Just watched an interesting one hour video on Kazakhstan. Made me a bit homesick for the country. This independent documentary reminds me so much of the life in Kazakhstan. I was surprised to see not much has changed in the 7 years since I left the country (the film was produced in 2006). [googlevideo]http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5769471137718271967[/googlevideo] … [Read more...] about Eternal Home Kazakhstan (Documentary)
Archives for Monday, August 31, 2009
Vista Blue Screen of Death
For the first time in my life, I decided to give Windows Vista a try. My hotel in Uong Bi had installed in on the computer in my room. No joke, this is what I got each time I tried to turn the computer on: The hotel wifi network sucked too until IT guru, Chris Dollmont, fixed it. Luckily I had my Aspire One netbook with me to keep in touch with the world and in … [Read more...] about Vista Blue Screen of Death
Uong Bi, Vietnam
When we visited our client, Vietmindo, over a week ago, we stayed at a hotel in Uong Bi, a small quite mining town about 45-50 minutes from Halong Bay and Hai Phong. This town reminded so much of Karatau, Kazakhstan, my Peace Corps site. Uong Bi, which I gave up trying to pronounce, is a very quite town. It is a place I would not mind retiring someday. Below are some … [Read more...] about Uong Bi, Vietnam
Early morning Pho at Pho 24 – Saigon
Before my business trip over a week ago, I had an early morning meeting at Pho 24 with a friend. I do not normally eat at Pho 24 since I prefer the pho in my alleyway. Still, Pho 24 makes a good bowl of pho and at least I will not sweat much inside the air conditioned restaurant as I would in the alleyway. You can find Pho 24 almost anywhere in Saigon now. In fact, there … [Read more...] about Early morning Pho at Pho 24 – Saigon