Tag: saigon

I worked out at Pham Mach Gym at 6 this morning. A great WEIGHTLIFTING club. 400,000 VND per month. It is run by bodybuilder Pham Mach. You can see his photo below:

Most people pass by this roundabout everyday.

The transformer near my house blew at about 8:30 pm. We will not have power until tomorrow or Sunday. Got to endure a Friday night without electricity. Thank god for…

Another view of the Ngo Thoi Nhiem Gifted School. Made another visit yesterday morning. The size of the school is impressive.

Saigon got hit by it's third deluge of the week. This downpour was a shocker. I gone up to my office for about 30 minutes and return downstairs to see a "lake" on…

Last Sunday, after our internet was down at my home for nearly 7 days, FPT arrived to resolve the problem. Somebody cut their line last Monday and it took FPT 5 days to…

I always bring boxes of Teraflu from the US to Vietnam. Works like a charm when you are sick.

Great food.

Great halal food Eid feast at the New World Hotel tonight. Lots of food.

I visited this gifted school today. It was the first Vietnamese private I ever visited. I wanted to see a live demo of KMS Education's iSMS school management system. Ngo…

These cats, kittens actually, blocked my motorbike just now. They would not move out of the way since they were eating. Cats rule the world in Vietnam too! :-)

These scenes are quite common in Saigon now. I even have time to take photos.

Meeting Heiko for a chat. Good selection of pastries, crepes and drinks.

I forgot it was the first day of school today. There were ceremonies at my school as we speak. The picture below is of the primary school students.

Got some 80s music playing the left, Charice on the right. Installing a program at the same time. Linux has come a long way, hadn't it?

Well, I decided to upgrade my desktop today. It had been at least 3-4 months since I used my desktop at home. I had some power supply issues. My last two upgrades, I…

Used to be one of the best coffee shops in Saigon. I like this painting and pictures old Saigon. Unfortunately Bobby Brewers is still high priced. They gave little syrup…

On Thursday, I was surprised to see my netbook's screen cracked. I had it for two years. It will cost nearly $100 to replace the screen so I decided to wait until I get…

Yesterday I was so lucky, I just missed a rain storm after my meeting.

Tomorrow is an official holiday for Vietnam's Independence Day. Though I was expecting a lot of police, I thought it would be the guys in tan uniforms, the traffic…