Thang Nguyen 555
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From beepers to printers, from pay phones to city-phones, Vietnam was in a hurry to leapfrog to latest in Telecommunication. After all, there are a lot of territories to be covered, even now, with 3-G. But some attempts stick, others faltered according to an article in Labor newspaper. http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v5/newsworld.php?id=538113 It stated that some rural households…
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I blogged once about “Dakao vs Dalat”. Today, it’s about Palm Beach to Palm Springs. Mirror image of each other, and located on the opposite side of the country: palm trees, professional golf and private resorts. Places exclusive. Unlike Dakao where even after a relief bridge was finished, traffic and flooding still present a nightmare for…
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Every year, flooding in SE Asia killed people and took away their livelihood. And every year, people rush out to give materials and their time for reconstruction. So the mishaps were occasions for the best in humanity, and turn a flood of misery into a flood of love. Nobody wants to be on the receiving…
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For a small fee, we can take a look of our credit worthiness. But it takes a long time to realize self-worthiness. None among us has the future vantage point to look backward. We often hear about the magic power of MLM. In good times, yes. In bad times, those multi “levels” quickly become weakest…
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http://www.ukti.gov.uk/de_de/uktihome/pressRelease/117708.html?null Among the top findings from an UK investment survey (Economist Survey Unit – above), Vietnam, India and China (VIC) are the top three to watch. Other findings by HSBC came up with CIVETs (remember BRIC?): Columbia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Egypt, Turkey and S Africa as stable political markets (as of this edit, you can take…
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To have a good time takes some planning. To organize a dance party for instance.. Yet, here in Saigon, it’s happenin every night of the week, and more so during this festive holiday. Clubbing however is for stress relief. It got sight, smoke, sound and scene. The feel. Players know where to go, to spot…
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Amidst traffic and smog, a black/yellow butterfly dances its way through the intersection, bouncing from motor bike to motor bike. I shouldn’t have paid too much attention to the creature. I need to worry about my safety. But it struck me as odd. All concrete in the city with only few trees left in old…
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If I were the man who sold my company for almost a Billion dollars, I would go off to Rock concerts around the world, instead of sitting down to write a book. But Zappos former CEO thinks differently. He wants to go on a crusade. That crusade is to “deliver happiness”. Moving people up the…
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Easy to propel forward. Easy to stop and stand still. No fear of falling (gravity) and no incentive to pedal forward (inertia). The blessing and curse of a stimulus-dependent economy. To move forward, one needs to fight both gravity and inertia. An extra wheel offers the illusion that things are stable and safe. But it…
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