Sao Lao

I was walking home a few weeks ago and saw a sign for new herring season. I decided to make laap herring for dinner that night since I had some herbs on hands. I used too much lime juice but it was a good meal. I tried to explain to my two aunts in Vientiane what herring taste like and took some photos for them. It’s a pity that there is no herring for them to try in Laos because for some reason I think they would enjoy the fish as much as me.

Now and then I like to have a take out order at my favorite Chinese (Dim Sum) restaurant at Beurs Plein shopping center in Rotterdam. It’s a good exercise to walk to the restaurant and then do some people watching on the street corners while waiting for the dinner to be prepared. The Netherlands reminds me so much of Laos, especially Vientiane with all the outdoor shopping area and sidewalk cafes. Somehow it feels like a second home and I don’t mind being here so much.

After a dinner like this, I just want to run around the block for a few hours to get rid of the fat. However, it’s more fun to just sit behind the computer and blog.

It’s getting darker faster now. This was what I saw when I came home from school at 19:22 hour. As the train was heading toward Rotterdam there was a sense of calmness that I couldn’t explain. It was a happy and peaceful feeling to watch the field in the distance with sheep and cows gathering around one another for the night. I tried get a good picture from the train. But with all the lights on, they didn’t turn out real well.