On December 15, we all will be required to wear a helmet inside Saigon for the very first time. In fact, you are seeing people wearing helmets more and more each day. My student from Vietnam Airlines brought me a nice helmet from Taiwan that meets ISO requirements a couple months ago. Surprisingly, I am actually wearing it, most of the time. Well, on Saturday, I might as … [Read more...] about December 15 – Helmet Day
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Vung Tau Business Trip
My team and I from the Saigon Linux Group made a business trip to Vung Tau last Saturday morning. It would be my first trip to Vung Tau, believe it or not. The trip was successful and I finally got to see the city my father visited during the Vietnam War. (Hydrofoil in Saigon) (South China Sea from Vung Tau) (Vung Tau Sea Terminal) (View of Vung Tau) (A view … [Read more...] about Vung Tau Business Trip
More Housing Woes :-)
Well, it has been six days now since I have been able to get online from my house. Last Thursday, my ADSL, telephone and cable lines were ripped from my house when EVN moved the electrical powers lines from the old utility pole to the new pole. It may take awhile before FPT is to fix my line. Yesterday VNPT reconnected my telephone line but nobody in my alley are connected … [Read more...] about More Housing Woes :-)
Protecting our Mothers
AmerasianWorld.com That is the original name of SaigonNezumi.com. I am an Amerasian. A Japanese Amerasian. Children of War. I formed the Amerasian Foundation to help my fellow Amerasians. With the help of AAHope Foundation and the Amerasian Childfind Network, I came to Vietnam to continue my work. I was lucky, from Saigon, I was able to create a Global Network of … [Read more...] about Protecting our Mothers
Super Crazy Saigon Traffic :-)
I got some great shots of the what the traffic is like in Saigon now. Since last summer, it the roads have gotten very congested due to the increase of both cars and motorbikes. Even the police seem to have problems directing traffic anymore. For once, I saw people arguing with the police which is not the norm here. (Morning view of the congested Cong Hoa street from … [Read more...] about Super Crazy Saigon Traffic :-)