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I came across more "MLB" stores and had unpolite thoughts I would like to share.

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Our airport shuttle driver had a lot to say about many things, including some tidbits about Capitalist Lan. Roads were a bit clogged up due to her second trial. SCB branches seemed to be open while I was there. Her trial to appeal her death sentence started at the time of this episode's publication.

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Roosters are nature's alarm clock. The problem is, you can't tell them when to wake you.

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Tao Dan park is one of the big green spaces in Saigon. It is mostly walled off from the huge flows of traffic that go around it. I found I quite like it, after using it for my daily old man walking circuit in 2023. In Tao Dan park there are:
- child and adult playgrounds,
- places where people put up nets to play badminton,
- walkers, joggers and runners,
- people meditating,
- people doing tai chi chuan,
- people filming movies while cooking the actors inside giant mascot suits alive,
- competing aerobic workout regimes,
- and wedding photos.

This track is based on one walking loop around the park. Please excuse the occasional coughing; I had a very terrible cold/bronchial infection that was going around at the time.

Part of a series of what you can hear around Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City).

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Nothing exciting, just a typical moped ride from District 1 (Saigon) to a neighbouring district during regular traffic. What you miss from just listening is the constant game of chicken everyone plays with each other with 99% success rate of living for both players. 

I have read and been told Saigon moped riders are insane.

Part of a series of what you can hear around Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City).

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I thought the rainy season ended after August, but that might just be true for the part of Vietnam where my dad is from. Jen tells me big heavy thunderstorms are normal in October.

Part of a series of what you can hear around Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City).

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From one of the hotels I stayed in, I heard a unique bird call. I have no idea what it is and I cannot find a non-Americas, non-European app for identification.

Part of a series of what you can hear around Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City).

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No Julie Andrew here. Dennis lays out his thoughts on “Vietnam’s” epic, the Tale of Kieu, a story of Confucian morals.

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We talk about the struggles about becoming a war chief and if there is an exchange rate between elephants and horses. 

A follow up to this episode is included at the start of the avocado episode.

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Just a ramble about the various Vietnamese gang members I’ve met over the years.