July 2011

  • View from Phuc Yen Apartments

    Good view of Highway 22 that heads to Cu Chi and Cambodia from the Phuc Yen Apartment. Traffic, as usual, is heavy.

  • Taiwan Singer, Afu - I just want to go

    One of the joys of living overseas is that you have a chance to listen to other popular music from around the world. Here is a new song that I really like by Taiwanese…

  • Fake UFO clip actually posted on Tuoi Tre

    Fake? Clearly. Who posted it? Tuoi Tre News though on their behalf, they did say the object looked like a comet. Before passing judgement on whether this video is real…

  • 5 Percent

    Here is a topic not really discussed much on the blog circuits. 5 Percent. For the average Expat tourist, visitors and short timers in Vietnam, this probably does not…

  • Hoshi with an attitude

    Decided to play around with the caption builder at http://cheezburger.com. I am having some fun with Hoshi:

  • The Impotence of Proofreading, by TAYLOR MALI

    This clip is really funny. English and school teachers alike will love this clip.

  • Kendo in Saigon (Update)

    It has been over a year since I last practiced Kendo in Vietnam. Essentially I stopped after I got injured in a motorbike accident and just never went back. Since the…

  • Testing Hikvision dome camera

    Today the guys from Wimax were testing one of the CCTV security dome cameras from Hikvision at THP. Wimax Communications is one of the distributors for Hikvision in…

  • THP Group

    I am spending some time consulting with Wimax Communications at the THP Group corporate office just outside of HCMC in the new Binh Duong city. THP is well known for the…

  • Hoshi Update

    Well, I have had Hoshi for nearly a week now. At first I though he was roughly 3 months old but now I think he is about 6-8 weeks old. Y, my vet, will pay a visit…

  • Van Phong Yamaha Service Center - District 8

    It has been nearly over a year since my last reliable Yamaha Service Center closed down. I have not found a decent Yamaha Center since then. The ones in An Phu were…

  • Wimax Communications at Long Hai Center

    Took this nice shot of Long Hai Center. I am working at Wimax Communications which has it's office at this building. We are currently working on a camera surveillance…

  • I'm Dead!!!

    This chicken we had near Thu Dau Mot last week was really delicious. They raise the chickens at the restaurant. Vietnamese roasted chicken

  • Meet Hoshi, my new American Shorthair cat

    A friend brought me Hoshi on Thursday night from a pagoda in the Binh Duong Province. He is the same breed as Smokey, who passed away last year. Hoshi is an orange tabby…

  • My Twitter Character

    Very interesting, actually :-)

  • Angry Birds in Vietnam

    You know, I wish I could use one of these Angry Birds to, umm, get rid of some the crazy motorbike riders in this city... :-) The below sign is in the Phu Nhuan District…

  • La Doree coffee shop

    Here is another of one of my favorite coffee shops. If you need a quiet place to work with decent wifi, then come here. The location at 216 Ly Tu Trong in District 1 is…

  • Seven Years in Vietnam (2004-2011)

    A month and a half years ago I hit the seven year mark in Vietnam. No celebrations, no parties, no nothing. It was just another day for me. I remember writing a blog…

  • Cleverlearn

    Just happened to take this shot of Cleverlearn at the corner of Nguyen Thi Minh Khai and Truong Dinh. This English school is pretty well known in Saigon with many…

  • Linux on Vietnam Airlines

    This was sent from my friend, Jeff Dinh, the CEO of Pho 24. I had no idea Vietnam Airlines was using Linux on their planes. Looks like an embedded Linux entertainment…