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Tainted food has been on the headlines of many Vietnamese news outlets over the past month. Soy sauce manufactured from China or with Chinese products has been the…

Well, at about 9:30 PM today while I was doing some computer work, FPT ADSL service went down for nearly 2 and half hours in the Phu Nhuan, Tan Binh, and Go Vap…

Today I ended my work with the Amerasian Foundation. I have asked the people I have worked with around the world and their various organizations to help find someone…

Got these nice pictures of Saigon from the Saigon Financial Center in District 1. These are my last parting shots from Indochina Capital. I had my last lessons with my…

Intel Vietnam made a good move to help develop the IT sector in Vietnam. They donated over 1000 laptops to students in high schools around Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Hai…

Well, I hate to be the poor guys who were caught stealing the undersea fiber-optic cables the last couple of months. A possible verdict could be death. The Ministry of…

Repairs to the damaged undersea fiber optic lines have not begun yet but the costs will be enormous. If the math is right, to repair 11 km of on of one undersea cables…

Well, I sort of messed up last night and deleted my weblog. I was creating a new blog with my web host but I had problem configuring it. Hence, I decided to delete this…

Many expat English teachers have probably not heard of this school but I am sure their students have. The Youth Foreign Language School is one of the best English…

Annie bought some new eyeglasses today. Aren’t they dorky? (^_^) (Former Computer Programming SuperGuru) (Annie’s Veggie Puppies)

My friends and I had a great night. We all met at the busy and overcrowded food court in Diamond Plaza While Hanh and her friend, Hanh, ate sushi, Chad and I got some…

Want to learn how to Swing Dance? Every Wednesday nights at 8 PM, classes are held at the La Fenetre Soleil cafe on 125 Nam Ky Khoi Nghia in District 1 of Saigon. Next…

He is coming soon :-) (Thanh - Ly's Cousin)

In an interesting twist, Thanh Nien News is putting the blame of the undersea cable theft on the Vietnamese government. Last August, the Ba Ria Vung Tau provincial…

Well, after a late night SMS to my landlord yesterday to remind him to clean the house, fix the aircons, and to get the stairwell lights working again, to my amazement…

My landlord's workers finished with the repairs in my house today. Unfortunately he did not clean my house. To make things worse, as usual, his workers stoled my…

Here is an Expat Blog that you all will love. It is so cute (^_^). Click here to understand why -> http://chomchom-vn.blogspot.com/

I found my favorite cookies in Saigon yesterday :-)

Well, after over a week's worth of work, I finally have my new, raised tiled floor, with new marble steps. My landlord's workers still need to finish painting the front…

The new home for Indochina Capital (^_^). (Saigon Financial Center in the distance) The Saigon Financial Center is owned by the Vietnamese military.