Dot Com Pho

Dot Com Pho – Post Olympic Blues Edition

Michael Kwan — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 06:16:33 +0000

The Olympic Games have come and gone and, well, Vancouver just doesn’t feel the same in its absence. Ed Lau is particularly unhappy about this situation and he lets us know it in this newest episode of Dot Com Pho. Even so, Happy Brian of Happy Pho is as happy as ever.

Dot Com Pho – The Gadget of Last Year Edition

Michael Kwan — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 21:55:18 +0000

Heading back to Pho Thai Hoa, the Dot Com Pho gathering was once again male-dominated, despite the appearance of dating expert Ronald Lee. They talk gadgets, Olympics, and how the menu pictures compare to the real thing.

Dot Com Pho – Eat Like An Olympian Edition

Michael Kwan — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 05:38:12 +0000

This week’s pho gathering was only attended by Aaron Koo, John Chow and Ed Lau, but the trio still had a lot of fun eating pig feet with hair, beef jerky salad, and raw egg soda. They discuss the Olympics, of course, including how they can make women’s curling sexier.

Dot Com Pho – The Olympic Edition

Michael Kwan — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 04:40:13 +0000

Dot Com Pho heads back to visit Happy Brian at Happy Pho this week, discussing how to handle Olympic protesters and how Canada’s opening ceremonies compared to Beijing’s. Here’s to Valentine’s Day, Chinese New Year, and the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games!

Dot Com Pho – Learning To Read Edition

Michael Kwan — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 05:56:20 +0000

Instead of going for another bowl of Vietnamese noodles, the Dot Com Pho crew found itself at Nando’s Chicken in Kerrisdale. This episode features Tris Hussey’s new book, Stephen Fung’s big lunch, and a discussion on the emerging ebook market.

Dot Com Pho – Michael Kwan 2.0 Edition

Michael Kwan — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 04:39:06 +0000

Regular watchers of Dot Com Pho will know about Michael Kwan. He’s the freelance writer who falls off things with two wheels. As it turns out, he has a doppelganger named Kim-Kiu Ho. Also in this episode are the mayor of Happy Pho, the revealing of John’s book cover, and a debate on the Apple iPad.

Dot Com Pho – Sociable Cupcake Edition

Michael Kwan — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 04:15:03 +0000

Many people have come to know the gastronomic achievements of one Stephen Fung, but what happens when he decides to bring a massive five-pound cupcake to Dot Com Pho? Five pounds!

Dot Com Pho – The Three Amigos Edition

Michael Kwan — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 21:45:03 +0000

After a full house at last week’s gathering, this week’s Dot Com Pho was only attended by three people. On the bright side, Buzz Bishop managed to make it back into town, albeit temporarily. What’s the deal with Facebook water?

Dot Com Pho – Three Amigos Edition from John Chow on Vimeo.

Dot Com Pho – The First Pho of 2010 Edition

Michael Kwan — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 10:36:30 +0000

Happy new year! To usher in the arrival of 2010, the Dot Com Pho crew went to Pho Thai Hoa on Kingsway. They talk about the new TSA luggage restrictions, why Ed will eat anything, and how Stephen is circumventing the TSA restrictions with a geeky vest.

Dot Com Pho – The Pho Is On Me Edition

Michael Kwan — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 19:15:03 +0000

For some reason or another, John Chow was feeling particularly generous and volunteered to pick up the whole bill for this week’s pho. However, he’s also an opportunist, asking anyone in the Twitter community to help and, sure enough, he found a sponsor to cover the cost instead.