Tag: saigon

A friend from a Western company is looking for a Vietnamese guy experienced in using Ubuntu Linux. Please see the brief job description below: To prepare an Ubuntu…

Here are some nice shots of Saigon's District 1 from Tuesday night. These will be my last photos taken with my Google G1 Android phone. I was surprised at how well it…

I know a little late but about three days before Tet, I had my last workout at my gym before the holidays. I was 20 minutes into my exercises when the gym owner, Mr…

I picked up my diploma from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs today with the service agent's assistant. They really did not need me but I wanted to make sure they did…

First of all, my apologies to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. They were actually not responsible for my "notarized" diploma being turned down. It turns out that my…

Yesterday was the first working day of the Year of the Tiger and it already brought with it many hassles. My gut feeling told me that I needed to visit my service agent…

Tomorrow will be my 6th Tet (Vietnamese New Year) in Vietnam. It is hard to believe I have lived in Vietnam for nearly 6 years (May 24, 2004, I arrived into Saigon). I…

Today was my last working day before Tet, the Vietnamese New Year, holidays. Tet will fall on February 14th this year. I will spend Tet this year meeting friends and…

Last Tuesday as some you are aware, I was involved in a motorbike accident on Nguyen Dinh Chieu street in District 1. I was riding along parallel with my 'work permit'…

Last Friday was the official Grand Opening Party at the Hard Rock Cafe Ho Chi Minh City. Last month was the soft opening. Leon Sikes, the Managing Partner at MNG Joint…

The weather in Saigon has definitely been quite unusual since Monday. Oddly enough, it looked like it would rain Sunday but I never thought about it. It does not…

Made it to my third Kendo class this week. I really enjoyed it though I got another blister on the bottom of my left foot. My right ankle swelled up a little so I need…

In Saigon these days, where ever you go you will see another new building popping up somewhere. In fact, the construction may be getting out of control. Vietnamese call…

It just hit me today, when I was upstairs I heard an ambulance go by my house on the canal. For some reason a memory from my youth back home in Centralia, Washington…

It has been nearly 4 months since I last updated my list of Bloggers in Vietnam. Here is another one to add called Saigon in a Cup by Tung from the US. Give it a read…

It just hit me, I have now stayed in the same house here in Saigon for 4 years. My landlord collected the rent again. The way things are currently going, I may stay here…

Many Expats may not realize it but smoking in public and work places is now illegal in Vietnam as of January 1st, 2010. As per many of the Vietnamese laws, though, it is…

I finally got some pictures of the halal restaurant, Sara, I visit at least twice a week. The food there is really good and inexpensive. I spend roughly 20,000-25,000…

The power went out in my alleyway last night for about 30 minutes. Went the lights came back on, I was able to take these pictures. For 3 years in a row, they have put…

Last Friday I went to the water company to pay my water bill. In the last 4 years, it never took more than a few minutes to walk in and pay for my bill. Their system was…