When I arrived into Tan Son Nhat Airport last Tuesday, I was surprised at how fast it took to disembark my plane and get through immigration. The service at the airport has improved significantly since I first came to Vietnam back in May, 2004. I remember a time that it took 45 minutes to one hour just to get through immigration! Those days are long gone … [Read more...] about Waiting for my luggage at Tan Son Nhat Airport
Archives for 2009
Mozilla comments on Vietnam
Mozilla Developer and Blogger Gen Kanai, just posted an entry looking at the survey of Internet users in Vietnam that some may find interesting. Gen Kanai is helping the Mozilla Foundation launch the first Vietnamese language version of Firefox 3.5 for the Vietnamese market. This will be one of the first attempts to provide an internet browser for Vietnamese speakers who do … [Read more...] about Mozilla comments on Vietnam
Thanks Vivian (Ha)
When I arrived into the Seattle-Tacoma (Sea-Tac) International Airport, I was surprised to see one of my former AIS students, Vivian (Ha), at customs. We were both waiting for our luggage when she noticed me. It turned out we both flew on the same EVA Air flight from Taipai. Vivian was returning to Seattle after visiting her parents in Hanoi. Vivian was kind enough to … [Read more...] about Thanks Vivian (Ha)
Great Korean Shows
Well, my 10 days in the US are nearly over. Tomorrow night I head back to Saigon, Vietnam. Oddly enough, I will return to Vietnam with a great appreciation of Korean TV shows. My mother watches television programs broadcast on KBS World. I really enjoy two particular shows, Boys over Flowers and the Kingdom of the Winds. Boys of the Winds is based on a popular Japanese … [Read more...] about Great Korean Shows
Vietnamese Immigrant responsible for Binghamtom Shootings
Jiverly A. Wong (Voong) killed 13 people and himself at the American Civic Association in Binghamton, New York, shocking the nation yesterday. Today he was identified as a Vietnamese immigrant. The Binghamton shootings make it the worse mass killing since the 2007 shootings at VirginiaTech. … [Read more...] about Vietnamese Immigrant responsible for Binghamtom Shootings