Archives for August 2007

Yesterday it was nice cool day in Saigon. Maybe even a little chilly in Saigon. The cool rainy days in Saigon remind me of Seattle so much. (SOS International Hospital) (Main Mobifone office across from SOS) (HSBC Bank is nearby) (Night shot from the Terrace Cafe outside of Saigon Centre) … [Read more...] about Saigon Cool Summer Day

Just got my interview from Expat Interviews. From Website: The nice people, the low cost of living, the beautiful sights: these are only some of the things that American expat Kevin enjoys about living in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Here he discusses his business, the positive outlook for information technology in Vietnam, and gives sound advice on topics such as finding a … [Read more...] about Why American expat, teacher, and entrepreneur Kevin enjoys living in Vietnam

Well, I am currently using KGet to BeleniX, an OpenSolaris Distribution with a Live CD as I am typing. Should be finished downloading sometime tomorrow. I am actually a bit excited about this since I started my niX days with Sun Solaris back at Indiana University in Bloomington. At that time, I was just using the Unix lab to work on my GIS project with ArcInfo and ArcView … [Read more...] about openSolaris BeleniX Live CD

The Vietnamese people like to talk about ghost stories no matter how scary they are. Most foreign expats write them off and tell the Vietnamese that it is just merely a figment of their imagination. I used to be one of those skeptics. Then I came to Vietnam... I saw my first ghost in January, 2005. I was sleeping and in the middle of a dream (yes, ghosts DO appear in … [Read more...] about Vietnamese Ghost Stories I