I did another temperature/wind chill calculation, these last couple days have definitely hit a low. The result?
18.3 degrees F. (25 MPH windchill + 42 degrees temp) And that’s with me driving slower than before. What the hell! Hanoi is a tropical….winterland? Last winter, Hanoi was 65 degrees F with little rain for 4 straight months.
So so cold.
But that was after the food and the Hanoi vodka.
The premise: my company wanted to kickoff massive amounts of hard work soon to be had because of soon to be deadlines of major crazy project with a massive amount of fun.
Bowling at Star Bowl (which I like and I have been to a few times) and Dinner.
Bowling, I missed. Came a little late after I went home to put on 2 extra layers (including leather jacket) up top for the motorbike ride. Those 4 total layers were not even close to being enough. And I don’t even gloves, and your hands feel the cold the most when you’re riding.
Made it for dinner. We went all the way up to Ho Tay to have dinner at a nice lau place. Loaded up on shots of 40% alcohol Hanoi Vokda while inhaling pho cuon, fries, and corn.
Then came lau (hot pot), more shots, and even more shots.
At least 12 shots in all, though, it was probably more like 9 shots, and here I am at 11:42 PM writing about it, not even drunk. I don’t even know how this is possible other than guessing massive inhalation of food is helping me stay good.
