I used GoViet for the first time today. GoViet is GoJek’s venture into Vietnam. Many people were waiting for them after Uber Southeast Asia’s operation was bought by Grab. Overall, the response time was very good. With Aber, three rides were enough. No drivers ever wore their Aber attire. MaiLinhBike was not reliable. I still […]
This was an interesting documentary by NHK World that looked at the children of Japanese soldiers and their Vietnamese wives. A friend sent me the link when I mentioned to him about attending a Japanese party here in Saigon there roughly 14 of the children were all half Japanese and half Vietnamese. This topic has […]
When I am riding to Long An Province, this traffic circle in District 6 always makes me nervous. It is very congested and shared by motorbikes, cars and buses alike. Luckily I have not had an accident here yet but on this day, I watched as a woman on her motorbike literally go right into […]
Last week I had the chance to visit Evo Strength & Fitness, the newest powerlifting gym in Saigon that can also accommodate Olympic-style weightlifting. The gym is located in District 7 at the Luxcity Apartments. Daniel Frazier, the owner of Evo Strength & Fitness, is an avid powerlifter who decided that he wanted to have […]
Matsunaga Family from Saga I have been very interested in researching the history of my Japanese mother’s family heritage. Growing up, she told me stories about the Matsunaga family in Japan. The Matsunaga are a samurai clan from historical Japan. Like all other samurai clans, their status was abolished with the elimination of the Han […]
I decided to speed in my normal area and got up to 132 KPH. I had some fun though I forgot to use clutch braking at the end. Yes, you will see the clutch lever pulled in, I did not release it for some odd reason so the SUV and motorbike came up a bit […]
Sometimes when the traffic is light I like to hit the throttle. When I go to the gym around noon, the traffic tends to be light. I had a good run but decided to practice some clutch braking. I slowed down early with good timing. The traffic police was below the bridge at the traffic […]