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(Source: Thanh Nien News) Okay, seems that the Thanh Nien News did a better job reporting on the hamster crackdown than the BBC. Starting Monday the fines will be…

(Source: BBC News) This is a really funny story the BBC just posted online. These hamsters have been quite popular here in Saigon since December. My students have them…

Finally I got the new OS2008 from Nokia running on my Nokia N800. I am on the terrace typing this post while listening to the BBC World Service. Many more functions than…

Yesterday, I put Ninja, my 6 month old kitten, on my terrace on the 4th floor to keep Jenny, the newest kitten, company during the night. Early this morning, Ninja fell…

Here is great comic representation on how Vietnamese may perceive Expats sometimes: (Image Source: ArcaMax Publishing) Yes, our friend Garfield is our pseudo-Vietnamese…

The Ubuntu Mirror has returned to the Vietnam BSD/Linux Mirror. Only the ISO images will be available on this mirror due to bandwidth limitations. The ISOs can be…

Wow, I should never gone to class Friday. My fever returned in the afternoon so I canceled my other engagements and headed home. I ended up taking some medicine and…

My first Leap Day in Vietnam with many more to come in the future :-)

I remember nearly three and a half years ago, I could fill up my motorbike on 20,000 VND ($1.25 US). It will now cost me about 60,000 VND ($3.75) to fill my motorbike…

I have not traveled to Cambodia yet but I plan to in the near future. Blogger betterdays ( Preetamrai) just posted a blog entry about the e-visa process in Cambodia that…

I mentioned about this book, Where There Is No Doctor, in my blog post yesterday. This is probably one of the most useful books I ever used in my life so far. I had to…

Well, I now know I do not have dengue fever. I still have a slight fever but I should be fully recovered by the weekend. When I am just sick with a cold or slight flu, I…

No, I am not dying :) Woke up with fever this morning and a congested head with a headache. Called in sick, spent most of the day in bed. A friend managed to get some…

A friend from the Spanish Embassy here in Saigon asked me to share this with everyone. I think many will find it interesting: PRESS RELEASE The Spain-Vietnam Investment…

Yesterday I saw the monitors for my computer lab stacked outside of the IT Room at the American International School were I teach Computer Science part time. It was a…

My former landlord in District 5 loves pets. She has about 3 cats, one dog, and now, a new puppy. She babysat Smokey last August when I headed to the US. Below is a…

Last Saturday I met a friend of mine at An Nam Cafe. It is actually not one of my favorite places to go for coffee on a Saturday night. The coffee is just so so and the…

From the Vietnam Professional Linux/Unix Group website: Linux Mint has been added to the Vietnam BSD/Linux Mirror. Linux Mint can be downloaded from the following URIs…

I am surprised at how fast my blog posting on Litter Kwitter got indexed by Google. The competitor, CitiKitty, emailed me their website. Same techniques but a noticeable…

I ride my motorbike everywhere in Saigon. I pretty much know my way around through all the districts now. I normally know where to park and how much it costs. At HSBC…