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Oddly enough, I spent the entire Veteran's Day in Pham Ngu Lao which is something I normally do not do. Normally I get tired of the Backpacker area after a couple of hours. An Aussie friend was doing some shopping for the new house he rented in District 1. We all went to the Thai Binh Market at the end of Pham Ngu Lao Street. Oddly enough, I have visited Pham Ngu Lao many … [Read more...] about Veteran’s Day in Pham Ngu Lao

For those of you with internet access in Vietnam, you have probably noticed that your bandwidth has decreased significantly as of late. Like me, you thought it was just a glitch that your ISP would fix in a couple of days. Maybe, like me, you made that one phone call to your ISP who, while struggling with your English, decided to send a technician to see what was wrong with … [Read more...] about Bye Bye Bandwidth, APEC is here

An interesting, yet lackluster, weekend. I stayed in most of the weekend which is not normal for me. My friends were busy or sick. Change of season here normally means many people are more sick than normal. I keep ingesting a daily dose of tofu with ginger sauce each morning to avoid any sickness. Helps most of the time but I still got sick last week due to the dust. Vietnam … [Read more...] about Vietnam Rant

Very quiet on a Saturday morning at the Pham Ngu Lao area in Saigon. I actually had breakfast with a student at Bobby Brewers and then headed to Tram Anh Hotel later for a Coke and Cafe Sua Da. (My normal Coke and Cafe Sua Da at the Tram Anh Hotel) (Traffic Police on the watch) (Bobby Brewer's view of Bui Vien Street) (Bui Vien Street) … [Read more...] about Pham Ngu Lao – Saturday Morning

It was nice and peaceful at Indochina Capital this morning. I was waiting for my student to arrive... (View of the Trading Desk on a Saturday morning) … [Read more...] about Saturday Morning Quietness