Tag: saigon

Last week I upgraded my motherboard and cpu, a yearly ritual for me now. Arch Linux is now the main system that I run on this desktop. Gentoo/Funtoo will be there for…

I visited Maximark last Sunday. Normally I avoid the place since it is too crowded and the checkout lines are normally packed. It can take anywhere from 10-15 minutes at…

If you happen to see some strange red lights in the air around Anh Phu along the Saigon River, no worries, they are just lantern kites. It was nice to watch. They put a…

Mel (Antidote to Burnout) mentioned if I had moved to a new house since I was no longer posting about my house on m blog. Nope, I am still here. There just have not been…

I thought this was funny. While eating lunch in Pham Ngu Lao, I saw one of Bobby Brewer's employees buying pastries from a street vendor. Hmm, I guess she does not like…

Last weekend was a very important time for Vietnamese Buddhists. Normally on the 14th, 15th and/or 16th Lunar January, Vietnamese worshippers go to the pagodas to offer…

Amazing what a year makes. ATMs are everywhere in Saigon. I can even find HSBC ATMs all over Saigon now saving me a bundle in ATM fees ($40/month). There are three…

I visited another good coffee shop today, Cafe May. Surprisingly, it is near my house. If you like a decor with a fushion of Vietnamese and French interior designing…

I made a small mistake at lunch time today. I decided to buy my cleaning equipment at the Phu Nhuan Big C today. I regretted it afterwards. It has been a long time since…

Here is a nice furniture and home accessory store in Saigon. Coto is located in District 3 not far from the intersection of NKKN and Vo Thi Sau streets. My friend…

I can't remember when the canal looked normal. Definitely over a year now. The beauty of the canal is long gone. The roads along the canal are filled with potholes. Dust…

Here is a great shot from Sunwah (Sun Wah) Tower of downtown Saigon:

I had some great Hue street food last week. This location is near the Saigon Convention Center in the Tan Binh District. I like to visit this place once or twice a week…

Well, today was the day. It was time to start grading my students on Ubuntu today. Today I focused on two categories: Ubuntu Installation and LAMP. Luckily for me, about…

I had lunch the other day at Al Fresco's Mac Dinh Chi location with Patrick in Saigon. I ordered a mushroom burger and we both shared some really good nachos. Al…

A Happy New Year 2009 from Saigon, Vietnam. Less than a month left until the Year of the Rat ends, the Year of the Water Buffalo is approaching :-) I hope you all stay…

Nearly a couple weeks ago, I posted an article in reference to the traffic police being allowed to stop foreigners. Well, since that time, I have only heard of one case…

I made the visit to the new Lotte Mart in Saigon near Phu My Hung. It was a long trip there from the Phu Nhuan District. All I got to say is that I was a bit…

Within minutes of Tweeting that the current storm would create flooding in Saigon, I heard water on my stairwell. It sounded like somebody left the shower on. Not good…

Yesterday the Ministry of Information and Communication (MIC) released a circular to regulate and enforce blogging rules in Vietnam. According to Thanh Nien News, the…