Baby’s coming

We’re expecting a baby. Soon! (and I know no blogger can resist waxing lyrical about their imminent family additions, so read on only if you want to part of this inevitable process).

Reunited

Part two of Chi’s Story, finally reunited with her brother in France.

Chi’s story

When my wife’s brother was born, she was only nine years old. During the birth, her mother had some complications, eventually leading to her inability to take care of the boy sufficiently. Now, I tell the family story as we prepare to meet Dai in France after he was adopted 15 years ago.

Getting Married in Viet Nam

Getting married in a communist country that is still developing is just as much fun as you are probably thinking it is.

Big News

When informed that he had gotten a girlfriend pregnant, George pondered for a minute, looking shocked, and then screamed ‘I did it! My boys can swim!’ as he ran down the hall in celebration.
Whilst not quite my reaction, Chi is pregnant (3 months) and before Christmas (last week of November) we’ll have a baby added [...]

New Years Day

Yesterday was spent in county Cu Chi, and it turns out that Grandma lives just a few kms down the road from the main tunnels site. The family (this is Chi’s mum’s side) have a good sized plot of land. Here you can see Grandma’s newly built house and one of Chi’s uncles lives in [...]

My wife’s blog

Hi there.
I gather most of the people who visit this site are overseas Vietnamese in the States and other parts of the world. So for those who have a proficiency in the Vietnamese language, why not check out my wife’s blog…..it’s a Yahoo 360 jobby, of course.
She has written a lot and seems to be [...]

Moving House

Mrs Hoff started the move.

Can’t read what she’s thinking? Click here.
I noticed the boxes we were using had once held something entirely different…was it a bad omen?

So, a five minute journey down to the end of Tran Khac Chan, over the small bridge, and we’re home — Mieu Noi apartments.

The thing I love about this [...]

Getting Married Vietnam Style - The Final Part!

I have just read an article about blogging, the title of which was ‘Nobody cares what you had for lunch’, so bearing that in mind, I’ll make this the final part of the Getting Married series. I’ve added a link in the catagories section to direct FW virgins to all 6 glorious episodes.
So, we leave [...]

Getting Married Vietnam Style Part X

The hired transport left the Majestic Hotel at around 3.10pm with me, the groom, slamming the dashboard and screaming obscenities at the driver. I climbed into the car. The guy looked at me and said innocently ‘di dau anh?’. Two things to do. 1) Arrive at the hotel on time. 2) Actually know where they [...]