Over a week ago, I visited the popular Vinh Nghiem Pagoda in District 3 of Saigon not far from my house. When I was there, I noticed that there was a nice vegetarian restaurant next to the main pagoda. We decided to try it out. Viet Chay is one of the cleanest restaurants I ever visited in Saigon. The service was great and food amazing as you will see from the photos … [Read more...] about Viet Chay Vegetarian Restaurant in Saigon
Archives for May 2009
Google Android 1.5 Cupcake Working on my G1
This morning I upgraded my G1 gphone from RC33 to CRB43, otherwise known as the Google Android 1.5 Cupcake. Flashing my G1 was quite easy, it is just a matter of downloading the firmware from the web, renaming it to update.zip and moving it to your the root of your mini SD card. Hit Home - Back, open the keyboard when you see the G1 logo, alt-l (small L), and then alt-s to … [Read more...] about Google Android 1.5 Cupcake Working on my G1
My first flat tire on my Yamaha Nouvo LX
I got my first flat tire on my Yamaha Nouvo LX today. It was a screw that somebody screwed into my tire. This is the second time this has happened on my motorbike. I need to watch where I park my bike from now on. After pushing my motorbike to Le Van Sy street, I found a tire repair shop. It took them about 20 minutes to repair both holes in my rear tire. This is a bit … [Read more...] about My first flat tire on my Yamaha Nouvo LX
My Vietnamese 8th Graders are new Linux users
With just less than one month left of class, I decided to see if my 8th Grade students at the American International School in Saigon would be interested in learning Linux. I am glad I tried because these kids seemed to be having a lot of fun. This week I just wanted them to learn the basic Linux command line. Since the school only uses Windows XP, I worked with the IT … [Read more...] about My Vietnamese 8th Graders are new Linux users
Saigon Kendo Classes
Last Friday I completed one full week of Kendo lessons. In the past, the only martial arts classes I ever took was high school wrestling, hand to hand combat training in the US Marine Corps, and finally Aikido here in Saigon. I did not take an interest in aikido three years ago, I had meant to study kendo but I had no idea where the classes where. I regret not starting then … [Read more...] about Saigon Kendo Classes