Tag: vietnam

  • New haircut

    ...but bad hairday, I hate helmet head : -)

  • Thank you FPT

    You guys are one of the worst ISPs in Vietnam.

  • IFTAR Dinner with Selman

    Great Turkish dinner.

  • End of a horrible week

    Finally, it is an end of probably one of my lackluster weeks in Saigon. Lets see, what happened: HSBC deactivated my bank account because they could not find me. I…

  • Joomla/Moodle/openSIS - Perfect match for education?

    Well, it has been nearly a month and a half since I started as IT Director at Horizon. For us, it is crunch time in choosing what systems to use at our school. The…

  • Job Available - IT Support Staff

    We are currently looking to hire one or two IT Support Staff for our An Phu campus in HCMC. See below: Title: IT Support Staff (Full-time) - Vietnamese Department Name…

  • Thien Phuoc Honda Service

    I needed to repair my Yamaha Nouvo today. An oil change, new brake pads, spark plug, etc. I decided to visit Horizon's chef's friend's shop in An Phu. Sometimes the…

  • Hot water for green tea

    I try to drink 6-8 cups of greem tea a day. At Horizon, it means getting a thermos of hot water for my office. This week I am drinking genmachai that Hiro brought from…

  • Enjoying my cafe sua da at Highlands Coffee

    Will meet a friend shortly. Decided to have a cafe sua da while I am waiting.

  • Working hard!!!

    I am working quite hard today : -)

  • Turkish Breakfast

    Typical morning Turkish breakfast at Horizon.

  • At Mimosa

    Still one of my favorite places for a meal.

  • City Diner at The Manor

    The City Diner at The Manor is still one of my favorite restaurants to visit. I met up with Patrick and had a late breakfast there. I enjoyed an American an omelet and a…

  • TGIF in Saigon

    Well, it is the end of my workday at Horizon but thanks to a small rainstorm, I may get wet going home today. Not a problem, I got myself a nice Horizon rain poncho and…

  • No sunspots = strange weather around the world

    Well, my sunspot postings may be getting old but look below at the current picture of the Sun and tell me what is STILL missing: No Sunspots I posted an article about…

  • Yeah, it's hot in Saigon

    As I am typing this post, my computer says it is about 88 F (31 C) outside right now. This is actually a cool day in Saigon compared to the temperatures the city has…

  • Honda to cut motorcyle prices

    Very interesting article from the Daily Yomiuri. In an effort to increase youth interest in motorcycles, Honda plans to slash prices of 45 models to 2000 levels. The…

  • My favorite student at The American School

    Today I was so happy when I arrived to The American School (TAS) in the Thao Dien Ward. At the gate, my new favorite student greeted me with the best smile ever. I was…

  • Hanoi Trip

    Well, I made it back from a short trip to Hanoi yesterday. I was there to visit both the Fulbrighters and the VYLA students who will attend SPEA at IUB for the MPA…

  • Turkish ice cream in Saigon

    A couple weeks ago, I was joking with the Turkish chef at Horizon in regards to how many scoops of ice cream I wanted. I said 6. To my surprise, he gave me 6 scoops!!!…