I visited Istanbul, Turkey, back in December, 1999, for the first time on a flyover from Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, to the US. I immediately fell in love with the city. During my stay at Indiana University in Bloomington, I met Bilal Erdogan, the son of current Turkish Prime Minister's (Recep Tayyib Erdogan) and was quite impressed at the intelligence of young Bilal. I met Prime … [Read more...] about The AK Party
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Ty and Tonys’ Wedding
Annie and I went to Ty and Tonys' Wedding at the Amara Saigon Hotel in the Phu Nhuan District this evening. Their wedding was very interesting, the food was great, and the Amara Saigon Hotel was, amazingly, quite nice (I drive by this hotel everyday and never realized how large it was). Poor Annie, she is a vegetarian so she had to watch me eat MEAT during the entire wedding … [Read more...] about Ty and Tonys’ Wedding
Smokey’s Luxury Condo
There seems to be a lot of MISINFORMATION about my cat, Smokey, and how he lives in my house. Smokey does NOT sleep in a prison or jail. He is NOT a prisoner in my home :-) In fact, Smokey lives quite comfortably and enjoys the freedom to roam all 5 floors of my house. This is where he likes to sleep: (Cat Condo imported from the US fully furnished with a green … [Read more...] about Smokey’s Luxury Condo
Luxury in Saigon :-)
I told you all that I had a jacuzzi and sauna at my house! (My jacuzzi - top floor) (Sauna is next to the jacuzzi) … [Read more...] about Luxury in Saigon :-)
Motorbike Accident
Yes, another motorbike accident. If you travel to Saigon, you will see many motorbike accidents like the one pictured below. Sometimes they are quite serious, most of the time they are minor such as this one (no blood around the motorbikes). Typically the traffic police are not involved but in certain cases, like this one, they do come to do some 'paperwork.' I doubt these … [Read more...] about Motorbike Accident