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  • Inspiring Linux Videos

    Some very interesting Linux videos posted at TuxMachines. Linux - Everything is possible Worm Detected

  • Vietnamese netbook runs on Hacao Linux - my opinion

    Hacao, the Linux-based Vietnamese IT company, did it again. The good news, they have successfully created a Vietnamese language netbook based on Linux. The bad news…

  • Modern Samurai

    From a Gaijin in Japan, you will enjoy this video showing a modern Samurai:

  • A new Coffee Bean coffee shop in Saigon

    Got a picture of the newest Coffee Bean coffee shop in Saigon. It is located in the Metropolitan Building where HSBC had their original office. Oddly enough, HCBC has…

  • More Saigon Traffic Jam Photos

    I took these pictures earlier in the week. Normally I never have time to take pictures from my motorbike. The traffic was running slow enough that I could take photos…

  • Traffic Jam on Saigon's Nam Ky Khoi Nghia street

    The traffic jams along Nam Ky Khoi Nghia street in District 3 has been terrible for the last year and a half. A couple days ago, it took me nearly 45 minutes to get from…

  • Skies of Almaty, Kazakhstan

    Here are some more beautiful pictures of Almaty, Kazakhstan. These pictures are taken of the sky around the city of Almaty. Southern Kazakhstan can get around 300 plus…

  • Flying On Empty - Air Transat 236

    Here is an interesting MayDay/Air Crash Investigation video on Air Transat 236. Air Transat 236 had a fuel leak that nearly forced the pilots to ditch in the Atlantic…

  • Peter Schiff Interview

    Peter Schiff was interviewed by Revolutionary Politics. He made some comments in regards to the current global and US markets. As usual, he recommends buying gold and…

  • Quan Hy Restaurant (Saigon)

    I had a lunch meeting last week at Quan Hy Restaurant located near Sunwah Tower in District 1. The food was pretty good, nice atmosphere, and friendly staff. Sorry, I…

  • War Remnants Museum - Ho Chi Minh City

    A week ago I visited the War Remnants Museum for the first time in Saigon. It is definitely worth a visit if you really want to see the horrors of war. Below are some…

  • Fox's Freedom Watch Interviews Ron Paul, Peter Schiff and Tom Woods

    Still on the topic of the US Economy, Fox's Freedom Watch with the Judge interviewed Ron Paul, Peter Schiff and Tom Woods a couple days ago. Ron Paul is trying to get a…

  • Gerald Celente Predicts Economic Armageddon by 2012

    President Obama announced that the world has avoided economic disaster. Yet trends expert, Gerald Celente, begs to differ. According to the Yonders Tribune, Gerald…

  • Yamaha Nouvo LX Mod in Hanoi

    About a month ago, Stephen an Expat from Hanoi, asked me about the modifications on my Yamaha Nouvo LX. He wanted to make the same modifications on his motorbike but it…

  • Vietnamese Body Painting

    Some interesting photos from the VietnamNet Bridge demonstrating artist Ngo Luc's body painting work on several Vietnamese female models. (Source: VietnamNet Bridge) See…

  • Sunspot Alert --> They're Back :-)

    Sunspots have returned :-) Maybe it will not snow in Saigon now?

  • Alikhan Tura and the Uyghur People

    My connection to the Uyghurs started when I was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Kazakhstan. My Kazazkh language instructor was Uyghur who I really respected. She was the…

  • Top Gear Vietnam Special

    A newly arrived American told me about this Vietnam special by a popular show called Top Gear. Watch this good piece where three of the hosts take 3 beaten motorbikes…

  • Another Saigon Expat Blogger

    Just added a new blog to my Vietnam Blogger list. The Expat Experience is a blog written by Australian blogger, Cara, focusing on her life in Saigon. It is quite…

  • Fewer Sunspots, will it snow in Saigon this year?

    Before I decided to combine ExpatPramatist.com with SaigonNezumi.com, I was keeping an eye on the lack of sunspots during the 24th sunspot cycle. The photo below was…