho is the best especially with more chilli and lemon in it. <BR/><BR/><B>@peter</B>:<BR/>haha! thanks for the comments.<BR/>but I am shy. Really. The only time I could go on the "naked details" of everything is when I write them down. and i rarely talk during the first meeting. i have what my mother refered to as the "muscun syndrome" (our local term for the 'unsociable') and it usually takes time to get over with. there was even a time in my childhood that I literally hid in the closet just because i fear seeing people. and mind you, these people are my cousins. i dunno why but i should have visited a shrink during the early manifestations of this syndrome but i just thought of it then, as something normal. slowly, i am getting used to people. afterall, my job requires socializing and interacting with people. otherwise, i should have just fled and live inside a cave.<BR/><BR/>yes, chinita-looking means chinese-looking (for female). i noticed that most europeans wanted to visit Thailand more than any other SE Asian country. maybe because it has all. temples, beaches, interesting people, nice architecture, etc. but then again, we also have that here, although, i must say, we tend to be a little 'notorious' in other aspects. China is the place to visit this 2008. very rich in culture. i would love to get there one day. <BR/><BR/><B>@Toe</B>:<BR/>hahaha. o shure. handang-handa na nga nga kami sa payback dinner. we enjoyed the food, really enjoyed it that remembering how they tasted like, seems like it all happened in a dream now. but more than the food, I enjoyed meeting you in person. i wish we could have met your Honey too but like you said, seems like he has the same syndrome as mine. hope everything is well. salamat talaga!my gulchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04502155278528048782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015032357539449473.post-73370529349084540302008-02-28T12:02:00.000+08:002008-02-28T12:02:00.000+08:00Hey, sisingilin kita sa payback dinner ha. :)But ...Hey, sisingilin kita sa payback dinner ha. :)<BR/><BR/>But really, awwww... I'm so happy with this post because seriously, I also had this "groundless anxiety" before I met you. :) Added to that... I was frightfully late! :) <BR/><BR/>But I'm so glad that all three of us thoroughly enjoyed each other. <BR/><BR/>I'm also glad you liked the food... now, I want to have lunch there again... nagutom sa pictures. :)<BR/><BR/>You're always thanking me about what a wonderful time you had... but really, I ought to be the one to thank you. I had a blast as well and I'm so happy to have met the two of you. :) <BR/><BR/>Oh darn... tapos na yung Cambodia series. :)Toehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05760646741792242833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015032357539449473.post-33155100250594969772008-02-28T03:23:00.000+08:002008-02-28T03:23:00.000+08:00This is one of the best posts I have ever read on ...This is one of the best posts I have ever read on you blog, Rayts, you seem to get better all the time.<BR/><BR/>You try to make us believe that you are really such a shy girl, but then you go naked in the detailed and very personal description of yourself. Now there is a contradiction I won’t comment any further on. I don’t want to risk you having me and maybe never wanting to meet up with me IRL.<BR/><BR/>Love the way you describe your anxiety to meet this virtual friend. Love your description of Toe as well, even though I must confess that I have no idea what “Chinita-looking” looks like, ah, does this mean “Chinese look”?<BR/>But, OK, I get the picture: Toe looks good.<BR/><BR/>I’ve never really met any blogger friends IRL, except the people from the photo clubs I joined, first BelgiumDigital and then the HFC. I still belong to the latter. But then one of the objectives of HFC is to meet and we just use the internet to share our digitally gathered prey.<BR/><BR/>There is this one woman from Antwerp I mail, we actually “met” in a chatbox about 8 to 9 years ago. I’ve been mailing her ever since, one of her sons is the boy I posted something for on February 26. We have never met, we have seen photos of each other, and I guess neither of us would mind if we did meet up, but then we wouldn’t mind if we didn’t. Now isn’t that just the most comfortable status? If I were to meet her, I guess it would be very emotional, because of the things we have shared and in particular the events that have passed since our e-meeting, not in the least the loss of her son back in 2001.<BR/><BR/>I think it is just great that you met up with Toe, an opportunity not to be missed, I would say. I know I would do it if I had the chance. If I ever come your way, I will suggest that we meet. Up to you, of course, if you choose to do so or not. It is a free world. Not that I have any plans in that direction, anyway, Thailand has always been on my list because of the temples and its natural beauty (and I’m not referring to the beauties in the Bangkok nightlife, I’m not that kind of tourist). And of course: China. I missed an opportunity there some years ago, a unique one, but I just couldn’t match it with my professional agenda.<BR/><BR/>Love the food as well, must have been great!pieterbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02410340506959326985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015032357539449473.post-80364351447201438302008-02-27T21:12:00.000+08:002008-02-27T21:12:00.000+08:00The photos are a little shaky pero I can still see...The photos are a little shaky pero I can still see what they looked like. I've never had chicken pho before and have always wanted to try it.<BR/><BR/>:DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015032357539449473.post-88666761599088402942008-02-27T20:32:00.000+08:002008-02-27T20:32:00.000+08:00You are lucky to have met Toe!(There are people wh...You are lucky to have met Toe!<BR/>(There are people who are more shy than you... I would probably not have told her I was around...)<BR/> <BR/>I don't know Toe but I like her sense of humor (in her blog)! <BR/>Too bad this was the last day in Cambodia! <BR/>What is next? ;-)Sidneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02495108366627361182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015032357539449473.post-6248698372546433932008-02-27T14:16:00.000+08:002008-02-27T14:16:00.000+08:00Ohhh..... I'm hungry now!!Looks very tasty food.It...Ohhh..... I'm hungry now!!<BR/><BR/>Looks very tasty food.<BR/><BR/>Its a pity this trip is over, I enjoyed it, thanks for sharing.haggis basherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10284642781217049901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015032357539449473.post-68355761992708673112008-02-27T13:45:00.000+08:002008-02-27T13:45:00.000+08:00Well that turned out pretty well. I guess you can ...Well that turned out pretty well. I guess you can never take out the anxiousness sometimes when people first meet. There are "expectations" and the best thing to do is not having them. Before I really wouldn't want my identity hidden to the world pero lately malabo na yun. There are some people I hit off easily on first meet and there are others that don't I guess yun na yung tawag nila na "Vibes". Hahaha<BR/><BR/>Wow! na-alala mo pa description ni Toe nun ha. I guess she's a real beauty rin from my visual impression of her.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015032357539449473.post-34145698504647700202008-02-27T11:28:00.000+08:002008-02-27T11:28:00.000+08:00mukhang masasarap nga ah... :)mukhang masasarap nga ah... :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com