Date: 9 - 11 June 2010 Venue: Ngee Ann Kongsi Auditorium, Singapore Management University PyCon Asia Pacific 2010 represents a conference dedicated to the Python programming language in Asia-Pacific and hosted for the first time in Singapore. As in all PyCon conferences, PyCon Asia Pacific is an independent, community-run, community-controlled and not-for-profit … [Read more...] about PyCon Asia Pacific 2010
The American School of Vietnam
Well, I think I am a bit behind the times in regards to new international schools in Saigon. I found out that Fran Radano has helped open another high-quality school in Vietnam called The American School of Vietnam. I met Fran about 5 years ago when he was still running Cleverlearn which attained a good reputation for high-quality while he was working there. About 3 … [Read more...] about The American School of Vietnam
Awesome F-35 Lightning II
Well, here is a new jet that will inspire many young American children to become fighter pilots. The F-35A Lightning II jet fighter is an awesome fighter that will serve the US Air Force in 2011, Navy (2016) and Marine Corps(2014) in the future. Many European countries, Australia and Singapore will also purchase the F-35. Hence, this puppy can fly on normal runways (Air … [Read more...] about Awesome F-35 Lightning II
Great photo shots of Saigon (HCMC)
VietnamNet Bridge has a good photo gallery of a bird's eye view of Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City). As you can tell, Saigon is developing and growing quite fast. Parts of the city are looking more and more Western by the day. In 5-10 years, you will not even recognize the historical Saigon (District 1). Below are some shots of Saigon: View more pictures here -> … [Read more...] about Great photo shots of Saigon (HCMC)
Hot in Saigon
As this article suggests, Saigonese distressed by heat wave, this week has been one of the hottest I experienced in Vietnam. For me, I noticed that I keep my air conditioner on most of the time hovering around 25 C (78 F). That is a nice and cool temperature but my air conditioner struggles to keep it at that temperature during the day. At night, I can get it down to 23 C … [Read more...] about Hot in Saigon