My 3 year lease ends in 3 months. My landlord says I can break my lease now with no penalty if I find a house before then. It will probably cost me $100 US to get the house clean and repair my cat's damage (he found one really nice scratch post that will need to be repainted). I will be more selective with my roommates in the next house since it will also be my office. … [Read more...] about 3 Year Lease ends in 3 months
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Com Tam Cali – Saigon
Well, Noodlepie is probably wondering why I have not blogged about the restaurants I eat in Saigon for awhile. I just forget to take some pictures of the meals I eat. Last week I visited Com Tom Cali in District 1 of Saigon. I know D (VA to VN) blogged about Com Tom Cali back in March but quite honestly, I had no idea the restaurant existed until about month ago. I know … [Read more...] about Com Tam Cali – Saigon
Current FPT Bandwidth Speeds
I decided to test my bandwidth speeds with both Speakeasy and Speedtest. I am surprised at the speeds right now: Speakeasy (Seattle server): 2402 kbps Download Speed 516 kpbs Upload Speed Speedtest (Singapore Server): 2558 kbps Download Speed 319 kbps Upload Speed How long this will last? Speeds have been improving in Vietnam. I actually expect things to … [Read more...] about Current FPT Bandwidth Speeds
FPT Linux Mirror in Vietnam
Thanks to pclouds for sharing this link with me. I heard rumors about it but finally there is a FPT-sponsored Linux mirror in Vietnam. That is great news!!! Even better, the mirror is FAST! I am installing Django as we speak. Django was downloading at 635K/s, an amazing speed for Vietnam. The fastest I ever downloaded for Gentoo packages was around 490K/s with Viettel … [Read more...] about FPT Linux Mirror in Vietnam
Open Source Presentation with Vina Consulting
Yesterday I gave a presentation about Open Source Business Applications for Vina Consulting at the Saigon Times Club. We just had a short time to prepare for it but I think my translator, Triet, and I did an okay job though we only received one question. After assessing my presentation last night, I decided I really needed a new approach to convince businesses to use more … [Read more...] about Open Source Presentation with Vina Consulting