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Sorry about not posting this sooner, but getting back into “normal” life has all been a bit much of a shock to the system. We’ve now been back in New Zealand for just over a week, and I’ve had a pretty busy week at work, trying to fit in VMware VCP training along with trying [...]

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“What’s with the guys there with the mullets?” “Oh, those two are my brothers.” Crap, how do I back-pedal out of this one? But luckily the girl was a little drunk to notice I’d just insulted her family, and Anna returned to save me. But seriously, if you’ve got a mullet, and you’re wearing white [...]

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One of the things you notice when you travel around is the local dress styles. These can range from the amazing coloured dresses of Central Asian women, to the just a little bit too short jeans and white socks preferred by Russian men, to the Charlie Sheen-style outfits preferred by American men everywhere. In this part of [...]

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Just a quick note to let you know that we’ve just been having a couple of rest days in Saigon. The roads have been getting busier and busier, and it’s good to have a rest, and do tourist-type things. We’ve been doing museums, visiting tunnels, eating and drinking, and dodging traffic. Typical Saigon stuff really. [...]

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Some people find it quite disorienting to wake up in different hotel rooms each day. Personally, I don’t really mind, it doesn’t seem to bother me. That’s assuming I’m just waking up at my normal time. When the doorbell keeps ringing at 2:00am, it’s a different story. It takes me a while to even work [...]

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