June 2007

One of the best kept secrets in Saigon is the Du Mien Cafe located in the Phu Nhuan District. It is located about 5 minutes from my house and a very convenient location…

Well, Tony just added his own blog. He is one of my partners from the Saigon Linux Group. He is a Linux geek/guru from India married to a Vietnamese friend, Ty. I…

Just giving a plug for my friends at VinaGroup, a newly formed investment firm here in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. VinaGroup intends to invest in the technology, mobile…

The Saigon Linux Group (SLG) has set up an openSUSE Linux mirror in Vietnam in an effort to promote Linux and Open Source Software in this country. The SLG plans to add…

Well, the Phu Nhuan District does not have electricity now. I decided to head to Saigon Centre's Highland Coffee. They have wireless there and a nice breakfast…

After taking a two semester leave of absence, I returned to SaigonTech at the Cong Hoa campus today. I had a very enjoyable class with two groups of students. The…

Well, yesterday FPT blocked access to the internet. Odd since they told me that I needed to pay my bill on the 26th of every month. Each month it seems to get moved up a…

I have been running OpenSuse 10.2 for nearly 3 months now. It was easy to install and configure on my Lenovo/IBM Thinkpad. OpenSuse is a great Linux distribution for…

Ever wonder what happens to your garbage once you leave it out of your house? In the US, you know the garbage collector will come by once a week to pick up your trash…

Last weekend I attended two wedding receptions for my friends, Ms. Van and Quy. Ms. Van was my faithful colleague from SEAMEO where I taught for one year when I first…

Last Friday I headed to District 1 to meet some friends for lunch. On the way, I had to endure a downpour during a thunderstorm. Luckily I had my rain poncho but it was…

Tainted food has been on the headlines of many Vietnamese news outlets over the past month. Soy sauce manufactured from China or with Chinese products has been the…

Well, at about 9:30 PM today while I was doing some computer work, FPT ADSL service went down for nearly 2 and half hours in the Phu Nhuan, Tan Binh, and Go Vap…

Today I ended my work with the Amerasian Foundation. I have asked the people I have worked with around the world and their various organizations to help find someone…

Got these nice pictures of Saigon from the Saigon Financial Center in District 1. These are my last parting shots from Indochina Capital. I had my last lessons with my…

Intel Vietnam made a good move to help develop the IT sector in Vietnam. They donated over 1000 laptops to students in high schools around Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Hai…

Well, I hate to be the poor guys who were caught stealing the undersea fiber-optic cables the last couple of months. A possible verdict could be death. The Ministry of…

Repairs to the damaged undersea fiber optic lines have not begun yet but the costs will be enormous. If the math is right, to repair 11 km of on of one undersea cables…

Well, I sort of messed up last night and deleted my weblog. I was creating a new blog with my web host but I had problem configuring it. Hence, I decided to delete this…

Many expat English teachers have probably not heard of this school but I am sure their students have. The Youth Foreign Language School is one of the best English…