One week in Saigon
on Nov 16, 2009 in At Home US Marine Corps USA Vietnam facebook blocked in vietnam viettel vnpt Hard to believe it has been one week since I last posted.  The last week has a lot of meaning for me. The US Marine Corp’s birthday was on Nov. 10th followed by Veteran’s Day (Nov. 11th) and the day I entered Marine Corps boot camp (Nov.

EVN says that somebody can steal electricty outside of house
on Nov 9, 2009 in At Home Vietnam electricity evn phu nhuan phu nhuan district saigon Today we visited EVN to finally complain about the August electricity bill.  Of course it was a bit frustrating but at the moment, I do not have to pay my electricity bills until the problem is resolved. In short, they went through the same excuses...

Rose Cafe – Saigon
on Nov 7, 2009 in Best Saigon Coffee shops Vietnam Rose Cafe saigon Last Friday I met Le Viet-Kieu Saigonais at Rose Cafe located at the Ky Hoa Garden Hotel in District 10.  It is a really pleasant place to meet friends and have nice discussions.  It is fairly popular with the local Vietnamese but I do not see many...

EVN Strikes Back, briefly
on Nov 5, 2009 in At Home Vietnam electricity evn phu nhuan phu nhuan district saigon I got a big surprises this morning.  The electricity in my house went out which, for a Friday, is normal.  What was not normal was hearing the loud music from my neighbor’s house.  Power outages normally means quiet alleyways, usually.  So...

One of my favorite Vietnamese restaurants
on Nov 3, 2009 in Best Saigon Restaurants Vietnam best sa saigon vietnamese food I went to one of my favorite Vietnamese restaurants last Sunday night that serves seafood and a fish hotpot.  It is a local restaurant so you never see any Expats or tourists here.  Probably a good thing, none of the staff speaks English. I norma...

Another nice workout
on Nov 3, 2009 in Vietnam Weightlifting in Vietnam saigon weightlifting Week 2 of my weightlifting workout is going smoothly.  As expected, my upper and lower body are getting weaker.  Week 2 you tend to experience more fatigue.  I can’t wait to get past this week.  Week 3 is when you see some gains.  Luckily,...

Columbia Asia – Saigon
on Nov 1, 2009 in Vietnam cho ray hospital Columbia Asia hospital saigon The last couple weeks I have visited Columbia Asia.  I did my health check there for my work permit.  Yeah, I know I could have used Cho Ray Hospital but the service I am using chose Columbia Asia for convenience.   One thing I will give Columbia...

Train Crossing in the Phu Nhuan District
on Nov 1, 2009 in Vietnam phu nhuan phu nhuan district saigon train Just another train crossing. Related posts:Another Night Train Crossing Yeah, I have a tendency to take many pictures of...Saigon Train Crossing When the train comes, the already chaotic streets of Saigon...Another Train Crossing My house is c...

Thanh Nien Restaurant
on Nov 1, 2009 in Best Saigon Restaurants Vietnam saigon Thanh Nien Restaurant Thanh Nien Restaurant is one of my favorite places to meet with friends when I am in District 1.  It is actually a very popular restaurant with the Vietnamese but little known with Western Expats.  It sits next to the Trung Nguyen Coffee located op...

MOF- A nice Japanese style teashop in Saigon
on Nov 1, 2009 in Best Saigon Coffee shops Japan Vietnam Japanese MOF saigon tea teashop Thanks to both Lawrence and Hiro, I now know there is a Japanese-style teashop in Saigon call MOF.  MOF is owned by a Singaporean from what I was told.  The cafe itself is nice an quiet. MOF serves a large assortment of Japanese green tea including...