Monthly Archives: January 2012

Food Trip: Happy Tom Buffet

On the last day of the holiday, our friends invited us to go out for dinner.  And not just any dinner, a friend was bent on finding a buffet dinner. After much research, we decided to try the seafood buffet … Continue reading

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Scott and Binh’s Restaurant

For us that decided to stay put in Saigon for the TET break, it’s only a matter of time when cabin fever sets in.  At least for me, I need to step out of the house to take a breather … Continue reading

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Flower Festival 2012

  The Lunar New Year festivities in Vietnam won’t be complete without the Flower Festival all-over the country.  Of course, I just had to share what we saw on the second day of the holiday.  We decided to go very … Continue reading

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Chuc Mung Nam Moi!

A glorious and prosperous new year to everyone! *Fireworks from D1 as seen from D7

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TET at Crescent

So we scratched the idea of staying in D1 to wait for the new year.  We figured, we can see the fireworks from our place anyway, although the experience wouldn’t be as grand.  A Vietnamese friend actually invited us for … Continue reading

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Food Trip: Khan

A new restaurant opened just near our apartment building, Khan Korean Casual Dining.  It has a slogan, “Happy Together”. It occupies two floors of a villa and I must admit, it’s cozily designed.  Lots of tables but the low lights … Continue reading

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Food Trip: MJ’s Kitchen

Friends have been raving about this new Korean place in Phu My Hung that serves delicious barbecue that I just had to try it on my birthday yesterday. 🙂 MJ’s Kitchen is located near the Saigon South International School and … Continue reading

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Manila Fiesta

Remember Little Manila in Citi Plaza?  It’s now called Manila Fiesta and has opened another outlet in Parkson in District 1. They opened a couple of months ago and I realized I haven’t been eating at Parkson for a long … Continue reading

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What to Do on TET?

Torn between just staying home or immersing ourselves in the Tet celebration. It’s our 3rd Tet here in Saigon and for the past couple of years, we just stayed home and watch the fireworks on TV or whatever we can … Continue reading

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Dragon!

I wish they don’t take this down after TET!  Too much work put into this!  And it looks so cool!

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