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Well, it has been nearly a week since I moved to District 1. I love my new room. I am conveniently located near the New World Hotel on Nguyen Trai street just walking…

Tonight will be my last night in my house at 489A/23A/210 Huynh Van Banh, in the Phu Nhuan District. I was supposed to leave today but I decided to stay an extra day…

I know many of us have seen this image many times the past 8 years. As an American, I do not view the work like this nor do many of my fellow American friends. Yet…

Not surprised when I read this latest new piece from Thanh Nien News. If you do not have a work permit by July then you must leave Vietnam or be deported. In reality, it…

Just found this interesteing YouTube clip about the Mekong River in Cambodia worth watching:

If you are Viet Kieu (Abroad Vietnamese) and interested in getting a 5 year visa exemption, Tung (Saigon in a Cup) gives a very detailed descriptions on how you can…

My last blog update for today, I promise. I have many more pictures to add this week from my short trip to Phnom Penh. The photos below are shots of the Tonle Sap from…

After the success of both the Zaman High School and Zaman Primary School, the owners decided to open up the Zaman University. Like Zaman's primary and high schools…

While I was in Phnom Penh, I visited my Turkish friends at the Zaman International School. I knew one of the teachers when he taught at the Horizon International…

For the first two nights in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, I stayed at The Last Home guest house on #21Eo, Street 172, in the backpacker area. I shared a room for about $20 a…

Well, I finally arrived to Phantom Penh this afternoon. I have to say, I wish I had come a lot earlier. I cannot believe I lived in Vietnam for nearly 6 years and I had…

Well, here is another update in regard to my work permit application. Last week the Department of Labor (DoLISA) refused to accept my "consularized" notarized degree…

Gerald Celente on RT giving his views of Wall Street and Ledman's hiding billions of dollars before the financial crisis:

Rumors, rumors, rumors. Amazing how they fly around so fast. I have not updated much since I received my new Nokia N900 from the US. I have actually been spending some…

A friend from a Western company is looking for a Vietnamese guy experienced in using Ubuntu Linux. Please see the brief job description below: To prepare an Ubuntu…

Here are some nice shots of Saigon's District 1 from Tuesday night. These will be my last photos taken with my Google G1 Android phone. I was surprised at how well it…

I know a little late but about three days before Tet, I had my last workout at my gym before the holidays. I was 20 minutes into my exercises when the gym owner, Mr…

I picked up my diploma from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs today with the service agent's assistant. They really did not need me but I wanted to make sure they did…

First of all, my apologies to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. They were actually not responsible for my "notarized" diploma being turned down. It turns out that my…

Yesterday was the first working day of the Year of the Tiger and it already brought with it many hassles. My gut feeling told me that I needed to visit my service agent…