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default Service apartment in De Tham St - District 1 for rent, 550 USD
by thaominh on 2015-09-28 00:38 		1 by thaominh
2015-10-01 23:27 		Real Estate, Houses and Rooms for Rent
default Halong Bay Half Marathon: Running Events for Expat &Vietnamese - November 28th, 2015
by halongmarathon on 2015-09-28 11:32 		0 by halongmarathon
2015-09-28 11:32 		Living and Working in Vietnam
default teaching jobs in math, english music
by professor40 on 2015-09-24 03:50 		0 by professor40
2015-09-24 03:51 		Living and Working in Vietnam
default Service apartment in District 1 for rent, HOT price
by thaominh on 2015-09-23 16:39 		0 by thaominh
2015-09-23 16:39 		Real Estate, Houses and Rooms for Rent
default A Night of Zumba to support Breast Cancer Awareness
by studentinsaigon on 2015-09-23 14:15 		0 by studentinsaigon
2015-09-23 14:15 		Living and Working in Vietnam
default looking for scuba diving job
by kobe on 2015-09-18 08:40 		0 by kobe
2015-09-18 08:40 		Vietnam Job Board
default Job opportunity: Native English Teacher- ( Hanoi, HCMC, Hai Phong city)
by First Alliances on 2015-09-10 18:09 		0 by First Alliances
2015-09-10 18:09 		Vietnam Job Board
default Boardgame players needed (in Hanoi)
by acenguyen on 2015-09-08 12:00 		0 by acenguyen
2015-09-08 12:00 		Living and Working in Vietnam
default Need Translator-Interpreter French-Vietnamese
by RazaToky on 2015-08-24 06:27 		0 by RazaToky
2015-08-24 06:29 		Living and Working in Vietnam
default Online Workers Needed - Apply Now!
by mobileworks on 2015-08-13 13:21 		0 by mobileworks
2015-08-13 13:21 		Living and Working in Vietnam
default Vietnam's Landmark: Vinhomes CENTRAL PARK Apartment
by DuncanTran on 2015-08-11 16:02 		0 by DuncanTran
2015-08-11 16:02 		Real Estate, Houses and Rooms for Rent
default Is it possible to open a private school in HCMC, Vietnam?
by Anonymous on 2012-08-17 20:45 		3 by Ivan (not verified)
2015-08-11 13:49 		Living and Working in Vietnam
default Vietnamese language course for foreigners
by Vietnamese Lang... on 2015-08-10 10:12 		0 by Vietnamese Lang...
2015-08-10 10:20 		Living and Working in Vietnam
default Vietnam Product Sourcing, Imp-Exp., Trading, Representative, Business Services
by VN-Business-Ass... on 2015-08-08 12:20 		0 by VN-Business-Ass...
2015-08-08 12:20 		Living and Working in Vietnam
default Vietnam Product Sourcing, Imp-Exp., Trading, Representative, Business Services
by VN-Business-Ass... on 2015-08-08 12:16 		0 by VN-Business-Ass...
2015-08-08 12:16 		Vietnam Job Board
default TENNIS SCHOOL FOR KIDS IN HCMC
by Linhlu3 on 2015-08-07 21:08 		0 by Linhlu3
2015-08-07 21:08 		Living and Working in Vietnam
default Looking for Tepppayaki Chef in Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam
by Quynh Pham on 2015-08-06 17:11 		0 by Quynh Pham
2015-08-06 17:11 		Vietnam Job Board
default Premium Villa in District 2, Saigon; 440m2, 1700 usd/month
by thp1990 on 2015-07-18 23:30 		0 by thp1990
2015-07-18 23:33 		Real Estate, Houses and Rooms for Rent
default Legitimate Work at Home Jobs (US Company) - Apply Now!
by mobileworks on 2015-07-14 12:48 		0 by mobileworks
2015-07-14 12:48 		Living and Working in Vietnam
default Computer shop FAITH
by computershopFAITH on 2015-07-06 22:41 		0 by computershopFAITH
2015-07-06 22:41 		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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