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  • SeaWorld San Diego

    My fourth visit to SeaWorld and I still enjoy. The Shamu show is still the best.

  • Stanford University

    One of the best universities in the US. A Fulbrighter from Vietnam gave us a tour of Stanford.

  • Rice University - Houston

    A nice university in Houston.

  • Golden Gate Bridge

    Nice to see it again....from the ground.

  • Caltrain - San Jose to San Francisco

    Today I went to San Francisco via Caltrain. It was an interesting but long ride. It was the first time I passed Sunnyvale and Mountain View, my birthplace, in a long…

  • Vietnamese Food in Houston

    If you want a good Vietnamese buffet in Houston, goto Kim Son. This is a really great restaurant but be fotewarned, you will eat a lot. :-)

  • I love Southwest Airlines

    They are a great way to fly around the US. So far I have flown with them to Houston via Chicago and San Jose via Las Vegas.

  • Hong Kong International Airport

    Two hour flight and now I am in HK. Next flight boards in one hour. U forgot how nice this airport was.

  • 4 am at Tan Son Nhat International Airport

    I miscalculated the taxi time to the airport today. I got here real early. Good news, I got upgrades for most of the flights. Now need to stay awake until I get on the…

  • The Best Car Driver Award in Saigon goes to...

    This driver of a Jaguar. I just saw this driver on Nguyen Huu Canh street. How did he...

  • Saigon River

    The Saigon River is an important part of the landscape in southern Vietnam. The last week, the Saigon River overflowed it's banks on several occassions creating wide…

  • Happy Birthday Marines!!!

    Today is the 235th Birthday of the US Marines. I want to wish my fellow and former Marines a big happy birthday. I left the Corps over 14 years ago but deep down inside…

  • Sabayon Linux Five Oh!

    Yesterday I installed Sabayon Linux 5.4 (Gnome Edition) on my faithful IBM Thinkpad T60 (I bought the model before the switch to Lenovo). I wanted to return to a…

  • Megastar Cineplex in District 5

    Waiting for Red to start Megastar has the best theaters in Saigon.

  • Huong Vuong Parkson

    Enjoying lunch and a movie at the Parkson in District 5. California Wow has a gym here.

  • Japanese Festival at Nguyen Khuyen School in Saigon

    Decided to get a blog post up while waiting for Koshin. There is a socalled Canteen Day at the Nguyen Khuyen School in District 10. There are many food tables with…

  • Seattle Meetup in Saigon

    For those Seattle-natives living in Saigon, there will be a Seattle Meetup next Tuesday night at Java Cafe. This meetup is long overdue. Our last pseudo-Seattle meetup…

  • Beta Securities, Saigon, Vietnam

    I visited Ms. Chau, my friend, at her company this morning for coffee before I headed to work. She is the Associate Broker for Beta Securities located in Saigon's…

  • Saigon Wall Street in the morning

    Meeting my friend Chau from Beta Securities. It is located near the Saigon financial district, aka Wall Street. It is quite busy this morning.

  • Sun going down over Saigon

    In the Thao Dien Ward. Sunset in about 45 minutes.