I visited a really nice coffee shop over a week ago called Coffee World, aka Cream and Fudge. It is definitely a visit especially if you like waffles, yes I said waffles. Unfortunately my current diet does not allow me to eat waffles at this time but hopefully next year I can. Instead, I ordered a green tea latte which was very good. Yeah, I kept drooling over the waffles … [Read more...] about Saigon’s Coffee World
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Saigon’s worst motorbike rider
Over a week ago, this woman on her motorbike nearly collided with me as she cut me off. In fact, she cut off several motorbikes in front of me. A lot of brake lights were flashing as this woman was crisscrossing through traffic. I consider her one of the worst motorbike rider's in Saigon. (Yes, she cut off the pink electric bike as well) … [Read more...] about Saigon’s worst motorbike rider
Thanksgiving in Saigon
Last week I had my first Thanksgiving turkey dinner in Saigon after an absence of 6 years. I was surprised but while living in Vietnam, I just forgot about Thanksgiving. Leon Sikes from MNG JVP invited me to join him and his friends at the Renaissance Riverside Hotel's Riverside Cafe for Thanksgiving dinner. The food was great! (My turkey dinner) (Riverside Cafe) … [Read more...] about Thanksgiving in Saigon
Cockfighting in my alleyway – Saigon, Vietnam
I was riding my motorbike through my alleyway last week when I ran into a cockfight. At first I was a bit surprised and then I realized what was going on. I am not sure what to say about this but I am sure many of you will have comments. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SVRRMyI6EY[/youtube] … [Read more...] about Cockfighting in my alleyway – Saigon, Vietnam
VTV visited my Linux lab today
Ms. Quynh Ngoc from VTV visited my Linux lab at the American International School today through a referral by An Nguyen of SaigonLUG. Though we knew about it for a couple days, we only received permission from the school at the last minute. My students were not prepared but since this was a normal lab day, I was not worried. This is actually my third academic year using … [Read more...] about VTV visited my Linux lab today