Tag: saigon

  • UPS on a motorbike in Saigon

    This picture really amused me. My father is a retired UPS driver. I like to get interesting UPS photos from around the world for him. This one has to have them all…

  • Vietnamese Gem Stones in Saigon

    Looking for good Vietnamese gem stones to take home as a souvernior. Thach Son Phuc Co., Ltd., offers gem stones at their show room on the second floor of Margarita's in…

  • Du Mien Coffee Shop (Videos)

    This morning I met a friend at the Du Mien Coffee Shop near my house today. I remember over a year ago, I complained it was too loud at Du Mien. Not anymore. I have had…

  • What's on the menu?

    I was eating at a local restaurant last week for lunch. This particular restaurant served chicken rice dishes. If you ever want to know where they get their chicken…

  • A Quiet Saigon Nun Pagoda in the Tan Phu District

    I took this picture a couple weeks ago. This particular pagoda was resided by nuns. You can only visit this pagoda by permission. It is very quiet and peaceful there.

  • New Theme and Name

    I decided to make some changes to SaigonNezumi.com. I changed the theme to Grid Focus by 5ThirtyONE. I really enjoy this theme since it can be easily customized. As you…

  • Buddha in Saigon

    Visited a pagoda near the airport a week ago. I took this picture of Buddha with my Android G1 phone:

  • Viet Chay Vegetarian Restaurant in Saigon

    Over a week ago, I visited the popular Vinh Nghiem Pagoda in District 3 of Saigon not far from my house. When I was there, I noticed that there was a nice vegetarian…

  • Google Android 1.5 Cupcake Working on my G1

    This morning I upgraded my G1 gphone from RC33 to CRB43, otherwise known as the Google Android 1.5 Cupcake. Flashing my G1 was quite easy, it is just a matter of…

  • My first flat tire on my Yamaha Nouvo LX

    I got my first flat tire on my Yamaha Nouvo LX today. It was a screw that somebody screwed into my tire. This is the second time this has happened on my motorbike. I…

  • Saigon Kendo Classes

    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…

  • Job Opening: PHP Programmer - People with Ideas

    People with Ideas is currently recruiting for a full-time PHP Programmer. Job description and contact information is below. Description: PHP programmer with great…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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 Coi Rieng Coffee shop

    Finally I able to get a picture of one of the best coffee shops in Saigon. I spent most of the day at Coi Rieng coffee shop located in the Tan Binh District not far from…

  • Aikido in Saigon

    Last Sunday was the 40 year death anniversary for Morihei Ueshiba, the founder of Aikido. A local dojo near my house held an event that I attended. They gave a short…

  • The famous VietnamWorks "Chicken Dance"

    Chris Harvey, otherwise known as charvey in the Saigon Expat blogging world, posted a new clip of the day morning ritual at VietnamWorks known as the "chicken dance." It…

  • Vietnamese Ladies are the nicest in the World!!!

    Why the strange the blog title? Just read this article in Thanh Nien Daily News and you will understand why: Men should hold onto dongs, due to recent slashes Doctors…

  • My lucky ball

    I was given this "lucky ball" last weekend to make me feel happy. It is doing its job very well! :-)