It is peaceful & quiet village in Tam Coc, Hanoi. Though the people may have to work under the padi field, I can sense the peacefulness & simplicity in their lives.
My friend told me that kids are spoilt here in our country. In VN, young kids have to help look after family, attend to chores & do farming. Not easy afterall.
I admit that life is more stressful here. However, maybe it is because we travel as a traveller. So, the pressure & relaxation come along when we travel. To live in a place may be totally different. The stress of a good harvest, weather, surviving etc.
The young girl in the photo was helping in the padi field, standing in the midst of "raw rice" [forgot the term & too lazy to check]. She reminded me of my friend's daughter. Hee hee...parents here dote their kids a lot - or pampered. =P Not sure if my friend will do the same but definitely he wont ask her to work on "padi field".
It has been a long time since I last visited cell. The members are mixture of young & seasoned christians. I used to think that visiting cell was tough especially when they come with their spouse/gf. That was my time - 2001. Now, cell functions quite differently. Guys conduct their own cell. I also shared with my buddy K that the topics were not appropriate as they touched on marriage, in-laws. Actually, guys' issues were not focused on such things. We shared our encounter, our struggle with jobs & exams. We also shared soccer and durians [the cell likes to feast on durians]. Jimmy asked when my buddy can join us as he remembered his house is very near to the cell venue. I think it is a very new cell - members are very new except the few of us - haha - in army I will be regarded as "old bird". Gosh, stressful as I think I am as "baby" as the rest.
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