Clean Technology

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

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

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…

Recently I decided to test the water at my apartment. Below are the results Above is the water test for 20 liter jug. 49 ppm is considered safe drinking water. Above is…

I ordered a box of 10 AQBLUE PM2.5 masks. Arrived on time. Looking forward to wearing them.

Saigon is experiencing more bad air days with PM 2.5 levels above 150 AQI. Below is a photo from my apartment to Phu My Hung. Notice that the Phu My Hung Bridge on the…

Nearly 11 months ago I took my first air quality reading in Long An about 30 km south of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. I was surprised that I got an AQI reading of 41…

The Xiaomi Air Purifier 2 currently seems to be one of the most popular air purifiers in Vietnam. Costing only 2.6 million VND, this makes the Xiaomi Air Purifier 2 a…

Last week, Saigon woke up to unhealthy air measuring 156 AQI at the US Consulate or roughly 65 micrograms. This gave me an opportunity to test my SmartAir Original DIY…

After four years out of Vietnam, I have finally returned "home" to Saigon. There have been much changes to the city. Development seems quite higher than when I first…

My ebike on a nice Sunday afternoon in Shanghai. Yes, I should really have locked the front tire. My orange ebike in Shanghai

Well, I will need to keep at least one of my air purifiers on on bad air days. These readings surprise me. We are unsure where the bad air enters our apartments still…

Mobike are not the only share bike. The pictures below the two other competitors. The yellow bike is new. Not sure how they work yet. The green bike is popular since it…

Climates wise Hanoi is probably comparable to Shanghai. Seems that more factories have relocated from China to Vietnam, specifically outside of Hanoi. Hence when…

Well, with winter coming to Shanghai soon, I was warned that the pollution of the air will get worse. Though I am not in Shanghai now, the air is quite bad. I will…

My ebike is a freak in itself. I really do not have to charge my battery for two weeks. I made it three weeks the first time I got it. My single battery is actually made…

Here is something I do not do in Saigon, lock my motorbike. Unfortunately this is something you have to do in Shanghai and China in general. There are no parking people…

This is an awesome app in Shanghai. I wished I used it before getting an ebike. In short, Mobike is a bike share app. When you need a bike, you open an app and where the…

This little guy can clean the air of a small room in about 3-5 hours. Just leave it on all day and the room will be 50 AQI. Not bad for $30 USD. The filter lasts three…

Well, I knew it was bound to happen. After a relatively clean two months in Shanghai, the air is getting worse. Today was the first time I saw the air quality worse in…