Tag: saigon

  • Job Available - IT Support Staff

    We are currently looking to hire one or two IT Support Staff for our An Phu campus in HCMC. See below: Title: IT Support Staff (Full-time) - Vietnamese Department Name…

  • Thien Phuoc Honda Service

    I needed to repair my Yamaha Nouvo today. An oil change, new brake pads, spark plug, etc. I decided to visit Horizon's chef's friend's shop in An Phu. Sometimes the…

  • Hot water for green tea

    I try to drink 6-8 cups of greem tea a day. At Horizon, it means getting a thermos of hot water for my office. This week I am drinking genmachai that Hiro brought from…

  • Enjoying my cafe sua da at Highlands Coffee

    Will meet a friend shortly. Decided to have a cafe sua da while I am waiting.

  • Working hard!!!

    I am working quite hard today : -)

  • Turkish Breakfast

    Typical morning Turkish breakfast at Horizon.

  • At Mimosa

    Still one of my favorite places for a meal.

  • Joomla at Horizon

    I was a bit premature in selecting Drupal. In the end we have more experience with Joomla so we decided to keep using it. I will use Drupal for my own site. Right now I…

  • Drupal

    Well, looks like I will be learning Drupal now. We decided to use Drupal to replace our current sites which run on Joomla. Yeah many of you know I am a Wordpress guy but…

  • City Diner at The Manor

    The City Diner at The Manor is still one of my favorite restaurants to visit. I met up with Patrick and had a late breakfast there. I enjoyed an American an omelet and a…

  • TGIF in Saigon

    Well, it is the end of my workday at Horizon but thanks to a small rainstorm, I may get wet going home today. Not a problem, I got myself a nice Horizon rain poncho and…

  • No sunspots = strange weather around the world

    Well, my sunspot postings may be getting old but look below at the current picture of the Sun and tell me what is STILL missing: No Sunspots I posted an article about…

  • Yeah, it's hot in Saigon

    As I am typing this post, my computer says it is about 88 F (31 C) outside right now. This is actually a cool day in Saigon compared to the temperatures the city has…

  • My favorite student at The American School

    Today I was so happy when I arrived to The American School (TAS) in the Thao Dien Ward. At the gate, my new favorite student greeted me with the best smile ever. I was…

  • Hanoi Trip

    Well, I made it back from a short trip to Hanoi yesterday. I was there to visit both the Fulbrighters and the VYLA students who will attend SPEA at IUB for the MPA…

  • Turkish ice cream in Saigon

    A couple weeks ago, I was joking with the Turkish chef at Horizon in regards to how many scoops of ice cream I wanted. I said 6. To my surprise, he gave me 6 scoops!!!…

  • Update from Saigon (Working in International Schools)

    Well, now I am moving unto Year 6. I am making some new changes starting this month in regards to my work with international schools here in Saigon. Last week, I…

  • Got my temporary resident card!!! :-)

    Awesome! It just took one week to process my application for my temporary resident permit here in Vietnam. I picked up temporary resident ID card today which is valid…

  • Stomachache remedies in Saigon

    Any suggestions on the best remedies for relieving a tummy ache in Saigon? Here are some I heard about: 7-Up or Sprite (American) Soda Chanh (Vietnamese) Rice porridge…

  • University of Washington Alumni Meet in Saigon

    Last Thursday, we had our informal first meetup of Alumni from the University of Washington who are currently in Vietnam. We met up at Carl's, Jr., and then finished off…