Daily Twitter Posts - 11/01/2010 to 11/30/2010

Submitted by tomo on July 18, 2011 - 4:10pm

@michaelcoyote haha, Titlescorer technology would go great with Needanym, thanks! Tue Nov 30 17:11:45 +0000 2010
@TerranceCollins please DM me your email, I can't DM you because you're not following me (?) Mon Nov 29 11:04:55 +0000 2010
@betoneko banh cuon hat gao vang is my favorite :) Mon Nov 29 10:16:05 +0000 2010
lol Bitexco is really proud of overcoming the odds to put up the US$300 building RT @ourman http://is.gd/hRURP Sat Nov 27 18:30:28 +0000 2010
@TerranceCollins i know an SEO/SEM group in SGN i can refer; DM me. have also refer'd to @BellVietnam Sat Nov 27 12:01:13 +0000 2010
@Vietnam720 lol headline: "Charity Race Ends in Bombing of Online Phone Store" Thu Nov 25 18:37:49 +0000 2010
@betoneko i hope those busses are replaced by ones with doors on both sides so they can pick up riders without cutting across all lanes! Thu Nov 25 17:28:33 +0000 2010
need to go to Dong Nai to kill simdepdongnai/simsodepsovip/simdongnai .coms for spamming my site Thu Nov 25 17:05:46 +0000 2010
RT @IOCC: since 2005, over 6500 Vietnamese women/children have been trafficked abroad - http://bit.ly/dLI6TO Thu Nov 25 09:25:18 +0000 2010
feels a bit like Thanksgiving back home - cops lurking around every corner Thu Nov 25 08:53:45 +0000 2010
My quick hack to download YouTube video files w/o installing any software: http://t.co/ziwUsiL #saigonist Tue Nov 23 20:56:11 +0000 2010
RT @funnyhumour: Facebook is like jail, you sit around and waste time, write on walls, and get poked by people you don't know Tue Nov 23 20:16:27 +0000 2010
@ducban a vietnamese girl who speaks drupal? we should all get together! Mon Nov 22 10:07:17 +0000 2010
@fisheggtree hey i'm like 37.49% michigander (A2). dominos on me. but i'd feel better eating detroit square pizza, even little caesars Sun Nov 21 18:42:54 +0000 2010
@Vietnam720 you can decide for yourself how serious it is, hopefully @afieldofgrass doesn't kill me :) Sun Nov 21 16:28:23 +0000 2010
presenting 4stalk: a 4sq with benefits http://saigonist.com/4stalk Sun Nov 21 10:28:49 +0000 2010
I propose an X Prize for condoms that feel better than real. Call it the XXX Prize: saves the world, profitable, fun! Sat Nov 20 21:11:15 +0000 2010
dude, i totally just bought a bag of homemade seaweed that looks and is packaged like a bag of real weed Sat Nov 20 14:18:00 +0000 2010
i have got a devious new location-based service idea, it should rake in millions (of dongs) Sat Nov 20 05:49:41 +0000 2010
@philip_arthur the simplest vietnamese word for mu might be vô, which has the same chinese origin, but also mostly used in compound words Sat Nov 20 05:37:16 +0000 2010
@caligarn would like to check that cafe out.. japanese? Himiko (Pimiko) is a lady from japanese history Sat Nov 20 05:01:31 +0000 2010
@caligarn let's buy the trampoline and use it to cover large sinkholes on the road Fri Nov 19 07:48:01 +0000 2010
@potkin had Mr BBQ in Q1 yesterday, but plenty in D2 area of Binh Thanh, and next to Superbowl Thu Nov 18 14:48:40 +0000 2010
@betoneko always wondered how common is it to call Phnom Penh "Nam Vang"? Thu Nov 18 07:05:48 +0000 2010
this soup (canh) is just half a pineapple chopped and boiled and served in a small flower pot Wed Nov 17 06:52:03 +0000 2010
@betoneko good question. i think if Japanese dev agencies saw plan & proof of rapid growth in Quy Nhon, Da Nang, Hue they'd start sooner Mon Nov 15 17:52:13 +0000 2010
i want an investor login to the angelsoft database Mon Nov 15 17:33:03 +0000 2010
@betoneko in order for a future Hanoi-Saigon shinkansen, VN needs to build a Saigon-Nha Trang line, and develop cities like Da Nang, Hue Mon Nov 15 10:02:51 +0000 2010
I'm across the street from Inches 'Plussize & Matured Woman Boutique' Sun Nov 14 13:01:50 +0000 2010
The future of Foursquare - should you bother? http://t.co/6SYwIMD Sun Nov 14 10:02:39 +0000 2010
take the bus in #saigon: http://www.donxebuyt.com/ Sun Nov 14 02:27:57 +0000 2010
the entire #fossasia conference organization has disappeared under mysterious circumstances Sat Nov 13 06:56:14 +0000 2010
at #fossasia at Raffles. where's lunch?! Sat Nov 13 04:16:37 +0000 2010
I'm at Intel Software Seminar at Intercontinental Hotel, so far it's nothing about software. #failsquare Fri Nov 12 07:35:59 +0000 2010
@rockportrait not sure if you're serious or not, but my ex-roomie/friends wrote the Rebirth iPad app! Fri Nov 12 07:30:19 +0000 2010
@tramyhurricane do you go to any french-speaking clubs? also, i have 2 friends looking for a french tutor if you wanna split costs.. Tue Nov 09 11:15:47 +0000 2010
i'll probably watch Star Trek five more times this week Mon Nov 08 18:19:47 +0000 2010
@caligarn have you tried Wrap and Roll's lunch buffet? if anything, a lot of choices Fri Nov 05 09:39:25 +0000 2010
i wish neighbors would stop dying, or at least do so more quietly Thu Nov 04 16:52:51 +0000 2010
@HerDailyDigest in jakarta i like to eat satay and ride the bus rapid transit! at night, enjoy nice views atop nice hotel bars Thu Nov 04 09:27:34 +0000 2010

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Asian-American expat living in Vietnam over 3 years. I am involved in tech startups and do Drupal consulting. I choose to live in Saigon and Vietnam and I want to see the city and its people reach their true potential.

Where is Saigon?

It's not wrong to wonder where in the world Saigon is.

Saigon is the name of the city now officially known as Ho Chi Minh City. But most people who call Saigon home call their home Saigon and it's mostly tourists who I hear refer to it as Ho Chi Minh City (or Ho Chi Minh Ville for the French).

After the Vietnam/American War ended in 1975, many place names ceased to exist such as Saigon, South Vietnam, and plenty of street names.

Tu Do is now Dong Khoi, Thong Nhat is Le Duan. And Tan Son Nhut Airport is now Tan Son Nhat International Airport. Rue Paul Blanchy has been Hai Ba Trung since the 1950s.

Those who haven't seen Vietnam for decades will be confused not just by the geographical changes but the incredible amount of development and modernization that has since taken place.

Latest Technical Posts

I also post a lot of technical material unrelated to Vietnam that doesn't hit the home page. Starting from November 2015 I am only posting technical articles on my new sub-blog: TECH.saigonist.com

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