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default CITY GARDEN APARTMENT 3 BEDROOMS, LUXURIOUS FURNITURE FOR RENT
by sophiangomc009 on 2016-10-19 10:24 		0 by sophiangomc009
2016-10-19 10:24 		Real Estate, Houses and Rooms for Rent
default THE MANOR APARTMENT BINH THANH DISTRICT FOR RENT - STUDIO – CHEAP PRICE
by sophiangomc009 on 2016-10-14 09:08 		0 by sophiangomc009
2016-10-14 09:08 		Real Estate, Houses and Rooms for Rent
default RIVERSIDE 90 APARTMENT BINH THANH DISTRICT - TRAFFIC CONVENIENCE – LUXURIOUS FURNITURE
by sophiangomc009 on 2016-10-13 14:25 		0 by sophiangomc009
2016-10-13 14:25 		Real Estate, Houses and Rooms for Rent
default SAIGON PEARL APARTMENT FOR RENT MODERN FURNITURE, CHEAP PRICE, 2 BRs
by sophiangomc009 on 2016-10-13 10:17 		1 by sophiangomc009
2016-10-13 10:27 		Real Estate, Houses and Rooms for Rent
default Private English Tutor
by Ashley Nguyen on 2016-10-12 16:56 		0 by Ashley Nguyen
2016-10-12 16:56 		Vietnam Job Board
default THE MANOR APARTMENT 2 BEDROOMS, LUXURIOUS FURNITURE FOR RENT
by sophiangomc009 on 2016-10-12 15:10 		0 by sophiangomc009
2016-10-12 15:50 		Real Estate, Houses and Rooms for Rent
default TVC Casting Call
by sonvn4516 on 2016-10-10 10:58 		0 by sonvn4516
2016-10-10 11:16 		Living and Working in Vietnam
default Casting Call for TVC
by sonvn4516 on 2016-10-10 10:58 		0 by sonvn4516
2016-10-10 10:58 		Living and Working in Vietnam
default Where to go, what to do in Ho Chi Minh
by janenguyen on 2016-09-30 02:40 		0 by janenguyen
2016-09-30 02:40 		Living and Working in Vietnam
default For Female Expats in Vietnam
by The Expat Shop on 2016-09-28 23:23 		0 by The Expat Shop
2016-09-28 23:23 		Living and Working in Vietnam
default seeking for babysitting job
by phuong lam on 2016-09-28 17:19 		0 by phuong lam
2016-09-28 17:19 		Living and Working in Vietnam
default American Style Recording Studio
by saigoncrosscultures on 2016-09-22 23:22 		0 by saigoncrosscultures
2016-09-22 23:22 		Living and Working in Vietnam
default Mosquito net chennai | Phiferindia
by mosquitonetchennai on 2016-09-22 17:13 		0 by mosquitonetchennai
2016-09-22 17:15 		Living and Working in Vietnam
default House, villa, condominium for lease in District 2
by annmon279 on 2016-09-19 14:24 		0 by annmon279
2016-09-19 14:24 		Living and Working in Vietnam
default Extension visa, temporary residence card
by khanhkhanhtrang on 2016-09-19 11:44 		0 by khanhkhanhtrang
2016-09-19 11:44 		Living and Working in Vietnam
default Nice studio for rent in The Manor building, Binh Thanh district, HCM
by TanlongSaigonLand on 2016-09-15 17:11 		0 by TanlongSaigonLand
2016-09-15 17:11 		Living and Working in Vietnam
default Nice studio for rent in The Manor building, Binh Thanh district, HCM
by TanlongSaigonLand on 2016-09-15 17:10 		0 by TanlongSaigonLand
2016-09-15 17:10 		Living and Working in Vietnam
default Sunrise City apartment 1 bedroom for rent in District 7
by Calvin on 2016-09-14 00:20 		0 by Calvin
2016-09-14 00:20 		Living and Working in Vietnam
default Sunrise City apartment 1 bedroom for rent in District 7
by Calvin on 2016-09-14 00:20 		0 by Calvin
2016-09-14 00:20 		Living and Working in Vietnam
default Sunrise City apartment 1 bedroom for rent in District 7
by Calvin on 2016-09-14 00:20 		0 by Calvin
2016-09-14 00:20 		Living and Working in Vietnam
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About the author

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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