Together with my ultra slim Vietnamese co-emcee, it was fun to dress up in the Áo dài for the work dinner. Best of all, the colleague spent a good hour with me polishing my enunciation in the vernacular language and helping me translate phrases. I started to be aware of the subtle differences in the language between the North and South.
I think I have this Asean face. People have asked if I was Japanese, Korean or Thai. At the dinner, some actually thought I was Vietnamese. Till I opened my mouth to speak. My Vietnamese was at best, halting, in bits and pieces and very limited.
By and large, I'm not what one would term 'pudgy'. Still, I felt like a cow next to my super-slim colleague! Vietnamese women are unbelievably willowy. They might not be very tall. But their slender shapes lend an ethereal feel to their silhouette. Then, 90% of the population is trim and rather fit. It's not easy to find an overweight Vietnamese in Vietnam. The father had 10 sets of beautiful Áo dài made for me from HCMC. They are not frequently worn. It's slightly more cumbersome than the cheongsam unless I'm popping to dressier dinners or something. If the Áo dài is to be worn often, I better whip myself into shape! Oh, in this photo, I am the one in dark blue.
I think I have this Asean face. People have asked if I was Japanese, Korean or Thai. At the dinner, some actually thought I was Vietnamese. Till I opened my mouth to speak. My Vietnamese was at best, halting, in bits and pieces and very limited.
By and large, I'm not what one would term 'pudgy'. Still, I felt like a cow next to my super-slim colleague! Vietnamese women are unbelievably willowy. They might not be very tall. But their slender shapes lend an ethereal feel to their silhouette. Then, 90% of the population is trim and rather fit. It's not easy to find an overweight Vietnamese in Vietnam. The father had 10 sets of beautiful Áo dài made for me from HCMC. They are not frequently worn. It's slightly more cumbersome than the cheongsam unless I'm popping to dressier dinners or something. If the Áo dài is to be worn often, I better whip myself into shape! Oh, in this photo, I am the one in dark blue.
15 comments:
Yours is lovely! Not fat cow lah...just more well endowed at the chest?
sesame: hahahah!!! you so sweet. next time i show you my hips. ;P
Wow they are beautiful! Hmm makes me feel like getting one too so i can wear them at those costume party events or parties. ;)
You Ao Dai is lovely!!
Yah, agree with sesame : you are more endowed :):)
lakeside: thanks! they're beautiful! especially the fabrics. so many choices.
free spirit: sorry girl. i gotta delete your comment. don't want specific personal info reflected on this blog.
lms: hehehehehe.
Agree..., not pudgy, just fuller at the right place.
wow, you having an enviable time
Nice dress.
ooops! i forgot! :P
woohoo!!! how hectic was it?? it sounded completely filled. am glad the photos didn't make it seem so bad.
It's a very flattering piece. There is hardly any need to whip yourself in better shape, haha, not when you are so blessed 'there'.
hahaha. you look great babe. demure. till u open ur mouth!!!!!!! muahahahah.
wow the Ao Dai just screams feminity and I think you have the figure to carry it off!
dr+msfairface: awww. you girls are just making my heart melt! :*
dainty daisy: grrrw. but so true. hahah.
suziew: hee. work hard, play harder.
dk: thanks!
freespirit: no worries!
you were in hanoi last week??? i was there too!!! oh dear. how come we didn't let each other know! it'd have been fun to hang out at night.
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