Month: December 2009

I am sitting in a cafe having Cafe Sua Da with Bill, and talking with a buddy overseas using yahoo.  Two stunning women just walked by flashing us sultry looks…… Yesterday the drivers license saga continued. We needed more photo copies…

I thought I would hold my Vietnamese drivers license in my hand today, bat as is usual… things can get very complicated in Vietnam. The procedure was as follows: Get 4 photo’s and attach one to a form with your…

Yesterday was mostly uneventful. I started with a great home cooked breakfast of fish noodle soup, then off to the coffee shop to write the blog of the day. The rest of the day was spent doing some maintenance and…

I decided today to follow a path in my neighborhood to see where it leads. You see, our new subdivision is surrounded on 3 sides mountains, and an Ocean on the 4th. I saw using Google Earth that there was…

All of the kids returned to school Christmas day as if yesterday never happened. I have learned that Christmas in Vietnam falls on the 24th, thus the reason for the mayhem. The 25th is just a normal day. Our Christmas…

I had a topic in mind to talk about Christmas eve but as is the norm in Vietnam……out the window it goes. Things change fast!! I will talk about my day instead. The day started out quiet. University has finished…

I will again add some random pictures to break up my droning on and then end with the day’s events. It is only a day before Christmas. There seems to be no anticipation here of the days ahead, just business…

Yesterday Mai got her own wheels. There is quite a variety of bicycles in Vietnam. They range from the old style bikes you would ride in the 1950’s. The electric bicycle was introduced a few years back and have become…

Going to the toilet in Vietnam can be an adventure in itself. 10 years ago, I would witness most people just stop and squat on the side of the road anywhere, anytime. I recall taking an old bus up to…

I was going to write about toilets today, but I think instead, I will talk of this mornings events. Today we went to the local supermarket.  Most markets are set up in small streets . There is usually one in…

Again, I will post a few random pictures throughout this page te ease the boredom of my droning on……. Hooray!! Cockroach problem seems to be solved. 3 days and no sightings.   Last night the rain came down in sheets.…