I, water bottle #6, am alone am on a Mekong bus with Barbara, headed to Siem Reap, Cambodia. Her 3 month visa ran out so we had to leave the country for a minute. Last night we stayed in Ho Chi Minh City where we caught the bus this morning. The hotel was recommended by our friend Pat. Pat came to Vietnam after investigating the world's teaching opportunities and discovered Vietnam to be the best bang for the buck in wages vs. cost of living. At 60 years old, she flew to Saigon to take a CELTA class and began her new career as an international English teacher. The CELTA is an intensive 4-6 week class presented by the British Council that results in an English teaching certificate recognized by most 2nd and 3rd world countries. The trick is to take the class in the country where you want to teach, because at the end of class, all the local schools are banging down the doors to get to you.
Today's bus ride has been surprisingly pleasant. Water bottle #7 was left in Bien Hoa to await our return, and I have a sneaky suspicion that I will never see it again since Barbara is coming back by airline, and you know their policy.... This is very sad for me that I must be abandoned in a foreign country where I don't know anyone. At least my other lost and abandoned mates got to stay in their home country of Vietnam. Listen to their cries as they were lost, one by one.
Water Bottle #4 Noooooo, I was sighed as Barbara accidentally left me at the rice restaurant. I don't know why she even brought me here since they serve iced tea anyway. Oh yeah, that's right. Someone informed her that they do not wash out the glasses after each use, but I say "So what! Let everyone share." I just hope I don't fall onto the floor with all these rats running around!
#5: Barbara promised me a viewing of Star Wars 7 and then she left me on the ticket counter and watched Star Wars without me. What a disappointment. I have been waiting forever for that sequel.
#6: Barbara carried me to her workplace in her backpack, then after her first class, she spotted Pat's bottle, thought it was me, and threw it on top of me. This guy looked exactly like me thus both our fates were sealed. As soon as she opens the backpack and sees us twins, we just know she is going to throw us both out. Oh...... she's seen us! Start praying! Hey, she's not throwing us out. Instead, she leaves us both filled and on top of the counter in the coffee area. Now we call ourselves the twins. We hang out together near the water cooler and the chom choms and other snacks provided by the school. We have been here for a long time. No one knows who we belong to so they're hesitant to toss us.
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