In Vietnamese the word "ma" has six different meanings depending on the tone you use. It can mean phantom, but, rice seedling, mother, tomb or horse. Does that mean "Mama" has thirty-six different possibilities? One day I could be a "phantom rice seedling" and then a "horse tomb" the next. With three kids and a husband in tow, this mama is headed for a hot and steamy Asian adventure on the South China Sea. Mastering Vietnamese is bound to be just one of our many challenges.
Thursday, August 26, 2010
BTV: Advanced Math
Despite our efforts in the suitcase weighing game, we still created a scene when it came time to check in: five suitcases splayed on the floor in an effort to redistribute weight evenly and stay under our fifty pound per bag limit. After some initial deep thinking, we resorted to just shoving random bits and pieces into different bags and testing the weight on the check-in scale (an absolute nightmare for anyone waiting behind us, but quite comical in retrospect). We tossed out one three-pound “Guiness Book of World Records” and intermingled clothing and electronics until every bag weighed in at exactly 50 pounds. I shudder to think of the time I wasted organizing and folding clothes. Alas, we will regroup and redistribute in Ho Chi Minh.
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