Vietnam is in the middle of a draught. Which is terrible news for the agricultural industries here. It is also terrible news for the country's electricity supply. Apparently there has not been enough rain to supply water for the hydropower plants. So we need to conserve electricity. How? By turning off the electricity supply!
For the past month or so Soc Trang's power supply has been shut off every second day. Different parts of the city have their power shut off on alternating days. We are kind of lucky because, when there is no power at work, there is power at home. When there is no power at home, there is power at work. Usually the power is shut off around 7.30am and turned back on at 5.30-6.00pm.
We're used to the power-on/power-off situation now, which shows just how much we have adapted to life in Vietnam. Except for yesterday. Yesterday there was no power at home and I missed the first half of the finale of Australia's Next Top Model. Not happy Jan!!!
Edited to add:
I just Googled Australia's Next Top Model. The season I was watching was shot way back in 2005. I really am a bit behind the times here! So I spent a productive few minutes Googling all the contestants to see who had made it in the modelling industry. Very sad, I know. What's even worse is that Dan was doing it too...haha!
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