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How the traffic police got my 600,000 VND

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Well, it is the Year of the Snake now.  Today is Day 4 of the Tet New Year here in Vietnam.  I rode my motorbike to Bien Hoa outside of Saigon to see a friend.  I rode him back to Saigon during the early afternoon today.  At the outskirts of Saigon, I was passing a motorbike in the left lane when the traffic police flagged me down.  Yes. riding in the left lane even to pass is … [Read more...] about How the traffic police got my 600,000 VND

Put the Weights Back!!!

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One of the thing that really irritates me at ANY gym are those guys who load up the bars or machines with weights, do one or two reps, AND then walk away from the exercise without taking the weights off.  Look at this picture below: I needed some 20 kg plates for the Bench Press during my workout today.  I could not find any on the racks and then noticed they were all on … [Read more...] about Put the Weights Back!!!

Olympic Weightlifting Area at Get Fit Gym (Saigon)

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I have now been doing Olympic Weightlifting at Get Fit Gym in Saigon for over a couple months now.  My technique is slowly improving though I still have about 6 more months to really get more comfortable with the weights.  I am still just lifting light compared to where I should be at if I want to compete in the Masters level. If you are interested in my Training Logs, I … [Read more...] about Olympic Weightlifting Area at Get Fit Gym (Saigon)