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With the finale of Parks and Recreation last week, TV has entered a sad, sad era. It’ll be the first time in nearly 10 years that neither Tina Fey nor Amy Poehler will be on the small screen. In honor of their comedic genius, I’ve decided to give this edition of Secret Saigon a Mean … Continue reading
When exactly is that moment where you realize that you’ve been traveling or living abroad for so long that what you’ve always called home is no longer home? Is it when you’re more excited to get back on the plane than you were to get off it? Or when you realize the lives of family … Continue reading
“Work” is a such a strange thing. We all dream of the day when we don’t have to do it. And yet, it defines us for most of our adult lives. When I moved to Vietnam about a year ago, I was anticipating a full year off with no work. I had saved up. I … Continue reading
Ever since buying a brand new pressure cooker from a friend for the princely sum of US$40, I’ve been doing slightly more cooking lately. By slightly more, I mean once a week. And by cooking, I mean throwing hastily chopped ingredients into the pressure cooker. The one-pot wonders that have left my previously purely ornamental … Continue reading
As a kid, my favorite TV snack wasn’t popcorn, peanut butter and apples, fruit roll-ups or any of the other typical “white people” snacks. Exhibit 1: white people’s go-to snack It was a big bowl of canned lychees over ice. Anytime I had a whole bowl to myself meant I had done something right. A … Continue reading
Awards season is upon us. We just saw the hilarious duo of Tina Fey and Amy Poehler host the Golden Globes. The Oscars (and BAFTA for our British friends) are coming up next month along with the Grammys. And American Idol 12 has just started. So, I was thinking: What if Travel Photo Roulette results … Continue reading
I never win contests. I come close to winning contests. Like the time I made the Top 25 Finalists in Conde Nast’s Dream Trip out of more than 20,000 entries. In my mind, I was already spending the $25,000 grand prize sailing away to far flung Zanzibar, gorilla trekking in Uganda and midnight swimming in … Continue reading
Um. Mr. Sandler. I just wanted to say I really enjoy your body of work. I’m not a celebrity stalker. Really, I’m not. I just have the habit of bumping into them. Like the time I was having breakfast at the Kahala Hotel in Honolulu where a pro-am golf tournament was being held. A friend … Continue reading
Singaporeans have Singlish. Chinese have Chinglish. The Latin community has Spanglish. Where’s Vietnamglish? Vietglish? Vietnameseglish? See? You can’t even make a decent word out of the combinations! What I’ve found strange about Vietnam is that there really isn’t that much English spoken outside of the tourism industry. Yes, students get a weekly dose of English, … Continue reading
I don’t have an Italian grandma. But if they’re anything like older Vietnamese women, I don’t think I’m missing out much. I recently went to a family get-together and enjoyed an awesome meal of Vietnamese food. There was chicken ragout, egg rolls, rice flour pancakes stuffed with ground pork and tree ear mushrooms and much … Continue reading
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