Ecoventure 2010 -- walk the green talk

(No opening line, this surprise is hard to contain!)

1. My student (tutee) from Gia Bac School text me an sms! 

• At first I was quite skeptical (read: a tad annoyed) that I still kept receiving calls/sms from mobile numbers which start with [+84] (each sms is expensive, mind you!), nonetheless I replied the text.
• Much much surprise, it was Ka Hien, my tutee from our English Enrichment Program at their school!

• A lil' about her: She is 13 years old, (one of the) top student(s) for her level. 
• Am guessing she text me through her brother's cellphone (she previously mentioned that he owns one). Oh the horrors, hoped she had asked for permission for it, if not let's cross our fingers she don't get no scolding for that! 
• Found it weird that she asked me where I live as I gave her my address on her exercise book, but I figured that she could be verifying all the information I gave her! 
• Thank goodness she stopped at 2, I ain't good at sms (don't believe in long-covo for sms)...or at least paying for overseas ones. 

• 9.41AM - Missed call from [+84], sigh why are there still calls from whom I don't have their records? (I have not deleted any of our Vietnam contact numbers). Ignored it, I can't possibly pay to call there, eh?
• 9.56AM - The same number called again. I recalled Si Hui telling me that receiving calls from overseas numbers are free, so I answered!

• It was nice to hear her voice again! But we couldn't extend our conversation beyond "Hello" and our names. But then again, I guess it was a good "human verification", that we're all still in good condition (ha!).
• The phone call ended with loud noisy sounds, either lightning or just problematic connection from Singapore the the Central Highlands, Vietnam (whoa, sounds very far to me already, 800m above sea level, remember?)