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September 2006
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26 September 2006
The incessant rain is getting to me....
The rainy season in TP. Hồ Chí Minh runs generally six months from May to November. The other half of the year is generally hot and dry, although humid. I have enjoyed the changing patterns of this season over this... Read more →
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25 September 2006
Looking for expat bloggers who pose at experts...
The "A Rice Cracker?" posting here three weeks ago engendered ongoing contributions of comments regarding these fairly controversial issues. Chris of the blog Charvey in Vietnam came in a little late yestersday, though, and posed a challenge to antagonists to... Read more →
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21 September 2006
Recycling in Saigon...
It seems that garbage collectors make noise outside your house at 4:00 or 5:00 am no matter where in the world you live. Our neighborhood in TP. Hồ Chí Minh is no exception. Garbage collection here is very efficient. (I... Read more →
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17 September 2006
Meeting the future of Việt Nam....
Back on 2 September, I wrote about my frustrations in not having friends here in Việt Nam to communicate with. I received some very supportive comments to that posting that I appreciated very much. However, I obviously had to be... Read more →
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15 September 2006
Looking to global voices beyond my postings...
The value of any blog often lies in the comments available at the end of each posting. It is the interaction between blog author and readers in the form of reader comments that amplifies and clarifies the author's ideas expressed... Read more →
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06 September 2006
A Rice Cracker?
D. has posted a provocative thread of ideas on his blog VA to VN entitled "Everyone's an expert" (5 September 2006). He points us to the website Ethnically Incorrect Daughter, published by what he describes as a "conflicted Vietnamese adoptee."... Read more →
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05 September 2006
Neighborhood breakfast stand....
Noodlepie has the street stand food scene in Ho Chi Minh City well covered in his blog archives, although he no longer blogs from Saigon. Think of a particular Vietnamese street food you might be craving, look it up in... Read more →
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02 September 2006
The limitations of "going Vietnamese"....
When we moved here to Ho Chi Minh City seven months ago, we found a house to rent in a Vietnamese neighborhood half-way between downtown Saigon and the international airport. This neighborhood is not on the list of fashionable places... Read more →
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