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The 7 Studio
A few weeks ago I saw a shop being built and they were starting to cover the walls with artificial grass —Perplexed is the word — until I found out that the shop is The 7 Studio. I’ve been wanting …...
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Lego Build Your World at Crescent Mall
Yesterday, Lego Build Your World competition opened at the ground floor of Crescent Mall. So from August 7 to 11, 2013, children can come over to build whatever is it they desire using Lego blocks and...
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Pilates is here in Saigon
I’ve always been curious with Pilates. This fairly new physical fitness system was developed in Germany by Joseph Pilates. This is actually quite popular in my home country. According to Wikipedia,...
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Food Trip: Co Ba Vung Tau
I have no idea why it has taken this long for us to try Co Ba Vung Tau when it’s just a 5-minute walk from our home. Co Ba Vung Tau of course serves only Vietnamese dishes. When friends from … Continue...
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Food Trip: Red Tomato
Red Tomato is our neighbourhood restaurant. For lazy cooking days, Red Tomato has been a real tummy saver. It’s actually Sky Garden’s gem of a restaurant as far as I’m concerned. Their food never...
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Food Trip: Mimi
A few months back, a few friends got together for Saturday morning biking in the city. Since I couldn’t really bike (read: CS operation) and I couldn’t possibly bother to wake up at 5:30 in the morning...
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Gymboree at Crescent Mall
I haven’t been to Crescent Mall in a while and didn’t realize that Gymboree has opened up it’s second gym in District 7. When we moved here in 2009, I brought my son, Sam in their Somerset Chancellor...
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Le Sable: Mom ‘n Kids Cafe
Photos and Words by our guest blogger, Lidia Gallardo We have a new opening in Phu My Hung. A new coffee shop has just opened in Sky Garden 3. Its name, Le Sable (“sand” in French) makes a lot of …...
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Dunkin’ Donuts Opens
Here is the token Dunkin Donuts post. Dunkin Donuts opened today and just a disclaimer, we didn’t set out to visit it just because it’s the first day. LOL. Honest! We just happened to be in that area...
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Let’s Outrun Cancer! Join the Terry Fox Run!
Since we’ve come to Saigon, we have always tried to join the Terry Fox Run. This is the 3rd time we shall be joining. I missed the 2011 because I was pregnant. So the Terry Fox Run is happening this …...
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Somewhere Over the Rainbow…
Went home yesterday quite tired and needed a reprieve. Had the luck to be greeted by a pastor-friend as I got off the cab, who said, “Be cheerful!” I really needed that. And today, thanks to Sheila...
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Colina Shop: Pretty Little Things
I don’t know how I got to Colina Shop’s Facebook page but there I was browsing through their photos. If you’re thinking of getting some trinkets for friends, Colina Shop may be what you need. They...
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Terry Fox Run 2013
This morning we joined the Terry Fox Run 2013 at the Crescent Area. We’ve been joining since we got here in Vietnam except for the year when I was preggers. The unforgiving Saigon sun was beating hard...
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Good finds at the SSIS Charity Bazaar
Bright and early on Saturday, we headed to the SSIS Charity Bazaar. We’ve been going since 2009 and there’s always nice items at very good prices! Yup! That’s a water cooler cover! Books for 20,000...
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Back in Le Sable!
Couldn’t resist to make my own post on Le Sable. The kids have been having a good time every now and then in this cafe. Well, actually, they’ve been going a whole lot. Luckily though, Le Sable is...
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Meeting the Duo behind The 7 Studio
Mid this year, I became acquainted with the shop, The 7 Studio. And with this month’s Oi Magazine’s issue, I was lucky to have gotten to know the brains behind this unique shop for the shopping cover...
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Christmas at the Canal District
Every year, the Canal District (area where Grandview and Garden Plaza are) in Phu My Hung is beautifully lit up for the Christmas season. We try to go every year. Well, I try to drag my family along. I...
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Sky Jump
Does your child have so much listless energy and you can’t keep up? I know mine are like Energizer bunnies. Well, you might as well bring them to the Sky Jump Trampoline Park. This small establishment...
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One More German Restaurant
My birthday was last week but couldn’t possibly celebrate because I had a full work day. I got home around 11 PM. Yes, it was work but there were some fun moments along the way so I can’t really...
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Hung Kings Day
Hung Kings Day was smack in the middle of the week and you can’t really go and schedule a proper holiday. So what did you guys do on this holiday? The boys in our bike group went to Monkey Island. …...
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