April 2007

(Our taxi driver got pulled over by the traffic police officer) (Police outside MGM to enforce the Social Moral laws in Saigon)

The second Pizza Hut just opened in Saigon on the corner of Thai Van Lung and Le Thanh Ton streets (opposite Lotteria). This Pizza Hut looks really nice from the…

Saigon Superbowl is definitely much nicer than than the bowling alleys at Diamond Plaza and Parkson. I bowled a 122 but would have scored higher if a certain friend had…

(Just got all my white hair pulled)

Well, for most of us, today was the first day of our 6 day long holiday. Today is Hung Kung's Day, the first time such a holiday was celebrated officially in Vietnam…

Nice thing about using Wordpress is that as a blogging application, it validates easily as XHTML and CSS. When I add new modules, edit the footer, sidebar or header…

Since Tet, I have been quite busy with my volunteer work in regards to the Amerasian Foundation, a nonprofit organization I formed in the US before leaving for Vietnam…

The Manna club, located on 26 Ho Huan Nghiep in District 1 of Saigon (above the Paloma Cafe). Annie (MeetMeInSaigon and I were going to meet Pao (AznGamerBoi) and his…

Annie and I went to Ty and Tonys' Wedding at the Amara Saigon Hotel in the Phu Nhuan District this evening. Their wedding was very interesting, the food was great, and…

The Malaysian Satay House on 35 Mac Dinh Chi in District 1 of Saigon is really worth a visit. I really enjoy the satay at the Satay House. It has been a month since I…

There seems to be a lot of MISINFORMATION about my cat, Smokey, and how he lives in my house. Smokey does NOT sleep in a prison or jail. He is NOT a prisoner in my home…

I told you all that I had a jacuzzi and sauna at my house! (My jacuzzi - top floor) (Sauna is next to the jacuzzi)

I was impressed at how these motorbikes all lined up for gas today on CMT8 street in District 3. The only guy who was not lined up correctly was ME :-) (During Rush Hour…

Yes, another motorbike accident. If you travel to Saigon, you will see many motorbike accidents like the one pictured below. Sometimes they are quite serious, most of…

April 16. My birthday. Turns out Annie (Meet me in Saigon) shares the same birthday with me as well so we decided to celebrate it together. Joining us at Yoko Cafe was…

Even though my birthday is on April 16th, I decided to have an early birthday party with my friends; Hanh, Ly, Vinh and Nam. We went to 3T, a popular Vietnamese BBQ…

It did not take long for Google to detect my "Water Buffalo Tipping Anyone?" post. See for yourself: http://www.google.com.vn/search?hl=vi&q=water+buffalo+tipping Water…

Smokey (cat): "So this is where that stinky dog (Lucky) sleeps at night. Nice, really nice..." ("Now where did he place that bone of his?")

I was reading up on Cow Tipping in the US and wondering if anyone ever tried tipping a sleeping water buffalo in Vietnam?

A little late in this posting but I have been so busy :-) The 3rd Saigon Blog Summit (okay it is actually the 4th but I never attended the first one), was held last…