I came back
from a 6-day Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam trip yesterday. It was my first getaway and an eye opener experience since being trapped in Singapore for more than 3 years due to the pandemic.
Let me share 6 life lessons learn in the past 6 days.
- Money makes the world go round
While I am taking a break from work, there is a tinge of guilt in me to experience everybody working - from the staff of airport, plane, bus driver, hotel, restaurants, security all doing their jobs diligently to meet the needs of their customers.
Everybody works hard for money in Vietnam where the average monthly salary of a worker is only US$300. All over the city streets and busy markets, there are many peddlers, hawkers and touters for food, snacks, drinks, clothes and cigarettes, all trying to make ends meet. The crowds of scooters and bikes dashing all over the roads make the city buzzing with life....
