It seems that the final work for this part of the canal in the Phu Nhuan District is nearly complete. I doubt I will live in the area when they finally finish it sometime next year. It should look pretty though. Expect this to be a heavily developed area in the future. Property prices should jump up once they complete the canal project. … [Read more...] about Canal Project Update in Phu Nhuan District
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Beautiful Saigon Day
Finally the warm weather returns. Today Saigon was very bright and colorful. Below is a picture of the pagoda at the intersection of 3|2 and Le Hong Phong streets. … [Read more...] about Beautiful Saigon Day
Saigon Street Vendor
A couple of times a week, I like to buy a coca cola from the street vendor near AIS. She and her family are very nice and their prices quite good. I have to pay 5,000 VND ($0.29 US) for a coke and 6,000 ($0.35) )for a cafe sua da. Street vendors are the most affordable way of buying your drinks and food outside of a restaurant. After awhile, you get to know which are the … [Read more...] about Saigon Street Vendor
New Motherboard and CPU (pictures)
Last week I upgraded my motherboard and cpu, a yearly ritual for me now. Arch Linux is now the main system that I run on this desktop. Gentoo/Funtoo will be there for testing (Funtoo is really fun to play with). I will also test Pardus, a Turkish linux distribution. It may be a good distro to use in the educational setting. Below are some pictures of me adding the new … [Read more...] about New Motherboard and CPU (pictures)
Saigon Maximark U-Max Membership
I visited Maximark last Sunday. Normally I avoid the place since it is too crowded and the checkout lines are normally packed. It can take anywhere from 10-15 minutes at the LEAST to get to the checkout stand. Normally you have to fight to keep your spot from shoppers trying to cut in. When we finished shopping, we went to the checkout area. I saw five that were … [Read more...] about Saigon Maximark U-Max Membership