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I love Big C, they are located all across Saigon now.  The Big C located on Hoang Van Thu street in the Phu Nhuan District is one of the biggest Big Cs in Saigon.  You can pretty much find everything you need there including a nice bakery.  The aisles are big as well which is a big plus when compared to CO-OP Mart or Citimart.  Big C reminds me of Safeway back in the … [Read more...] about Big C – American-style Grocery Store in Saigon

Well, I got lucky.  On the day I really craved for Indian food, Mumtaz just happened to open up while many other restaurants remained closed during the last days of Tet.  Mumtaz is by far one of the best Indian Restaurants in Saigon.  I love the beef samosas!!! (Mumtaz is open, Coriandor Thai Restaurant is closed across the street) … [Read more...] about Saigon Mumtaz Indian Restaurant

FreeBSD Ports for Vietnamese BSD users can be found at the following URL: http://www.freebsd.org/ports/vietnamese.html These Ports will work with DesktopBSD and PC-BSD systems. Cross-posted from the: Saigon Linux Group Thanks David O'Brien for the link :) … [Read more...] about FreeBSD Ports for Vietnamese Users

This Tet is unusually quiet when compared to Tet a year ago. The streets are deserted, shops still closed, hardly any life in the city right now. At night the food vendors come out, this being their most profitable time of the year. Even the backpacker area is more quiet than normal. I needed to buy some blank CDs so I could burn some FreeBSD images on them. It took me … [Read more...] about Tet Day 2 – All Quiet in Saigon