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09 September 2007

Short Talk:

Travelling with Nicole requires a lot of patience and a high level of tolerance to her impromptu singing every few minutes.


If Vietnamese Speak Hokkien

We are on our second last day in Vietnam.

Nicole and I are staying at the "Old Quarters" in Hanoi. We got a clean and comfortable guesthouse that costs us only RM23 a night each.

It seems like everytime I travel, I am fated to come across places with funny names, like Similan Island in Thailand and Ni'ama Bay in Egypt.

Not far away from where we stay, I saw this guesthouse with a pretty bizzare name.

My Cock Guesthouse!


:: Posted by Kenny at 5:12 PM | Link | Facebook It
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78 Comments:

haha...hope there r more funny names coming up...

Posted by: sillyN at 09 September 2007 5:18 PM | Link to comment

you do have the knack of bumping into things like these...
fated to be blogger i suppose?

oh..n first??? lols =)

Posted by: Aaron at 09 September 2007 5:18 PM | Link to comment

NICE La!! Haha..

Posted by: webo1freak at 09 September 2007 5:23 PM | Link to comment

N Kenny, you ROCK!!

apologies for double taggin..

More entries!!! You the best..

Posted by: webo1freak at 09 September 2007 5:24 PM | Link to comment

HAhaha. Hope you had a great time in Vietnam.

Posted by: Clare at 09 September 2007 5:24 PM | Link to comment

hahaha...that is what makes a trip interesting!

Posted by: White-water rafting or Body rafting? at 09 September 2007 5:28 PM | Link to comment


Interested to know, how good is Nicole singing.
Ha ha.....

Shouldn't be 2 annoying if she is good.

Posted by: Vic at 09 September 2007 5:50 PM | Link to comment

to us, it's so funny.. to them, maybe it's some respectable name..

Posted by: Yurneric at 09 September 2007 6:20 PM | Link to comment

My LAN, I suppose they have very good Local Area Network there too....
Nice post Kenny!

Posted by: choongkeat at 09 September 2007 6:36 PM | Link to comment

lame lame lame

Posted by: skim at 09 September 2007 6:55 PM | Link to comment

Wow, what a name!

Posted by: Jim at 09 September 2007 6:59 PM | Link to comment

i shouldn't laugh...but...but...BWAHAHHAH! damn on

Posted by: Lainie at 09 September 2007 7:00 PM | Link to comment

hahaha..give us more!!

Posted by: Joel-taicho at 09 September 2007 7:16 PM | Link to comment

have a nice week~! looks fun

Posted by: clement at 09 September 2007 8:18 PM | Link to comment

funny name, by the way, what is the meaning of "my Lan" in Vietnam language ?

Posted by: freelittlebrain at 09 September 2007 8:45 PM | Link to comment

interesting stuff like these comes running after u Kenny!.. keep it comin.. =)

Posted by: Baldwin at 09 September 2007 8:55 PM | Link to comment

lol =)

Posted by: ninkampoop at 09 September 2007 9:02 PM | Link to comment

HAHAhah... great name~!

Posted by: Senel at 09 September 2007 9:16 PM | Link to comment

LMAO!

Posted by: Maddie at 09 September 2007 9:59 PM | Link to comment

eng muoi, ko kafe khong?

Posted by: lil'd at 09 September 2007 10:00 PM | Link to comment

kenny when u want to visit Bintulu.. here got Similanjau National Park... =P

Posted by: Yihao at 09 September 2007 10:38 PM | Link to comment

your cock can fit a guest house????

Posted by: Aaron Tan at 09 September 2007 11:03 PM | Link to comment

Dude, you should try TRUE vietnamese coffee! Yum... get the one with the filter and condensed milk. Then you'll be awake all night long!

Posted by: nats at 09 September 2007 11:05 PM | Link to comment

we should compile all our vulgar words into a dictionary and distribute to asian country so they dont "offend" malaysian tourist..heheheh.

kenny, u compose one lah

Posted by: jane at 09 September 2007 11:38 PM | Link to comment

bwahahaha....!!
hamik mia pun uh ah!!

Posted by: pilipala at 09 September 2007 11:44 PM | Link to comment

Maybe you can interpret "MY LAN" as:

"MY" - Malaysia
"LAN" - Local Area Network

So, it can be Malaysia LAN Guesthouse which provides high speed internet connection to Malaysia sites, hehe...

Posted by: 思斌 at 10 September 2007 12:14 AM | Link to comment

Haha how come the house name so funny? did u ask y they come out with this name?

Posted by: Darren at 10 September 2007 1:43 AM | Link to comment

Kenny Sia - you're back to your best when talking cock.

Was getting worried a few posts back when you were starting to align yourself politically even when you said you weren't. But then again, you would make a great politician because you talk cock very well!

Anyhoo, overall you rock!

Oh, just as a last comment - You go holiday with pretty girl also can complain some more about the singing! What la!

Posted by: I'm A Chicken With No Name. BWAK BWAK BWAK! at 10 September 2007 2:21 AM | Link to comment

She sing mean she happy to be with you la! Aiyaa Kenny!

Posted by: I'm A Chicken With No Name. BWAK BWAK BWAK! at 10 September 2007 2:25 AM | Link to comment

hehe! so funny!

Posted by: Setoberi at 10 September 2007 6:46 AM | Link to comment

Hahahaha !!!

Posted by: ahlost at 10 September 2007 9:01 AM | Link to comment

Jeeez...you gotta stop making fun of everything with hokkien

Posted by: Nick at 10 September 2007 10:39 AM | Link to comment

You purposely go and stay at this place is it?

Posted by: Eng Seng at 10 September 2007 10:40 AM | Link to comment

LOL!!.. more please..

Posted by: Oya Ashikin at 10 September 2007 10:45 AM | Link to comment

Hey Dude, that 梅蘭. like that Uncle Auntie song 梅蘭, 梅蘭, 我愛你...

Posted by: e at 10 September 2007 10:57 AM | Link to comment

Omg, on trip again... wow

Posted by: ineser at 10 September 2007 11:39 AM | Link to comment

why with Nicole all the time?

Posted by: Snow at 10 September 2007 11:55 AM | Link to comment

I am looking very forward to your posting about this Vietnam trip. Out of so many places that we have travelled, Sapa will always remain magical and memorable, especially with the colors and kindness of the minority ethnic people. Have fun, be safe!

Posted by: Karen at 10 September 2007 1:52 PM | Link to comment

Kenny,
Enjoy reading your stuff. Keep it up.

Here's something I saw over here yesterday.

Cheers.

Mikey
Kuching Nang in KK

Posted by: Mikey at 10 September 2007 2:06 PM | Link to comment

http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k307/tarponmikey/09092007077.jpg

Posted by: Mikey at 10 September 2007 2:07 PM | Link to comment

why with Nicole all the time?

Posted by: Snow at 10 September 2007 11:55 AM | Link to comment

then u apply to accompany kenny on his trips la!! diuuuuuu

Posted by: naeboo at 10 September 2007 2:12 PM | Link to comment

Kenny and Nicole sitting in a tree,
K-i-s-s-i-n-g,
First comes lurrve,
Then comes marriage,
Here comes Kenny with a baby carriage!!

Posted by: stickler4details at 10 September 2007 2:13 PM | Link to comment

My dear, I don't know lar what would people say about you and Nicole, don't mind them lar, I will wait for your next post with more stories about vietnam and not Nicole. Don't put up too many Nicole photos like you did last time. OK? I am a bit jealous :P

Posted by: jane aka kepo at 10 September 2007 2:16 PM | Link to comment

wow, very nice timber doors ... nice lattice patterns

Posted by: peggy at 10 September 2007 2:28 PM | Link to comment

er...only the l-x-n can stay inside tat guest house??

Posted by: rawpotato at 10 September 2007 2:50 PM | Link to comment

oh? stay in lanjiaou hotel with Nicole? doing what at nite there ar? haha

Posted by: I'm A Chicken With No Name. BWAK BWAK BWAK! at 10 September 2007 3:05 PM | Link to comment

it's lame-0 post..

haha. but funny still got so many people read..

all the lame-0 readers... wahahaaha

Posted by: hOcmun at 10 September 2007 3:13 PM | Link to comment

Haha... nicole's with you again. Well, anyway, have fun in vietnam. That's what some bloggers do, traveling around.

Posted by: danielctw at 10 September 2007 3:20 PM | Link to comment

HA!HA!ANY MORE FUNNY NAME U ENCOUNTER? BTW WHAT DOES IT MEAN IN VIETNAMESE?

Posted by: HORNY ANG MOH at 10 September 2007 3:23 PM | Link to comment

its the sign that u have to use ur LAN there lol.....with nicole some more !!!!she is hot, man!!!u should know what to come next bah??

Posted by: lala at 10 September 2007 3:51 PM | Link to comment

you always have this kind of luck that makes you bump into funny stuffs :)

Posted by: evelyn at 10 September 2007 5:33 PM | Link to comment

wow..... what intersting sights.

Posted by: Natalie at 10 September 2007 6:20 PM | Link to comment

*interesting

Posted by: Natalie at 10 September 2007 6:20 PM | Link to comment

Wow so good you can go holiday with Nicole

Im sure u will naughty , make sure u give her a good time at night yeah :D
hehehe

notty boy kenny

Posted by: Wahlao at 10 September 2007 6:28 PM | Link to comment

fuck u kenny
that's my name ur talking about
by the way lan in vietnam means flower.
fuck u again. one more time.
sorry, one more. fuck u.

Posted by: noname at 10 September 2007 8:17 PM | Link to comment

Speak a bit "sen gek" then different meaning lol..

Posted by: keeyit at 10 September 2007 8:24 PM | Link to comment

Kenny, since snake meat or parts are known to be aphrodisiac...I wonder what will happen to Nicole at the end of the trip....lol

Posted by: alex1111 at 10 September 2007 8:57 PM | Link to comment

Hanoi is a great place, 15 years back in time, at least compared to Kuching (maybe 10). The people are great (I mean the girls, and they are pretty and dress well, forget about the guys, our lan pah kia in Kuching looks better) and the shopping is fantastic (everything is affordable in Dong).

We treated ourselves to Bobby Chinn's, the red decor was outragious, the food is only so so and in USD$ too.

Our accomodation was at Sunny Hotel in the old quarters. We "enjoyed" the sight, sound (motor bike horns and the irritating ice cream seller, worst than ours, no tune at all)and smell of road side cooking. This must be one of the last place on this planet where they undress a chicken and then cook it squatting by the five foot way.

Overall it was an enjoyable trip and you must be having a good time. Every meal we had with Hanoi beer, great beer.

We had a few rats accompanied us for refeshments at the International Airport food outlet. Srvice is a big zero. An Aussie tourist complained about the rats to the cashier who did not understand what she was saying???

Good bye Hanoi

Posted by: Squashne at 10 September 2007 9:01 PM | Link to comment

haha... i'm a faithful reader of urs but it seems u never talk bout your relationship b4...hmm...

Posted by: bjk at 10 September 2007 9:26 PM | Link to comment

sorry kenny, you have some very interesting readers with interesting comments here (gulp!) Anyway, wanna check with you since Im going to Ho Chi Minh myself next month. The public transport ok or not? like Bangkok?

I am from Laos. Perhaps you could visit Laos and do a review on it. You know how famous your blog is...heheheh...

Posted by: bensiu at 11 September 2007 12:16 AM | Link to comment

im just wondering whether you read your comments. cos this is a good one. i'm all the way over in canada, yet i get to read your blog through my phone almost everyday!! :)

me n my sister just moved and we have no wireless connection yet, but through my phone i get to read certain blogs and luckily i got to read yours!

do go visit miri k~~~ its a pretty place, the food is pretty similar to kuching but some things are better i think.. lols~

and if you do go to miri, take loads of pics and post it!! i miss miri!!

Posted by: donna at 11 September 2007 12:37 AM | Link to comment

Take that a change "My Hump" to "My Lan"

My lan..My lan My lan My lan...

Posted by: alexallied at 11 September 2007 8:48 AM | Link to comment

kenny,
lu salah ler.
L@n = balls
L@n ch1@0 = c0ck...

Posted by: cs at 11 September 2007 9:36 AM | Link to comment

Make up your main already! Was it still or beating??!!! Get it?

Posted by: Avi at 11 September 2007 9:59 AM | Link to comment

So Nicole and you are an item now Kenny? ;)

Posted by: OooOooo at 11 September 2007 10:47 AM | Link to comment

I also came across a shophouse which sold "My Dung" when I was in Vietnam last year... =)

http://roamer.pitas.com/dec2006.html
(See picture in entry #1230)

Posted by: roamer at 11 September 2007 10:54 AM | Link to comment

hahahaha oh Kenny !! it's damn funny...made me LOL in office.....my lan....

Posted by: Mike at 11 September 2007 11:18 AM | Link to comment

hmmm...

----------------------
kenny,
lu salah ler.
L@n = balls
L@n ch1@0 = c0ck...

Posted by: cs at 11 September 2007 9:36 AM | Link to comment

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if kenny cant even differentiate between his lan and jiao... why u ppl alw assume sthg will happen at night?

Posted by: naeboo at 11 September 2007 12:28 PM | Link to comment

LAN can also mean Lembaga Akreditasi Negara.

Posted by: Abby at 11 September 2007 2:21 PM | Link to comment

lame crap man. C'mon you're more intellectual than that.

Posted by: chris at 11 September 2007 4:23 PM | Link to comment

hey kenny, what's the name and adress of the guesthouse you stayed in? appreciate it

Posted by: jud at 12 September 2007 7:47 PM | Link to comment

Haha... really "nice, special" name... haha...
;)

Posted by: curryegg at 12 September 2007 8:54 PM | Link to comment

if kenny cant even differentiate between his lan and jiao... why u ppl alw assume sthg will happen at night?

Posted by: naeboo at 11 September 2007 12:28 PM | Link to comment

jealous bitch.... teeheehee

Posted by: ice at 13 September 2007 9:58 AM | Link to comment

very NhaKhach (nakal :P), indeed

Posted by: Jin at 14 September 2007 6:28 PM | Link to comment

Some Vietnamese do speak hokkien. The ones i meet in Melbourne anyways. There was one old lady whom i met who spoke in hokkien. And i met another vietnamese man at the temple who spoke in cantonese. Apparently, they are alot of Chinese who migrated to vietnam and later on migrated to Australia.

Posted by: Ivy at 27 September 2007 2:56 PM | Link to comment

nicole and u, nicole and u... arent u sick enough of her face?

Posted by: I'm A Chicken With No Name. BWAK BWAK BWAK! at 07 October 2007 11:01 PM | Link to comment

MY LAN = "Beautiful Orchid" in Vietnamese.
Jeeze, you can't just read Vietnamese on Vietnamese streets and translate it into your language, then conclude that it's a weird name!:)

Posted by: I'm A Chicken With No Name. BWAK BWAK BWAK! at 30 October 2007 1:23 PM | Link to comment

Hmm...that guesthouse's name means "Beautiful Orchid"...

Posted by: ThuyThuy at 18 May 2008 7:22 PM | Link to comment

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