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• Cut it out

  Last summer, our part of Thao Dien in District 2 Ho Chi Minh City had no power from eight a.m. to five p.m. every Wednesday. For the past three nights in a row we’ve had power cuts from midnight to one a.m. If this keeps happening it’s going to be a sweaty and sleep-deprived summer!

• Hot news

  Today, the Thanh Nien news had a bizarre story about an 11-year-old girl in Ho Chi Minh City who can cause stuff to spontaneously catch fire. Known as “T”, this kid can reportedly make fabric and plastic within a 20-meter radius burst into flames. Following a fire at T’s house, university researchers are now studying [...]

• Seeing triple

  Thanh Nien News and the Vietnam News are both carrying a story involving a limited edition Rolls Royce Phantom Year of the Dragon, which was one of 33 cars made for the Chinese market in 2012 and worth around US$1.2 million. The fact that this car is being driven around in Vietnam, which had a [...]

• Old Saigon

  I found a bunch of wonderful old photos of Saigon on Vietnamnet. My favorites include one of Miss Saigon 1925 lounging on a sofa and another of the Saigon Tax Department Store, which was built in 1880 and still stands - sadly in a much uglier form - on the corner of Le Loi and [...]

• A Dog’s Life

  I think that most of us have ideas for a book, but it takes real passion-plus a whole lot of time and hard work-to bring that idea to fruition. One of my book ideas that will never be realized came to me 20 years ago, during my first trip to Southeast Asia. My imaginary photo [...]