Archives for January 2007

Saigon is definitely one of most beautiful ciites in the World at night. At night, it is hard to tell the difference between Saigon and any other Western city. (Saigon Centre located at the intersection of Le Loi and Pasteur) (Casio neon sign near the Pho 2000 restaurant that Bill Clinton visited) (The famous Samsung TV display near Pham Ngu Lao) (Sorry, bad … [Read more...] about Saigon Nightscene

This morning I was in the center of District 5 (Cholon) to replace the seat cover on my motorbike (Smokey used it as a scratching pad).  As I was waiting, the owner of the shop started speaking with me.  He kept asking many questions and I just could not recognize the words.  They were very strange Vietnamese words.  Finally he walked away after I responded "Khong Hieu" to … [Read more...] about Is my Vietnamese really that bad?

Nam, a friend from Samco, invited me to a Hue restaurant in Disrict 5 (Cholon) today. The Co Do restaurant was excellent. The Co Do Restaurant is located on 367 An Duong Vuong Street in District 5. I highly recommend it. (Inside view of the Co Do Resaurant) (Some Chinese patrons and their 'girlfriends') … [Read more...] about Hue Food – Co Do Restaurant

Went to a nice Chinese restaurant over a week ago. I forgot the name but I remember how tasty the food was. (A nice seafood hotpot) (This was excellent!!!) … [Read more...] about Chinese Food – District 10