Life in Tokyo vs. Life in Saigon By tok_matthew May 22nd, 2005 @ 9:16 PM Life in Tokyo I’m baaack!! Long time without a post here but I felt a little like an outsider since as most of you know I’m taking a hiatus from Tokyo life and living here in Saigon, Vietnam. But I have often…… Continue reading Life in Tokyo vs. Life in Saigon
Tag: Ho Chi Minh City
15 of May School Fundraiser – Ho Chi Minh City
Today I went to the 15th of May School Fundraiser. The school is a grassroots charity, which helps disadvantaged children in District 1, HCMC. The kids put on an excellent show of Hip Hop dancing and diversions such as juggling and acrobatics. There were also silent and live auctions plus an excellent buffet provided by…… Continue reading 15 of May School Fundraiser – Ho Chi Minh City
A Night in Saigon – Debate at a Bar
Last night was an interesting one. I attended a “Software Solutions” companies opening party at the Sofitel and met a few guys in the computer industry. It was only Japanese and Vietnamese except for me and one other guy. The presentation was also only in these two languages and it reminded me of my extremely…… Continue reading A Night in Saigon – Debate at a Bar
Vietnam, WTO, Moveable Type and WordPress
I had so many problems with my last MT configuration that I had to reinstall everything. So I lost some of my old rants, but have pasted them in the excerpt…. I spent all day working on the website. For some reason there is an internal server error for the archive and recent entry links.…… Continue reading Vietnam, WTO, Moveable Type and WordPress
Today’s Adventure in Ho Chi Minh City
Today was actually not so adventuresome. However, today the Buddhist funeral infront of my house ended. The old lady who spoke to me in French not 6 months before and told me to “Firmez le porte doucemont” passed away. They then erected a shrine and had chants, prayers and visitors for three days. It was…… Continue reading Today’s Adventure in Ho Chi Minh City