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I was impressed at how these motorbikes all lined up for gas today on CMT8 street in District 3. The only guy who was not lined up correctly was ME :-) (During Rush Hour…

Yes, another motorbike accident. If you travel to Saigon, you will see many motorbike accidents like the one pictured below. Sometimes they are quite serious, most of…

April 16. My birthday. Turns out Annie (Meet me in Saigon) shares the same birthday with me as well so we decided to celebrate it together. Joining us at Yoko Cafe was…

Even though my birthday is on April 16th, I decided to have an early birthday party with my friends; Hanh, Ly, Vinh and Nam. We went to 3T, a popular Vietnamese BBQ…

It did not take long for Google to detect my "Water Buffalo Tipping Anyone?" post. See for yourself: http://www.google.com.vn/search?hl=vi&q=water+buffalo+tipping Water…

Smokey (cat): "So this is where that stinky dog (Lucky) sleeps at night. Nice, really nice..." ("Now where did he place that bone of his?")

I was reading up on Cow Tipping in the US and wondering if anyone ever tried tipping a sleeping water buffalo in Vietnam?

A little late in this posting but I have been so busy :-) The 3rd Saigon Blog Summit (okay it is actually the 4th but I never attended the first one), was held last…

The Amerasian Foundation brought me to Vietnam back in May, 2004. I had high hopes when I first came to Vietnam but faced various difficult ethical issues that took a…

I guess I was a bit tired after lunch. (I ordered the Royal Princess for 45,000 VND ($3 US).) (I was surprised when I was given this.) (Five minutes later they brought…

Okay, this is getting kind of fun here. My entrance was blocked off at about 11:30 AM today. I felt bad for the guys since my neighbor was screaming at them since she…

Hey, they are up to my house now :-) (The front part of my house is blocked off with just a small room for my motorbike to squeeze through) (Tight fit)

Just playing around with my cell phone. It has got a really good camera (2.0 mega pixels) on it. (I only had one beer with the pizza) (Ly - I accidentally spilled some…

Three more houses need to be renovated still to widen the alleyway. My landlord thinks it may take another year or so. Two of my neighbors cannot afford to rebuild their…

Wow, you can actually bowl in Saigon at midnight on a Saturday night (Diamond Plaza Superbowl). To top it off, you get to wish the manager 'Happy Birthday' while trying…

Despite what I tell my friends, I actually do love to travel, especially on airplanes. It had been nearly 19 months since I had last been on an airplane (from Los…

Bowling seems to be very popular among the Saigonese youth. You can find Superbowl, the main provider for bowling in Saigon, at Parkson, the Superbowl complex near the…

I have a lot of good friends in Saigon that I enjoy hanging out with. Last Thursday we all had dinner at a BBQ cafe in the Pham Ngu Lao area which lasted until 12:30 AM…

Yes she is :-) (Lucky on her cushion)

Nearly 10 days since my neighbor's construction workers punched a hole in my livingroom wall. About 5 days later, they punched another bigger hole on the wall in from of…