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Thai food at Vincom Center – Saigon

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I had dinner last Friday at Vincom Center with my business partner, staff and a visitor from Singapore.  It has been over a year since I have visited Vincom Center when I ate at Carl's Jr.  I was surprised to see many new restaurants.  What surprised me the most about the food court was that the prices were lower then in the Pham Ngu Lao area.  The food was better quality as … [Read more...] about Thai food at Vincom Center – Saigon

District 1 at Night

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Last Friday I had a meeting outside of the Continental Hotel.  They were doing some fashion shooting at the Opera House across the street.  I decided to see how well my HTC Desire HD took night time pictures.  I was lucky, I took the shots right before a downpour. … [Read more...] about District 1 at Night

Awesome Video of Female Captain with Air Astana

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I love this video.  Sorry, limited English, majority Russian but worth the time.  Really great clip that you should watch.  Back in 1999, I would never expected that women would be allowed to become pilots in Kazakhstan.  The country has sure changed.  I have a student that is a flight attendant on Air Astana now giving me somewhat of a connection to these videos.  Makes me … [Read more...] about Awesome Video of Female Captain with Air Astana

Who is he waiting for?

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A couple times a week, my American friend and I meet up at a coffee shop along Xo Viet Nghe Tinh street not far from the Saigon zoo.  Guess what this street is well known for from the pictures below: You see Vietnamese guys driving along this street, if one stops, many of the prostitutes will gather around them.  This is done in plain view of the coffee shop, other … [Read more...] about Who is he waiting for?