Preferences for boys in the Vietnamese society has created a gender imbalance according to this article by Thanh Nien News: Gender imbalance alarm bells ringing A similar problem is occuring in China. Some reports suggested that Chinese men are marrying women with physical disabilities to cope with the lack of women there. Currently in Vietnam, there are 100 females for … [Read more...] about Gender Imbalance Warnings in Vietnam
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Aircon cleaned and gassed :-)
Air conditioners can be the most finicky of things. My aircon must be at least 6-7 years old now. I have to have it served every 3-4 months now. The problem for my landlord and I have to deal with are the guys who service the air conditioners. They know that they need to 'clean' the air conditioner and gas it. In reality, they will just clean it with water and then … [Read more...] about Aircon cleaned and gassed :-)
Vietnamese Teacher kicks, umm, butt
Here is a very amusing, yet heart inspiring, story from the VietnamNet Bridge newsite about a Vietnamese school teacher who fought over 40 criminals, thieves, robbers, etc., in Vietnam. In one instance, she even fought and tied up 3 robbers who stopped her bus while the 22 males on the bus looked on. Granted, she is not an ordinary school teacher. She has practived martial … [Read more...] about Vietnamese Teacher kicks, umm, butt
Saigon Traffic Jam from Hell
Two weeks ago from today, I was heading to Indochina Capital's office at the Saigon Financial Centre in District 1. My normal route from the Phu Nhuan District to Indochina Capital was from Huynh Van Banh to Phan Dinh Phuong (becoming Hai Ba Trung) and then a left turn unto Trang Quang Khai street. Well, that was a bad mistake on my part. I happened to leave my house right … [Read more...] about Saigon Traffic Jam from Hell
Blackouts in Saigon – Get Used to it
The last three days, I have seen power outages in the Phu Nhuan District, District 12, District 10, Tan Binh District, and today in both District 1 and 3. This is quite unsual for Vietnam these days. In this article, EVN states they can only meet 70 percent of the real power demand in the whole country. Not a good sign for a developing country. Things will probably not … [Read more...] about Blackouts in Saigon – Get Used to it