...you eat your french fries with both ketchup and chili sauce. Vietnamese love to eat their meals with chili sauce. Four years ago I thought they were crazy. Now I have started to mix ketchup and chili sauce for my fries. (KFC ketchup and chili sauce) (My ketchup and chili sauce mixture) (My meal) … [Read more...] about You know you have been in Vietnam too long when…
Archives for August 2008
Fuel prices drop again
According to Thanh Nien News, the price of fuel for 92 octane has dropped from 18,000 VND/litter to 17,000 VND/litter. That is the second time in a month they have lowered the price of fuel here. I use 95 octane gas so I will most likely pay around 17,500 VND/litter. Oddly enough, despite the last price decrease, I noticed prices for certain items being raised again. A … [Read more...] about Fuel prices drop again
Wear a Helmet Campaign website goes Live
Asia Injury Prevention Foundation's Wear a Helmet new campaign website went live today thanks to the effort of AIP Foundation's staff, Vi Truong, my Web Content Editor at Vscapeone, and I. It took nearly 8 months to complete the English version of the campaign website. We expect the Vietnamese version to go live within a couple weeks. The website went through two different … [Read more...] about Wear a Helmet Campaign website goes Live
More Miss Vietnam 2008 Pageant Photos
More Miss Vietnam 2008 pageant photos from VietnamNet Bridge in addition to the earlier photos: (Image Source: VietnamNet Bridge) See more photos here -> http://english.vietnamnet.vn/photogal/2008/08/800658/ … [Read more...] about More Miss Vietnam 2008 Pageant Photos
Mekong Securities closes it Hanoi Office
Mekong Securities, run by Indochina Capital, closed it's office in Hanoi last week. The surprise announcement was made to the Hanoi staff about a month ago. Operations will be moved down to the Ho Chi Minh City office. Though some could blame the current stock market situation for the closure of the Hanoi office. the reality is that Mekong Securities was hit hard before … [Read more...] about Mekong Securities closes it Hanoi Office