Tag: phu nhuan district

  • Update #4 with EVN

    EVN took my power reading last month. It is roughly back to normal, we used about 460 kWh which is about the norm for September. EVN still cannot explain why the reading…

  • Update #3: Electricity problems with EVN

    EVN informed my friend today that the power meter was fine and that the billing was accurate. When asked why their reading was nearly 3 times higher than normal, quite…

  • Update: Electricty problems with EVN

    Well, it has been 16 days since I complained to EVN about the 895 kWh bill for last month. Two days ago they sent about 3 workers to look at my power meter. They spent…

  • Raiding my garbage

    My neighbor has been annoying me lately. Normally I leave my garbage out in the evenings like the rest of my neighbors. When this happens, I know that people will start…

  • Troi oi EVN!

    Below are my electricity usage in this house since 2006: August, 2006 - 461 kWh August, 2007 - 142 kWh August, 2008 - 325 kWh From 2009: January, 2009 - 421 kWh…

  • Accident in Saigon

    Earlier in the week, I was driving to my school along the canal when I saw this crowd gathered near this bridge. I did not get off my motorbike since I was already late…

  • Google Android 1.5 Cupcake Working on my G1

    This morning I upgraded my G1 gphone from RC33 to CRB43, otherwise known as the Google Android 1.5 Cupcake. Flashing my G1 was quite easy, it is just a matter of…

  • Saigon Vitaman Bar

    Just got back from a small sinh to cafe near my house called Vitamin Bar located in the Phu Nhuan District. Vitamin Bars seem to be small franchises located throughout…

  • Ground Water Problems

    We are now having ground water problems at my alleyway now. It started after the construction workers finished completing the canal drainage project component near my…

  • Vietnamese Pho for breakfast

    This morning I had time for some pho. There is a good pho restaurant near my house. It is one of the best pho in Saigon but for many, it is hard to reach. I had bowl of…

  • Canal Project Update in Phu Nhuan District

    It seems that the final work for this part of the canal in the Phu Nhuan District is nearly complete. I doubt I will live in the area when they finally finish it…

  • Wedding in the Phu Nhuan District

    Mel (Antidote to Burnout) mentioned if I had moved to a new house since I was no longer posting about my house on m blog. Nope, I am still here. There just have not been…

  • 15th Lunar January Month in Saigon

    Last weekend was a very important time for Vietnamese Buddhists. Normally on the 14th, 15th and/or 16th Lunar January, Vietnamese worshippers go to the pagodas to offer…