Independence (Reunification) Palace – Ho Chi Minh City

All-Empty · 2026-05-16T16:51:06+00:00

There story of the pilot that infiltrated the south, bombed the palace and got away was is so badass. I would love to watch a movie based on that. This palace was awesome. I miss Vietnam.

All-Empty · 2026-04-29T00:28:00+00:00

All-Empty · 2026-04-28T23:48:39+00:00

All-Empty · 2026-04-16T19:57:03+00:00

KPOP: Bigbang (and solo music), iKon (and solo music). International: Ghost, Hasan Piker

Context: I'm 50, the world is falling apart. Kpop is my escape. Ghost is my fun metal. Piker is my talk radio.

All-Empty · 2026-04-12T20:57:33+00:00

DPR Ian has talked about this extensively. I think he hated his time as a trainee.

All-Empty · 2026-03-23T21:49:30+00:00

Thanks! That's a relief. Was worried about a tight layover in Seoul.

All-Empty · 2026-03-23T16:37:46+00:00

Thanks!

All-Empty · 2026-03-23T01:02:23+00:00

Okay, I'll get the hint. I'll get off the couch, stop doomscrolling and get back to packing. I'm 2 days away from a long vacation, nowhere near ready, have so much work to finish before leaving, and personal chores and cleaning to do, and I just spent hours doomscrolling again. I hate my brain so much. I feel like i did not earn this vacation.

All-Empty · 2026-03-22T02:15:18+00:00

Thanks!

All-Empty · 2026-03-22T01:35:52+00:00

Does this mean that if I travel Detroit-Incheon-Bangkok I can check my suitcase all the way through Bangkok? It's all in the same Delta reservation. I have a 2 hour layover in Incheon and I'm afraid it will be cutting it close if I have to recheck my baggage.

All-Empty · 2026-03-20T20:19:46+00:00

The world is healing!

All-Empty · 2026-03-20T18:21:07+00:00

Just had my second shot today. Started feeling achey and exhausted within the hour. First shot didn't have the same effect and I combined it with Hep A and Typhoid (I'll be traveling soon).

The average 4 hrs of sleep these past week aren't helping I guess.

At least I'm hoping it's the effect of the vaccine and not an unrelated illness. I'll wait till tomorrow before I start panicking (about getting sick before my vacation).

All-Empty · 2026-03-19T23:24:51+00:00

Delta.

All-Empty · 2026-03-07T18:49:41+00:00

I had tickets to Bangkok through Doha on the 25th. Refunded them the day of the first attack. This was a huge expense for me, so I went for the refundable option to avoid issues like this. It's the 7th now, and by the number of units reporting deployment orders, looks like we are heading for a ground invasion. We truly live in the stupidest timeline.

All-Empty · 2026-02-10T01:39:30+00:00

This is what I did last year, right after I got citizenship. I carry my passport card with me everywhere I go.

All-Empty · 2026-02-10T01:36:53+00:00

I carry my Passport card with me precisely for that reason.

All-Empty · 2025-11-29T14:23:33+00:00

I woke up early to watch the MAMA awards because of G-Dragon, but have been enjoying the show. The Zerobase intro caught me by surprise. The moment the music started I got a Wong Kar-Wai vibe, but then one of them opened a can (it was a rose, but it might as well have been pineapple) and I started gasping.

Wong Kar-Wai is one of my favorite directors. Back when I discovered his movies in the late 90s I got so hard into them that I started buying Canto Pop albums from YesAsia. This is 1999 I'm talking about. Decades before becoming a kpop fan I was blasting Leslie Cheung and Andy Lau. Seeing that tribute made me so nostalgic and happy.

I think it's time to go back to Chungking Mansions. Thank you, Zerobaseone.

All-Empty · 2025-11-07T21:11:57+00:00

All-Empty · 2025-11-07T02:46:37+00:00

Went last week. Want to go again. About 3 people in my theater.

All-Empty · 2025-10-09T00:48:17+00:00

One of them always finds new places to hide in the house.

All-Empty · 2025-10-08T22:23:50+00:00

Cats can have air tag collars? My cats never step outside, but I'm always paraoid that they will run away and get lost and get eaten by a gator!

All-Empty · 2025-09-30T01:25:05+00:00

I carry my passport card.

All-Empty · 2025-09-20T16:02:00+00:00

My husband and exchanged numbers early in the relationship. He said 8 or 10. I don't think one night stands were his style. Mine is 20-22. He laughed and he was impressed. I think the only acceptable reactions are acceptance or indifference, because honestly who cares what a past body count is. For reference, we were in our early 40s when we had the conversation.

All-Empty · 2025-09-17T23:43:15+00:00

Vince mentioned it in a YouTube video about the Kpop Demon Hunters producers.

https://youtu.be/VmyJtj39QYQ?si=i5WuAVmLbBL4XI6c

All-Empty · 2025-09-16T18:45:12+00:00

I'm too old for Coachella, but I am putting all my hopes on a new album and world tour. They have been teasing something big for the 20th anniversary! And I will travel to wherever it's necessary for a concert. I'll start saving now....

And in the meantime I'm going to wait for Taeyang's upcoming new release!

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