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Vientiane at that time, right after the big flood in
1966, was exciting.  Everywhere I went was packed with
people.  It was not only during the day but the night
also.  Better yet, the night was more exciting as the
city was covered with lights, namely the bright street
light.  I remembered that one day my dad took me to
see the morning market.  It was so big and alive with
people buying and selling.  To me, it became an
institution by itself.  Next to the morning market
stood LanXang avenue.  At all times,  it was congested
with cars though comparatively big than any avenue I
had ever seen.  What impressed me the most was the
huge festival at ThatLuang.  Wow! There were so many
pavilions.  Strangely as it turned out to be, what I
vividly remembered during my trip at that time was the
bombing of the casino right in ThatLuang.  Maybe,
because of that accident which counted a number of
dead bodies, my dad didn’t take me to see ThatLuang
festival again.
Lucky that he allowed me to see the movie at SengLao
and Bouasavanh.  At that time, the American western
movies were popular.  The heroes were Ringo, Jungo who
drew the guns so fast and killed the enemy so
instantly.  Do you know what I liked most about
Vientiane? It was the Pho.  Wow! The Pho stalls and
shops were almost everywhere and Vientiane people ate
it for lunch, dinner and just for the sake of eating. 
I saw some people ate them before the start of the
movie and then again right after the movie.  Some when
going to work didn’t pack their lunch but ate Pho
instead.  Even today, Vientiane people are still
fascinating with Pho the way the old generation did 30
years ago.

(to be continued)


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