I don't know about you, but I have developed a bit of an obsession with finding cute Vietnamese themed things for Ella. Here are some that are just adorable:

T-Shirts at Beoi.com - these are beyond adorable! I have to order one (or more) for Ella. My favorites are the 'de ghet' (troublemaker) and 'de thuong' (adorable) designs. Precious Moments Vietnamese Doll-little Thu Nhi couldn't be cuter in her non la! You can purchase her at ... more

Remember in my earlier post about how babies and children ride on motorbikes in Viet Nam? I came across this interesting article...

Sept. 14, 2006 from the Energy API website

Vietnam saw some 13,000 road fatalities in 2002, representing around 37 deaths per day – a rate that’s eight times higher than in the UK.

Given this alarming figure, it’s perhaps surprising that there’s such strong resistance to the wearing of crash... more