As you an tell, it has been awhile since I updated this blog. I have a couple other blogs I was working on when I decided just integrate them into one. Originally they were going to be hosted on Ghost but I decided that I will instead run them on Prismic + NuxtJS. WordPress has been great but, sadly, they are not keeping up with times.Running full-stack LAMP/LEMP can be … [Read more...] about SaigonNezumi.com migrating to Prismic + NuxtJS
Daily Life
Malaysian Street (An Ninh Street) all shutdown in Saigon
The famous Malaysian Street near the Ben Thanh Market has been hit hard by covid-19. This used to be a busy area full of Malaysian Muslim tourists. Sadly, nearly a year after the country closed its borders to travel, the entire street is now empty and shutdown. Hopefully next year, this area can recover. … [Read more...] about Malaysian Street (An Ninh Street) all shutdown in Saigon
US Peace Corps to enter Vietnam by mid-2022
Not sure how I missed this report but I found out by an email from the US Embassy in Hanoi today that the US Peace Corps was finally invited by Vietnam to enter the country. The first Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) volunteers should enter Vietnam by mid-2022. The email the US Embassy sent was asking for some inputs from Returned Peace Corps Volunteers, such as … [Read more...] about US Peace Corps to enter Vietnam by mid-2022
Humans of Saigon
Here is a great video on Vimeo looking at the Saigonese people. A very good perspective.Humans Of Saigon from Han Phan on Vimeo. … [Read more...] about Humans of Saigon
Online Groceries with Chopp.vn in Saigon
A couple months ago I started to use Chopp.vn to order some groceries that I needed that was hard to find at the local markets such as Family Mart or Vinmart. So far I have used them several times now. The service is good and a couple times they did call when an item was missing.With the extra fees, I found it was an equivalent of taking a taxi to Lotte Mart. Actually … [Read more...] about Online Groceries with Chopp.vn in Saigon