Today I attended the Saigon Software Freedom Day 2009 organized by the Saigon Linux User Group at the University of Education in District 5. This is actually my first ever SFD that I attended. It was nice to meet Prof. Nguyen Thai Son again, a long time advocate of open source and Linux in Saigon. I made many valuable contacts from this event today including the Ubuntu-VN … [Read more...] about Saigon Software Freedom Day a Success!!!
Archives for September 2009
Accident in Saigon
Earlier in the week, I was driving to my school along the canal when I saw this crowd gathered near this bridge. I did not get off my motorbike since I was already late for an appointment so I never learned what happened. I think there was a construction accident involving one of the barges but I am not really sure. … [Read more...] about Accident in Saigon
IT class update, more Vietnamese Linux users :-)
Well, I just completed week 3 at the American International School here in Saigon, Vietnam. I signed a one year contract to teach 2 ICT classes part-time for about 40 high school students ranging from the 9th - 12th grades. This most likely will be my last year teaching IT at this school do to my limited amount of time I have outside of my company. This year my curriculum … [Read more...] about IT class update, more Vietnamese Linux users :-)
Blogging from my G1
Having lunch at Mimosa on Bui Vien street. Enjoying a cool sinh to cam dao before heading home. Testing to see if Edge is stable enough for me to send a post. … [Read more...] about Blogging from my G1
Tiger Attack at Dai Nam Tourist Park
Just four days after I visited the Dai Nam Tourist Park, a tiger jumped from it's enclosure and attacked two workers killing one of them. To be honest, I am not surprised here. As I mentioned in my last two posts, the animals are inhumanely treated at the Dai Nam Tourist Park. You cannot blame the tiger in this case, it was reacting to it's environment. The Vietnamese … [Read more...] about Tiger Attack at Dai Nam Tourist Park