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  • SEO = Snake Oil ->Build Accessible Websites Instead

    I am seeing a large number of new websites here in Vietnam, including my own, talking about SEO, aka search engine optimization. Many are offering services to help your…

  • Sunday home with a fever

    Wow, I started this post 2 hours ago, got really tired from the medicine and conked out. Back up again but I am not sure how long for. On the way home from District 1…

  • Bye Bye Yahoo Mash

    Well, it looked interesting when Yahoo Mash became available to everyone. Then it just got boring. I remember my Vietnamese friends asking for a Yahoo Mash invitation…

  • Back to my Camomile Tea

    Well, my eyes are blacker than black now despite the sleep I get. I have now started to drink camomile tea again. I remember drinking is last October when I had the…

  • Exhaustion due to Season Changing?

    I have been extremely exhausted since last week. Simple tasks really take a lot out of me. I slept in this morning, worked just 3 hours and came home exhausted. Ended up…

  • Early Dry Season?

    Just four months ago, I posted about the possibility of an early rainy season based of my dog's shedding. Sure enough, we got some rainfall a couple weeks later. That…

  • SaigonNezumi.com Validates XHTML again! :-)

    Finally! I got my my current Ayumi theme template to validate as XHTML again. This was a bit tough until I found that there was an extra </span> tag in one of the…

  • My Veggie Days

    Well, I decided that I will start forcing myself to eat Vegetarian at least three times a week now. I meant to start this a year ago but I got lax. Now I am ready…

  • Storm from Hell

    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…

  • Aircon cleaned and gassed :-)

    Air conditioners can be the most finicky of things. My aircon must be at least 6-7 years old now. I have to have it served every 3-4 months now. The problem for my…

  • Blackouts in Saigon - Get Used to it

    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…

  • My New Yamaha Nouvo

    Here is a picture of my new Yamaha Nouvo RC in front of my house. Tomorrow I will get my registration number :-) 2008 Yamaha Nouvo RC in front of my house

  • I love Uzbek Music

    I fell in love with Uzbek music when I was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Kazakhstan. My Peace Corps site, Karatau, was only a couple hours from the border with Uzbekistan…

  • New Theme - Finally!!!

    Finally I found a new theme that works with over two years worth of blog postings. It was not easier than I thought. Originally I wanted to use Preya's theme…

  • Working on new Theme

    I will spend the day working on a new theme for SaigonNezumi.com. Expect many changes throughout the day. Sorry for any inconvenience but this is a much needed revamp of…

  • Pink Notice from EVN

    I hate EVN sometimes. Yesterday the EVN guy gave my house the 'Pink' notice. Normally you get a pink notice after you have missed the deadline of the 'green' notice. You…

  • Bad Packet Routing with FPT

    Yeah guys, this is the internet for you in Vietnam. I was trying to access my website and emails for SaigonNezumi.com. I did a mtr to check for the packet loss and…

  • Bye Bye Jenny :-)

    Well, my evil little kitten Jenny finally has a new home. I think she will like it much better than the terrace where I kept her for the last two weeks. She will be…

  • The $%#@ Monthy Water Reading!

    I hate this time of the month. Between 6-7 AM, the water meter guy comes around the alleyway for the water meter reads. If you are not at home, he will call your house…

  • Finally, I can get some sleep

    Oh, what a nightmare the last three nights have been. I had problems with my desktop which forced me to reinstall a new Linux operating system not once, but twice since…