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Last Friday I went to the water company to pay my water bill.  In the last 4 years, it never took more than a few minutes to walk in and pay for my bill.  Their system was very efficient.  On Friday, things changed.  Their computer system was not working so the staff were filling out all the receipts by hand.  It took about 20 minutes to get to me and another 3-4 minutes to … [Read more...] about Long wait to pay my water bill

It was time for me to get a refill on whey protein for my weightlifting workouts.  Saturday I decided to visit Thuc Pham Dinh Duong referred to me by the infamous Out of Saigon's Timen Swijtink.  Unfortunately for me, I bought the wrong shake mix.  I purchased the Massive Weight Gainer 1100 by mistake instead of the Magnum Whey II.   Luckily, I was able to easily exchange for … [Read more...] about Whey Protein at Thuc Pham Dinh Duong

I had a great Christmas dinner with my Vietnamese friends last Friday.  This was my first Christmas dinner in Vietnam since I first moved to this country 5 and a half years ago.  Though many Vietnamese are Buddhist, the Christmas spirit has really caught on in Saigon. (I ate about half of the Big C chicked) … [Read more...] about Vietnamese Christmas Dinner

Well it is Christmas Eve in Saigon.  This will be my 5th Christmas in Saigon and probably my last one for several years.  A couple weeks ago I went with my Vietnamese friend and his wife to Cholon to look at the Christmas decorations.  I was surprised to see a whole street devoted to Christmas decorations. After tomorrow, they will switch to New Year decorations … [Read more...] about Christmas Decorations in Saigon