A motorbike ride to Đà Lạt: 300k in fuel for the round trip, 7 hours on the road, forest paths and valley views, a village meal for 20k, total accommodation and food around 500k.
The numbers aren’t the point. The point is this: life lived on the road feels different from life managed from behind a desk.
Ride at 50–60 km/h. Take breaks every 100km. Be careful in the mountains. Come home alive.
But more than that — actually show up for the life you’re in. Not just complete the tasks. Actually feel where you are. That’s the whole instruction.
Wishing you health and meaning in the new year.
— Thiện Minh