November 2007

I was at Cafe Terrace tonight outside of Saigon Centre (yeah I spend a lot of time at Saigon Centre sometimes). I took this picture with my iPhone from Cafe Terrace. In…

Okay, so it was over 3 weeks ago already, just wanted to mention that Halloween is celebrated in Saigon as well. The American International School here in Saigon…

Can't believe, the Saigonese are preparing for a very Vietnamese Christmas. After my long meeting at the Highland's Cafe in Saigon Centre, I took these pictures of the…

I just noticed that Mr. Ut and his family have moved into their newly built home. It is quite nice. My old roommate, Sally, would be surprised. Please note, Mr. Ut sells…

Yesterday I took Ninja, my 3 month old kitten, on the terrace and introduced him to Lucky, my nearly 2 year old Mekong Delta Terrier. Lucky is a great dog in that she…

I used jailbreakme.com to unlock another iPhone here in Vietnam thanks with the help of the IT guy at ViGroup last night (Here is a nice guide to jailbreak the iPhone…

Just wanted to show you what SaigonNezumi.com looks like on the iPhone and Nokia N800 :) (SaigonNezumi.com on iPhone and Nokia N800)

It was funny when I saw this picture from lilmissmeg's LJ today. Here is a picture of the well known fortune teller in the Pham Ngu Lau area. Are her predictions true?…

A couple days ago, EVN, went down the alleyway to move one of their power lines to the next utility pole. Along the way, they literally ripped out the telephone and ADSL…

Woke up late, 9 AM. Ninja, my kitten was meowing loudly but I could not hear him since I wore my ear plugs :) Tofu woman dropped by my house at 10:30AM but I was behind…

(Image Source: CNET.com) I finally get to test out the new OS2008 software update on my Nokia N800. OS2008 was developed for the soon to be released sliding Nokia N810…

(Image Source: VietnamNet Bridge) So far, 64 escaped crocodiles from the Khanh Hoa Group crocodile farm have been captured or killed. These are not the small crocodiles…

(Image Source: VietNamNet) If anyone is bored this weekend, call me up. We can go hunting for the escaped crocodiles :-) Read article from BBC -> Vietnam hunts escaped…

Doing Business in Vietnam drafted a short list of accomplishments for Vietnam after it's ascension to the WTO one year ago. The list of accomplishments include: A Record…

Hello Everyone: Please pass this along to your friends or colleagues interested in doing their MBAs in the US. My alma mater, the University of Washington, will be…

It has now been nearly over a year since all the housing construction started up in my alleyway. I cannot wait until it is nearly completed. Mr. Ut's house is nearly…

(Image Source: Al Jazeera) It is just the talk of the town now. Bloggers Mel (Antidote to Burnout) and Anna (Pho) both mentioned about flooding in their posts. My poor…

Thanks Adam for sending me this link: The Saigon Linux Group, an offshoot of the Saigon Linux User Group, was featured in Elsa Wenzel's "Vietnam a crouching tech tiger"…

Well, this morning I got up early and Mr. Ut, my neighbor, took me to The Manor on his motorbike. I thought I could start up my Yamaha Nouvo after letting it dry…

This evening I headed out to the Ben Thanh District to meet Patrick, who lives at The Manor, for some dinner. I left my house in the Phu Nhuan District in the middle of…