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default Apartment for Sale : Elite Park The Real Estate next to Thao Dien
by WilliamLong on 2016-06-11 10:37 		0 by WilliamLong
2016-06-11 10:37 		Real Estate, Houses and Rooms for Rent
hot International Education program (IB program, legal education) in Vietnam?
by Jenifer2212 on 2016-05-31 23:06 		12 by Mindy Vickery
2016-06-09 08:06 		Living and Working in Vietnam
default Saigon River view furnished 85m2 flat, 2 Bedrooms, near District 1
by thp1990 on 2016-05-30 14:26 		0 by thp1990
2016-05-30 14:26 		Real Estate, Houses and Rooms for Rent
default beautiful and modern apartment one bedroom in Royal City hanoi
by joneyquest1 on 2016-05-23 14:29 		0 by joneyquest1
2016-05-23 14:29 		Real Estate, Houses and Rooms for Rent
default Experienced manager seeking to relocate to Vietnam
by whittan on 2016-05-19 18:02 		0 by whittan
2016-05-19 18:02 		Vietnam Job Board
default Large house for rent in Hanoi, frontage Do quang St
by joneyquest1 on 2016-05-16 17:20 		0 by joneyquest1
2016-05-16 17:20 		Real Estate, Houses and Rooms for Rent
default 185m2 green villa for rent in Hanoi
by joneyquest1 on 2016-05-12 17:07 		0 by joneyquest1
2016-05-12 17:07 		Real Estate, Houses and Rooms for Rent
default American Couple Qualified ESL Teachers
by tkennedy on 2016-05-11 01:16 		0 by tkennedy
2016-05-11 01:16 		Vietnam Job Board
default Health Concerns
by Windy on 2016-04-21 14:47 		1 by Windy
2016-05-10 14:03 		Living and Working in Vietnam
default new apartment for rent in Vinhomes Nguyen Chi Thanh Hanoi
by joneyquest1 on 2016-05-09 15:04 		0 by joneyquest1
2016-05-09 15:04 		Real Estate, Houses and Rooms for Rent
default Apartment in Ba Dinh hanoi so beautiful 108m2
by joneyquest1 on 2016-05-07 10:37 		0 by joneyquest1
2016-05-07 10:37 		Real Estate, Houses and Rooms for Rent
default Beautiful apartment for rent in Golden Hanoi 113m2
by joneyquest1 on 2016-03-15 09:19 		1 by joneyquest1
2016-05-07 09:01 		Real Estate, Houses and Rooms for Rent
default travel, explore,guide, service you around vietnam by my heart (HoChiminh city)
by nguyen on 2016-05-06 10:43 		0 by nguyen
2016-05-06 11:00 		Living and Working in Vietnam
default Apartment for rent in Ba Dinh Hanoi 60m2 cheap price
by joneyquest1 on 2016-05-05 17:25 		0 by joneyquest1
2016-05-05 17:25 		Real Estate, Houses and Rooms for Rent
default Wanted Data Researchers for a US Company - Apply Now!
by mobileworks on 2016-04-27 15:25 		0 by mobileworks
2016-04-27 15:25 		Vietnam Job Board
default HEAD TEACHER NEEDED IN HO CHI MINH CITY
by elenathuynguyen on 2016-04-26 14:49 		0 by elenathuynguyen
2016-04-26 14:49 		Vietnam Job Board
hot why do people need health insurance? let's talk
by Windy on 2015-12-28 14:25 		8 by Anonymous (not verified)
2016-04-21 14:44 		Living and Working in Vietnam
default U$320 - 390/month serviced apartment in 252A1 Co Bac Str,. D1
by TTrang on 2016-04-19 15:59 		0 by TTrang
2016-04-19 16:01 		Real Estate, Houses and Rooms for Rent
default Architectural one-of-a-kind house for rent in DaLat
by yw_t on 2016-04-10 11:35 		1 by Mahesh (not verified)
2016-04-14 19:33 		Real Estate, Houses and Rooms for Rent
default Have you tried Quan An Ngon's Eel Combination
by Lyn Ruby Nguyen on 2016-04-08 16:49 		0 by Lyn Ruby Nguyen
2016-04-08 16:49 		Living and Working in Vietnam
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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

  • Definition of Startup: What isn't a startup? : What is a startup? We're in the middle of a tech boom and it's become fashionable to either work for a startup or to be a startup. But what is a startup? How do you know that company offering you a...
  • My Startup Experiences : I've been involved in start ups for over a decade now. During that time I've worked for companies in varying stage of development. Not all of them were startups. But how can you tell if it is or not...
  • Code Retreat 2012 - Ho Chi Minh City : $(document).ready(function(){ $('.geshifilter').hover(function(){console.log(this);console.log($(this));$(this).css('position', 'relative').css('width', '800px').css('z-index', 1000);}, function...
  • Internet Censorship in Southeast Asian Countries (Myanmar, China, Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam) : Vietnam has been labeled an "enemy of the Internet" by Reporters Without Borders. There have been a lot of cases of bloggers being targeted, harrassed, and arrested. But RSF (Reporters Sans...
  • Using 3G Internet in Cambodia : On my most recent trip to Cambodia I bought a Cambodian SIM card so that I could both make calls and use the Internet on my smartphone. At the Moc Bai/Bavet border are a number of Khmer people (who...
  • MailChimp vs poMMo, Mailman, Phplist - Self-Host or Outsource Your Mailing List? : Use your own mail server or outsource it? Let's say you have a rather large mailing list of a few thousand email addresses and, well, sending it out with GMail is no longer cutting it. What are your...
  • Internet in Vietnam - Good, Bad, Ugly : If you ask Vietnamese officials, you'll hear such hyperbole as "the Internet service development in Vietnam is in no way inferior to developed countries in the world" (Mai Liem Truc, former Deputy...
  • poMMo proBLEMs : poMMo is free open source mailing list management software. It's written in PHP and pretty basic but does give a decent management interface. However, it's no longer maintained. There is a GitHub...
  • Preventing Repetitive Stress Injuries for Programmers and Writers : My situation I'm a career programmer who has suffered from pain in my hands and arms for several years. Like carpal tunnel syndrome, this pain is from damage to tissue (including tendons) caused by...
  • Calling the US for free from foreign countries : Calling US numbers from the US is pretty trivial and nearly free. But calling from another country means either: - paying for long distance from your telephone company - using a phone card to call...

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