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A sad story here in Vietnam. A bus carrying students from Saigon to the Giang Dien Falls in the Dong Nai Province collided with a train at a crossing. Five students…

Some more smugglers were caught stealing fiber-optic cable from the sea near the coast of Vietnam. When is this going to end? It looks like the Vietnamese government…

Very interesting article on Voice IP in Vietnam. Many people in Vietnam that make internet telephone calls outside the country, whether it be with Skype, USVoiz, or…

Well, they are about done tiling my first floor. My landlord and I had a long discussion on much needed repairs. Here is what he will do for me next Sunday or sooner…

Well, the workers did not finish tiling the floors. Looks like they can finish tomorrow. Now, the workers did something really odd, instead of mixing the cement outside…

Well, yesterday two of my neighbors brought in a lot of rubbish consisting of dirt and rock to raise my floor. Took them a total of 7 hours. They were quite nice, I did…

Due the construction in my house, poor Smokey is stuck on the terrace babysitting Lucky. I know he hates it up there but he will have to stay there until the…

Interested in learning more about Vietnam and learn the Vietnamese language? You should check out the CET Academic Program's "Vietnam Immersion Program". From the…

Well, this is what I woke up to this morning: (I heard a loud crash, poor guy dropped his load of bricks near my house) (As you can see, several houses still need to be…

Tonight I just headed out to Parkson's Food Court and then to Opera House Highlands Cafe with Hanh and Ly. On the way back to the Phu Nhuan District, Ly's scooter broke…

This slideshow brought back memories of my training to become a U.S. Marine back in 1990: Click Here to View Slideshow ->…

Today, VNPT came to repair my phone line for the second time in two months. The workers next door damaged the line again. After he finished, my landlord's workers were…

Yesterday I headed out to District 11 to meet Annie and her cousin at the Dam Sen Park. I have been to the Dam Sen Waterpark but this was the first time actually…

Wow, look what I found at the new Saigon Financial Center building: (Better protect my neck)

It is no surprise to anyone in Vietnam today that the internet bandwidth is much lower than it was 2 years ago. First, APEC was thought to be the culprit. When the…

Had enough of Bitter Asian Men? Try Angry Asian Men: excerpt: ...by becoming Angry Asian Man. "Angry Asian Man," as I was dubbed by I don't know who, represented all…

Well, after the long wait, the rainy season has finally arrived in Saigon. It has been raining hard the last 2-3 days. I actually have to wear my rain poncho now…

Well, due to Annie's broken cell phone, I ended up skipping Yoko Cafe and instead headed out to Lush Bar to meet with Vi and her friends. It started out dead but then…

Here is a cafe worth visiting in Saigon. Cafe Hi-END is located in District 1 on 217 Nguyen Van Thu. It is well known for it's handmade sound system and amplifiers. You…

Well, I now have visited both Gloria Jean's Coffee shops in Hanoi and Saigon and all I have to say is that I am not impressed with either coffee shops. Coffee was way…