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  • My computer desk

    I like my new computer set up : -)

  • Motorbikes everywhere

    Parking lot at my school.

  • Learning OpenBSD

    We plan to install a firewall and web filter in OpenBSD next week. Reading up on it today.

  • Turkish Food

    Breaking the fast with Turkish food.

  • My desk

    Setting up Ubuntu with two monitors. Working on my Ubuntu Thinkpad on the left.

  • OpenSIS

    We are testing openSIS today.

  • Joomla/Moodle/openSIS - Perfect match for education?

    Well, it has been nearly a month and a half since I started as IT Director at Horizon. For us, it is crunch time in choosing what systems to use at our school. The…

  • Blocked in

    This surprised me today, I got blocked in by this truck trying to leave a parking lot. He took about 5 minutes before he decided to leave.

  • Turkmen's enjoying their breakfast

    There are many university students from Turkmenistan in both Saigon and Hanoi. They are studying at the local universities. They live in the dorms owned by Horizon. They…

  • Job Available - IT Support Staff

    We are currently looking to hire one or two IT Support Staff for our An Phu campus in HCMC. See below: Title: IT Support Staff (Full-time) - Vietnamese Department Name…

  • Thien Phuoc Honda Service

    I needed to repair my Yamaha Nouvo today. An oil change, new brake pads, spark plug, etc. I decided to visit Horizon's chef's friend's shop in An Phu. Sometimes the…

  • Hot water for green tea

    I try to drink 6-8 cups of greem tea a day. At Horizon, it means getting a thermos of hot water for my office. This week I am drinking genmachai that Hiro brought from…

  • Enjoying my cafe sua da at Highlands Coffee

    Will meet a friend shortly. Decided to have a cafe sua da while I am waiting.

  • Working hard!!!

    I am working quite hard today : -)

  • Turkish Breakfast

    Typical morning Turkish breakfast at Horizon.

  • At Mimosa

    Still one of my favorite places for a meal.

  • Joomla at Horizon

    I was a bit premature in selecting Drupal. In the end we have more experience with Joomla so we decided to keep using it. I will use Drupal for my own site. Right now I…

  • Drupal

    Well, looks like I will be learning Drupal now. We decided to use Drupal to replace our current sites which run on Joomla. Yeah many of you know I am a Wordpress guy but…

  • City Diner at The Manor

    The City Diner at The Manor is still one of my favorite restaurants to visit. I met up with Patrick and had a late breakfast there. I enjoyed an American an omelet and a…

  • TGIF in Saigon

    Well, it is the end of my workday at Horizon but thanks to a small rainstorm, I may get wet going home today. Not a problem, I got myself a nice Horizon rain poncho and…