As you know, I get most of my information about the USA from the news. I haven’t actually lived there in 4 years, so my feelings about the country always come from the outside looking in. Reading the news today, I see that this “Intelligent Design” issue is sweeping the nation with states actually passing…… Continue reading Intelligent Design Nonsense
Saigon Stories
Tonight I went out with a friend of mine to a local Australian Pub called the Blue Geko. It’s a great place to meet drunk Australians who are really open and easy to talk to. One guy shared a story with us about how he got conned out of 200 Australian dollars and one million…… Continue reading Saigon Stories
Expatriate Life in Saigon in 2005
It’s been a while since my last blog simply due to my own laziness. Here in Saigon it is easy to become lazy and lethargic. It is common knowledge that most people who come to live for any amount of time in Asia never want to go back to the rat-race of the West. This…… Continue reading Expatriate Life in Saigon in 2005
Thoughts after seeing a young girl denied a visa
As I was passing by the American Consulate last week, I saw something that really made me sad. There was a young Vietnamese girl just coming into her mothers arms and putting her head on mom’s shoulder. She had a few tears and with all the documents in her hand I knew what had happened.…… Continue reading Thoughts after seeing a young girl denied a visa
Trouble in Roppongi
Trouble in Roppongi By tok_matthew July 30th, 2005 @ 6:43 PM Life in Tokyo Every month I receive an update from the American Embassy about Visa info, security situations, etc. I usually never read it since the visa info doesn’t apply to me and the rest just tells us that the rest of the world is still…… Continue reading Trouble in Roppongi