February 2012

  • Installing Project Fedena, Nginx, MySQL, Mongrel on CentOS 6

    Edit 1: Added HowTo section at the end to get ImageMagick and Rmagick gem to work with CentOS thus allowing users to upload pictures to Fedena. Edit 2: Added HowTo to…

  • New World Hotel at night in Saigon

    Not sure what compelled me to take this picture of the New World Hotel the other night. I pass it everyday most likely taking it for granted. It actually has a good…

  • Highlands Coffee, Seattle's Best Coffee Clone?

    I first visited my first Highlands Coffee by the Opera House in District 1 back in 2003. Since that time, I had visited many of the Highlands as they starting spreading…

  • Guy slaps Vietnamese girl in front of police

    Last Saturday night, an American friend and I met at Zoom Cafe. It was actually a boring night in the Pham Ngu Lao area until we both noticed a Vietnamese girl walking…

  • V-in-V (Indonesian Blogger in Saigon)

    This afternoon I finally met travel blogger, Evelyne, from Indonesia who runs the blog, V-in-V. V-in-V is a multi-language Indonesian/English blog about her life and…

  • Baskin and Robbins in Saigon

    I was riding back towards Nguyen Trai Street in District 1 when this new pink Baskin and Robbin's popped up of nowhere. I knew there was on on Nguyen Thi Minh Khai but…

  • Itsumo - My Favorite Japanese Restaurant in Saigon

    [quote float="right"]SaigonNezumi's Favorite Japanese Restaurant in Saigon[/quote] This may seem like a Japanese week on my blog since in the last 5 days I have eaten at…

  • Sushi Dining Aoi - New restaurant in Saigon

    There is another Japanese sushi restaurant in town. Though Sushi Dining Aoi has been open since January, my visit there yesterday was the first time I was able to take…

  • Another Android Convert in Saigon

    My friend returned from Malaysia with her new Samsung Galaxy Android Tablet. I remember back in October, 2008, people thought I was crazy for using an G1 Android phone…

  • Sushi in Saigon

    If you love inexpensive Japanese food, then you should make a move to Saigon. The Sushi Bar has nearly 5 locations across the city. You can easily get a full course meal…

  • Tet Lights still up in Saigon

    The Tet lights are still up in Saigon, Vietnam. It makes for a beautiful evening ride into downtown Saigon (District 1) at night. This is probably one of the best times…

  • The Joy of Living in a Cambodian Village

    Just saw this great video posted on Cambopedia. I really liked when the teacher talked about how he had to teach English in silent in the mid-1980s but now has a school…

  • Soldier (??????) - Russian Vietnam War Film

    Tuoi Tre News just did a story on a new Russian film, Soldier (??????), depicting the Vietnam War. The film seems very interesting and based on the trailer below, the…

  • New Saigon Food Blogger in Town

    I am adding a new blog to my list of Vietnam Bloggers on SaigonNezumi. Yesterday I met a new food blogger, John (@SGNPilot), for dinner at Bon Mua Four Seasons, a halal…

  • Sushi Bar (Then and Now)

    Today I met up with Clifton for lunch at the Zen Plaza Sushi Bar in District 1. Despite being walking distance from Zen Plaza, this was my first visit to Sushi Bar 2 is…

  • Farewell Java Cafe

    As many of you know, over a month ago Java Cafe closed down. It was a popular mainstay at the corner of Hai Ba Trung and Dong Du in District 1. I have been using Java…