Category Archives: Seen in Saigon

Saigon Haze

Posted on June 24, 2013 by Saigonese

This morning as I was on my way to work, it was raining a wee bit and thought the hazy weather was due to rain clouds and moisture. But as I got into the city, the haze didn’t seem to … Continue reading →

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Mug Collection from Minh Long

Posted on April 1, 2013 by Saigonese

Remember my last post on Minh Long? A recent trip to the shop again caused me to buy these three mugs (55kVND each). My friend was right when she said last time that I should go buy before stocks are … Continue reading →

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A Saigon Shopping Secret

Posted on February 20, 2013 by Saigonese

Clothes for less. 😉

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Stopover

Posted on February 4, 2013 by Saigonese

Our first pot in Vietnam. We were unsure on what to buy while we were still looking for apartments back in 2009 and didn’t want to spend all that much yet, so we opted to get this affordable pot.  It’s … Continue reading →

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Burger King in PMH

Posted on January 4, 2013 by Saigonese

Burger King took KFC’s spot in PMH.  Remember my entry on the chicken restaurants? Funny that after Domino’s entered PMH, fastfood chains fell like dominos here.  Now there’s Carl’s Jr., Texas Chicken, Popeye’s, and now Burger King. 😉 Your thoughts? … Continue reading →

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The Flower Seller (Seen in Saigon)

Posted on December 19, 2012 by Saigonese

There is beauty amidst the chaos.  

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The Engraver / Khac Chu

Posted on December 2, 2012 by Saigonese

Armed with his handy engraver set, anh oi finished engraving 3 of my pens in no time at all.  I was so happy!  For only 10,000 VND for each pen! Just a short story.  For days, I’ve been contacting Parker … Continue reading →

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Photo of the Day: Movers

Posted on October 20, 2012 by Saigonese

Are you moving houses?  Need some movers? 🙂 In the Philippines, this act is called “bayanihan”.  I wonder what the translation is in Vietnamese.

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Do they teach Klingon?

Posted on July 16, 2012 by Saigonese
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Seen in Saigon: Hang Out

Posted on June 21, 2012 by Saigonese

This caught my son’s eye this morning while he was checking out what’s outside. The workers were literally hanging out somewhere between the 8th and 9th floors. The contraption keeping them in place didn’t seem safe but it did the … Continue reading →

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