After being harassed by Evelyn for sending her to a construction site and not Pinky's a couple months, I finally found one near where I live in District 1. Pinky's is one place where you can get a good ice cream sandwich. I think they are better here then at Bud's Ice Cream. Several Pinky's have shut down in the last year but new ones have replaced them. They are more "mom … [Read more...] about Pinky Ice Cream
Saigon Photos
What is this?
I saw this last week walking down Nguyen Trai street in District 1. Looks familiar but... … [Read more...] about What is this?
Buddhist Celebration in District 5 (Cholon)
Over a week ago I was heading home in District 5 when I ran into a parade procession. A bunch of floats at least 2 miles long where heading towards Cholon. I got caught right in the middle of it, had no idea what was going on. A traffic policeman was directing me to move forward when a float ran right into me. Luckily a security guard grabbed the rear of my bike and I was … [Read more...] about Buddhist Celebration in District 5 (Cholon)
Ants everywhere
I was opening a coconut on my floor. Some of the coconut water flashed out. I knew my room had some ants but I had no idea I had this many. They lasted about 40 minutes before scattering. Not sure where my cat was during this time... … [Read more...] about Ants everywhere
My Japan Airlines collection
I like to collect small diecast Japan Airline airliners. It may be no surprise to some that I do this since I am an airline buff. In the past I collected plastic models but unfortunately they do not handle long trips across the Pacific very well. Hence, I switched to diecast. I already had a Boeing 747, now a collector's item, and DC-10. On my last trip to the US I picked … [Read more...] about My Japan Airlines collection