It was an interesting evening. Considering it was the first ever dance festival held in the country, the organisers pulled it off pretty well. It was held at on Diamond Island at a complex of three luxury apartment towers. Despite running out of food and alcohol early in the evening, torrential downpours and the police arriving at midnight and shutting everything down, it was quite a fun night. The best part was the slamming pool party with a DJ booth on the edge, complete with a foam machine.
Above the pool was a large inflatable jellyfish suspended on a cable which was eventually pulled down by the raging pool party participants and subsequently swarmed by everyone... I managed to get underneath it!
The pool party was some of the best fun I have had in a long time; I am super happy I got to partake in it.
In other news, yesterday I went to the dentist to get my teeth cleaned. I went with Daniel and another guy, Ed. Ed and I were having the same thing done while Daniel was having his crowns seen to.
Before I left Australia, I tried to get in to see a hygienist and get a cleaning, however every clinic insisted I had to see the dentist before seeing the hygienist (despite me telling them I had seen a dentist only a few days prior)... one of them even said I had to see the dentist first BY LAW......what a joke.
The prices quoted ranged from $250-350 which I scoffed at and politely declined.
Now compare that to Saigon, where I walk into a large, busy, modern dental clinic; write down my name, phone number and birth date, sit down for 5 minutes, get called in for a quick inspection, wait 10 more minutes and get called in for the cleaning. No appointment.
Oh.... and it cost $25.
The thing about the cost though, is even that price was seemingly "white man prices". Ed's clean only cost him $17.50 (Ed is an American Vietnamese) and another German guy we met in the waiting room, having the same thing done as well, paid $20. Even at these prices, we were still probably getting slightly ripped off compared to the normal rates.
I'm not complaining.
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