Yesterday I met Patrick (PKNews.org) at The Manor for lunch. As normal, I met him at City Diner, one of my favorite American-style restaurants in Saigon (You want a good chicken fried steak with mash potatoes, then come here). Since this was one of the first time I visited his apartment during the day, I decided to take some photos of the Saigon skyline. What a view! … [Read more...] about View of Saigon from The Manor
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Setting the Al-Fajr Clock for Saigon, Vietnam
Today I finally figured out how to set my Al-Fajr Clock to the local prayers times for Saigon, Vietnam. I purchased the Al-Fajr CW-05 clock when I was back in the US. It has been a pain to set the clock for Saigon until I read, umm, the instructions closely. Select city code 999-999 press (SET) Select city code 58-2 press (SET) Select -34 press (SET) Select 18:17 … [Read more...] about Setting the Al-Fajr Clock for Saigon, Vietnam
Ground Water Problems
We are now having ground water problems at my alleyway now. It started after the construction workers finished completing the canal drainage project component near my house. Even though the project is far from being completed, I did notice some changes in the ground water. Before the project, the water had a strange smell to it. It was not bad, it just had a smell of … [Read more...] about Ground Water Problems
Barcamp Hanoi 2009 and next Barcamp Saigon
Good luck to the IT community up in Hanoi, Vietnam, tomorrow with Barcamp Hanoi 2009. I hope to catch some of the events live over Twitter tomorrow. Event information Date: Sunday, April 19, 2009 Time: 8.30AM to 5.00PM Location: RMIT International University, Hanoi Campus - 2/2C Van Phuc Compound, Kim Ma street, Hanoi. [Google Maps] Lunch: will be … [Read more...] about Barcamp Hanoi 2009 and next Barcamp Saigon
e27’s unConference 2009 Singapore
Please encourage Vietnamese IT startups to attend this conference next month in Singapore. From e27's Mohan Belani: I would like to share with e27's major event which we work on yearly called unConference. What is the unConference? The unConference is our annual flagship event on web technology and startups. We've been running this branded event since 2006 and this is … [Read more...] about e27’s unConference 2009 Singapore