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I did not want to wake up today.

Finally, it is an end of probably one of my lackluster weeks in Saigon. Lets see, what happened:

• HSBC deactivated my bank account because they could not find me. I forgot to change my address but I was surprised that HSBS never tried to call me or email me. I always get advertisements through SMS and email. I went in to change my address and passport information. Now I can get money transferred to my email account.
• Yesterday I got my favorite shirt muddy and probably stained while I was following two HTV employees to their office in Tan Binh not far from the airport. I thought their office was in District 1 so I did not bring my jacket or wear a mask. Forty minutes later, I regretted that.
• On the note of HTV, they called me and I thought they wanted me to complete a project for my school. I agreed but it turned out, rather lately, that they wanted me for another project for their client. Why they were not clear in the beginning, I am not sure. They recorded me speaking English so fast, I had to skip words. Their transcript was three pages long and I needed to complete it in under 4 and a half minutes. I made it but I feel sorry for the Can Tho Province residents who have to listen to it.
• My Moodle template for my school became corrupted, I do not know why. It only works in wide resolutions greater than 1024×768.
• My Joomla template had problems. This was for my own new website.
• Several of my school projects are behind schedule thanks to the Albanian hacker.
• On the note of open source, I let the guys down again. I am too tired to organize a meeting…
• At home, I cannot sleep. Even worse, I wake up early to fast so I get less and less sleep each night. Yeah, I am a grouch these days.
• My Milestone phone drained it’s battery really fast this week. Wifi is off and most of the apps as well. Bad battery???
• Got into an argument with a significant other. That was a big drainer for me.
• I need sleep…

Anyway, it is Friday. Saturday I work but I may skip it to rest and get caught up on projects.

Can’t wait for a brighter Monday morning in Saigon. Next week has a lot of positives.

Have a good weekend.

There, one of my few negative posts on my blog…

Any suggestions on the best remedies for relieving a tummy ache in Saigon?

Here are some I heard about:

• 7-Up or Sprite (American)
• Soda Chanh (Vietnamese)
• Rice porridge with ginger (Vietnamese)
• Sports Drink -electrolyte (American)
• Black coffee (Vietnamese)
• Lots of water (American and Vietnamese)

I heard many people in Saigon are having stomach problems at the moment, maybe a virus, not sure.

Tonight I will eat some Indian food with a lot of yogurt.  They also have this soup that can cleanse the body.  I hope that will help me recover for the week…

Well, as some of you may know, Smokey only has less than a month to live.  His kidneys and liver have failed.  The vet does not want to see Smokey for another month, if possible, since his next visit will be to put Smokey to sleep.

Smokey has been one of my mainstays for SaigonNezumi.com as you can tell from the below link:

http://www.saigonnezumi.com/?s=smokey

Right now Smokey is enjoying his live in my new room in District 1.  He sleeps most of the day in a computer chair next to my bed.  He does interact with me more but on his face you can tell that he knows…

Smokey's bed on the computer chair

Smokey took a long one hour nap on my stomach

Smokey hid in this cat carrier after the vet left, he knew...

One of my friends surprised me yesterday by sending me a birthday gift to my house.  What a way to brighten up a day.  She and her company sent me flowers and a birthday cake.  The flowers smell really good and the birthday cake was one of the most delicious birthday cakes I ever had in my life.

It is nice to have such good friends in Saigon.  Unfortunately I had to inform y friend that my birthday was on April 16th which is Friday.  Hmm, I guess I will get another birthday gift??? 

Birthday gift from a friend

Delicious Birthday Cake