Here is something you will not see in the news here in Saigon. After Vietnam's victory over Thailand last night, football fans watching the game at the cafes near my house ran down the alleyway and started stealing the Vietnam flag attached to the houses. The neighbors told me that they went to the flags attached to my house and ripped the flag and mount off the marble … [Read more...] about Vietnamese Football Fans vandalized my house
Archives for Monday, December 22, 2008
Blogging Boom Faces Gov’t Blockages (Helen Clark – IPS News)
Helen Clark published her article in relation to the new blogging regulation for Vietnam last Friday. Originally, the blogging regulation was supposed to include all bloggers but has since focused just on bloggers who host blogs within Vietnam. Anh Hung (Fresco 2.0), Chris Harvey (charvey in Vietnam), and I were interviewed by Helen Clark via telephone. This will be Anh … [Read more...] about Blogging Boom Faces Gov’t Blockages (Helen Clark – IPS News)
Winlock Snowfall
Well, I originally I was going to fly back to the US for the holidays but the plans never panned out. I think I am lucky I did not make the trip. I would probably be stuck at the airport either in Taipai or Seattle with no way to get home. The Seattle area south was head by two snowstorms the last couple of weeks. My parent's house added 5 inches of snow on top of the … [Read more...] about Winlock Snowfall
Dry Season FINALLY Around the Corner
Back on August 18th, I thought the dry season was only a couple weeks away due to my dog's early shedding. Turns out that my dog was replacing her old fur for a thicker darker one. The rainy season is one of the longest I experienced here in Saigon since arriving four and a half years ago. Today I noticed that Lucky was shedding a huge amount of fur. That is roughly two … [Read more...] about Dry Season FINALLY Around the Corner