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default Binh Thanh District Apartment for rent 1 bedroom fully furnished only 800$
by MariaHoDiep on 2017-03-12 10:36 		0 by MariaHoDiep
2017-03-12 10:36 		Living and Working in Vietnam
default Tropic Apartment For Rent 1000$ 3 Bedrooms Advance Furnished in Thao Dien, Dist 2
by SakuraReal on 2017-03-11 12:30 		0 by SakuraReal
2017-03-11 12:30 		Real Estate, Houses and Rooms for Rent
default Tropic Apartment For Rent 700$ 2 Bedrooms Advance Furnished in Thao Dien, Dist 2
by MariaHoDiep on 2017-03-11 12:25 		0 by MariaHoDiep
2017-03-11 12:25 		Living and Working in Vietnam
default I'm looking for part time JOB as cleaner/maid.
by ilthd1810 on 2017-03-07 06:28 		0 by ilthd1810
2017-04-12 14:35 		Vietnam Job Board
default I'm looking for parttime cleaner/maid job in ho chi minh city.
by ilthd1810 on 2017-03-03 18:01 		0 by ilthd1810
2017-03-19 14:16 		Living and Working in Vietnam
default SUNRISE CITY'S LUXURY APARTMENT 2BEDROOMS FOR RENT
by hiland on 2017-02-24 12:11 		0 by hiland
2017-02-24 12:14 		Real Estate, Houses and Rooms for Rent
default luxury furnished and serviced room in a compound for rent for 250 to 300 usd per month
by Ngoc on 2017-01-22 21:28 		0 by Ngoc
2017-01-23 02:52 		Living and Working in Vietnam
default ON-SITE COMPUTER REPAIR BUSINESS in Ho Chi Minh City
by warefre on 2017-01-13 17:08 		0 by warefre
2017-01-13 17:08 		Living and Working in Vietnam
default For rent apartment 2BRs – foreigner community – easy to the center – with balcony at D.2
by sophiangomc009 on 2016-12-19 15:56 		0 by sophiangomc009
2016-12-19 15:56 		Living and Working in Vietnam
default Mosquito Net from Phifer, USA
by Anonymous on 2016-12-19 15:17 		0 by Anonymous
2016-12-19 15:17 		Real Estate, Houses and Rooms for Rent
default Mosquito Net from Phifer, USA
by Anonymous on 2016-12-19 15:16 		0 by Anonymous
2016-12-19 15:16 		Real Estate, Houses and Rooms for Rent
default Apartment for rent cheap price - convenient to the center – high floor at Binh Thanh Dist
by sophiangomc009 on 2016-12-19 10:59 		0 by sophiangomc009
2016-12-19 10:59 		Living and Working in Vietnam
default MASTERI Thao Dien new apartment for rent, luxurious, high floor at D.2
by sophiangomc009 on 2016-12-17 11:52 		0 by sophiangomc009
2016-12-17 11:52 		Living and Working in Vietnam
default Luxurious apartment for rent $850, young style, nice view – Icon 56 D.4
by sophiangomc009 on 2016-12-16 16:18 		0 by sophiangomc009
2016-12-16 16:18 		Living and Working in Vietnam
default Icon 56 luxurious apartment – young style - close to D.1- nice pool
by sophiangomc009 on 2016-12-15 14:28 		0 by sophiangomc009
2016-12-15 14:28 		Real Estate, Houses and Rooms for Rent
default View city - $1150 – foreigner community – easy to the center – nice apartment for rent D.2
by sophiangomc009 on 2016-12-15 09:55 		0 by sophiangomc009
2016-12-15 09:55 		Real Estate, Houses and Rooms for Rent
default Luxurious apartment for rent $650 – young style – high floor at Binh Thanh Dist
by sophiangomc009 on 2016-12-15 09:22 		0 by sophiangomc009
2016-12-15 09:22 		Real Estate, Houses and Rooms for Rent
default Young and modern style – pool and gym free – 1 BR luxurious apartment for rent at D.2
by sophiangomc009 on 2016-12-10 09:37 		0 by sophiangomc009
2016-12-10 09:37 		Real Estate, Houses and Rooms for Rent
default New apartment for rent at Masteri Thao Dien, 2BRs, luxurious, cheap price.
by sophiangomc009 on 2016-12-06 14:40 		0 by sophiangomc009
2016-12-06 14:40 		Real Estate, Houses and Rooms for Rent
default MASTERI THAO DIEN - 2 BEDROOM - FULLY FURNITURE - PRICE ONLY 750-1000 USD
by andytran on 2016-12-01 13:49 		0 by andytran
2016-12-01 13:49 		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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