July 2009

  • Vietnamese Body Painting

    Some interesting photos from the VietnamNet Bridge demonstrating artist Ngo Luc's body painting work on several Vietnamese female models. (Source: VietnamNet Bridge) See…

  • Sunspot Alert --> They're Back :-)

    Sunspots have returned :-) Maybe it will not snow in Saigon now?

  • Alikhan Tura and the Uyghur People

    My connection to the Uyghurs started when I was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Kazakhstan. My Kazazkh language instructor was Uyghur who I really respected. She was the…

  • Top Gear Vietnam Special

    A newly arrived American told me about this Vietnam special by a popular show called Top Gear. Watch this good piece where three of the hosts take 3 beaten motorbikes…

  • Another Saigon Expat Blogger

    Just added a new blog to my Vietnam Blogger list. The Expat Experience is a blog written by Australian blogger, Cara, focusing on her life in Saigon. It is quite…

  • Fewer Sunspots, will it snow in Saigon this year?

    Before I decided to combine ExpatPramatist.com with SaigonNezumi.com, I was keeping an eye on the lack of sunspots during the 24th sunspot cycle. The photo below was…

  • I miss Almaty

    Here is a great photoblog of the streets of Almaty, Kazakhstan, by neweurasia.net. It is hard to believe that I left Kazakhstan ten years ago. I miss Kazakhstan a lot…