Expat Blog January Gathering 11th January 2015 Sunday

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11 years ago

Happy New Year to all. Let us meet new and good friends .Come join us :

Details are as follows:

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽Date: 11/01/2015 Sunday
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Venue: Highland Coffee
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 181 Ham Nghi, P HguyenThai Binh, District 1聽聽(opposite Ben Thanh market)聽聽聽聽聽聽
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Time: 3pm-5pm (Take note of the new time.)

When you reached Ben Thanh Market , the Highland cafe is opposite the market across聽 the big roundabout..Please go upstairs and look for "大咖福利影院" sign on table.
Please order and pay for your own beverage at the counter

Note: Those who come with bikes ,please bring another helmet. We may all go to another destination for dinner
Note 2: Those who went to the camping , bring your usb to download your photos.

Hope to see you all soon. All are welcome

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kenjee ViP

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11 years ago

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ngattt Serial expat

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11 years ago

kenjee wrote:
Topic Sticked聽

Thank you, Kenjee

I like your new avatar . It looks fun聽

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ngattt Serial expat

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11 years ago

Hi Richard,

I sent email for him already... Hope we have a new expat in this gathering.

eclolus wrote:
Hi
i am a Canadian visiting in January and would like to meet the group when i am there..can you keep me posted of the event in January
thanks
Eric
eclolus@yahoo.com

albinofrog Member

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11 years ago

Hey!聽 Is there a facebook group for these meetings?聽聽I'll be in Saigon at the end of the month so I can't go to this one, but I'd like to know about the next one

ngattt Serial expat

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11 years ago

albinofrog wrote:
Hey!聽 Is there a facebook group for these meetings?聽聽I'll be in Saigon at the end of the month so I can't go to this one, but I'd like to know about the next one

You can join . I will try to update every monthly gathering in there.

themapetshow Member

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11 years ago

Hi I'm new, just arrived yesterday (Jan. 5) and will start work tomorrow (Jan. 7).聽

Richard Loo Serial expat

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11 years ago

Hi..welcome to Hcm. You came at the right time for our first gathering聽 of the year. I would also want to welcome those who pm me and wish to join us this Sunday. Friendly reminder..we will be there at 3pm onwards and will probably go to another venue for dinner n etc. Some pm me to say they are shy but believe me ....we are all friendly people...^^
Hope to see all our regular friends too. Thanks for your support.
All are welcome.
See you soon.

vnkt10 Member

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11 years ago

#10

Hi All,

I'm new, I want join in these meetings at this Sunday, but my english is not good so I'm really afraid聽

Should I come that meeting or not ?

ngattt Serial expat

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11 years ago

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vnkt10 wrote:
Hi All,

I'm new, I want join in these meetings at this Sunday, but my english is not good so I'm really afraid聽
Should I come that meeting or not ?

Don't worry, just come to join us. Many Vietnamese will come, you can talk to them, and speak English a little.
Don't be afraid, people in this gathering are very friendly.

I have 2 exams on Sunday, I hope I can come.

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Richard Loo Serial expat

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11 years ago

#12

Of course.聽 Nobody seat alone. There will be local friends and many will be coming for the first time too. We make every one feel comfortable with a positive friendly environment.聽 So come all and spread your smiles. See you.

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vnkt10 Member

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11 years ago

#13

thank you !

susu83 Active member

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11 years ago

#14

Cool! I'm in. Thanks :-)
Chi Nga, Richard oi, haven't we know each other before? Hehe ^^

anh rau ngon Guest

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11 years ago

#15

Yes, hello I'm coming to vn this date here.聽 Can someone pick me up from the airport?

ngattt Serial expat

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11 years ago

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anh rau ngon wrote:
Yes, hello I'm coming to vn this date here.聽 Can someone pick me up from the airport?

Welcome to HCM city.
I am afraid that nobody can pick you up from airport.
1. Maybe nobody live near there.
2. Almost Vietnamese girls here are small, it's very hard for them to drive a foreigner with luggage from airport to Ben Thanh market, it's quite far.

anh rau ngon Guest

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11 years ago

#17

Lol ok no problem.聽 I'll get a taxi and get there.聽 I might get lost.聽 Can someone here show me around the saigon area?聽 I'm vietnamese and can't speak it to well either.

anh rau ngon Guest

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11 years ago

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anh rau ngon wrote:
Lol ok no problem.聽 I'll get a taxi and get there.聽 I might get lost.聽 Can someone here show me around the saigon area?聽 I'm vietnamese and can't speak it to well either.

Just join our gathering and talk to people. You will make new friends and they may guide you around. Welcome back to Vietnam, Anh rau ngon ( Not Anh Rau Sach)聽

Sarah

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susu83 wrote:
Cool! I'm in. Thanks :-)
Chi Nga, Richard oi, haven't we know each other before? Hehe ^^

If you said that, I am sure you know me, haha .

anh rau ngon wrote:
Lol ok no problem.聽 I'll get a taxi and get there.聽 I might get lost.聽 Can someone here show me around the saigon area?聽 I'm vietnamese and can't speak it to well either.

Dont worry, I always lost my way, every gathering . After I lost, I know more about Saigon.
Just come to gathering, maybe you will have some friends then.

rosalinh38 Member

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11 years ago

#20

Count me in! See you all

themapetshow Member

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11 years ago

#21

Is anyone coming from District 11? I don't have a motorbike.

I live near Parkson Shopping Mall and Lotte Mart along Le Dai Hanh. If anyone is coming from near that area, I'd love to come along. But if not, it's okay.

Thanks!

toanhle Member

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11 years ago

#22

what a pity! I missed the gathering...anyway, I will join with all of you next time聽

Richard Loo Serial expat

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11 years ago

#23

Thank you all for coming to the first gathering聽 of the year. We had a record of 37 attendees from 10 different countries.聽 I'm very surprised and we all had a聽 wonderful time. Many came for the first time but聽 able to make friends instantly.
Some of us went for dinner together at a great local聽 restaurant and to a bar for some drinks.
Thank you for being a friend and hope to seeing you all again.

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11 years ago

#24

Photos will be posted soon

ngattt Serial expat

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11 years ago

#25

Richard Loo wrote:

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ngattt Serial expat

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11 years ago

#26

Here some the pictures
In the afternoon (so sad because I couldn't make it)

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/91485187/Expat%20-%20Blog/12-01/1.1.jpg

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/91485187/Expat%20-%20Blog/12-01/1.2.jpg

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https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/91485187/Expat%20-%20Blog/12-01/1.4.jpg

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/91485187/Expat%20-%20Blog/12-01/1.5.jpg

ngattt Serial expat

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11 years ago

#27

@Kenjee: did you want I add the logo of 大咖福利影院 on every picture

?

And had dinner in the evening:

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/91485187/Expat%20-%20Blog/12-01/2.1.jpg

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/91485187/Expat%20-%20Blog/12-01/2.3.jpg

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/91485187/Expat%20-%20Blog/12-01/2.6.jpg

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/91485187/Expat%20-%20Blog/12-01/2.7.jpg

Drink beer in the bar then:

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/91485187/Expat%20-%20Blog/12-01/3.1.jpg

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ngattt Serial expat

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11 years ago

#28

Dinner time, group photos:

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/91485187/Expat%20-%20Blog/12-01/16.jpg

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/91485187/Expat%20-%20Blog/12-01/20.jpg

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/91485187/Expat%20-%20Blog/12-01/17.jpg

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ngattt Serial expat

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Dinner time, small group photos

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/91485187/Expat%20-%20Blog/12-01/5.jpg

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/91485187/Expat%20-%20Blog/12-01/6.jpg

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/91485187/Expat%20-%20Blog/12-01/7.jpg

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https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/91485187/Expat%20-%20Blog/12-01/9.jpg

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Dinner time, small group photos

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/91485187/Expat%20-%20Blog/12-01/10.jpg

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/91485187/Expat%20-%20Blog/12-01/1.jpg

Richard Loo Serial expat

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11 years ago

#31

Thank you for the great photos for good memories.聽 Hope we will see each other soon for our next gathering.

dungmaster Active member

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11 years ago

#32

Beautiful foto

teachertom New member

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11 years ago

#33

Hi everybody.聽 This has happened for three months running:聽 I get the notice of the monthly gathering the day after it has already happened.聽 Anyone know how to fix this?聽 Thanks, Tom.

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Richard Loo Serial expat

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11 years ago

#34

If you do not check the forum often do pm me and I will try to inform you of our next gathering.聽 We are not sure of next month gathering聽 as many will be going back to their own country for the Lunar New Year. Hear from you soon.

anh rau ngon Guest

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11 years ago

#35

Yes hello I came there at 5pm and didn't see any 大咖福利影院 signs.聽 I must have been too late!

Richard Loo Serial expat

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11 years ago

#36

I think you may have the wrong place . We were all there and in聽 a big group . Everyone聽 noticed us because more than 30 of us chatting away. See the photos?聽 Hope you will find us next time. Welcome to HCM.

BoiYen Member

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11 years ago

#37

Hello everyone,
I came to the meet-up the other day. I'm Adam's assistant.
There was a French guy. I can't spell his name. He is an PHP developer and i need his information to ask him about a meet-up he is going to this wednesday about WEB developer. Because Adam wants me to learn more there. If you don't have his contact then it's fine. He's friend of the guy wearing red shirt with the text "Cambodia".
Thanks.