Tag: saigon

  • Christmas Eve at Pinky Ice Cream

    Last night I stopped by Pinky Ice Cream on 20Bis Troung Dinh in District 3. I have been wanting to stop at this place many times since I see it everyday. To my surprise…

  • Vietnamese Football Fans vandalized my house (Pictures)

    Finally, here are some photos of my damaged house. Not sure what the costs of the repairs will be. Last night Vietnam beat Thailand 2-1. There were a lot of traffic…

  • Vietnamese Football Fans vandalized my house

    Here is something you will not see in the news here in Saigon. After Vietnam's victory over Thailand last night, football fans watching the game at the cafes near my…

  • Blogging Boom Faces Gov't Blockages (Helen Clark - IPS News)

    Helen Clark published her article in relation to the new blogging regulation for Vietnam last Friday. Originally, the blogging regulation was supposed to include all…

  • Dry Season FINALLY Around the Corner

    Back on August 18th, I thought the dry season was only a couple weeks away due to my dog's early shedding. Turns out that my dog was replacing her old fur for a thicker…

  • A Very Saigon Christmas

    This year the Vietnamese are taking Christmas very seriously. For many people outside of Vietnam who feel that Christians are persecuted in Vietnam, I think a visit to…

  • Nice Barbecue Along the Canal in the Phu Nhuan District (Saigon)

    My Vietnamese friend's friend just opened a seafood restaurant along the canal near my house. It is located near Pham Van Hai street in the Phu Nhuan District (sorry I…

  • Traffic Police okayed to fine Foreigners in Saigon

    Just read this online at Thanh Nien News. The traffic police in Saigon will not be allowed to fine Expats and Viet Kieu for violating the traffic rules. Fines will be…

  • Seattle Dental Group Visiting Vietnam

    A dental group from Seattle will be arriving to Saigon later this week to spend a couple weeks providing dental education to orphanages, schools, and local people in…

  • Saigon Cho Ray Hospital

    Last weekend I visited Cho Ray Hospital in District 5. Cho Ray Hospital is the largest hospital in Vietnam catering to both Vietnemase and Expats. It is also considered…

  • Vietnamese Twitter-clone Saigonica violates AGPL

    Saigonica is no longer in compliance with AGPL for failing to to provide a Download Link to their modified source code. There is a new Twitter-clone in Vietnam called…

  • Missing the nice walks along the canal - Phu Nhuan District

    Just a little over a month until my lease ends. I am reminiscing about two years ago when I was able to take a walk along the canal near my house with my dog, Lucky…

  • Vietnamese Wedding Party

    Today, I attended Thang and his brides' wedding party at the Rex Hotel. Thang is a former student and colleague of mine from Indochina Capital. It was one of the best…

  • Having fun with the Xbox 360 in Saigon

    Today I had some really great excite over at Patrick's place in The Manor. I got to play with his new Xbox 360 that he recently purchased from the US. This was the first…

  • Ubuntu Linux Install Week at AIS Picture Gallery

    It all started at the beginning of last week. I wanted my American International School 11th and 12th Grade ICT students to start using Ubuntu Linux on their…

  • Best Saigon Restaurants - Soa Soa

    Last night I had the best hot pot in Saigon at Soa Soa Restaurant in District 1. Soa Soa fuses Chinese and Japanese tastes into one delicious hot pot. Their Soa Soa hot…

  • Typhoon Noul - Unwarranted Warning???

    This has got to be a tough one for meteorolgists in Vietnam. Obviously a lack of resources and international coordination caused them to bungle on this strom warning. It…

  • A Saigon Crab Says Hello

    This was good eating tonight :-) (Hello!!!)

  • Sunday Night at a BIDV ATM in Saigon

    I took a shot of the BIDV ATM last night while waiting for a friend to withdrawal some money. I was a bit surprise to find an ATM at such a dark location. (On a dark…

  • Barcamp Saigon a Huge Success

    Hard to believe that nearly 5 months ago, I posted an entry about organizing the first Barcamp in Saigon. Nearly 5 months later, Barcamp Saigon was held at RMIT Vietnam…