I Heart Thao (No ethnic sympathy)

Ethnic sympathy – you know you’ve fallen victim to it on more occasions than not.
The high school valedictorian may have been a pompous wad of discharge – but she was Ethiopian, and you had to give it up.
You weren’t planning on seeing Harold and Kumar, but it’s motherjunking John Cho and he’s the Seoul (cheap, [...]

China Earthquake in Vietnam

(credit: wikipedia)
One concrete reason I have moved away from the Bay (Area) is to dodge the inevitable Big One. 30 years, no biggie.
Which brings me to ask, how prone is/has Vietnam been to earthquakes? Can Vietnam experience a Chinese/Indian/Indonesian/Japanese/Phillipines earthquake?
Upon study of the colorful tectonic plate global map (above), Vietnam is rather insulated geographically within [...]

Vietlicious Joke #1: Cyclo Driver

(credit: creative baby shower ideas)
What do you tell a cyclo driver that’s about to rip you off?
Xe đạp
- Hai Handy

Think of the children!

Green is the new red – or at least something you can strike up a convo with the random chicas in your given proximity – you can even use it as a neg (“Wow, you don’t care about the trees? Then, how will I know your love for me?”)
Let’s be real: the environment has been [...]

Mr. On ‘08

My latest hobby has been following the upcoming 2008 presidential election.
I ain’t gonna front, I got a mancrush on Obama – not just because of this girl, but of course.
Even though he might be able to convince to buy an iPhone, he will never be able to convince me to vote for the Bosnian mercenary [...]