Thanks to Michael Pham, an 11th grader from the American International School, BarCamp Saigon now has a logo. I asked Michael if he could do it with my requirements being the colors should represent Vietnam. I told him I wanted a cone hat but in the end, he refused. Michael is an aspiring graphics designer (though he may not know it) who has a huge potential in IT in the … [Read more...] about BarCamp Saigon Logo
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Beware of your House Broker
My house lease ends on January 7, 2009, but we are trying to find a way to end the lease now. I signed a 3 year lease through the advise of a Viet Kieu 'contact' that I knew. He recommended that I sign a 3 year lease so I could keep the rent at a similar price ($500/month first year, $550/month last two years). He assured me everything was okay. Well, it turned out that I … [Read more...] about Beware of your House Broker
Sunday home with a fever
Wow, I started this post 2 hours ago, got really tired from the medicine and conked out. Back up again but I am not sure how long for. On the way home from District 1 last night, I felt my fever coming though I already knew from the morning that I was sick. It sometimes feels like I get sick a lot in Vietnam. I know some Expats complain about it a lot but usually the … [Read more...] about Sunday home with a fever
What happened to ephim.com?
Anyone know what happened to ephim.com? For nearly two and a half years I used to visit to site to watch online movies. Now the domain is redirected to http://movie.zing.vn/Movie/Index.aspx. According to rumors, ephim.com was secretly, some say illegally, run by FPT. Only those who subscribed to FPT's ADSL packages were able to watch these online movies at amazing … [Read more...] about What happened to ephim.com?
Ordering Problem at Press Cafe
Happy Vietnam Indepence Day everyone. As is customary for Vietnamese on a holiday, I headed to a coffee shop in the morning to meet a friend. Today we decided to meet up at the Press Cafe in District 1 of Saigon. Press Cafe is a nice comfortable place to chat during the morning. My friend and I had breakfast there. My friend ordered scrambled eggs with bread. I wanted … [Read more...] about Ordering Problem at Press Cafe