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It was Tam's birthday today so the whole gang from Indochina Capital headed out for dinner. I was stuffed because a certain someone kept putting MORE food on my plate…

Yet another great cafe with live music. I like to go here with friends on Saturdays and Sundays. A couple of the singers are my favorites. I normally goto Yokos with my…

Phuong Thao and I had some nice Thai food for lunch today. :-) (Busy Lunch Crowd)

I headed home and came upon ANOTHER motorbike accident. Accidents have increased significantly in the last couple of months. Just a normal day, though. Time to get my…

Decided to have lunch at the Santa Cafe again in the Pham Ngu Lao area... (One of the many guesthouses in the Pham Ngu Lao area) (Bui Vien street)

Well, what happens when you leave a cat (Smokey) and puppy (Lucky) home all by themselves??? Well, the puppy chews through her collar and presto, she and her partner in…

Had lunch with my students at Parkson's today located in District 1. We went to the food court first but settled for a lunch buffet upstairs. (Food court is packed…

Had to walk my puppy this morning. Lucky did not seem to mind that it was raining... (Yep, got to put on the rain jacket) (A little drizzle on the canal)

Yeah, I have a tendency to take many pictures of the same train crossing near my house in the Phu Nhuan District. Sue me!!! (Train leaving for Hanoi probably)

It's true, these Apple Macbooks do have exploding batteries. Okay, this Macbook did not explode but look what the battery did to this Macbook. This Macbook is only 4…

This Rainy Season has been long and wet. I sat inside Lotteria for lunch during one rain storm. I had to walk back to the office shortly after. No, I did not have my…

Life in Vietnam is not easy for the majority of Vietnamese who do not have a lot of money. I was with Thao outside our company's printer when I saw these people sleeping…

Look what Ha Le brought back from the US for me!!! I love Cherry Coke!!! (Cherry Coke at work, yum)

Over three weeks ago, my US History II students at the CIE took their midterm examination. It was an open book examination. After curving the grade up, the average class…

One of my Kazakh Karatau Lyceum students, Alpamys, contacted me last year. He was the first of my Kazakh students to contact me since I left Karatau in 1999. Boy have…

Sorry for the late updates. I have been busy with my new position at Indochina Capital. At home, my AMD 64 Desktop which runs Kubuntu Linux died on me after an…

Another day, another long commute to work in a nice, but cool, sunny afternoon. Saigon traffic jams can be fun at times... (Saigon Traffic Jam)

A great day for pictures of Vietnamese dogs. The Vietnamese really love dogs!!! (This doggy is getting a thorough wash) (Lucky is meeting a NEW friend) (This puppy is…

Where there is beauty, there is ugliness. When something is right, Something else is wrong. Knowledge and ignorance Depend on each other. It has been like this since the…

This is a normal scene on the streets of Saigon. There are many SaigonBusses with their horns blaring blocking the path of motorbikes and cars alike. You get used to it…