Tag: saigon

Yesterday I met Patrick (PKNews.org) at The Manor for lunch. As normal, I met him at City Diner, one of my favorite American-style restaurants in Saigon (You want a good…

Today I finally figured out how to set my Al-Fajr Clock to the local prayers times for Saigon, Vietnam. I purchased the Al-Fajr CW-05 clock when I was back in the US. It…

We are now having ground water problems at my alleyway now. It started after the construction workers finished completing the canal drainage project component near my…

At approximately 8:26 PM Saigon time (6:26 AM San Fransico time), I officially reached my 37th birthday. As per my tradition in Saigon, I like to have my birthday dinner…

Last Saturday I finally visited the Parkson's department store next to the Tan Son Nhat airport. My friends and I went there to have dinner at the food court. The…

I want to introduce you all to a new Saigon Expat Blogger, Petro (Peter) Smith, from the US. Petro teaches English in Saigon. Visit his blog for a very thorough…

When I arrived into Tan Son Nhat Airport last Tuesday, I was surprised at how fast it took to disembark my plane and get through immigration. The service at the airport…

Mozilla Developer and Blogger Gen Kanai, just posted an entry looking at the survey of Internet users in Vietnam that some may find interesting. Gen Kanai is helping the…

My friend and I visited this wedding ceremony last Friday. No, we were not invited. We just wanted to see what an outdoor wedding was like in Saigon. This location is…

Yesterday, after I crossed the Saigon Bridge on my way back from An Phu, I saw a Frenchman pulled over by the traffic police. The traffic policeman actually crossed the…

This is FPT for you. Here is a company that seems to win many ICT awards in Vietnam continuously each year yet can't seem to get their Customer Service right. Today is…

Last Sunday morning I took some morning pictures from my house in the Phu Nhuan District of Saigon at 6:30 AM in the morning. It is not often I am up early in the…

This is becoming all too common these days. Well, for awhile now. Traffic jams related to the construction lasts all day now. This particular traffic jam may be annoying…

Hey guys, I am currently recruiting for the following position/s: Remote Help Desk ERP application support engineer These positions will be based in HCMC, Vietnam…

Saturday I spent part of the day with 'pimping' my Yamaha Nouvo LX. The day started when I met two students, Tommy and Tony, both Nouvo LX owners, near HSBC in District…

Saturday morning I was waiting for my students near the Metropolitan building (HSBC) in District 1. I got some good shots. It was a nice pleasant morning though it did…

I heard about Thai Express on Le Thanh Ton street in District 1 for some time. I happened to pass it last weekend. I think I will give it a try sometime in the near…

It seems that the final work for this part of the canal in the Phu Nhuan District is nearly complete. I doubt I will live in the area when they finally finish it…

Finally the warm weather returns. Today Saigon was very bright and colorful. Below is a picture of the pagoda at the intersection of 3|2 and Le Hong Phong streets.

A couple of times a week, I like to buy a coca cola from the street vendor near AIS. She and her family are very nice and their prices quite good. I have to pay 5,000…