On my walk this morning,I spotted the perfect chair for the desk and for watching soccer games. It was lightweight and folded up. So in the afternoon I conned Tuan into taking me to get it. The shop is owned by Fr. Phuc's older brother, so I got a great deal. Here we are celebrating the transaction. We went on to the market to get a couple of shirts made, so we picked up the chair on the way back.
Here I am at the same shop where I always get my shirts made. It is owned by a young couple who have a young child. The shirts and pants are all stitched by hand. Material for the shirts can be bought at the market or right in the shop. I'm a cheapskate, so I went with what they had in stock.
Everyone gets personally measured, and she promised me that the shirts would make me look muscular. I liked that a lot. In the back on the right you can see a looping rod with a curtain. That's the changing room. The new material is folded neatly on the left and finished garments are hung up on the right.
I will get the final fitting in two days and then any changes are quickly made. The price? 240,000 total. Wow, that's a lot! Well, actually, that's $5.73 for each shirt. Take that, Brooks Brothers.
On the way back we picked up the chair and I held it over my head, Vietnamese style, on the motorbike. When we got back I tried it out for Quyen.
Not to be outdone, Quyen tried it also, with Tuan getting a chuckle out of it.
Two shirts and a chair for $22. Like a boss.
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