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The Rice Bowl: Back from Yogalalaland
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Tuesday, August 30, 2005. I floated back to Saigon on a cloud of peace, love, mung beans and yoga, and only realized I was back in the heart of Saigon when I awoke to find my taxi driving the wrong way down a 6 lane highway. For those of you who didn’t know I traveled to Bali for a month to do a Yoga teacher training. If you are only interested in Saigon, and not Yoga STOP HEREthe rest is pure yogic revelation and divine insight. Normally I would have thought so, but I couldn’t get enough. Not a bad way ...
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The Rice Bowl: Harry Potter and the Half-Assed Copy
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Thursday, July 21, 2005. Harry Potter and the Half-Assed Copy. Of Harry Potter have been making headlines of all the major newspapers today. Asking if it is available on the streets of Saigon, is like asking whether Ho Chi Minh was a communist. I caught up with Mr Nguyen (a real person who shares his name with about a quarter of all men in Vietnam) about his Potteresque experience on the mean streets of Pham Ngu Lao. Mr Nguyen: I doubt miss BILLIONAIRE Rowling will notice. Rice Bowl: I know you don't tak...
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The Rice Bowl: Earthquake
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Tuesday, November 08, 2005. I felt a strong undulation in my bedroom just after midnight. The walls and floor moved in a steady ripple for a few seconds, I jumped up, unsteady on my feet and wondered if it was possible that the dramatic shooting finale from the DVD I was watching had been a little bit realistic. But no, the water in my fish tank was slopping from side to side and my fish were struggling. My neighbours houses are held up with bamboo poles! What would a big earthquake under Saigon do?
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The Rice Bowl
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Sunday, February 05, 2006. Police arrested Thanny (39) after he stabbed two people with a knife during a midnight argument in Sralao Village, Kamp Thom province. Police Officer Chief Rom Sovichea said he was drunk on palm wine and was trying to defend himself after the victims stepped on his foot while dancing at the local disco. Posted by Dakini @ 5:47 PM. Lamour Italia cerca Street Blogger. Vivi all’estero e ti piace annusare l’aria nuova che tira? Tendenza, descrivicela con un breve testo, allega una ...
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The Rice Bowl: I'm still here!
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Friday, January 06, 2006. Been getting a few 'are you still alive? Emails from friends, family and lots of strangers. so this is just to confirm, that, Yes! I am indeed alive, but have been on a yoga bender (yes, it's just like an alcoholic bender, only better for your liver - and the rest of you for that matter.) and that hasn't left much time for blogging. Being a yogi is time consuming passion. Being a blogging yogi is even harder! Christmas was spent at the Sailing Club in Mui Ne. Virtual Doug (Hue, ...
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The Rice Bowl: Returning soon...
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Tuesday, August 23, 2005. A little sad to discover that no-one even seemed to notice I was away. However, I haven't missed being 'disconnected' at all. In fact, it is incredible what you can really connect to without the distraction of a computer. Returning back to Saigon on Thursday - and will update you all on photos and stories from the most MIRACULOUS month of my life here in Bali. Overflowing with JOY and ABUNDANCE! Posted by Dakini @ 8:58 PM. Does Vietnam require TESOL certification? I'm eagerly wa...
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The Rice Bowl: The Geomancer
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Monday, September 05, 2005. Minh’s father, upon hearing that I was opening the studio today panicked that we hadn’t consulted a Feng Shui expert, and that’s how we ended up with Dr Thanh analyzing the stuido’s chi, as we sat eating muesli for breakfast. It was an extremely interesting experience, aided by the fact that Minh and I were frantically trying to translate abstract concepts from our rudimentary grasp of the Vietnamese language. And, after an hour we had a list of changes that we had to make.