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Adding Vietnamese Font to iPhone

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I used jailbreakme.com to unlock another iPhone here in Vietnam thanks with the help of the IT guy at ViGroup last night (Here is a nice guide to jailbreak the iPhone with firmware 1.1.1 which is supposed to work with firmware 1.1.2 as well -> JailBreak iPhone the easy way). My friend would not let me unlock his iPhone until we found a way to put the Vietnamese fonts on … [Read more...] about Adding Vietnamese Font to iPhone

Saigon Fortune Teller

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It was funny when I saw this picture from lilmissmeg's LJ today. Here is a picture of the well known fortune teller in the Pham Ngu Lau area. Are her predictions true? Well, for about 20,000 VND ($1.33 US), you can always try her out. The key is finding her in the Backpacker area. She has no set time or schedule. I do not even know her name. Some observations about … [Read more...] about Saigon Fortune Teller

No ADSL Thanks to EVN – More Housing Woes :-)

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A couple days ago, EVN, went down the alleyway to move one of their power lines to the next utility pole. Along the way, they literally ripped out the telephone and ADSL lines that were blocking 'their' power line. FPT, my local ISP, came to my house today and put in a new line. I passed on about 100,000 ($6.00 US) VND to the two workers though my friend told me that I just … [Read more...] about No ADSL Thanks to EVN – More Housing Woes :-)

A Saigon Monday

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Woke up late, 9 AM. Ninja, my kitten was meowing loudly but I could not hear him since I wore my ear plugs :) Tofu woman dropped by my house at 10:30AM but I was behind schedule so no tofu for me. Had lunch at Mimosa on Bui Vien Street. Bought an Economist for 40,000 VND ($2.50 US). Headed to my school at 1:30 PM. By 2 PM, realized my students were more competent in IT … [Read more...] about A Saigon Monday