Vietnam By The Numbers

I'll probably be commenting about my recent trip to Vietnam in more detail at some point in the future, but for now, here are some key facts:

• Cost of one of the best meals of my life: 10,000 VND (or about 62 cents) for two people
• Number of times Vietnam traffic made my life flash before my eyes: 23
• Number of mosquito bites incurred: 63
• Number of mosquito bites incurred in a 10 minute period while on an aborted trip to explore a national forest: 53
• Number of truly dingy looking street stalls I frequented for snacks or meals: ~ 30
• Number of times food from said street stalls was awesome: ~30
• Number of times I puked due to food from said street stalls: None
• Number of times I puked after getting my ass kicked in a night of drinking with a 67-year-old man: 5
• Number of flasks of cognac said 67-year-old's wife carries around in a pack for him for "emergencies": 4
• Clues that I shouldn't try to match him drink for drink: 4
• Times I wished I was dead the day after: 43,200
• Times I said, "This is fucking awesome": > 20
• Number of pictures I took: 252
• Number of pictures anyone will ever see: 0
• Years it will take for my wife to stop reminding me that I lost the camera: 243