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The Short Happy Lives of Saigon’s Creative Spaces

20 Thursday Apr 2017

Posted by itsaphanlife in Saigon life

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like to visit 3A Station in the late afternoons, when visitors come to browse its galleries and shops, or take photos next to its graffiti covered walls. The exteriors of old colonial warehouses that used to be here are kept intact, extending to form colourful alleyways.  Small trees, industrial art, and painted walls refract the late afternoon light; on most afternoons, a breeze blows directly from the river and cools the alleyway. A bar at the alley’s end, The Great Hornbill, plays soft dixieland jazz or classic 80s tunes from a lone speaker running into the centre of the makeshift square. A gentle, affecting pace contrast the alleyway with the din of Nguyen Van Cu, the busy avenue that leads into it, offering respite from the ubiquitous construction noise that typify the new Saigon.

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I still pinch myself every day to make sure I didn't just dream up this life with you, em. That I didn't just dream of you. To celebrate our one year wedding anniversary, here are pictures of you amongst beautiful art pieces we got to visit together last year, and one of you with a beautiful art piece that we created together. Happy anniversary, em yêu. #artlovers #anniversary Family visit with dogs and infants #familyvisits #newborn Remembering Water is now available on Kindle ebook. Link in bio. If you can bear with me until the fall, my exciting summer project (besides caring for Liam) is to narrate an audiobook version. It promises to be a magnum opus of grand soundscapes, with me doing voices and banging pots and pans for sound effects. Who wouldn't love listening to a tale told by a sleep-deprived parent as narrator? Be on the lookout for it on spotify or wherever audiobooks are sold by... September or so. #ebook #2023debuts #memoir Liam's first book and he's out like a lamp after the second page. #readalong #bedtimestories #babies #babyreading Gỏi cuốn, chả giò, veggie spring roll, hoành thánh dumpling, sushi salmon roll, or plain unwrapped thịt heo quay, you decide what's more delicious. #swaddled #swaddledbaby I can't get my book in Vietnam so I'm vicariously living through photos of my friends (and baby niece Alanna) reading it in the US. Thanks for the purchase and hope you enjoy the read! #authorsofinstagram #rememberingwater #memoir #dogsandnewborns #dogstagram Regarding my mother’s years of raising me, I wrote this in the memoir:

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