Last Friday I completed one full week of Kendo lessons. In the past, the only martial arts classes I ever took was high school wrestling, hand to hand combat training in the US Marine Corps, and finally Aikido here in Saigon. I did not take an interest in aikido three years ago, I had meant to study kendo but I had no idea where the classes where. I regret not starting then … [Read more...] about Saigon Kendo Classes
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People with Ideas is currently recruiting for a full-time PHP Programmer. Job description and contact information is below. Description: PHP programmer with great problem solving skills needed. Will work with internal projects that involves well thought through database structures in MySQL, well written/structured/secured PHP code and front end solutions in … [Read more...] about Job Opening: PHP Programmer – People with Ideas
More street flooding in Saigon
Saigon got hit with huge thunderstorm that lasted nearly one hour this afternoon. As expected, many of the streets were flooded. The below pictures were taken on Bui Vien Street in the Pham Ngu Lao backpacker area about 45 minutes after the storm at the Santa Cafe. … [Read more...] about More street flooding in Saigon
Back to Saigon’s Cho Ray Hospital
I made a short visit back to Cho Ray Hospital today. It was amazing how packed it was today. Very surprising. We had to find parking across the street. We headed to the international health care section which was not crowded at all. Yeah, the fees are higher but when I looked at the prices I was surprised at how low the costs were. We then headed to the Vietnamese area … [Read more...] about Back to Saigon’s Cho Ray Hospital
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 Saigon. I am not sure if it is a real franchise but they are quite convenient. I had my favorite, sinh to cam dau (Orange/Strawberry Shake). (Vitamin Bar - Quite busy tonight) (Their competitor across … [Read more...] about Saigon Vitaman Bar