西贡鼠 SAIGONNEZUMI

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Please show more respect

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Last Saturday I had a meeting with my Japanese friend at the Somerset's Highland's Coffee shop.  As I was parking my motorbike in the parking lot, a middle age Expat woman was blocking the path between the motorbikes with her motorbike.   As I came in, I had to lean my motorbike to the right against the wall to let her pass me.  I did not have to since she was blocking me, I … [Read more...] about Please show more respect

Poor Pugs

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Pugs are a very popular breed in Saigon these days.  You see them everywhere.  They are a really cute dog, my neighbor has one and they tried to sell me one of their 4 puppies.  I am a bulldog guy myself. A weekend ago I searched the city for bulldogs.  I did find one near Le Hong Phong street but it was in poor condition.  I even though about rescuing but I will need to get … [Read more...] about Poor Pugs

Pham Van Hai Market

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Cho Pham Van Hai is one of the biggest markets in the Tan Binh District.  In the last three and a half years I have lived here, I passed by the Pham Van Hai Market many times but I never went inside. Last weekend I finally visited this market for the first time.  It reminded me of the bazaars back in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan. Prices here were significantly cheaper than … [Read more...] about Pham Van Hai Market

Raiding my garbage

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My neighbor has been annoying me lately.  Normally I leave my garbage out in the evenings like the rest of my neighbors.  When this happens, I know that people will start to go through it.  Unfortunately for me, I have one neighbor who opens all the trash bags, takes what she considers valuable and then leaves the mess for me or my neighbors to clean up. My neighbors do yell … [Read more...] about Raiding my garbage