After a long long break from weightlifting, I decided to return last Saturday. I used to lift all the time when I was younger but after I injured both knees in the Marines, I had to walk away to focus on my physical therapy. I never got back to it but I missed it. Since I spent most of my time overseas since 2000, starting to lift again has been difficult. I am quite … [Read more...] about My Weightlifting Gym in Saigon
Update #4 with EVN
EVN took my power reading last month. It is roughly back to normal, we used about 460 kWh which is about the norm for September. EVN still cannot explain why the reading was 2.5 times higher in August. Today an EVN employee tried to get me to pay for both months which I refused. My housemate and I do agree, if the problem was with the house, we should still see a power … [Read more...] about Update #4 with EVN
e27 – Yahoo! Wants to Sponsor Developers to Attend Open Hack Day in Jakarta
Straight from Mohan with e27 in Singapore. Yahoo is planning to sponsor one developer from Vietnam to attend the Open Hack Day in Jakarta, Indonesia. Visit the e27 for more information. … [Read more...] about e27 – Yahoo! Wants to Sponsor Developers to Attend Open Hack Day in Jakarta
Life Stories – VN Book Club
I am posting this for my friend Dat from the Vietnam Book Club. Information below: Host: VN BookClub Type: Music/Arts - Jam Session Network: Global Date: Sunday, November 1, 2009 Time: 2:00pm - 5:00pm Location: BET Cafe Street: 17 Ngo Thoi Nhiem, D3, HCMC Description Episode 1: The first 1. How it … [Read more...] about Life Stories – VN Book Club
Beating the Rain
It is just 5 PM but I could tell from the dark clouds that it would rain within 20 minutes. My appointment was at 5:30 PM but I decided to see if I could race to my destination and remain dry. I raced down Le Van Sy only to face gridlock after gridlock of slow moving motorobikes. Can't they understand that it was able to rain cats and dogs? "Please get out of my way!" I … [Read more...] about Beating the Rain