February 2007

  • Quan Am - My Protector

    Quan Am (Kannon in Japanese), is known as the Goddess of Mercy. She is also the protector of my animal sign, Nezumi (Mouse/Rat in Japanese). I have a shrine in my house…

  • Construction Mess Part IV :-)

    Well, the two houses were completed last week. The mess and dust have disappeared. Now I just need to thoroughly clean my house once a week :-) The houses look very…

  • Year of the Pig Horoscope (For Rats)

    Rat Overview Things are looking up for the Rat, as the Pig is a lot friendlier toward you than the Dog. You have a tremendous advantage of quickness over the Pig, so you…

  • Yamaha Nouvo Beauty Treatment

    Every six months, I take my motorbike to the Cat Decal shop in District 5 to get the plastic removed and replaced with a new plastic covering. This is how I am able to…

  • Pizza Hut in Saigon

    Okay, I finally tested out the Pizza Hut in Diamond Plaza with a friend. Actually tastes like Pizza Hut pizza :-) The service was excellent and the prices actually a bit…

  • Pets from Vung Liem

    The pictures speak for themselves :-) (I am going to bite you...) (No, I AM going to bite you!!!) (Help, my foot is stuck on this string...) (Oh my God!!!) (Sure, no…

  • Another Saigon Morning

    The weather in Saigon now is very crisp and cool. The morning reminds me of the early Spring coolness I remember in Kazakhstan and from my hometown in Centralia…

  • Back in Saigon and Tor

    I returned back in Saigon yesterday afternoon after spending some time in the Mekong Delta attending a funeral. I will update some interesting pictures from my trip to…