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Christmas coming to Saigon

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Can't believe, the Saigonese are preparing for a very Vietnamese Christmas. After my long meeting at the Highland's Cafe in Saigon Centre, I took these pictures of the Christmas decorations in front of Saigon Centre. I know for many outside of Vietnam, seeing scenes of Christmas in Saigon may be a bit shocking. Well, face it, for the last three years that I lived in Vietnam, … [Read more...] about Christmas coming to Saigon

Mr. Ut’s House is Finished :-)

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I just noticed that Mr. Ut and his family have moved into their newly built home. It is quite nice. My old roommate, Sally, would be surprised.  Please note, Mr. Ut sells 21 litter water for the surrounding areas.  He got most of his money for this house from the Ward People's Committee. (Mr. Ut has a great view of, umm, his neighbor's house) (I really like the design … [Read more...] about Mr. Ut’s House is Finished :-)

Lucky Plays with Ninja

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Yesterday I took Ninja, my 3 month old kitten, on the terrace and introduced him to Lucky, my nearly 2 year old Mekong Delta Terrier. Lucky is a great dog in that she loves to play with cats though Smokey, my 3 year old cat, gets bored with Lucky now. Here is Lucky playing with Ninja: (Lucky and Ninja) Yeah, everyone has been asking me for his picture recently. Here … [Read more...] about Lucky Plays with Ninja

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