Well, with winter coming to Shanghai soon, I was warned that the pollution of the air will get worse. Though I am not in Shanghai now, the air is quite bad. I will probably need to wear my mask there when I return Sunday. I brought some 3M PM2.5 masks for a friend. I will bring more and some air purifiers next month to Saigon. Hanoi's air is terrible. … [Read more...] about Saigon air better than Shanghai now
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Thursday Morning in Saigon
No rain. Sun is out. Air is not bad. District 1 is a bit calm this morning. Got some good shots of the area just outside my hotel. … [Read more...] about Thursday Morning in Saigon
Saigon morning
I always miss these scenes of the traffic in Saigon. Currently sweating since it is hot here compared to Shanghai. … [Read more...] about Saigon morning
Crossfit Gyms
One of the joys for Olympic Weightlifters now is that there are many places to lift due to the popularity of Crossfit. This was not true in the 1990s. I have now worked out in 5 Crossfit gyms in 4 countries. Crossfit Bellwether Crossfit Bellwether is my current gym in Shanghai. It was a bit of a surprise for me since I did not know it was near where I work when I … [Read more...] about Crossfit Gyms
Air getting worse in Shanghai
Well, I knew it was bound to happen. After a relatively clean two months in Shanghai, the air is getting worse. Today was the first time I saw the air quality worse in Shanghai than in Saigon. What surprised me was to actually watch the air quality get worse in my apartment even with two air purifiers going. I turned on a third air purifier just now. This was not … [Read more...] about Air getting worse in Shanghai