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  • I beat my students

    Just having some online typing fun with my students at The American School of Vietnam. This typing game is quite fun. Posted from WordPress for Android

  • Macbook Pro crashing

    Those of us with 2009 Macbook Pros suffer this same ailment. When upgraded to Mountain Lion, our Macs tend to crash due to issues with Adobe flash. Rumors suggest this…

  • Saigon Black out

    Last week I came home to an unsual power outage for District 1. It lasted over two hours. Definitely not normal for this part of the city especially at night. Bitexco in…

  • One encouragement to return to Kazakhstan

    One April 16, 2012 10:42 pm There is a group of people in my life whom I'm greatful for making me who I am. Dear Kevin, you are the first person in the list of this…

  • Mozilla Popcorn Maker is awesome

    I am playing with Mozilla Popcorn Maker with my ICT students this summer. This online software is awesome. It allows users to easy edit videos and sound online. My…

  • Primany ICT students

    This is my 4th summer in a row teaching ICT to students at The American School of Vietnam. My gut feeling says this may me my last year teaching computers to kids since…

  • Halal Vietnamese Coffee

    Updated on August 25, 2013: Turns out that it is normal for Vietnamese coffee to have corn and soybeans mixed with the coffee. A friend familiar with the coffee business…

  • Phu My Hung - July, 2013

    Took these pictures in Phu My Hung last week. Even Phu My Hung is changing. Posted from WordPress for Android

  • Vietnamese Preschool

    Visited this preschool with a friend. I currently work with some preschoolers and enjoy it. Nothing more rewarding then watching little kids using a computer. Within a…

  • Bookshelf PCs and Linux = Awesome

    Played around with this little LeanPC last week at The American School of Vietnam. I was running LEMP on it for my students. I like to have kids use Putty to play around…

  • Crazy Saigon Motorbike Rider

    I was riding around the traffic circle near the Ben Thanh Market today. There was a tourist in front of me crossing the crosswalk towards the bus station so I slowed…

  • District 4 on the Canal

    Took these photos from my Wing Chun class in District 1. I was surprised to swe the entrance of thw Thu Thiem Tunnel here. Everybody told me to take this tunnel to…

  • Paintings at Ru Pho Bar

    Some of the paintings you will see at Ru Pho Bar in Saigon. Paintings at Ru Pho Bar

  • Ru. Pho Bar

    I visited this coffee shop with Tiffany, a local VK artist. Ru Pho Bar - Saigon

  • Buddha at The Fig

    The Fig is well known for it's Buddhist decor in Saigon including the sitting Buddha outside. Sitting Buddha at The Fig - Saigon

  • My Lifting Straps

    At the Get Fit Gym, I know I get some strange looks when I use my lifting straps. I always use them in the gym when I do the Olympic Weightlifting workouts. I wear them…

  • Roti anybody?

    I love roti even though it may not be too healthy for you. This is served at the Halal Malaysian restaurant, Warung. Halal Roti - Saigon

  • Rose Kaplan School - Taraz, Kazakhstan

    I did not realize that the school I helped survive as an English school in Taraz, Kazakhstan, has turned 15 years old as of last April (2013). I am surprised, I forgot…

  • Typical Saigon Street (2)

    View of some vendors, this street is located in the famous snails area of District 1 near Nguyen Trai. Typical Saigon Street

  • Typical Saigon Street

    A typical street in Saigon with the mangled wires all over the place. Saigon Street (2013)