I finally got some pictures of the halal restaurant, Sara, I visit at least twice a week. The food there is really good and inexpensive. I spend roughly 20,000-25,000 VND for each meal I get there, mostly a different variety of fried rice. Oddly enough, I just found out the name of the restaurant today. The service is great, one of the best in the city. I will add Sara … [Read more...] about Sara Halal Food Restaurant – Phu Nhuan District
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Xmas lights still up – Phu Nhuan District
The power went out in my alleyway last night for about 30 minutes. Went the lights came back on, I was able to take these pictures. For 3 years in a row, they have put on Christmas lights in my alleyway. They will stay up until the Vietnamese New Year in mid-February. … [Read more...] about Xmas lights still up – Phu Nhuan District
Space Battleship Yamato
Thanks to the Japan Probe blog again, I found out that there will be a live action movie titled Space Battleship Yamato, aka Star Blazers in the US, released this year. The 30 second clip is really awesome. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBu1cZm4Gqg[/youtube] (Space Battleship Yamato) I was a huge fan of Star Blazers when I was a kid. Seen most of the TV shows, … [Read more...] about Space Battleship Yamato
Long wait to pay my water bill
Last Friday I went to the water company to pay my water bill. In the last 4 years, it never took more than a few minutes to walk in and pay for my bill. Their system was very efficient. On Friday, things changed. Their computer system was not working so the staff were filling out all the receipts by hand. It took about 20 minutes to get to me and another 3-4 minutes to … [Read more...] about Long wait to pay my water bill
Free and Open Source Software Feature on VTV (Vietnam)
I mentioned over a month ago that VTV visited my Linux Lab. A couple weeks ago they aired the 10 minute segment on VTV. I know several of the guys featured on the program including An Nguyen of SaigonLUG and Professor Son from the University of Education. The open source community is starting to grow in Saigon but it still has 5-10 years to mature. It is definitely more … [Read more...] about Free and Open Source Software Feature on VTV (Vietnam)