Again I am surprised by how poor the air is in both Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi. I expected it to be better in the rainy season. Consistently Shanghai's air has been cleaner than the air in Ho Chi Minh City. This was not expected especially with a constant wind blowing in the city. I hear that factories are moving to Vietnam from China due to lower labor costs. Maybe this is … [Read more...] about Vietnam and Bad Air Quality
Archives for October 2016
Caobao Street – Shanghai
Caobao Street, pronounced Saobao, is a long street near my apartment. Always busy. Rush hour means you should avoid this street. Crossing the street can take up to five minutes at the crosswalks. … [Read more...] about Caobao Street – Shanghai
Teaching Command Line in Shanghai
One of things I try to instill in my ICT and Computer Science students is the importance of the command line. For most of us who learned how to use computers in the 1980s and 1990s, the command line was important. I never used a graphical user interface until my father got the Amiga 500, a trusty ole computer that eventually pushed me to Linux. Many of my students have … [Read more...] about Teaching Command Line in Shanghai
Motorbike or Ebike
In Saigon I ride the following: In Shanghai I ride this: Which one do you think is faster? My Ebike can go 80 km on one charge. I still prefer motorbikes though but in Shanghai the process to get a motorbike license is long and expensive. … [Read more...] about Motorbike or Ebike
What happens when you cook curry
This one surprised me. I was cooking some Japanese curry and watched the AQI rise quickly in my livingroom and bedroom. I forgot to close the sliding door between the kitchen and livingroom. The cooking gas was probably the real culprit. I saw readings as high as 205 and 156 in two different restaurants when I was in Saigon last week. My two air purifiers are puffing away … [Read more...] about What happens when you cook curry