It has now been nearly over a year since all the housing construction started up in my alleyway. I cannot wait until it is nearly completed. Mr. Ut's house is nearly finished. Several other houses have fresh coat of paint on the outside. Here is a view of the current construction around my house: (My neighbor to my left renovated this addition to their house which they … [Read more...] about Building Construction NEARLY Ends
Archives for November 2007
More Storms and Floods for Vietnam
(Image Source: Al Jazeera) It is just the talk of the town now. Bloggers Mel (Antidote to Burnout) and Anna (Pho) both mentioned about flooding in their posts. My poor motorbike suffered from some street flooding last weekend. It is even making the world news feeds. Al Jazeera posted an article on the current death toll from the latest flooding stating that "...Vietnam … [Read more...] about More Storms and Floods for Vietnam
CNET’s Vietnam a crouching tech tiger
Thanks Adam for sending me this link: The Saigon Linux Group, an offshoot of the Saigon Linux User Group, was featured in Elsa Wenzel's "Vietnam a crouching tech tiger" published on CNet.com. I was quoted about Web 3.0 which, with the help of the iPhone, will explode in Vietnam due to the popularity of wifi mobile phones here. I also believe open source technology, known … [Read more...] about CNET’s Vietnam a crouching tech tiger
My Poor Wet Yamaha Nouvo
Well, this morning I got up early and Mr. Ut, my neighbor, took me to The Manor on his motorbike. I thought I could start up my Yamaha Nouvo after letting it dry overnight. Nope, Mr. Ut had to push my motorbike from behind all the way to the Yamaha Service Center on Vo Thi Sau street in District 1. I gave him 100,000 VND for his efforts (he helps me out a lot at my house so … [Read more...] about My Poor Wet Yamaha Nouvo
Flooded Motorbike :-(
This evening I headed out to the Ben Thanh District to meet Patrick, who lives at The Manor, for some dinner. I left my house in the Phu Nhuan District in the middle of a rainstorm which was unusual for November. Lots of standing water, my biggest complaint for Saigon this year. I headed towards District 1 before turning left on Dien Bien Phu street from Hai Ba Trung. As … [Read more...] about Flooded Motorbike :-(