January 2018

  • Clean Air

    DIY Vietnamese Air Purifier 6 Hour Test

    Last week I conducted several tests with my DIY Air Purifer with a SmartAir HEPA filter and Vietnamese fan. The results of testing two rooms at 40 square meters was…

  • Clean Air

    Solar powered LaserEgg

    Yesterday my portable solar panel was returned to me. I will use it to power my AirVisual Public Node in the future. In the meantime it is powering my LaserEgg.

  • Daily Life

    Sidewalk campaign failed in Saigon

    A huge frustration is trying to walk around Saigon on the sidewalks. As the below picture show, motorbikes still rule Saigon sidewalks.

  • Daily Life

    Fan facing wrong way in Saigon

    At a popular coffee shop. I am wondering why the fan is faced against the window. I really needed it. The waitress eventually turned it towards me.

  • Daily Life

    Bespoke Motorcycle Boots in Saigon

    Kenn Smith made me some motorcycle boots. I wanted a pair which my toe was actually at the toe of the boot. They worked quite well today.

  • Clean Air

    Taking apart a LaserEgg

    My LaserEgg stopped working properly. Hence, I took it apart. There is an issue between the hard drive and cpu as you can see from the video. Video

  • Food and Drink

    Healthy Farm in Saigon

    I have switched to a mostly vegetarian diet. My goal is to be a vegan in one year. I am testing many vegetarian restaurants in the city. Today I tried Healthy Farm at 42…

  • Daily Life

    Sunrise from Hoang Dieu Street in Saigon

    I tend to wake up early some days. I always can get a good sunrise in District 4.

  • Crossfit

    Squats at Saigon Sports Club

    Just some pictures of a loaded Squat bar. I got up to 165 kg this day with a bodyweight of 82 kg. That is greater then 200 percent of my bodyweight.

  • Daily Life

    Power Commander waiting to be installed

    Been quite busy the last couple of weeks. I had no time to install my Dynojet Power Commander on my Kawasaki Z300. I will try this week.

  • Clean Air

    LaserEggs have returned

    My Wayne borrowed my LaserEggs in Hanoi. I got them back last week. Sadly VietPost was not too gentle with them.

  • Clean Air

    Testing DIY Air Purifier on a bad air day in Saigon, Vietnam

    On Wednesday, January 3rd, 2018, Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City), experienced one of its highest PM 2.5 AQI readings with a reading of 191 early this morning. Very high PM 2.5…

  • Daily Life

    Wall fans

    Nothing more nice than a hanging wall fan cooling you off at home. I find these more enjoyable than air conditioning sometimes.

  • Daily Life

    Fire trucks in Saigon

    Lots and lots of fire trucks passed my apartment in District 4 of Saigon on Friday. The sirens were quite annoying. I thought the school across the street were making…