Tag: saigon

Yep, finally got around to washing my motorbike today. It was actually a harder feat than expected. It was difficult to find a rua xe near my house. There used to be one…

Sorry, no pictures, just words for this post. I meant to get some pictures of the storm but things turned into chaos in a short period of time. The storm hit other parts…

Just an update, over 50 of my students signed up for Twitter accounts. They are addicted. I was impressed at how popular it became with them. Unfortunately, due to the…

Two weeks ago from today, I was heading to Indochina Capital's office at the Saigon Financial Centre in District 1. My normal route from the Phu Nhuan District to…

Power Generators in Saigon during blackout - (VietnamNet Bridge) The last three days, I have seen power outages in the Phu Nhuan District, District 12, District 10, Tan…

Soho Coffee - Tan Binh District A new Soho Coffee shop opened up near house. I just noticed it last night when I headed home from a late night ride from District 12. I…

I woke up early today and ended up meeting two friends. It was a nice cool rainy season morning with just a tad of humidity in the air. Here are some photos from the…

The water workers found the leak today. They came roughly around 10:30 AM this morning and started hammering the tiles where the water and sewage pipes are located…

Well, seems that the Traffic Police will start enforcing the helmet laws inside of Saigon starting next month. Actually, rumor says that in September, police will start…

One of the best kept secrets in Saigon is the Du Mien Cafe located in the Phu Nhuan District. It is located about 5 minutes from my house and a very convenient location…

Well, the flu has been going around lately. I caught it on Saturday night. Feel horrible. Today I stayed home from work. Still have aches and pains. I am working on…

The Thanh Nien Restaurant, located on 35 Hai Ba Trung Street, in Saigon's District 1, is a lovely place to drink coffee and relax during the day. The Vietnamese cuisine…

Well, I have been away for a week now. My ADSL went down AGAIN! Anyway, I will move this week so I will just have them transfer my account to my new address. Last…

Finally my visa will arrive tomorrow night after spending over two weeks with the Immigration Dept. Luckily I did not need it during the last two weeks. I decided that I…

Whoops, forgot to share the pictures Emma gave me. Some took a picture of us on my motorbike a couple weeks ago: Cross-posted at…

Well, it was a long day today at APU. My IT staff and I are actually doing quite well. We finally got started on the website but we need some more content. Tomorrow Tri…

Well, I got stopped by the traffic police today. They told me that my violation was for 'driving in the left lane' which the traffic police officer said was only for…

Last night, Son, Vinh and I met with Dr. Son, his daughter, Amy, and Khoa. Dr. Son is the head of the Math and Computer Science Dept. near my house and Mr. Khoa…

Well, it is the first day of the week here in Vietnam. I had a long weekend. Saturday was a long day for me. I had 3 lessons to teach meaning 6 hours of work. I was…

I a grouch this morning. I think I woke up too early. The weather is nice and cool now but it will get hot as usual around noontime. I am on my second day of my 2 week…