My 8th Grade ICT students at AIS must really love me this week. I finally gave them their first exam. It was just a 33 question multiple-choice exam focusing on the key terms from three different chapters. We are using the Learning with Computers (Orange Level) textbook which is based on the ICT curriculum in the US. Questions focused on how to use Microsoft Word. We got a … [Read more...] about Exam Day for my 8th Grade ICT Students
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3 Year Lease ends in 3 months
My 3 year lease ends in 3 months. My landlord says I can break my lease now with no penalty if I find a house before then. It will probably cost me $100 US to get the house clean and repair my cat's damage (he found one really nice scratch post that will need to be repainted). I will be more selective with my roommates in the next house since it will also be my office. … [Read more...] about 3 Year Lease ends in 3 months
Com Tam Cali – Saigon
Well, Noodlepie is probably wondering why I have not blogged about the restaurants I eat in Saigon for awhile. I just forget to take some pictures of the meals I eat. Last week I visited Com Tom Cali in District 1 of Saigon. I know D (VA to VN) blogged about Com Tom Cali back in March but quite honestly, I had no idea the restaurant existed until about month ago. I know … [Read more...] about Com Tam Cali – Saigon
Current FPT Bandwidth Speeds
I decided to test my bandwidth speeds with both Speakeasy and Speedtest. I am surprised at the speeds right now: Speakeasy (Seattle server): 2402 kbps Download Speed 516 kpbs Upload Speed Speedtest (Singapore Server): 2558 kbps Download Speed 319 kbps Upload Speed How long this will last? Speeds have been improving in Vietnam. I actually expect things to … [Read more...] about Current FPT Bandwidth Speeds
FPT Linux Mirror in Vietnam
Thanks to pclouds for sharing this link with me. I heard rumors about it but finally there is a FPT-sponsored Linux mirror in Vietnam. That is great news!!! Even better, the mirror is FAST! I am installing Django as we speak. Django was downloading at 635K/s, an amazing speed for Vietnam. The fastest I ever downloaded for Gentoo packages was around 490K/s with Viettel … [Read more...] about FPT Linux Mirror in Vietnam