A friend, Lawrence, just married his Vietnamese bride yesterday. The wedding ceremony and reception was a fusion of Western and Vietnamese traditions. It was my second full wedding I ever attended in my life, my first full wedding in Vietnam. Normally in Vietnam guests attend the wedding reception later in the evening. It was nice to see a wedding from the very … [Read more...] about A Multicultural Western Vietnamese Wedding
A View of the Saigon River from Saigon Pearl
Visited my friend Dylan's place at the Saigon Pearl Apartments located about 10 minutes from District 1. Here is a good shot of the Saigon River with District 2 (An Phu Ward) in the foreground. A lot of trade passes through these shipyards. … [Read more...] about A View of the Saigon River from Saigon Pearl
Shutting down SaigonNezumi.com
Edit: SaigonNezumi will not be shutdown, it has been redesigned instead. After nearly a 6 year run, I will be shutting down SaigonNezumi.com as my personal blog next Sunday, July 15th, at midnight. The last job post was the last official posting for this blog. In its place, a new website will be launched under the SaigonNezumi name focusing on providing news and … [Read more...] about Shutting down SaigonNezumi.com
Immediate Job Opening – Senior Sales (Vietnamese only)
A global supplier of technology and services in industrial technology and building technology, is looking for candidates for a Senior Sales position in Da Nang. This person will be responsible for Identify and developing potential new channels, and grow the company's Security Business in Danang in line with channel expansion. Requirements: Vietnamese, fluent … [Read more...] about Immediate Job Opening – Senior Sales (Vietnamese only)
Sentiment Towards Expats in Vietnam
I posted this on Facebook and Google+ but decided that I should add it to my blog as well. Below is a common sentiment going around Vietnam now in regards to the current group of Expats, many newcomers (1-2 years here) who live in Vietnam. Many longtime Expats and Vietnamese would agree with this sentiment as well. I understand that Vietnam can be a challenging country to … [Read more...] about Sentiment Towards Expats in Vietnam