Here is a good piece put together by Al Jazeera titled, The lost tribe of Laos. The article looks at the plight of the Hmong and the persecution they face by the Laotian Army from 1975 to today. I was a bit surprised that the Hmong were still being treated this way in Laos so long after the war. (Image Source: Al Jazeera) Read article here -> The lost tribe of … [Read more...] about The lost tribe of Laos – the Hmong
Archives for 2008
3 Thang 2 Traffic Jam
With the increase of cars in Saigon, scenes like these are becoming quite common: (3 Thang 2 street traffic mam) (3 Thang 2 street traffic jam) … [Read more...] about 3 Thang 2 Traffic Jam
Horizon Air Husky Logo Jet
Well, an airline I used to work for in the past, Horizon Air, has added a Husky logo jet representing one of my alma maters, the University of Washington: (Source: JetPhoto.net) … [Read more...] about Horizon Air Husky Logo Jet
ViPLUG Meeting – Waiting for Electricity
For those you waiting for the next ViPLUG Meeting, it will have to be delayed for a couple more weeks. My Linux Lab is complete and we finally got Linux Mint installed inside of VirtualBox on all 20 computers. Unfortunately, the building American International School moved into is still not complete. They have to turn the electricity off on the weekends for construction but … [Read more...] about ViPLUG Meeting – Waiting for Electricity
Construction along the Canal
There has been a lot of construction along the canal near my house in the Phu Nhuan District for over a year now. Today I actually had a good view from the top of my house of the construction. For once, I got to see what the construction workers were actually doing that was causing a lot of vibrations in this area the last 3-4 months. Looking at the below pictures, you will … [Read more...] about Construction along the Canal