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This is a topic that may surprise many here in Vietnam, Vietnamese and Expats alike. In the last week, much of the world news has focused on Greece potentially…

I really enjoyed this video clip on TED by Patricia Ryan. She makes a good point in that we should not insist on just using English since it will stop the spread of…

Well, I got my blog back online. Last night I tried to upgrade my server to PHP 5.3 but after the reboot, SaigonNezumi.com disappeared. I kept trying to fix it all night…

A bit late but as promised, here is the Saigon Times piece on Eat.vn. Here is the piece below printed with permission: With a flew clicks your ideal meal will be on its…

I was going my Popular Posts and ran across a post from February, 2009, titled Linux Runs My Life. Boy have things changed since I wrote that article. Back in 2009, I…

SaigonNezumi.com will be redesigned this week. The site navigation will be improved over the current one. SaigonNezumi.com will turn into a blog/portal format. I will…

I just learned today that my former Marine Corps Reserve squadron, VMAQ-4 Seahawks, an electronic warfare squadron flying the EA-6B Prowler, has recently been deployed…

Another nice quiet coffeeshop. Prices are good too with free WiFi. It may become my new office...

Took these pictures from Bia Tuoi Tiep over a week ago.

Are they trying to tell me something?

Lately both Tuoi Tre and Thanh Nien news have reported about scams in regards to Mai Linh Taxi here in Ho Chi Minh city. In one case, a customer paid 6 million VND for a…

Barcamp Saigon 4 is being organized. It will take place at RMIT on July 24, 2011. Registration is now open so you should signup at this URL…

Another flight from Nha Trang to Saigon this morning. As usual good service on Vietnam Airlines but why do I always get the same windowless exit row seat? :-)

Good seafood here visited only by locals except for me. I just ate the fish and some tamarind crabs.

Satan invented the karaoke machine. Enough said?

Oddly enough, I am just having coffee here. I can see the beach but I am wondering why I am not in it...

Why are coffee with milks so small in Nha Trang?

The HTC Desire HD takes decent nightshots. I am at the Coconut Bar Cafe which is on the beach.

I took a sleeper bus with my friend. My mistake, I took a top seat bed in the middle. The entire trip I felt like I was in a boat. Even worse, the seat belt was broken…