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Tomorrow is the last day of Tet, finally. This has actually been one long boring Tet for me. Normally I would spend some time out of the city but this year I just felt…

Tomorrow will be my 6th Tet (Vietnamese New Year) in Vietnam. It is hard to believe I have lived in Vietnam for nearly 6 years (May 24, 2004, I arrived into Saigon). I…

This guy reminds me of my bodybuilding instructor back in high school. Technique, technique, technique. One of the things I noticed at my weightlifting gym is the lack…

Today was my last working day before Tet, the Vietnamese New Year, holidays. Tet will fall on February 14th this year. I will spend Tet this year meeting friends and…

Last Tuesday as some you are aware, I was involved in a motorbike accident on Nguyen Dinh Chieu street in District 1. I was riding along parallel with my 'work permit'…

For the last couple months now, one of my neighbors started to renovate their house. Since they had no place to part their motorbikes, they decided that the front of my…

(Russian Tortoise - Image Source: Wikipedia) The other day I was surfing online which somehow brought me to the Wikipedia article on Russian Tortoises. It brought back…

I really like this video by Shahzoda, a famous singer from Uzbekistan. Shahzoda puts some Islamic influences in her videos which tell a good story. Enjoy this video:

Last Friday was the official Grand Opening Party at the Hard Rock Cafe Ho Chi Minh City. Last month was the soft opening. Leon Sikes, the Managing Partner at MNG Joint…

The weather in Saigon has definitely been quite unusual since Monday. Oddly enough, it looked like it would rain Sunday but I never thought about it. It does not…

I have been quite busy the last month developing with Wordpress. Oddly enough, I had about 6 requests for Wordpress sites from friend and colleagues during this time…

Another interesting post by Japan Probe. Biking over water on a floating flimsy bridge seems easy but...take a look yourself:

Via the Jamaipanese blog, I learned about another Japanese anime series titled Valkyria Chronicles. Jamaipanese gives a good review of this anime series which already…

Made it to my third Kendo class this week. I really enjoyed it though I got another blister on the bottom of my left foot. My right ankle swelled up a little so I need…

In Saigon these days, where ever you go you will see another new building popping up somewhere. In fact, the construction may be getting out of control. Vietnamese call…

It just hit me today, when I was upstairs I heard an ambulance go by my house on the canal. For some reason a memory from my youth back home in Centralia, Washington…

It has been nearly 4 months since I last updated my list of Bloggers in Vietnam. Here is another one to add called Saigon in a Cup by Tung from the US. Give it a read…

It just hit me, I have now stayed in the same house here in Saigon for 4 years. My landlord collected the rent again. The way things are currently going, I may stay here…

Many Expats may not realize it but smoking in public and work places is now illegal in Vietnam as of January 1st, 2010. As per many of the Vietnamese laws, though, it is…

I finally got some pictures of the halal restaurant, Sara, I visit at least twice a week. The food there is really good and inexpensive. I spend roughly 20,000-25,000…