My house lease ends on January 7, 2009, but we are trying to find a way to end the lease now. I signed a 3 year lease through the advise of a Viet Kieu 'contact' that I knew. He recommended that I sign a 3 year lease so I could keep the rent at a similar price ($500/month first year, $550/month last two years). He assured me everything was okay. Well, it turned out that I … [Read more...] about Beware of your House Broker
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Ordering Problem at Press Cafe
Happy Vietnam Indepence Day everyone. As is customary for Vietnamese on a holiday, I headed to a coffee shop in the morning to meet a friend. Today we decided to meet up at the Press Cafe in District 1 of Saigon. Press Cafe is a nice comfortable place to chat during the morning. My friend and I had breakfast there. My friend ordered scrambled eggs with bread. I wanted … [Read more...] about Ordering Problem at Press Cafe
Highland’s Coffee – No Pictures Allowed
This one surprised me today. I was at Highlands Coffee at the Big C in the Phu Nhuan District to meet a friend this morning. As I was about to take a picture of the coffee shop for a blog entry, one the waitresses came up to me and informed me that I could not take a picture there. Yeah, really!!! I thought she was joking and informed her that I have been taking … [Read more...] about Highland’s Coffee – No Pictures Allowed
You know you have been in Vietnam too long when…
...you eat your french fries with both ketchup and chili sauce. Vietnamese love to eat their meals with chili sauce. Four years ago I thought they were crazy. Now I have started to mix ketchup and chili sauce for my fries. (KFC ketchup and chili sauce) (My ketchup and chili sauce mixture) (My meal) … [Read more...] about You know you have been in Vietnam too long when…
Fuel prices drop again
According to Thanh Nien News, the price of fuel for 92 octane has dropped from 18,000 VND/litter to 17,000 VND/litter. That is the second time in a month they have lowered the price of fuel here. I use 95 octane gas so I will most likely pay around 17,500 VND/litter. Oddly enough, despite the last price decrease, I noticed prices for certain items being raised again. A … [Read more...] about Fuel prices drop again