Archives for 2006

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 Building on Thai Van Lung Street in District 1. (Yes, there is a guy on top of the semi lifting up most likely cable and telephone lines) (Whoops, missed one) (Umm, you are driving too close to me, … [Read more...] about Power Outages the Vietnamese Way

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 (Yes, I danced but I was forced), and finally ended the night (or early morning) at a Chinese restaurant in District 1. I finally returned home at about 3 AM exhausted. (A very busy Chinese restaurant at … [Read more...] about Late Night Chinese Food – Saigon-style

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 hours. An Aussie friend was doing some shopping for the new house he rented in District 1. We all went to the Thai Binh Market at the end of Pham Ngu Lao Street. Oddly enough, I have visited Pham Ngu Lao many … [Read more...] about Veteran’s Day in Pham Ngu Lao

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 a glitch that your ISP would fix in a couple of days. Maybe, like me, you made that one phone call to your ISP who, while struggling with your English, decided to send a technician to see what was wrong with … [Read more...] about Bye Bye Bandwidth, APEC is here