Meditation and changing my habits

The real problem with me is to think throughoutly and fast. This is quite a challenge because I find myself distracted by my own thoughts, I could not focus on the current situations nor think fast enough. There should be a solution, I was thinking about Meditation which helps to calm me down and think deeply inside my soul. Practicing meditation is very common and it helps many people in this busy world. To have time for mediation and other activites as planning and writing, I have to wake up early and give myself an hour. It's all about changing my habits and adjust them for the better. A good habit is obtained by doing the same things over and over again for a long time enough, maybe one month at least. Everyone can have good habits, and good habits contribute to people's success. There is no doubts about it.

random thoughts

What can I say now? Words cannot describe this circumtance where people beliefs are in very low level and many don't have a goals for their lives. I used to think that if I study hard and be good at English and computer, my life will be bright and I can be a global citizen. But life is not that simple, there are too many obstacles and hardships that prvent us from getting what we really want.

While this don't work out very well, we should continue to do the best we can. For example, I haven't got a GF, and not likely to have one very soon, there are things that I still have to do instead of complaining all the day. I registered for the gym today, and I will do more the useful stuffs like writing or coding, or going out with friends. Hosnestly I don't have many friends now, those whom I used to play with are now busy with their own lives, so I have to make some new friends.

She just played game with my heart

It's so sad that she just played with me, took advance of me, and she has no feeling for me whatsoever. I was so happy to be with her at the times, but it does not last long because I am not enough for her, she definitely needs a better one - more handsome and talented. I cannot do anything about it, so I won't try to contact her or impress her anymore. Instead, I will be just another friend of hers. It hurts but I have to face with reality, I will stop thinking too much in my head. I will just do it, forget all the sequeces. Sometimes it is good to focus on myself, not other people, to know deeply what I really want and what I have to offer to the world.

My Laos Trip

It was a long trip to Laos, and more interesting and exhausting than I expected. The two-day-on-bus travel was very tiring. It was a nightmare for some of my friends from the West.



Anyways, the border was beautiful in the morning



We started from Hanoi at 6:30PM and arrived the Nam Can border at about 5:15 AM, so we had to wait for the officers to work from 7:00 AM. It took more than 2 hours for the immigration procedures to be completed, way longer than I ever imagined.

I was on the bus to  Luang Prabang, so I had to get off the bus in middle of the way and take another bus to Vang Vieng. I stopped at Phou Khoun waiting for the next bus



This man on the left was responsible to take me to the bus, he was playing some kind of board game that I had no idea about.



And this is Vang Vieng



I joined this two lovely girls from England as we met on the hostel



We took a tuk-tuk to the Poukham Cave and Blue La Goon at Nathong Village in Vang Vieng



We enjoyed the cave so much




I left Vang Vieng on Sunday afternoon for Vientiane. The Laos' capital was so beautiful, and much more organized than the chaotic Hanoi. It has a breath of a furture modern city.








It was so good to walk around the city in the evening because the roads are clean and not much traffic. The only problem was that it's so hot and humid in Laos, there are even no wind at all. There are more cars than bikes and the streets were built with a good quality, so I thought I wanted to live in Laos and own a car.

Laos is not a too-deploited country like Vietnam, it still has the forests and the population is not very dense, actually it is ten times less densed than Vietnam.

I was happy to be able to see the beauty of Laos with my own eyes. I will come back to this country next  time.

Prepare for the Laos trip

I bought the ticket to Vang Vieng and it costs 950k VND, which is relatively high compared to a discounted flight to Bangkok, not mentioned that I need to spend a whole day on the bus and it will be tiring. To get to the Nuoc Ngam bus station at 6:00 PM, I have to go home early at 4:00 PM and then take a BRT bus and then a grab bike. If that takes me too long, then I will take the grab bike only, it might cost me 30k VND more but I don't have to wait for the bus. Things I need to prepare:

1. Passport
2. Money
3. Food: a big bottle of water and some snacks, cakes
4. Toilet paper
5. Clothes
6. And other stuffs like phone, lens,...

I got a initerary from Hang Dinh and I will find out if it has something I am looking for.

Booking ticket to Vang Vieng

The initerary is still has some details that need to be updated. I tried to book ticket to Vang Vieng but I couldn't call the bus, so maybe I'll try again tomorrow. Meanwhile I booked a bed in an eight-bed dorm in Vang Vieng so at least I will have a place to sleep when I arrive there. The bed costs me only 247k VND for two nights and that's acceptable price. I think I will book a bed in Vientine later when I am in Vang Vieng, so that the time could be more flexible. I will spend a million VND per day for food and sight seeing, and the number could be changed if there is a special thing out there. For example, I really want to take a balloons ride which costs me $90 (maybe $80 if I could negotiate in some way). So it is a whole two days budget just for one ride, but it worth the try and it's relatively cheaper than other places. The rooms would cost me 500k VND more, and I basically spend 2 millions VND on bus tickets and beds. The food takes me one million more, so if I take the balloons ride, then I have to prepare about six millions in total.

Laos trip initerary

I will go to Laos next Thursday and I need to make plan quick. I will get some Kips today and will have a small bag in several days. There is the need to bring clothes and money for my trip. I also have to book the tickets and rooms in advance. I mainly used tripadvisor for getting information of places I want to go and I got a saved list of places to visit in Vang Vieng and Vientine.

First, I will be in Vang Vieng at about 6 PM, then go to Vang Vieng Homestay at 6:30.

Day 1 - Friday

To Vang Vieng at 18:00
Get a bed at Vang Vieng Rock Backpacker hostel
https://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g612363-d11893917-Reviews-Vang_Vieng_Rock_Backpacker_Hostel-Vang_Vieng_Vientiane_Province.html

Go around the town and have dinner at Viman Vang Vieng
Feel so tired so go to bed and dream for the next day

Day 2 - Saturday

I need to do something fun, to not waste my time here. So I consider a climbing school, a bike school, or a balloons ride. The balloons one is a bit expensive (80-90$)

The night comes, and there are some nice bars to hang around.

Day 3 - Sunday

Check out the hostel at 10 AM
head to Vientine
Get a bed
Go around the city

Day 4 - Monday

Still go around
Get a bus to HN at 17:00