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Hanoi, 9th Dec I walked into a small shop with beautiful dresses, some made of silk, and asked the lady if I could try two of them. I loved the patterns and the design and as I was trying them on, they looked nice to me. One was a bit too tight in my hip and the other a bit too short for my taste. The lady said it was ok, she could fix the hip on the first, for me, and as for the other one, she could make me another one, with the same fabric and model but 10cm longer. I open my mouth to say I would only be in Hanoi for 5 more days, and maybe it would not be enough time, but she interrupted me to say that it would be ready tomorrow at 6. I was confused,.. maybe my english (as a second language) and her english (as a second language) weren't enough and something got lost in translation, so I asked, Tomorrow? Are you sure? I can wait a few more days, I am not in THAT much rush. She said not to worry, it would be ready tomorrow. Ok, I said, but don't spend the night working, I am not that much in a hurry... We agreed on a price and I left. Next day, around 4 o´clock while strolling around the old quarter, I passed by the taylor shop. I thought it wouldn't be ready, but as I was passing by... I found her sleeping, leaning on her sewing machine, right there, in the light of day, with the open shop, with my dress on her lap... I felt like life can be so diferent for so many other people, so important... Those dresses for me were a whim, taylored to perfection that will cost less than something from H&M, but for that women, they were the pride of a job well done, to please a client the quickest, better way possible, even when I specifically asked for her, not too spend a sleepless night, over me. I left her to sleep, will come back later, I thought... There is no way I am going to make her feel ashamed of me finding her a sleep, or for not finishing her work. It's 6.30, the time I settled with the little taylor. Here I go. She opens a smile when she sees me coming in... Hello! I say, How are you today? Very well, she responds, and I have your dresses ready for you! Do you want to try them on? They fit like a glove, she did not take my measurements previously, she measured only with her eyes... The truth is that they look beautiful and she says they look nice on me too... And they really do... the smile on her face is incredible... I say thank you, pay and walk out. Better spent money in a very very long time...