Tag: vietnam

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…

Last night I went to probably the best coffee shop in Saigon at the moment. Unfortunately I forgot the name of the place. I vaguely remember the area but it was located…

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…

I like reading stories like this one in Vietnam. It was published in the Western media today but I saw it on the Vietnamese news sites about a month ago. Do Viet Khoa is…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…