Christmas outside the Sheraton

Something akin to waffles and pancakes

More Yamaha!

Reindeer in Saigon

More occupational health and safety

These roof tilers were working on the kindergarten site across the street from work and are working about 4 stories up. The guy applying the tile cap at the front is actually wearing a harness. The other three bozos smiling for the camera are not.

Dinosaurs for sale

I wonder how long these have been sitting on the shelf?

Kindergarten construction nears completion

With the removal of most of the vegetation, the multi pastel fluorescent technicolour kindergarten across the street is nearly finished. It seems like only a few months ago the foundations were pounded into place, and it actually was. From demolition to completion in under 6 months and during the rainy season - impressive. The silence in the office is now a weird feeling.

Morning fix

A bit of a blur last night

Breakfast in the street

Hotel Continental Saigon

The Wild Horse Saloon

Its beginning to look a bit like Christmas

Christmas is coming

Restaurant lighting

News stand

Deserted food court

Fish pond toilets

Hard not to think pink at the Sheraton hotel

Loretofest 2009

December Theme Day - Waiting

The "heads" of two lions taking a break between performances.

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Arborist Vina style

We have a construction site across the road from work and it was interesting to watch this bloke cut down a tree with an axe. It was not that he was barefoot, wearing no harness or any other safety gear, but that for the most part other workers were not standing under the tree and endangering themselves. An oddity

Rice

Last weeks Christmas Bazaar

New Mekong highway

I travel down to the mekong delta regularly and the current road is ridiculously over crowded and congested. It is expected that the new highway will change this as there wont be many on/off ramps. A bigger bonus is that they are planning to not allow vendors on the side of the road either, which will probably make the most difference