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Saigon Central Post Office I asked my sister to mail me some stuff from the U.S recently….some white undershirts, a couple of pairs of shoes, 6 books and some various knick knacks that I needed. The United States Postal Service (USPS) has fixed price priority mail boxes that costs a little more than $40 to [...] Knife Victim in Saigon Last Friday there was a road rage incident on Cong Quynh street in Saigon. Three friends (on 2 motorbikes) were returning home from a night of drinking when they got into a close call with a couple of other guys on another motorbike…..an argument ensued and one of the 3 friends [...] Life on the Mekong I get asked every now and then how hard it was for me to adapt to living in Vietnam. Personally, I think I had it much easier than most expatriates. I speak the language and I have relatives in Saigon who were more than happy to help me with any issues [...] Nguyen Kim Earlier this month, my Aunt (Di Tu) asked me to go with her to a large electronics store in Saigon called Nguyen Kim, to help her pick out a new CD player. I recommended that she buy a portable media player like an iPod instead since they can store hundreds of CDs; [...] Franco-Vietnamese Hospital in Saigon Sometimes I get some really good tips in the comments section of prior posts from readers of my blog but they may get overlooked just because few people reread the older posts. For instance, one of the pressing issues for expats that want to live in Vietnam is that of medical/health [...] Exchanging U.S. Dollars I went to exchange some U.S. Dollars (USD) into Vietnamese Dong (VND) today for the first time in a couple of months. I was surprised how much things have changed since then. It used to be that the gold shops around Vietnam offered a much higher currency exchange rate than the banks [...] Tuna Today I would like to introduce a new guest writer to my blog. She is a Vietnamese American who is visiting Vietnam for a few months and I thought it would be nice to get a female perspective on things. Please welcome “Tuna” to Saigon in a Cup! p.s. She is a little “eccentric” (crazy), [...]
"Anh and Em" Me and my little brother in 1975 Titles, titles, titles….everyone in Vietnam has one. Adults, kids, teenagers and even babies have them….there are so many that it’s sometimes even confusing to the locals. For instance, you generally use the terms “Anh”, “Chi”, and “Em” within your immediate family. “Anh” is [...] My purple foot It’s inevitable when driving in around Vietnam that you will occasionally be bumped, scraped against, or rear ended whether you are on a motorbike or in a car….most of time it will be minor and the parties involved will just give each other a dirty look or exchange a barrage of curses [...] Restroom Sign in Vietnam Here is a list of words that I think would be useful to know while traveling in Vietnam. I am not going to write out a bunch of greetings and phrases you can easily find in most travel guides or Vietnamese language books….just words that you will often see on signs [...] |
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