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default Vinhomes Central Park-Luxury Apartment for rent,just 800 USD/month.
by tuanleasing on 2016-09-13 16:01 		0 by tuanleasing
2016-09-13 16:01 		Living and Working in Vietnam
default Looking the name of nightclub!
by whang on 2016-09-13 14:16 		0 by whang
2016-09-13 14:16 		Living and Working in Vietnam
default TRADITIONAL MASSEUR & HOUSEKEEPER IN HCMC
by DavidLe on 2016-09-07 22:18 		0 by DavidLe
2016-09-07 22:18 		Vietnam Job Board
default luxury apartment in District 7 => LUXCITY => in district 7 => 75,000 USD FOR 2 BEDROOM APARTMENT
by johnynghia1988 on 2016-08-27 14:27 		0 by johnynghia1988
2016-08-27 14:27 		Living and Working in Vietnam
default luxury apartment in District 7 => LUXCITY IN DISTRICT 7 ( Near Phu Mi Hung Urban ) only 75,000 usd for 2 bedroom apartment
by johnynghia1988 on 2016-08-27 14:06 		0 by johnynghia1988
2016-08-27 14:21 		Real Estate, Houses and Rooms for Rent
default New Serviced Office with carpets, greensward, lake and garden view,… only from 3,9 millions VNĐ
by ceksopengroup on 2016-08-12 16:50 		0 by ceksopengroup
2016-08-12 16:50 		Real Estate, Houses and Rooms for Rent
default Jobseeker
by kobe on 2016-08-06 16:05 		0 by kobe
2016-08-06 16:05 		Living and Working in Vietnam
default Masteri Apartment in Thao Dien for rent, 2 bedroom, full furniture from 750$/month, new 100%
by Lylinguyen on 2016-07-31 07:07 		0 by Lylinguyen
2016-07-31 07:07 		Living and Working in Vietnam
default Lexington new 100% in District 2 for rent, 2 bedroom, full furniture from 750$/month
by HanVu on 2016-07-27 10:03 		0 by HanVu
2016-07-27 10:03 		Living and Working in Vietnam
default Tv for sale with good price
by babling2013 on 2016-07-22 12:29 		0 by babling2013
2016-07-22 12:29 		Living and Working in Vietnam
default LEXINGTON APARTMENT FOR RENT
by khaihoan on 2016-07-20 11:06 		0 by khaihoan
2016-07-20 11:06 		Living and Working in Vietnam
default foreigner restricted living areas
by bangna63 on 2016-07-18 12:01 		0 by bangna63
2016-07-18 12:01 		Living and Working in Vietnam
default We have 1 Carillon 3 Apartment For Rent In Tan Binh District Near Ewton And Tan Son Nhat Airport
by Jenny Do on 2016-07-17 16:24 		0 by Jenny Do
2016-07-17 16:33 		Living and Working in Vietnam
default Lexington 3 star in District 2 for rent, 1 bedroom, full furniture from 600$/month
by HanVu on 2016-07-15 10:06 		0 by HanVu
2016-07-15 10:06 		Living and Working in Vietnam
default NEW CHOICE - LUXURY APARTMENT IN LEXINGTON RESIDENCE, DISTRICT 02, HCMC
by khaihoan on 2016-07-14 15:35 		0 by khaihoan
2016-07-14 15:35 		Living and Working in Vietnam
default TROPIC GARDEN APARTMENT FOR RENT IN THAO DIEN – FULL FURNITURE
by HanVu on 2016-07-13 10:45 		0 by HanVu
2016-07-13 10:45 		Living and Working in Vietnam
default TROPIC GARDEN APARTMENT FOR RENT IN THAO DIEN – FULL FURNITURE – 2BR 900USD/MONTH
by HanVu on 2016-07-08 09:12 		0 by HanVu
2016-07-08 09:12 		Living and Working in Vietnam
default MASTERI THAO DIEN APARTMENT FOR RENT
by HanVu on 2016-07-06 10:03 		0 by HanVu
2016-07-06 10:03 		Living and Working in Vietnam
default Music Lessons: Drums, Guitar, Ukulele
by janelgroove on 2016-07-03 21:59 		0 by janelgroove
2016-07-03 21:59 		Living and Working in Vietnam
default Vietnamese Food at its best & at your door!
by foodbyannie on 2016-06-21 20:02 		0 by foodbyannie
2016-06-21 20:02 		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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