I met Mr. Nhan from GHP Fareast yesterday at the Lang Coffeeshop in the Go Vap District. It is really a nice outside coffeeshop with a Vietnamese countryside feel including the animals. It was nice having puppies run past you. There were even chickens and their chicks going around us as well as some geese. … [Read more...] about Lots of animals at this Saigon Coffee Shop
Archives for Sunday, November 13, 2011
Friday afternoon deluge in Saigon
I was at Java Cafe last Friday for a meeting when it started to rain heavily outside. This was a bit of a shocker since it does not normally rain in November. As I left, Hai Ba Trung and Dong Du streets were flooded. As I headed down Ham Nghi street later in District 1, I was surprised that street was flooded. I never seen these two areas flooded before. … [Read more...] about Friday afternoon deluge in Saigon
First day of Boot Camp (November 13, 1990)
Okay, this ends my two weeks of four military anniversaries. You will not see me talk about the Marines for another year. Twenty-one years ago on this date, I started my basic training at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot in San Diego, California. It is just something that no Marine will ever forget. At least several times a year, I have a "nightmare" of my boot camp … [Read more...] about First day of Boot Camp (November 13, 1990)