Last Friday I went to the water company to pay my water bill. In the last 4 years, it never took more than a few minutes to walk in and pay for my bill. Their system was very efficient. On Friday, things changed. Their computer system was not working so the staff were filling out all the receipts by hand. It took about 20 minutes to get to me and another 3-4 minutes to … [Read more...] about Long wait to pay my water bill
Free and Open Source Software Feature on VTV (Vietnam)
I mentioned over a month ago that VTV visited my Linux Lab. A couple weeks ago they aired the 10 minute segment on VTV. I know several of the guys featured on the program including An Nguyen of SaigonLUG and Professor Son from the University of Education. The open source community is starting to grow in Saigon but it still has 5-10 years to mature. It is definitely more … [Read more...] about Free and Open Source Software Feature on VTV (Vietnam)
Happy Japanese Year of the Tiger 2010
Happy New "Western" Year 2010 everybody. Thanks to the Japan Probe blog, I remembered that in Japan, it will be the start of the Year of the Tiger. Most of Asia will not welcome the Year of the Tiger until February 14th, 2010. For Nezumis (Japanese for Rat/Mouse) such as myself, the Year of the Tiger is supposed to be a good year. Below is the changing of the guard from … [Read more...] about Happy Japanese Year of the Tiger 2010
Whey Protein at Thuc Pham Dinh Duong
It was time for me to get a refill on whey protein for my weightlifting workouts. Saturday I decided to visit Thuc Pham Dinh Duong referred to me by the infamous Out of Saigon's Timen Swijtink. Unfortunately for me, I bought the wrong shake mix. I purchased the Massive Weight Gainer 1100 by mistake instead of the Magnum Whey II. Luckily, I was able to easily exchange for … [Read more...] about Whey Protein at Thuc Pham Dinh Duong
Vietnamese Christmas Dinner
I had a great Christmas dinner with my Vietnamese friends last Friday. This was my first Christmas dinner in Vietnam since I first moved to this country 5 and a half years ago. Though many Vietnamese are Buddhist, the Christmas spirit has really caught on in Saigon. (I ate about half of the Big C chicked) … [Read more...] about Vietnamese Christmas Dinner