Before my business trip over a week ago, I had an early morning meeting at Pho 24 with a friend. I do not normally eat at Pho 24 since I prefer the pho in my alleyway. Still, Pho 24 makes a good bowl of pho and at least I will not sweat much inside the air conditioned restaurant as I would in the alleyway. You can find Pho 24 almost anywhere in Saigon now. In fact, there … [Read more...] about Early morning Pho at Pho 24 – Saigon
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Yearly August Exhaustion – My Remedy
Well, it is a start of another week tomorrow. Last week was quite long for me. I was always tired and exhausted and had no idea why. I slept most of the night and ended up sleeping most of the day as well. I told some friends it was probably related to the weather changes. Well, I just happened to read a post I wrote nearly a year ago. On August 20, 2008, I wrote a blog … [Read more...] about Yearly August Exhaustion – My Remedy
Saigon Bank ATM on a Saturday night
I was sitting outside of the main Saigon Bank last night in front of their ATM in the Financial District of Saigon. Saigon Bank Berjaya Securities is also located in this building. Malaysians have invested heavily in the Vietnamese market. SBBS is trying to become one of the top securities firms in Vietnam. Anyway, here is my night shot while waiting by my motorbike... … [Read more...] about Saigon Bank ATM on a Saturday night
H.Nam Mobile (Warning)
I just want to put a word of warning about H.Nam Mobile, a popular mobile phone shop in Saigon. I went there last weekend with my friend who purchased their Nokia E71 mobile phone 10 months ago. The phone stopped working a couple days before, it kept turning off and finally would not recharge. A battery. My friend just wanted it to be repaired. At the store, my friend … [Read more...] about H.Nam Mobile (Warning)
Picture of me with my Yamaha Nouvo LX
Got some pictures of yours truly on my Yamaha Nouvo LX via Crystal Dinh, a Viet Kieu friend currently visiting Saigon. It is not very often you will see a picture of me on my motorbike. (On my Yamaha Nouvo LX in Saigon) (Getting wet in the Phu Nhuan district) Oh, and more taiko :-) [youtube width="333" height="250"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_n-6KC2RdGQ[/youtube] … [Read more...] about Picture of me with my Yamaha Nouvo LX