Tag: saigon

Last week I took some nice photos from NYDC in District 1 of Saigon. My students like it there. It was a beautiful sunny day as you can tell from the photos.

I made my first visit the the Bitexco Financial Tower today to attend a meeting. I needed to be directed from the basement to the lobby and then finally through 2 sets…

Had a nice lunch at Cafe 13 on the Saigon River in Thao Dien. It was quite hot during lunch but the riverside view was nice and relaxing. Saigon River from Thao Dien…

Here is a hilarious "edited" version of the policemen who fought each other. If you are a Star Wars fan, you will love this clip. Hmm, I guess the green uniformed…

Another Hoshi update. He has been sick for a couple weeks now. That is one of the risks dealing with feral kittens. The vets have seen him a couple of times. He has an…

Domino's Pizza has been in Saigon for a while now. I recently made a visit there at their restaurant located at The Manor. This is probably the first time in my life I…

Here is something you do not see everyday in Saigon, a policeman attacking a traffic policeman as reported by Tuoi Tre News. The traffic policeman do not seem to get any…

Good view of Highway 22 that heads to Cu Chi and Cambodia from the Phuc Yen Apartment. Traffic, as usual, is heavy.

Fake? Clearly. Who posted it? Tuoi Tre News though on their behalf, they did say the object looked like a comet. Before passing judgement on whether this video is real…

Decided to play around with the caption builder at http://cheezburger.com. I am having some fun with Hoshi:

It has been over a year since I last practiced Kendo in Vietnam. Essentially I stopped after I got injured in a motorbike accident and just never went back. Since the…

I am spending some time consulting with Wimax Communications at the THP Group corporate office just outside of HCMC in the new Binh Duong city. THP is well known for the…

It has been nearly over a year since my last reliable Yamaha Service Center closed down. I have not found a decent Yamaha Center since then. The ones in An Phu were…

Took this nice shot of Long Hai Center. I am working at Wimax Communications which has it's office at this building. We are currently working on a camera surveillance…

A friend brought me Hoshi on Thursday night from a pagoda in the Binh Duong Province. He is the same breed as Smokey, who passed away last year. Hoshi is an orange tabby…

You know, I wish I could use one of these Angry Birds to, umm, get rid of some the crazy motorbike riders in this city... :-) The below sign is in the Phu Nhuan District…

Here is another of one of my favorite coffee shops. If you need a quiet place to work with decent wifi, then come here. The location at 216 Ly Tu Trong in District 1 is…

A month and a half years ago I hit the seven year mark in Vietnam. No celebrations, no parties, no nothing. It was just another day for me. I remember writing a blog…

Just happened to take this shot of Cleverlearn at the corner of Nguyen Thi Minh Khai and Truong Dinh. This English school is pretty well known in Saigon with many…

A bit late but as promised, here is the Saigon Times piece on Eat.vn. Here is the piece below printed with permission: With a flew clicks your ideal meal will be on its…