The Baubles Come Off…

Boooo to broken souvenirs! Well, alright, so these cute Vietnamese slippers cost about US$9 (and I thought that was a lot of Dongs at the time), but they broke the first time I wore them. (It may have had something to do with the fact they were like boats – little Vietnamese boats – on my feet, and one edge caught against something whilst I was walking, thereby ripping the thong out of its socket. But still: BOOOO!)

However, all is not lost. The balls have had the snip, so to speak, and one day soon they shall be reincarnated as a pair of dangly earrings. Although it still does not make up for the fact that I never got a chance to wear out all that pretty rick-rack and turn these embroidered slippers into disgusting shoddy souvenirs fit only for the dustbin.

So once more: Booooo!