440

July 27, 2009
Life is not easy when you believe in good and bad luck. Whenever something more important needs to be done (getting married, building a house, even a small renovation) a fortune teller will be consulted and he will give the correct date to do it or to start it.
In this case the date was today. However, the builders didn't really have time today, so all they did was a bit of hammering on this wall and that was it. Wednesday the real work will start.

447

July 20, 2009
Considering the way bus drivers drive it may be the best thing to do.

449

July 18, 2009
Ready for the night.

455

July 12, 2009
Heavy rain, thunder and lightning. Getting out of the pool is no option.

460

July 7, 2009
Deep cleaning?

463

July 4, 2009
The streets of Hanoi have frequent parades of cycling advertisements.

467

June 30, 2009
Today was the last day of "Dance out of my paper", a solo exhibition of Noëlla Roos at Bui Gallery. This photo captures some drawings and a film projected on the wall. In the film you can see a dancing model and Noëlla, translating the dancer's movements into drawings.

470

June 27, 2009
Back from the market, ready to be boiled and chopped to pieces. The result is chewy chicken with many bone splinters. Loved by the whole nation, hated by many westerners.

479

June 18, 2009
Hanoi 2009: clothes shop, shoe shop, hairdresser, hairdresser, clothes shop, clothes shop. Good morning Vietnam.

480

June 17, 2009
Motion.

485

June 12, 2009
Cleaning up Hoan Kiem lake is a rare sight. Two men quickly going around it is not going to help much.

487

June 10, 2009
Power failures and power cuts are very common in Hanoi. Often it is the latter, as Hanoi (and Vietnam in general) can't cope with higher demands of these days.

500

May 28, 2009
From 1000 to 500 and from 500 to 0. It feels like the speed is the same as this grasshopper. Slowly on the way to wherever the cables are going.

504

May 24, 2009
The annual Hanoi Futsal Tournament means a lot of legs going after a single ball.

507

May 21, 2009
Hanoi's skyline won't make a lasting impression. It may take a few decades before that will happen.