Daily Twitter Posts - 08/05/2011 - 08/12/2011

Submitted by tomo on August 12, 2011 - 11:45am

08/11 06:17 @TylerWatts @officespace_sg To avoid unnecessary ridicule it's probably best to avoid Vietnamese names ending in 'ng' 'c' (and more) :) #
08/11 05:28 @OfficeSpace_SG Since 'j' can sound like 'zh' or 'y' in other languages, it could replace 'd'. Thus 'jinh' vs 'dinh', 'jung' vs 'dung'. #
08/11 05:00 @OfficeSpace_SG Can we replace 'd' with 'j' (or 'dj') and get rid of 'd stroke'? Gov't can't stop kids from using new, foreign words #
08/10 17:46 "Groupon updates IPO filing, admits it's unprofitable" http://goo.gl/55jo8 Failed to fool SEC, will they postpone IPO like others? #
08/10 10:22 Dow down nearly 400 points already! RT @Benzinga: Yesterday's gains are gone. Face ripper rally off. #
08/10 10:05 Studying Vietnamese by reading jailed French-Viet blogger Prof. Pham Minh Hoang aka Phan Kien Quoc: http://goo.gl/mafU5 #
08/10 05:41 Have a backup in case Anonymous takes down Facebook on Nov 5: http://goo.gl/8WtBW #
08/10 04:58 RT @AsCorrespondent: 7 carjackers killed in Philippine shootouts http://bit.ly/o0VLvv #Philippines #Asia #News #
08/10 04:51 Most dangerous countries to be female: Afghanistan, Congo, Pakistan, India, Somalia http://goo.gl/xqFMD #
08/09 03:46 A kitty cafe in Japan where you can rent kitty by the hour: http://goo.gl/HmkxW #
08/09 03:39 @careyz VN should first build normal-speed rail to Can Tho, commuter rail to Dong Nai/Binh Duong, and a freight rail system #
08/09 03:24 @OneVietnam I have data that indirectly shows Facebook is less blocked/easier to access nationwide in recent weeks #
08/08 17:36 What’s the Fastest Web Browser in the “Real World?” Chrome. http://tcrn.ch/ntHhjL #
08/08 15:58 @PedroInSaigon Many definitely don't care. I'd argue that ignorance helps breed apathy and complacency. #
08/08 15:56 @NBNQ Yup, we had it all then. And Bangkok (and maybe Singapore) benefited financially and rose from Saigon's fall. Morale or morals? :) #
08/08 12:10 Before, I would have been sad to find a snail shell in my soup. Now: hey free food! #
08/08 01:55 "One of the main causes of pollution is a simple lack of awareness on the part of local residents" #vietnam #
08/08 00:13 Looking back at Pre-1975 Saigon: http://goo.gl/BJJuU #
08/07 14:53 @dynamicscholar Yeah, agree the way to live peacefully is to not stress over things one can't change #
08/07 14:51 @michaelcoyote @jon7b @PedroInSaigon Feels good to vent, but we're just preaching to the choir. The ones who need to hear, need to in VNese #
08/07 03:23 @dynamicscholar @caligarn Looks like petanque. Game played in a lot of former French areas (US included) #
08/07 03:19 The futility of complaining about Vietnam in English. #
08/06 16:24 @lokimorgan hi Morgan! :) #
08/06 04:43 @mybigfatface I am impressed indeed, and think it would make an excellent Twitter profile pic! #
08/06 04:00 I finally understand why Westerners can't do the Asian squat: http://goo.gl/rU6Td #
08/05 06:01 Rep'n my hood RT @thisbigcity: New Post: In Awe of Vietnam – Stunning Photography from Ho Chi Minh City http://bit.ly/q6EJj1 @jodiehuynh #
08/05 04:36 Robocop is needed. RT @tuoitrenewsvn: Robbers besiege Ho Chi Minh City http://bit.ly/oUTzU2 #

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