Well it is Christmas Eve in Saigon. This will be my 5th Christmas in Saigon and probably my last one for several years. A couple weeks ago I went with my Vietnamese friend and his wife to Cholon to look at the Christmas decorations. I was surprised to see a whole street devoted to Christmas decorations. After tomorrow, they will switch to New Year decorations … [Read more...] about Christmas Decorations in Saigon
Sunspots returning?
Well, as I start getting back to blogging about my life in Saigon again, I decided to give an update on the sunspot situation with our Sun. It seems that some activity are finally returning but not really much. The below image was taken on Dec. 17, 2009: The most recent image shows very few sunspots as well taken from the NASA website: I am not putting two and two … [Read more...] about Sunspots returning?
Whey Protein Shakes in Saigon
Today I spent a good part of the day trying to find out if any stores sold any whey protein shake mixes in Saigon. You can get amino acid supplements in Saigon at the gyms but I really prefer the protein shakes. When I used to lift weights back in the US, I would use IronMind's casein Just Protein shake. It was really good. Of course, you cannot get that in Vietnam and I … [Read more...] about Whey Protein Shakes in Saigon
Saigon’s Coffee World
I visited a really nice coffee shop over a week ago called Coffee World, aka Cream and Fudge. It is definitely a visit especially if you like waffles, yes I said waffles. Unfortunately my current diet does not allow me to eat waffles at this time but hopefully next year I can. Instead, I ordered a green tea latte which was very good. Yeah, I kept drooling over the waffles … [Read more...] about Saigon’s Coffee World
Saigon’s worst motorbike rider
Over a week ago, this woman on her motorbike nearly collided with me as she cut me off. In fact, she cut off several motorbikes in front of me. A lot of brake lights were flashing as this woman was crisscrossing through traffic. I consider her one of the worst motorbike rider's in Saigon. (Yes, she cut off the pink electric bike as well) … [Read more...] about Saigon’s worst motorbike rider