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  • Baba's Kitchen

    One of my favorite restaurants, I am always there. Run by friends. You want halal Indian food in Saigon, Vietnam, come here... Baba's Kitchen - Saigon, Vietnam

  • Ants everywhere

    I was opening a coconut on my floor. Some of the coconut water flashed out. I knew my room had some ants but I had no idea I had this many. They lasted about 40 minutes…

  • Coffee shop turtles

    There is a little pond at the coffee shop my friend and I meet at in the Tan Binh District of Saigon, Vietnam. There are about 3-4 turtles in the pond. My friend's son…

  • Be wary of HR boutique companies in Vietnam

    Edit: For legal purposes, I was asked to remove company names from this post. Since my brief consulting stint helping a previous clientin the investment sector find some…

  • Landing, Touch and Go, 13 L, BFI

    I am flying the Cessna 152 at Boeing Field International Airport in Seattle, Washington. Runway 13L is the "small" runway used especially for training. Normally I spend…

  • Saigon Downpour

    This is a normal scene in Saigon during the rainy season. This photo was taken at the park in Pham Ngu Lao. The storm caught many, including me, by surprise. Makes for a…

  • What the hell? :-)

    Yeah, that was the first thing that came to my head when I saw this in Cu Chi a couple weeks ago. I think this is the famous weasel that eats the coffee beans before…

  • La Casa Mexican Food

    La Casa Mexican just opened opened in Pham Ngu Lao over a week ago. It is run by the same original owner of Margarita. Due to its location, the restaurant is quite…

  • Hai Yen Travel (2006)

    The Hai Yen Travel budget travel agency was run by my friend, Quan, who taught me a lot about Vietnamese culture and the Vietnamese way of thinking. He asked me to…

  • My Old House in the Phu Nhuan District

    I lived in the Phu Nhuan District of Saigon for over 4 years. I rented my own house and enjoyed the many years there. The house was falling apart towards my last days…

  • Old Saigon? (2006)

    One of my earlier pictures of Saigon from 2006. Many people will miss this image. The Pre-Vincom Saigon was very beautiful. Saigon 2006

  • Poor Vietnamese

    I was going through my SaigonNezumi.com pictures and found this one that I forgot about. It was taken back in October, 2006. I was with the personal assistant to my boss…

  • YouTube - Google Plus Issue

    I get this issue using Google+ sometimes on my Chrome browser. When using Google Reader, everytime I want to share a YouTube video, the share widget always appears after…

  • My Japan Airlines collection

    I like to collect small diecast Japan Airline airliners. It may be no surprise to some that I do this since I am an airline buff. In the past I collected plastic models…

  • Police baton

    Got to play with a police baton today.

  • Saigon Kittens, Want One?

    My Japanese friend, Kojima, has some kittens, 10 be exact, if you are interested. They are about 3-4 weeks old now. Let me know if you are interested. Photos below…

  • Mekong University (Vinh Long Province)

    Last weekend I went on a short day trip with Protekus and KKB to Vinh Long Province to visit the Mekong University (Cuu Long University). The Mekong University is about…

  • SaigonNezumi Traffic (last 30 days)

    People always ask me what traffic I get from my blog. Below is a graph generated from my last 30 day visits from Cloudflare, the CDN I use for SaigonNezumi.com. Click…

  • Bitexco Building from District 4

    The Bitexco Building can be seen from various parts of the city. Last Sunday I took this photo from the law school in District 4. I have no idea the name of the new…

  • Can Tho Bridge

    Last Saturday, Protekus Security Solutions, a security startup I run with Japanese and Vietnamese partners, had a meeting with a client in the Vinh Long Province. After…