Pugs are a very popular breed in Saigon these days. You see them everywhere. They are a really cute dog, my neighbor has one and they tried to sell me one of their 4 puppies. I am a bulldog guy myself. A weekend ago I searched the city for bulldogs. I did find one near Le Hong Phong street but it was in poor condition. I even though about rescuing but I will need to get … [Read more...] about Poor Pugs
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Pham Van Hai Market
Cho Pham Van Hai is one of the biggest markets in the Tan Binh District. In the last three and a half years I have lived here, I passed by the Pham Van Hai Market many times but I never went inside. Last weekend I finally visited this market for the first time. It reminded me of the bazaars back in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan. Prices here were significantly cheaper than … [Read more...] about Pham Van Hai Market
Raiding my garbage
My neighbor has been annoying me lately. Normally I leave my garbage out in the evenings like the rest of my neighbors. When this happens, I know that people will start to go through it. Unfortunately for me, I have one neighbor who opens all the trash bags, takes what she considers valuable and then leaves the mess for me or my neighbors to clean up. My neighbors do yell … [Read more...] about Raiding my garbage
Troi oi EVN!
Below are my electricity usage in this house since 2006: August, 2006 - 461 kWh August, 2007 - 142 kWh August, 2008 - 325 kWh From 2009: January, 2009 - 421 kWh February, 2009 - 425 kWh March, 2009 - 386 kWh April, 2009 - 386 kWh May, 2009 - 390 kWh June, 2009 - 392 kWh July, 2009 - 392 kWh August, 2009 - 895 kWh Does anybody see anything strange … [Read more...] about Troi oi EVN!
Saigon Software Freedom Day a Success!!!
Today I attended the Saigon Software Freedom Day 2009 organized by the Saigon Linux User Group at the University of Education in District 5. This is actually my first ever SFD that I attended. It was nice to meet Prof. Nguyen Thai Son again, a long time advocate of open source and Linux in Saigon. I made many valuable contacts from this event today including the Ubuntu-VN … [Read more...] about Saigon Software Freedom Day a Success!!!