Last weekend the Vietnam Triathlon 2009 was held in the wonderfull ancient city Hoi An. The next upcoming event will be the Vietnam Nha Trang International Marathon 2009. Not sure why but it is hard to find anything about this event on the internet.The Marathon will be held on Sunday 11 October 2009 so for all runners, put this date into your diary. This marathon is going to be an annual event.The following race categories will be availab le:
Today a non-Vietnam related story but still extreme……….it’s about the Sudoku Ball Detective game.This game is simply awesome and you can buy it for the Nintendo WII, Nintendo DS and the PC. To get you excited, view the trailer below:(don’t forget to leave a comment and rate the game)
It has been a long time since my last blog update. I received emails from people wondering where I am. Well I am still alive. It has just been a very busy but positive time. From now on I will frequently update the blog, especially with news about upcoming sports events. But first a message about a fellow Dutchman who just passed away.
Hubert van Es was a Dutch photographer who passed away on 15 May 2009 in Hong Kong. He became famous after he made a picture on 29 April 1975 in Vietnam showing South Vietnamese civilians scrambling to board an Air America helicopter during the evacuation of the US in Saigon.
The picture was taken a day before the fall of Saigon. For many years it was believed that the picture showed how people were evacuated from the roof US Embassy in Saigon which is however incorrect. The actually building was an apartment building located at Gia Long street (current address 22 Ly Tu Trong).
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Let me start by saying that this story is not a joke!
Today the much criticized plan to ban short, skinny and people without boobs from driving was banned. The new rule would imply that people weighing less than 40kg, being shorter than 1.5 meter or with a chest circumference of less than 72cm (28 inches) would no longer qualify for a new drivers licence.
Many girls were worried about this proposal because the average chest size of a Vietnamese lady isn’t that big. The average Vietnamese lady is about 1.55meter tall and about 47kg. I would be able to tell lots of friends that they would no longer be allowed to drive their motorbike. I don’t see the link between accidents, bad driving and small boobs but rest assured that the streets would be empty, traffic jams would be gone but that driving would somehow be less fun.
Last year I found the product below in the supermarket. I though that strengthen the beasts was a spelling error but maybe……..it is reality!
