Tag: vietnam

Lucky was happy last night. She got to eat some of the treat that Lisa gave me for my birthday last night (I was able to celebrate my birthday last night even though it…

Today was a good day. I took this picture after meeting with one of my students. Sorry for the strange angle. It looked like a good shot so I took it :-) (Caravelle…

My housemate, Dominic Golding, is at the People's Commitee in District 5 (Cholon) eagerly finding information about his Vietnamese parents. As you can tell, he is quite…

Located on 139 Ly Van Sy in the Phu Nhuan District (at the intersection of Ly Van Sy and Hunyh Van Banh) is best wonton stand in the entire city. Run by a…

In Saigon, one must learn how to navigate through the narrow alleyways if you want a house in a quiet area, i.e. a house where you can hear the birds chirp in the…

Last Friday before the 4-day trip to Vung Liem, I took my Yamaha Nouvo into my favorite Yamaha Dealer for a tune up. The oil and air filter were changed. Cost me around…

Minh Ngoc sent me these pictures that she dubbed, "Rural Vietnam". I hope you enjoy them. (Rural Vietnam by Minh Ngoc) You can view more pictures of "Rural Vietnam" at…

SaigonTech's Cong Hoa campus primarily focusses on English teaching at the moment. Here are two of Saigon Institute of Information Technology's Vietnamese English…

The E-Town Building is located next to SaigonTech. This is one of the Software Parks located in Ho Chi Minh City. (E-Town on Cong Hoa Street)

Over a year ago, I visited the Cu Chi Tunnels. Since the bridge outside of Thu Dau Mot was being repaired, we had to cross the Saigon River in a ferry. After the long…

I just found the folder containing my pictures from the Cu Chi Ethnic Minority Park. The Cu Chi Ethnic Minority Park is worth a visit. You can make the tour after…

On the way to SaigonTech this morning, I ran into a huge traffic jam. Since it was quite unusual, it only meant there was a serious accident. Sure enough, on the other…

I did not have internet connections for the last two days. Turns out that FPT, my ISP, disconnects your service until you pay your bill at their office. I thought they…

For some odd reason, Smokey tends to sleep on the chairs in my house. GET OFF!!! No, he never listens to me :-( (Stop disturbing me!!!)

It is a sad day. After 4 long years, my notebook, a Dell Inspiron 8100, passed away about 2 hours ago. I am holding in my tears as I type this post. I have a lot of…

Okay, now I have seen it all. The belief is that dogs have "Masters" and cats have "Servants" but I think this cat is taking it a little too far: (Yeah, Master Cat is…

Last Tuesday, my Sociology Students at the Center for International Education gave some great presentations. The design of their Powerpoint presentations amazed me. If…

Minh Ngoc emailed me these pictures of the "Bang Lang" flowers. She told me that when they blossom, it announces the coming of summer. She took these pictures are her…

When I was with my students at the Capital Buidling today, I noticed this nice swimming pool: (I forgot the name of this hotel but I like the pool) (I want to visit this…

Fahasa Bookstores are famous in Saigon among Expats and Vietnamese students alike. You can find reasonably priced English books here. We are talking about originals. I…