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It is Monday morning and I am back at Java Cafe.  I really need to start working on an open source presentation which I knew I would not be able to do at home.  Too many distractions.  I find that when I start my work at Java Cafe, or another location, I can get more work done.  Later I can finish it at home :-) This morning Saigon was hit with another rain storm.  August … [Read more...] about Monday Morning at Java Cafe

VietnamNet Bridge just published a report in regards to petrol price hike.  The Ministry of Industry and Trade stated they had no intentions to raise the price of petrol to 25,000 VND. Just a rumor guys, for now at least.  Amazing how rumors can spread throughout the city so fast. Read more here -> MOIT denies petrol price hike to VND25,000/litre … [Read more...] about 25,000 VND Price Hike – Just a Rumor

Rumor going around Saigon today is that the price of petrol will be 25,000 VND/liter within the week. At that price, most of the people riding the old style motorbikes (Dreams and Super Cubs) may stop riding them altogether.  This city could become an electric moped haven in the upcoming months. … [Read more...] about Gas prices going up in Vietnam?

I started teaching Flash to my AIS Immersion students last week.  I decided to take advantage of one of my Teaching Assistants, Michael Pham, and had him prepare the Flash tutorials for the class.  He has done an amazing job and my students love his tutorials. Michael is a natural to graphic designing.  He prepared the promos for Qeeboa, a product we and another student are … [Read more...] about AIS Flash Expert

It all started at around 3:45 PM today.  I was on my motorbike in District 5 when the first drops of the rain fall came.  It immediately turned into a downpour that ended up lasting for 1 and a half hours.  I expected it would stop after about 10 minutes but it did not.  I then headed back, in the rain, towards District 1 where I had an appointment at 4:30 PM at Mekong … [Read more...] about Storm of the Century in Saigon