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Saigon River

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Spent a couple hours at a coffee shop along the Saigon River last Monday.  It was hot but then the thunderstorm came to cool things off. (View of An Phu villas) (An Phu on the left, Saigon on the right) (Another view of An Phu) (Thunderstorm is coming) (Surprised to see this boat on the river) (Right before the storm) … [Read more...] about Saigon River

Swollen Foot – 6 weeks later

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I know the guys from my Kendo dojo are wondering where I have been for the past 6 weeks.  I thought my ankle, a recurring injury since I hurt it back over 3 years ago, was finally healed but last week, it started to swell up again.  This surprised me a bit.  Injuries in tropical climates, such as Vietnam, just seem to take forever to heal. I am now using Fastum Gel which, as … [Read more...] about Swollen Foot – 6 weeks later

Turkish Restaurant Anyone?

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Are there any Turkish food fans out there in Saigon?  If so, let me know.  I am trying to convince some of my Turkish friends to open a Turkish restaurant here in Saigon.  There is a small community residing in Saigon now. If there is an interest, that may persuade them to ask for some Turks to open a restaurant here.  There is a Turkish restaurant in Vung Tau if you really … [Read more...] about Turkish Restaurant Anyone?

Vietnamese netbook runs on Hacao Linux – my opinion

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Hacao, the Linux-based Vietnamese IT company, did it again.  The good news, they have successfully created a Vietnamese language netbook based on Linux.  The bad news, Hacao Linux, based on Puppy Linux, comes installed by default on these netbooks. Hacao, made a wise decision by choosing the Pico netbook which is based on the famous MSI Wind netbook.  The MSI Wind is one of … [Read more...] about Vietnamese netbook runs on Hacao Linux – my opinion