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 to check the progress of my work permit. I am glad I did, for some odd reason, the service agent could not convince the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Saigon that my "notarized" diploma, a masters degree, was … [Read more...] about Work Permit and Visa Hassles
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Year of the Tiger 2010 Goals
Tomorrow will be my 6th Tet (Vietnamese New Year) in Vietnam. It is hard to believe I have lived in Vietnam for nearly 6 years (May 24, 2004, I arrived into Saigon). I have a lot of goals for the Year of the Tiger. Last year I did accomplish some goals such as setting up a business but the outcomes were different than I had expected. Live and learn, you just got to move … [Read more...] about Year of the Tiger 2010 Goals
Last working day before Tet
Today was my last working day before Tet, the Vietnamese New Year, holidays. Tet will fall on February 14th this year. I will spend Tet this year meeting friends and getting caught up on my IT projects. SaigonNezumi.com will get a new theme during the Tet break as well. If I am lucky, I may even get to spend a couple days on the beach. Day 6 of Tet, which is on … [Read more...] about Last working day before Tet
My Bruises from the motorbike accident
Last Tuesday as some you are aware, I was involved in a motorbike accident on Nguyen Dinh Chieu street in District 1. I was riding along parallel with my 'work permit' service agent's motorbike. As we stopped at the intersection, another motorbike passed right between us. Unfortunately for him, he lost control of his overweight motorbike and ran into my handle bar. The next … [Read more...] about My Bruises from the motorbike accident
Hard Rock Cafe Ho Chi Minh City – Grand Opening Party
Last Friday was the official Grand Opening Party at the Hard Rock Cafe Ho Chi Minh City. Last month was the soft opening. Leon Sikes, the Managing Partner at MNG Joint Venture Partnership, and I were given invites by the Viet Thai International Joint Stock Company, or VTI for short. For those of you that do not know, VTI is the owner of Highlands Coffee, and the master … [Read more...] about Hard Rock Cafe Ho Chi Minh City – Grand Opening Party