Well, this is what I woke up to this morning: (I heard a loud crash, poor guy dropped his load of bricks near my house) (As you can see, several houses still need to be renovated for the widening alleyway) (A gift of rocks and dirt in front of my house) (Yep, the will use the dirt and rocks to raise my floor a foot) (Here we go again...) Today they will fill in … [Read more...] about Here we go again…
Archives for May 2007
Saturday Night in Saigon
Tonight I just headed out to Parkson's Food Court and then to Opera House Highlands Cafe with Hanh and Ly. On the way back to the Phu Nhuan District, Ly's scooter broke down. It was just a faulty spark plug which was eventually replaced and then we all headed back home. Despite it being the Rainy Season now in Saigon, it was quite humid. (Lot of traffic at the … [Read more...] about Saturday Night in Saigon
To Be a U.S. Marine
This slideshow brought back memories of my training to become a U.S. Marine back in 1990: Click Here to View Slideshow -> http://images.military.com/slideshows/to-be-a-marine.htm … [Read more...] about To Be a U.S. Marine
More House Repairs
Today, VNPT came to repair my phone line for the second time in two months. The workers next door damaged the line again. After he finished, my landlord's workers were raising my front door and sliding gate. The whole thing needs to be raised since our alleyway will be raised at the same level as the street next to the canal. That also means my first floor needs to be … [Read more...] about More House Repairs
Saigon Dam Sen Park
Yesterday I headed out to District 11 to meet Annie and her cousin at the Dam Sen Park. I have been to the Dam Sen Waterpark but this was the first time actually visiting the other facilities. It was not crowded so we could make good use of the park yesterday. Dam Sen Park is quite popular with the Saigonese but Westerners do not often visit this park. (View of the lake … [Read more...] about Saigon Dam Sen Park