AN UNPLANNED ADVENTURE

“Grab your helmet! Climb on! And let’s go!” That was how we began our little adventure. Simple. Unplanned.

We started what we called “Iris and Her Dad’s Adventure” in a blink of an eye. On his huge cranberry-colored motorbike, we rambled through the streets of Saigon, from the infamous places where thousand of tourists came to visit, to the unknown places which even a long-time-Saigonese would not know.

There was a special tradition between the two of us. Whenever he took me for a ride, no matter where we were heading, I would always start talking about my day or just ranting about my life. To me, dad and his motorbike are a combo that could make me share everything in the world. He made me and my secrets feel safe. That day, we (mostly I) talked a lot. I told him about my worries when studying abroad alone. I told him about what I wanted to be in the future. I told him about my friends, and about my school. I told him parts of my secrets. He would concentrate on my stories and show no boredom. He also gave me great advices and encouragements. His voice is like a calm ocean in the middle of summer. It dissolved my negative thoughts and left me with positive ideas.

My eyes sparkled with joys and my heart jumped in excitement when he took me to several different delicious places. While we were having dinner, I asked him the reason for today’s trip. His answer was: “Since you said you wanted to explore and engrave the streets of Saigon. I simply think why not today?” It was only an idea that slipped off my tongue randomly, yet my dad cared so much about my little crazy talks.

Thank you Dad…for adventures like this!