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It all started with a simple meeting with Mr. Quang from Vina Consulting about a month ago. He asked Tony and I if we were interested in presenting open source…

As you all are aware, there has been a lot of construction going around my house for the past year. If you ever noticed the houses standing next to each other, you will…

Just giving yet another plug for another friend's company, Tri Viet Consulting Company. Tri Viet Consulting Company will focus on helping companies become listed in…

Yesterday afternoon I joined my SaigonTech students to celebrate 4 July birthdays. I met them all at about 4:30 PM at Lang Nuong Nam Bo in District 10. We ate a lot…

Wow, I was on Cach Mang Thang Tam yesterday at 4:30 PM, the traffic was heavy especially at this round about. There has been a large increase in the number of cars AND…

Friday night I was at the Hoa Vien Brauhaus (Czech Beerhouse) on 28 bis Mac Dinh Chi Street in District 1. It was a nice place to relax and spend some time with friends…

Finally posted pictures from my Chau Doc trip last Tet. View Chau Doc Trip Here -> http://127.0.0.1:8091/?page_id=378

After a horrible morning trying to pay my electricity and phone bills, I decided to join the infamous Ly from Diamond Superbowl at MGM. Music was quite loud. Aircon made…

Take a look at the picture below: (Rear tire air nozzle on my motorbike) Want to earn some easy money? The parking guys know how too with Yamaha Nouvos and any other…

One of the best kept secrets in Saigon is the Du Mien Cafe located in the Phu Nhuan District. It is located about 5 minutes from my house and a very convenient location…

Well, Tony just added his own blog. He is one of my partners from the Saigon Linux Group. He is a Linux geek/guru from India married to a Vietnamese friend, Ty. I…

Just giving a plug for my friends at VinaGroup, a newly formed investment firm here in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. VinaGroup intends to invest in the technology, mobile…

The Saigon Linux Group (SLG) has set up an openSUSE Linux mirror in Vietnam in an effort to promote Linux and Open Source Software in this country. The SLG plans to add…

Well, the Phu Nhuan District does not have electricity now. I decided to head to Saigon Centre's Highland Coffee. They have wireless there and a nice breakfast…

After taking a two semester leave of absence, I returned to SaigonTech at the Cong Hoa campus today. I had a very enjoyable class with two groups of students. The…

Well, yesterday FPT blocked access to the internet. Odd since they told me that I needed to pay my bill on the 26th of every month. Each month it seems to get moved up a…

I have been running OpenSuse 10.2 for nearly 3 months now. It was easy to install and configure on my Lenovo/IBM Thinkpad. OpenSuse is a great Linux distribution for…

Ever wonder what happens to your garbage once you leave it out of your house? In the US, you know the garbage collector will come by once a week to pick up your trash…

Last weekend I attended two wedding receptions for my friends, Ms. Van and Quy. Ms. Van was my faithful colleague from SEAMEO where I taught for one year when I first…

Last Friday I headed to District 1 to meet some friends for lunch. On the way, I had to endure a downpour during a thunderstorm. Luckily I had my rain poncho but it was…