Tag: vietnam

  • Galaxy Cinema

    Last Sunday, my friends and I watched World Trade Center at the Galaxy Cinema in District 1. Galaxy plays movies in English with Vietnamese subtitles. The seats were…

  • Another Saigon Day

    Just antoher day on my motorbike in Saigon: (Duc Phat Bakery on Dien Bien Phu and Hai Ba Trung) (Nice Toy Store on Hai Ba Trung) (Toys Anyone?) (Evening shot of Capital…

  • Traffic Police

    Ever wonder where your motorbike goes when the traffic police confiscate it??? (One of the HCMC Traffic Police Stations) (Behind the fence are rows off motorbikes)

  • Power Outages the Vietnamese Way

    Ever wonder why the power goes out in Vietnam. Look at the pictures below and you will never ask that question again. These pictures were taken near the Capital Place…

  • Late Night Chinese Food - Saigon-style

    Saturday night I went out with a bunch of friends from Indochina Capital. We started out at Yoko Cafe for some live music, then headed to the Sheraton for some dancing…

  • Veteran's Day in Pham Ngu Lao

    Oddly enough, I spent the entire Veteran's Day in Pham Ngu Lao which is something I normally do not do. Normally I get tired of the Backpacker area after a couple of…

  • Bye Bye Bandwidth, APEC is here

    For those of you with internet access in Vietnam, you have probably noticed that your bandwidth has decreased significantly as of late. Like me, you thought it was just…

  • Vietnam Rant

    An interesting, yet lackluster, weekend. I stayed in most of the weekend which is not normal for me. My friends were busy or sick. Change of season here normally means…

  • Pham Ngu Lao - Saturday Morning

    Very quiet on a Saturday morning at the Pham Ngu Lao area in Saigon. I actually had breakfast with a student at Bobby Brewers and then headed to Tram Anh Hotel later for…

  • Saturday Morning Quietness

    It was nice and peaceful at Indochina Capital this morning. I was waiting for my student to arrive... (View of the Trading Desk on a Saturday morning)

  • Phu Nhuan District Alley Mess

    So much construction going on on the alleyway where I live. Many houses have to do some renovations so the People's Committee can widen the alleyway for ambulances and…

  • Smokey / Lucky Duel

    So, what does Lucky and Smokey do while I am away. Take a look at the pictures below to find out: (Smokey on the defensive) (Smokey biting Lucky) (Lucky retreating)…

  • Pictures of Hanoi

    Some pictures of Hanoi taken by Minh Ngoc: (Cau The Huc) View more pictures of Hanoi at this URI: http://127.0.0.1:8091/?page_id=201

  • Dung and Hiep :-)

    I bought some more tickets for the Halloween Party on Tuesday night. Happy Dung, as usual, posed some happy shots for me :-) (Let's Be Happy!!!) (Hiep and Dung)

  • Illy Coffee - Finally Open

    Illy finally opened it's coffeeshop at the Capital Place Building. Unfortunately, the wait was not worth it. Service is slow and the prices are very high when compared…

  • Riding Around Saigon

    Last Sunday my friend, Phu, and I rode around the Saigon after lunch. I was lazy so Phu drove my motorbike. It was an interesting day since the weather was cool due to…

  • Smokey's Victim II

    Geckos, little lizards similar to those in Hawaii, are abundant in Vietnam. They are everywhere in your house. They seem to find any tiny crevice to enter your house and…

  • Kevin Miller, Jr. :-)

    Another new recent photo of me :-) I am having lunch with my colleagues... (Kevin Miller, Jr.)

  • Caught in the Rain

    I got caught in the rain at mobile phone shop in District 1. (I am nice and dry)

  • C and C Cafe

    Well, time to upload a month's worth of pictures unto this blog. Here is a nice cafe, C and C Cafe, my friend brought me to. It is located on the corner of Nguyen Thi…