November 2008

  • Vietnam approves dual citizenship for Expats and Overseas Vietnamese

    Starting next July, 2009, Expats and Overseas Vietnamese following certain criterias will be allowed dual citizenship in Vietnam. Yes, I said Expats. If an Expat marries…

  • Acer Aspire One

    I am currently at Java Cafe playing around with my Acer Aspire One netbook. I am really quite impressed with it. In the past, I was not a fan of netbooks but after…

  • Are Expat Bloggers in Vietnam affected by the Draft Blog Resolution?

    VietnamNet Bridge just posted a piece on the current draft resolution to regulate 'harmful' blogs in Vietnam. The Vietnamese government has wanted to regulate blogs…

  • Bandwidth Irregularities with FPT?

    Just checked my FPT ADSL bandwidth with Speakeasy's Seattle server. Downloads: 293 kb/s Uploads: 498 kb/s With Speedtest's Singapore server, I got the following…

  • Pham Ngu Lao Craziness

    I decided to have lunch at Mimosa today. Normally there are two tables just outside the restaurant. Roughly every 2-3 months, the local police 'confiscate' one table for…

  • Happy Veteran's Day

    November 11, 2008 Happy Veteran's Day to all my colleagues and friends who have served their country around the world. Today we honor you with all our hearts.

  • Happy 233rd Birthday to the US Marine Corps

    Today is the 233rd Birthday of the US Marine Corps. On November 13, 1990, I started my basic training with the Marines down in San Diego, California. It would change me…

  • Tan Phu District Deluge

    Yesterday afternoon, there was a huge rainstorm in the Tan Phu District area. It lasted about one and a half hours. I was at my friends house during most of the…

  • Google DevFest - Saigon, Vietnam

    Last Tuesday, Google held it's first hackathon, known as the Google DevFest, at the University of Technology. The event in Vietnam was organized by Jason Vu and his…

  • My Vietnamese student using the Asus Eee PC

    Back in September, American International School, where I teach ICT part-time, required students from the 9-11 Grades to purchase the Asus Eee PC 1000. Due to strong…

  • Response to "Two New Software Freedoms" -> I SUPPORT THEM

    ubuwalker31 maybe surprised but I support his "Two New Software Freedoms" idea. After I posted Use nv, not nvidia drivers -> Save the headache, he accused me not…

  • How to continue to help Filipino and Vietnamese Amerasians

    I met with Clint and Hung from the Amerasian Childfind Network tonight. Clint visits Vietnam a couple times a year to help Vietnam Veterans find their long lost…

  • Use nv, not nvidia drivers -> Save the headache

    As the majority of BSD/Linux users, I use X.org for my X Window System. I have a preference to edit my own xorg.conf to ensure that X runs properly on any of my system…

  • Google DevFest 2008 - Saigon

    Just a reminder, the Google DevFest will take place on Tuesday, November 4th, at the University of Technology. Below is the address of the venue: 268 Ly Thuong Kiet…

  • Saigon - One of the Most Beautiful Cities in the World

    I have lived in many cities and towns around the world. Istanbul, Turkey, with all of it's historical cathedrals and mosques is one of my favorites. Almaty, Kazakhstan…

  • SUV got stuck in Saigon

    Not sure what this guy was thinking. One of my student called me over to show me the brown SUV. The poor guy was trying to squeeze in between a pile of construction soil…

  • 2008 Halloween in Saigon

    Yesterday was Halloween in Saigon. My ICT students celebrated their second Halloween at the American International School. Last year's Halloween was more organized. The…