February 2010

  • Vietnam-based company looking for a Vietnamese Ubuntu Guy

    A friend from a Western company is looking for a Vietnamese guy experienced in using Ubuntu Linux. Please see the brief job description below: To prepare an Ubuntu…

  • Saigon's District 1 at night

    Here are some nice shots of Saigon's District 1 from Tuesday night. These will be my last photos taken with my Google G1 Android phone. I was surprised at how well it…

  • Pre-Tet at my Weightlifting Gym

    I know a little late but about three days before Tet, I had my last workout at my gym before the holidays. I was 20 minutes into my exercises when the gym owner, Mr…

  • Work Permit Update

    I picked up my diploma from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs today with the service agent's assistant. They really did not need me but I wanted to make sure they did…

  • Work Permit Update - Diploma approved by MFA

    First of all, my apologies to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. They were actually not responsible for my "notarized" diploma being turned down. It turns out that my…

  • Work Permit and Visa Hassles

    Yesterday was the first working day of the Year of the Tiger and it already brought with it many hassles. My gut feeling told me that I needed to visit my service agent…

  • Tomorrow is the last day of Tet

    Tomorrow is the last day of Tet, finally. This has actually been one long boring Tet for me. Normally I would spend some time out of the city but this year I just felt…

  • Year of the Tiger 2010 Goals

    Tomorrow will be my 6th Tet (Vietnamese New Year) in Vietnam. It is hard to believe I have lived in Vietnam for nearly 6 years (May 24, 2004, I arrived into Saigon). I…

  • How to Bench Press

    This guy reminds me of my bodybuilding instructor back in high school. Technique, technique, technique. One of the things I noticed at my weightlifting gym is the lack…

  • Last working day before Tet

    Today was my last working day before Tet, the Vietnamese New Year, holidays. Tet will fall on February 14th this year. I will spend Tet this year meeting friends and…

  • My Bruises from the motorbike accident

    Last Tuesday as some you are aware, I was involved in a motorbike accident on Nguyen Dinh Chieu street in District 1. I was riding along parallel with my 'work permit'…

  • Annoying Neighbors

    For the last couple months now, one of my neighbors started to renovate their house. Since they had no place to part their motorbikes, they decided that the front of my…

  • Ever had a Russian Tortoise?

    (Russian Tortoise - Image Source: Wikipedia) The other day I was surfing online which somehow brought me to the Wikipedia article on Russian Tortoises. It brought back…