Barkester
American expat in Vietnam
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American
Lives in Saigon
Registration: 10 November 2014
Censorship-free blogs or sites. by Barkester
I'd really like to talk about just about anything other than consumer goods and unfortunately, this site has so many rules, I can't answer simple questions like why I came here. Or share a 4.4 Gb. Vietnamese language torrent that I'm ...
Most sites I wouldn't fault for not allowing some political discussion, but most sites don't style themselves as "expat" sites. The only thing expats have incommon is that we left our home countries. Thats it. And having known a ... Read More
Censorship-free blogs or sites. by Barkester
I'd really like to talk about just about anything other than consumer goods and unfortunately, this site has so many rules, I can't answer simple questions like why I came here. Or share a 4.4 Gb. Vietnamese language torrent that I'm ...
Many posts just don't get shared. Self-censoring, i think, is done by all. Alot of it anybody'd agree with. However, if there is a Vietnamese expat site on .vn somewhere or a .com within Viet borders, I'm willing to bet it would be under ... Read More
Censorship-free blogs or sites.
I'd really like to talk about just about anything other than consumer goods and unfortunately, this site has so many rules, I can't answer simple questions like why I came here. Or share a 4.4 Gb. Vietnamese language torrent that I'm ... Read More
I need language schools addresses. by Barkester
I've been hare a bit and I gotta say, no matter how I search, There's no lists, Yellow Pages or easily searchable data-base I've been able to find. I'm pretty sure such just doesn't exist. They seem to be everywhere, yet ...
Easier way than one-at-a-time translation. Open Yandex.com. Open "Translate". Set to English to Vietnamese (All romanized languages seem to be there). Past the URL above to the English box. The entire website is now ... Read More
Fabrics and textiles. Where? by Barkester
I am in need of very specific fabrics and need to know where the big market is as only the largest supply the sorts of things I'm looking for. 1st is a pants material that has been wonderful for 12 years in asia. Its a material I first found ...
Thanks so much. Your reply is greatly appreciated and exactly what I was looking for. Cheers. Read More
Fabrics and textiles. Where?
I am in need of very specific fabrics and need to know where the big market is as only the largest supply the sorts of things I'm looking for. 1st is a pants material that has been wonderful for 12 years in asia. Its a material I first found ... Read More
How can I confirm access to a specific prescription medication? by dfwvillage
I am thinking of traveling and staying in Vietnam for an extended period of time. I must be able to get a specific prescription medication. I need to find a doctor who will prescribe it and a pharmacy that will fill it. This is not a typical ...
You shoulda told us what you need. If its not rare, likely someones been thru it and coulda answered quick and easy. If it something that makes you embarrassed, you coulda just made a dummy account and asked as an anonymous entity. I can tell ... Read More
Things a NOOB learned shared. by Barkester
I introduce myself as a NOOB, but I have been "here" a few times. My perspectives deal mostly with things unique to Vietnam versus Thailand, Laos and Cambo as my Western experiences are becoming aged and may be irrelevant with the changing ...
Chains and cogs mate over time, the gears wearing and the chain stretching to match, so if you use only 1 or 2 gears over a time than the higher gears will slip when you finally get an opportunity to hit high gear. Its also good to stress a motor ... Read More
Things a NOOB learned shared. by Barkester
I introduce myself as a NOOB, but I have been "here" a few times. My perspectives deal mostly with things unique to Vietnam versus Thailand, Laos and Cambo as my Western experiences are becoming aged and may be irrelevant with the changing ...
Thank you for the grammar lesson, but you need to realize, I only speak and write perfect grammar when I'm being paid. When my main audience is foreignors, I speak REAL English complete with dialectic reductions, slang and regional idioms. ... Read More
Things a NOOB learned shared.
I introduce myself as a NOOB, but I have been "here" a few times. My perspectives deal mostly with things unique to Vietnam versus Thailand, Laos and Cambo as my Western experiences are becoming aged and may be irrelevant with the changing ... Read More
I need language schools addresses. by Barkester
I've been hare a bit and I gotta say, no matter how I search, There's no lists, Yellow Pages or easily searchable data-base I've been able to find. I'm pretty sure such just doesn't exist. They seem to be everywhere, yet ...
Exactly the kind of link I was hoping for. 3 full pages od HCM schools with contact info. I opened it using Yandex translate. Even got a couple chuckles out of it as it translates the district names as well. Is Qu岷璶 T芒n Ph煤 ... Read More
I need language schools addresses. by Barkester
I've been hare a bit and I gotta say, no matter how I search, There's no lists, Yellow Pages or easily searchable data-base I've been able to find. I'm pretty sure such just doesn't exist. They seem to be everywhere, yet ...
I have checked many of the sites that get listed. You can get all the bigger schools that way and I've got those. I'm looking for more the neighborhood townhouse language schools that dot the city. People living near or working at them will ... Read More
I need language schools addresses.
I've been hare a bit and I gotta say, no matter how I search, There's no lists, Yellow Pages or easily searchable data-base I've been able to find. I'm pretty sure such just doesn't exist. They seem to be everywhere, yet ... Read More
I'm touching the rock bottom. Can I share in here, if I may? by guestposter2
Again, the rock bottom. I read, learnt enough how to live life happily. And knowing that Im more lucky than some people. But the things you carry which is out of your control sometimes that ail you. All I can say about my current situation is that: ...
Over the 14 years or so I've been in SE Asia, I've had hard as well as great times, Some so hard I'd eat every few days and/or walk 40 k. to save a couple bucks. I always remember it could be worse, I could still be stuck in the ... Read More
e-cigarettes by ToPir
Hello to each and all! It looks like I'm going to travel to Vietnam for at least a couple of years and there is an issue I am unable to find information on here: e-cigarettes. As my wife 'convinsed' me to stop smoking the real thing. I'm on the ...
So hard to worry about second hand smoke with cars and motos galore. And then there's those poor country folk next to the power station suffering for your current computer use as you read this. What interests me about ecigs is they eliminate ... Read More
Best net service? and my Viettel by Barkester
Must be at least 5 different companies selling plans and I'm hoping some of you might share you experiences with some that you've tried. I've been using Viettell, so I'll share my experience on that. At 100,000d. the sim for ...
Thnaks for the replies. Big help. Now I know there are those that are worth it (cuz' their cheap anyway) and I flat got the wrong one. 400k. is fine for me. I do like the torrent on, but tend to like fringe stuff that has few seeders and comes ... Read More
Best net service? and my Viettel
Must be at least 5 different companies selling plans and I'm hoping some of you might share you experiences with some that you've tried. I've been using Viettell, so I'll share my experience on that. At 100,000d. the sim for ... Read More
Viet classifieds?
Thanks for all so far. Especially the .vn ones. I'll give 'em a try. Read More
Viet classifieds?
Been surfing with and without the translator and am finding nothing for the sort of free classifieds found in most countries. .vn seems very empty. Anybody got any good URLs to share? Only hit so far was Shotot which apperantly died and leads one to ... Read More
Expat blog November gathering on Sunday 16th November 2014 by Richard Loo
We will be having a gathering for this month and hope everyone would be happy to do some friendly networking . Details are as follows: Date: 16/11/2014 Sunday (this Sunday) Venue: Highland Coffee Ham Nghi ...
I'll be there. I do agree that a park would be nicer. Sounds like the Starbucks kinda place I'd never set foot in normally what with fine quality coffee, which I love, on every corner for 10,000. Hopefully, its a open front Viet spot ... Read More
English club at Bui Vien Street on Mon & Wed every week by VanKhanh Ho
Hi there I have been going to this English club for a few weeks and really LOVE this place. We are there mostly Vietnamese workers and students, most of them very nice and enthusiastic to learn speaking English. For now, there is only one ...
I'm new in town, but not to Asia or teaching and this sounds like a good way to meet Viet who I can speak and share experiences with as I've far more to learn from them/you than language. I'll see ya' all on Monday. Hope we can ... Read More
Unique visa requirements help by Barkester
Let me start by getting right to the point. I've 14 years of English teaching experience and the requirement I've read said 5 verified would get me a visa for work without degree. I worry the fine print or just the beaurocracy might make ...
Thanks for the info, especially on the 5-year trip. As for the BA thing, you are right, but I'm still hopeful I'll be given the chance to prove and sell myself based on experience, so that a school might encourage me to get one as ... Read More
Computer repair - data recovery by keno2
Does anyone have any recommendations for computer repair shop that speak english? Specifically one that can do data recovery from a fried hard drive.
You didn't say why your data is lost so I'm assuming its not the hard drive. This will work with anything, even bypassing passwords as Windows must be on to defend itself. Mount Lupu.iso (Lucid Puppy) on a thumbdrive and simply transfer ... Read More
Unique visa requirements help
Let me start by getting right to the point. I've 14 years of English teaching experience and the requirement I've read said 5 verified would get me a visa for work without degree. I worry the fine print or just the beaurocracy might make ... Read More