Archives for March 2008

Technically, it is still the dry season in Vietnam.  March is normally extremely humid and hot.  This is the time that most Vietnamese and Expats really complain about the weather. Yesterday was an oddity.  It was a bit hot in the morning but started to cool off a bit towards lunchtime.  It has sprinkled a couple times the past week but most people missed it.  Yesterday's … [Read more...] about Unusual Thunderstorm in Saigon

An English language website for overseas Vietnamese seeking visa exemptions has been launched at the following URL: http://mienthithucvk.mofa.gov.vn/Default.aspx?alias=mienthithucvk.mofa.gov.vn/en It can all be done online. Read article: http://www.thanhniennews.com/overseas/?catid=12&newsid=36507 … [Read more...] about E-Visa Exemption Website Launched for Overseas Vietnamese

Happy Women's Day!!! :-) … [Read more...] about Women’s Day

(Source: Thanh Nien News) Okay, seems that the Thanh Nien News did a better job reporting on the hamster crackdown than the BBC.  Starting Monday the fines will be imposed on the fury owners.  There will be no mass culling of the hamsters, that is the good news. The bad news, I am hearing reports of hamster-gangs still iPhones in Saigon :-) … [Read more...] about Vietnam cracks down on hamster craze

(Source: BBC News) This is a really funny story the BBC just posted online.  These hamsters have been quite popular here in Saigon since December.  My students have them as pets.  I have seen three in my classes including one that I played with in my computer science class today.  A couple weeks ago one was running around the cash register at the DVD shop I normally visit.  … [Read more...] about Vietnam bans Pet Hamsters