I love Saigon. It is about 35 C and now I am sitting on the street drinking a cafe sua da. It will be hard to return to Kazakhstan. :-) Posted from WordPress for Android … [Read more...] about This is life
2014
The Daun Halal Restaurant
Today I finally visited The Daun restaurant. It is a halal restaurant catering to Muslim tourists visiting Saigon. Most of the customers are Malaysian tour groups so the restaurant is always packed. I had one of nasi goreng dishes and loved it. They also serve halal Vietnamese food. I tried the cha gio which was also very good. It is really worth … [Read more...] about The Daun Halal Restaurant
Update on Internet Usage in Almaty
Got an update since my last post about internet providers here in Almaty. I have learned quite a bit. For starters, UNLIMITED is not unlimited with any internet provider in Kazakhstan. It is just a selling point. You actually have to buy bandwidth usage from each provider. If you do not know this, the first month of service can be frustrating. Altel 4 I have used Altel … [Read more...] about Update on Internet Usage in Almaty
In the Alatau Mountains
My former Karatau student took me into the mountains today right at sunset. It was amazing how beautiful the Alatau Mountains are. One reason a person would choose to live in Almaty. :-) You can see the pollution of Almaty in the distance. It is so beautiful, isn't it? Posted from WordPress for Android … [Read more...] about In the Alatau Mountains
A bit of Kazakh history
I visited the museum a couple weeks ago with my students. One part of the museum was devoted to ancient Kazakh history. Below is the Golden Man, considered as the symbol of Kazakhstan. The next picture is of a house during the same period. The next exhibit was interesting. It was a Kazakh tomb in which it seems the husband was buried with his wife and horses. … [Read more...] about A bit of Kazakh history