Here is something you will not see in the news here in Saigon. After Vietnam's victory over Thailand last night, football fans watching the game at the cafes near my house ran down the alleyway and started stealing the Vietnam flag attached to the houses. The neighbors told me that they went to the flags attached to my house and ripped the flag and mount off the marble … [Read more...] about Vietnamese Football Fans vandalized my house
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Winlock Snowfall
Well, I originally I was going to fly back to the US for the holidays but the plans never panned out. I think I am lucky I did not make the trip. I would probably be stuck at the airport either in Taipai or Seattle with no way to get home. The Seattle area south was head by two snowstorms the last couple of weeks. My parent's house added 5 inches of snow on top of the … [Read more...] about Winlock Snowfall
Dry Season FINALLY Around the Corner
Back on August 18th, I thought the dry season was only a couple weeks away due to my dog's early shedding. Turns out that my dog was replacing her old fur for a thicker darker one. The rainy season is one of the longest I experienced here in Saigon since arriving four and a half years ago. Today I noticed that Lucky was shedding a huge amount of fur. That is roughly two … [Read more...] about Dry Season FINALLY Around the Corner
WordPress 2.7 Release Delayed – Good move
Wordpress announced that they we be delaying the release of 2.7 which I consider a good move. From the Wordpress Blog: There comes a time in every WordPress release when it’s ready for the world , to come out of its cocoon and feel the light of the world on its wings for the first time. Wordpress 2.7 RC1 was a bit buggy. The popular plug-ins have not been successfully … [Read more...] about WordPress 2.7 Release Delayed – Good move
Yeni Hayatlar – STV (August, 2001)
I was going through my image folders from a backup I made nearly 4 years ago when I found some pictures I thought were lost. They sure brought back some memories. Back in the Summer of 2001, I was interviewed by a television crew from STV, one of the leading television companies in Turkey. The television crew interviewed roughly 30 Americans for broadcasting with Yeni … [Read more...] about Yeni Hayatlar – STV (August, 2001)