snake77
English expat in Vietnam
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Speaks German, English, some French, undertsand some Vietnamese
Registration: 13 March 2012
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Celebrating 50 years of Gone Saigon by snake77
Announced in the news today: Ho Chi Minh City to set off fireworks at 16 sites for 50th anniversary of city named after President Ho Chi MinhI remember how 11 Years ago, on the even of 30 April 2015 I was sitting with a few locals on a sidewalk in ...
@snake77 Okay, so back at you. What's your guess? What will its official name be, let's say, 50 years down the road? - @Aidan in HCMC Sorry for not responding sooner, but haven鈥檛 managed to check back here until now.Haha, I didn鈥檛 ... Read More
Celebrating 50 years of Gone Saigon by snake77
Announced in the news today: Ho Chi Minh City to set off fireworks at 16 sites for 50th anniversary of city named after President Ho Chi MinhI remember how 11 Years ago, on the even of 30 April 2015 I was sitting with a few locals on a sidewalk in ...
and as we're at it, here a few updates, latest news:(ahh, what I've been wondering is, why wasn't this historically important date not mentioned way in advance? I don't recall seeing it when they published the annual national holiday lists...)but ... Read More
Celebrating 50 years of Gone Saigon by snake77
Announced in the news today: Ho Chi Minh City to set off fireworks at 16 sites for 50th anniversary of city named after President Ho Chi MinhI remember how 11 Years ago, on the even of 30 April 2015 I was sitting with a few locals on a sidewalk in ...
@snake77 Vietnamese are masters of 鈥檛he waiting game鈥� they have patience of a rock. Everyone here in the Delta calls it Saigon鈥︹�︹�ven the Busses show Saigon on the front. - @PhuNinhTimMost Saigonese that I know ... Read More
Celebrating 50 years of Gone Saigon by snake77
Announced in the news today: Ho Chi Minh City to set off fireworks at 16 sites for 50th anniversary of city named after President Ho Chi MinhI remember how 11 Years ago, on the even of 30 April 2015 I was sitting with a few locals on a sidewalk in ...
Well, it's still the Saigon River. And the call letters for the airport are SGN. Bia Sai Gon, not to forget that in Ha Noi Cha Gio is called Nem Sai Gon, but that's not the point. Read More
Celebrating 50 years of Gone Saigon by snake77
Announced in the news today: Ho Chi Minh City to set off fireworks at 16 sites for 50th anniversary of city named after President Ho Chi MinhI remember how 11 Years ago, on the even of 30 April 2015 I was sitting with a few locals on a sidewalk in ...
I'd bet hard cash it'll revert back to it's historical name. - @Aidan in HCMCever thought about what that actually would mean, or rather, require, in terms of changes, besides street names... Read More
Getting around with your pet in Vietnam by Cheryl
Hello everyone, Living in Vietnam with a pet also means learning how to navigate local transport systems together. From daily commutes to occasional trips, you have to navigate betwwen local rules and real-life experiences. Whether you鈥檙e a ...
Tricky subject!A working colleague of mine, a French expat who before Vietnam, spent 20 years between China, Indonesia and Thailand and they had several dogs over the years. Apparently, all their dogs were totally used to travel and it was normal ... Read More
Celebrating 50 years of Gone Saigon
Announced in the news today: Ho Chi Minh City to set off fireworks at 16 sites for 50th anniversary of city named after President Ho Chi MinhI remember how 11 Years ago, on the even of 30 April 2015 I was sitting with a few locals on a sidewalk in ... Read More
Opening bank account with HSBC by MarkinNam
HSBC bank operate in Australia and I'm wanting to open an account in Vietnam. Has anyone had experience in opening an account with this bank, ie open an account in Australia and being able to open a connected account in Vietnam.聽 Other question ...
@MarkinNam Hsbc are a pain in the but, at least their website is. Got as far as them sending a link to verify myself and kept getting " You need to open in a different browser " tried 3 but no joy,,, yet. - @MarkinNam agree 100%HSBC VN is anything ... Read More
Has anyone found any use for their VNeID? by CHRISLANGTON
Remember the excitement a year ago when everyone was encouraged to acquire a Vietnam I.D number? In the last year, has it proven useful in any way? I ask because my new TRC came with a new number and it seemed sensible to update my VNeId app ...
our HR informed all expat that they recommend to uninstall it, for whatever reasons... Read More
Rent and electricity increase by MarkinNam
Hi all, is anyone seeing huge increases in these areas? Eg; $550/ month to $750/ month AUD.
just to follow up on my previous post regarding electric pricing and how it's counted...Electricity PricingLow Off Peak 22.00-04.00 1,465 VND/KWHMedium Normal 04.00-09.30 & 11.30-17.00 & 20.00-22.00 2,629 VNF/KWHHigh Peak 09.30-11.30 & ... Read More
Rent and electricity increase by MarkinNam
Hi all, is anyone seeing huge increases in these areas? Eg; $550/ month to $750/ month AUD.
well, one thing, besides most landlords having a habit of firstly only wanting to offer "time limited" contracts, such as a 1 or 2 years agreement, which only includes a clause about "renewal" and then tells you that the prices went up, instead of ... Read More
TRC early renewal by Earlyant
My TRC runs out in November and I need to return back to the UK to do some things in August which does not give me much time there if I need to renew in November.I have heard that you can renew at anytime? Is this the case? And, do I need to show ...
Can only speak about my own experiences, which I'd firstly classify as very inconsistent, changing all the time, depending on what's happening on a national basis but also where you're at, who you are, what your reason is.In my case, my TRC is up ... Read More
Looking for Room in HCMC by ushfuhg
Budget is around 2.5 million a month. Can share room in house or self contained, anything considered. Cooking area required if not in room . Any area within 10 km of D1 ok. Wheres the best place to look. Vietnamese sites are ok too. Thanks
Budget is around 2.5 million a month. Can share room in house or self contained, anything considered. Cooking area required if not in room . Any area within 10 km of D1 ok. Wheres the best place to look. Vietnamese sites are ok too. Thanks - ... Read More
IT Jobs in Vietnam for foreigners by Serjo Ivanov
Hey guys,I am an experienced software developer with a focus on Front End development (React.js / Next.js / MERN). With over 8 years of experience in commercial and enterprise software (web) development, I previously lived in Vietnam for 4 years ...
@Serjo Ivanov regarding IT Jobs, in the last years there had been some waves of new vietnamese bechalors in IT and the market is a bit saturated. - @ajaironI fully agree, I made the same observation and while I'm not familiar with IT at all, in our ... Read More
UK Passport by Dartanz
Greetings, is it possible to track UK passport renewal application using GWF number from Vietnam? If yes, please share link. Thank you in advance.
Greetings, is it possible to track UK passport renewal application using GWF number from Vietnam? If yes, please share link. Thank you in advance. - @Dartanz Hi,Not sure I fully understood your question. In case you're asking if you're able to track ... Read More