Antidote to Burnout

House of the day 2

This is the second in a series on houses that exhibit great design choices with regard to materials, configuration, and decorative elements. The first house, my favorite, was posted on 10 March 2006. My own tastes run to modernism and... Read more →

Mixing blogs....

I have been struggling lately with the idea of starting a second blog to focus on design and business issues in Vietnam. Conventional blog management wisdom says that one should focus on a niche market and build up brand identity.... Read more →

Response to life in Viet Nam

Chris Harvey at Charvey in Vietnam reminds us of the secret to successful life anywhere, but especially while living in a different country and culture than one's home town. It seems obvious but we too often forget that our own... Read more →

Inter-generational celebrating

I have said before that the future of Việt Nam is in the good hands of its young people. This group of young people confirms my faith that Vietnamese youth have the motivation and intelligence to carry through the modernization... Read more →

Christmas is here....early

Four weeks ago in a taxi I heard two Christmas songs in a row on the FM station tuned in on the car radio. The tunes were well-known Christmas hymns, but the lyrics were in Vietnamese, so I am guessing... Read more →

Learning from others....

I have been a funk for the past month about the lack of progress in our Vietnam business. Hence the lack of postings here. But the break to this funk might just lie in writing some posts about business, which... Read more →

A morning in the park....

Charvey posted about the large park with sculptures in the midst of downtown Sài Gòn a couple of months ago, so we finally followed up with a visit. Frankly, the noise on our hẻm (lane) has started to get to... Read more →