Archives for April 2006

Fahasa Bookstores are famous in Saigon among Expats and Vietnamese students alike. You can find reasonably priced English books here. We are talking about originals. I bought about 8 books for about 500,000 VND ($34 US) today. (District 1 has 3 Fahasa Bookstore Locations) Fahasa Bookstore Addresses in Ho Chi Minh City: 185 Dong Khoi Street, District 1, HCMC … [Read more...] about Fahasa Bookstore

While riding to work yesterday morning, I got cut off by a grl on her Honda Wave. Arghh!!! She ruined my pictures with the 'finger' shot: (I took the pictures just seconds after she cut me off) (She actually cut off several other riders as well) To view more pictures from this same horrifying commute, click on this link: Motorbike Madness II. … [Read more...] about She Cut Me Off!!!

This is my first posting for one of the universities where I teach English at. I was referred to SaigonTech by friends. Since I have an IT background, I decided to visit the school last December. My general interest is to teach IT and other Computer courses but their strong need at the moment is to build up the English Competencies of their students. I hope to teach some IT … [Read more...] about Saigon Institute of Technology

Took a group picture of my Sociology students today. Well, those who showed up, that is :-) (Note Sociology-1306 Students, you can click on the links below the picture to download the class picture.) (My Sociology-1306 Students) Click Here for Original Image (Group Picture with Yours Truly minus Mai, my Class Monitor) Click Here for Original Image … [Read more...] about Sociology Students Group Picture

Duc and I had beefsteak at Hoa Diem Son Restaurant in District 10 on Cao Thang Street. Not bad. It had been a year since I ate there last. (View from our table - This Place is very busy) (I had Beefsteak Napoleon) (Duc had Beefsteak USA) … [Read more...] about Hoa Diem Son Restaurant