February 2018

At the request of people, I decided to do a TDS test of four more brands of bottled water that you can buy in Saigon. Please note, as some people will emphasis, I am…

Edit (Feb. 1, 2020): With the coronavirus outbreak in China, this post is getting a lot of hits from Vietnam. First and foremost, PM2.5 masks (actually called…

This is an article long time in the making. I have spent over a year watching Tam, a friend and fellow University of Washington grad, plan and set up Vietcetera as both…

Just showing off my bike. This lake is located in the Long An Province. Kawasaki Z300 in the Long An Province Kawasaki Z300 in the Long An Province Kawasaki Z300 in the…

A beautiful Day 4 of Tet in Saigon today. Clear blue skies. PM 2.5 is at 68 AQI. Not bad. Below is a panoramic view of District 7 from my apartment in District 4…

I have now been on a mostly plant-based diet for roughly 6 weeks now. One key meal that helps me transition to this healthier diet is Japanese curry rice. Being mixed…

Happy Lunar New Year of the Dog. May 2018 be as faithful as the loving dog. Chuc mung nam moi. Gong xi fa cai.

Notice something strange about the pricing between the two competitors in Saigon?

My bike outside a Tan Phu vegetables market.

This is one of my posts from August, 2006. At that time I wanted to get a Honda Custom motorcycle. The price was quite expensive for used motorcycles back in 2006. The…

Took these readings in Duc Hoa just outside of Ho Chi Minh City in the Long An Province. Duc Hoa Tap Water The tap water was at 167 ppm. With the pollution and water…

Update: You can purchase a TDS water quality meter at Lazada. Last week I checked the water quality again in my apartment building. I have done it once in the past, this…

I decided to take a motorcycle ride to Thao Dien today. Stopping at Babas Kitchen in Thao Dien was a perfect excuse. It just a good quiet place to relax and have a nice…

Today I tried the Vegetable Navrathana Korma at Babas Kitchen in District 1. It was pretty good though I have a preference for the more spicier vegetable curry. I had…

About every two weeks I need to fill up my motorcycle. I added about 11.6 litters of fuel on Monday. A big feat for me since normally the gas attendents refuse to fill…

You see these water trucks all over Saigon. They water the plants and vegetation in the entire city. I took this photo in District 4 of So 41 Street.

Got to see the new 2018 Ninja 400 yesterday with the 300cc Bikers Club. We all met to clean our bikes' chains. At the moment the 300cc Bikers Club is made up of the…

District 4 has a nice vegetarian restaurant run by Vietnamese nuns called Com Chay Huong Sen. Huong Sen offers a variety of Vegetarian Vietnamese food. An average meal…

Which is stronger, sticky rice or a motorcycle? Well, when I tried to turn left, I learned the hard way. I just turned right there after. PM me if you want to learn the…

Dusk is always a beautiful time in Saigon.