Tag: district 4

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…

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…

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…

Notice something strange about the pricing between the two competitors in Saigon?

You see these water trucks all over Saigon. They water the plants and vegetation in the entire city. I took this photo in District 4 of So 41 Street.

District 4 has a nice vegetarian restaurant run by Vietnamese nuns called Com Chay Huong Sen. Huong Sen offers a variety of Vegetarian Vietnamese food. An average meal…

Which is stronger, sticky rice or a motorcycle? Well, when I tried to turn left, I learned the hard way. I just turned right there after. PM me if you want to learn the…

Dusk is always a beautiful time in Saigon.

I never knew this area existed. Take a look of the view from near the Ham Thu Thiem area just across from District 4. A great view of District 1 and 4.

At the request of a couple Expats from both Saigon and Hanoi, I decided to do a test of the DIY Air Purifier in my bedroom. My main air purifier since August, 2016, has…

23andme confirmed that I am 50 percent Japanese. Oddly enough, I am 52 percent East Asian. I always have some semblance of my Japanese pride at home.

Yep, I got it.

With my BlueAir Air purifier, my room always has good, clean air. I brought this from Shanghai to Saigon. No regrets. The air quality shows for it.

Currently the air is at 127 AQI for PM2.5 in District 4 of Saigon. Looking at the picture below, you can tell it is much higher in Phu My Hung (District 8). As usual…

Last week I conducted several tests with my DIY Air Purifer with a SmartAir HEPA filter and Vietnamese fan. The results of testing two rooms at 40 square meters was…

I tend to wake up early some days. I always can get a good sunrise in District 4.

My motorcycle got some damage at my apartment's parking garage last week. My front fender was hit quite hard. Will have to get it repaired next week. Yesterday…

Monday shots from Calmette Bridge crossing from District 1 to District 4. It was a good day for some pictures. Lots of construction occurring in District 4. It is…