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The veggie pizza from Vittoria is my goto pizza now.

Two very important supplements you will need if you are eating a predominantly vegetarian / plant-based diet. B12 is crucial if you do not eat meats. I finally found the…

Lately YouTube has been placing ads on most of their video content inside Vietnam. They are like commercials anymore. I thought about using a VPN to avoid them. I never…

I had this for lunch near my house today. Only costs about 40,000 VND ($1.80 USD) here in Saigon. I am mostly plant based eater now.

I have been downloading alot of Japanese drama. It helps me relearn Japanese. The problem was that I was running out of room on my MacBook Pro. I forgot I had a one…

Really miss this. Yakisoba is one of my favorite Japanese noodles. Too expensive to import from the US. Maybe a friend will hang carry some for me.

Lately I only ride with UberMoto. They come on time. GrabBike is either late or they ask me to cancel.

You always see workers gathering recyclables in Saigon. There are small privately owned centers in the city. Sometimes you will see workers meet in one area to aggregate…

Being part Japanese, I always need a small link to Japan in my home. Normally I eat Japanese food a couple times of weeks. I am learning to make more Japanese food at…

Nearly ready for purchases. Just waiting on our new fan design and HEPA filters. Currently the unit will use a Senko fan. Senko DIY air purifier with hepa filter…

ACTN3 and the super-sprinter gene is the gene found in elite athletes around the world. The ACTN3 makes a special protein This the "...controls fast-twitch muscle…

Another video I took of my short trip to the International Primary School / Asian High School in District 1. The trip The trip crosses the Calmette Bridge, goes along…

I am riding through Thu Thiem Tunnel going under the Saigon River from District 2 to District 1 on my Kawasaki Z300. I pass through this tunnel at least twice a week…

As some of you may know through my blog's name, SaigonNezumi, I must have some roots in Japan. Nezumi is rat/mouse in the Japanese language (I was born in the Year of…

At the request of people, I decided to do a TDS test of four more brands of bottled water that you can buy in Saigon. Please note, as some people will emphasis, I am…

Edit (Feb. 1, 2020): With the coronavirus outbreak in China, this post is getting a lot of hits from Vietnam. First and foremost, PM2.5 masks (actually called…

This is an article long time in the making. I have spent over a year watching Tam, a friend and fellow University of Washington grad, plan and set up Vietcetera as both…

Just showing off my bike. This lake is located in the Long An Province. Kawasaki Z300 in the Long An Province Kawasaki Z300 in the Long An Province Kawasaki Z300 in the…

A beautiful Day 4 of Tet in Saigon today. Clear blue skies. PM 2.5 is at 68 AQI. Not bad. Below is a panoramic view of District 7 from my apartment in District 4…

I have now been on a mostly plant-based diet for roughly 6 weeks now. One key meal that helps me transition to this healthier diet is Japanese curry rice. Being mixed…