before - after - my sale in progress at the market

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this morning -

I stopped short for long, green peppers at Chợ Bắc Mỹ An

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took home a quite a few - 6 or 7 - for 20,000 DNG worth (aka approximately $0.76 USD)

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plus, tall asparagus (lighter in color, here), fried tofu, freshly baked Uzbek bread and a bánh mì bột lọc chay filled with steamed, chewy, delicious and intriguing filled tapioca dumplings, herbs, chili sauce, and greens.

I had never come across these ladies with a “chay” [vegetarian] pop-up in the market I visit most days now until now, and well, for $0.38 USD, there was my local lunch. : )

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in other news, the first “big, big” government warning storm to the city is impending

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prepping for job interview this afternoon !

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and….writing a big ‘scrap on the flavors of Vietnam after polling fellow expats & pals on what’s become a part of their lives since they’ve made a new home here <3

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reflective, therapeutic, inspired & pushing on, & on

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