Adrian_79
Malaysian expat in Vietnam
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About me
Malaysian
Lives in Ho Chi Minh City
Speaks English, Malay and Hokkien
Registration: 30 September 2011
Owner Properties in Vietnam by bnvmri943
We had a discussion with one of our expat member here. I would need advice on foreigners owning properties. I was told we cant any properties? It that so? When my wife bought a piece of land in Danang. I was ask to sign a document stating that I ...
I can confirm this. After our second apartment had to put it in my wife's name and sign some document renouncing my claim. On the bright side in Vietnam if one spouse wants to sell their property they will need the others signature no matter what. ... Read More
Why is it that most vietnamese i meet are untrustworthy? by bongolongo
I have been living in Vietnam now for 6 months and farm goats in Cu chi and will be opening a goat restaurant. But everyone i meet from landlords, to suppliers , to employees, to even family members are trying to rip me off. I know it is hard to ...
Seems like you're hanging out with the wrong crowd. On average id say the Vietnamese i've met are more honest compared to my own country. Read More
Sky Garden apartment for sale?
Looking to buy an apartment for investment purposes in the Sky Garden Complex in Phu My Hung. Im only interested in the 1st and 2nd phase units. It should be a 2 bedroom apartment and sized from 71-91 sqm2 preferably on a high floor. Any owners or ... Read More
Monthly support to Vietnamese GF a mistake? by NashCat
Met a great Vietnamese girl a year ago online, went to Vietnam for 3 months to meet her. Everything was great. She was beautiful and nice. Not a bar or party girl, and we hit it off the moment we met. She had a restaurant at the time, but, because ...
Look dude no ones stopping you from giving her whatever amount you wish. Its all a matter of trust. If you trusted her you wouldnt have made a post asking for advise when she wanted an increase in her allowance. Not a big fan of online dating so ... Read More
Monthly support to Vietnamese GF a mistake? by NashCat
Met a great Vietnamese girl a year ago online, went to Vietnam for 3 months to meet her. Everything was great. She was beautiful and nice. Not a bar or party girl, and we hit it off the moment we met. She had a restaurant at the time, but, because ...
Just as your assumptions (which you even repeated twice) were :) If you believe that anything I said is not happening in SE Asia (quite often even) then just correct me with the facts.By SE Asia i hope you're referring to the sex workers in Pattaya, ... Read More
Monthly support to Vietnamese GF a mistake? by NashCat
Met a great Vietnamese girl a year ago online, went to Vietnam for 3 months to meet her. Everything was great. She was beautiful and nice. Not a bar or party girl, and we hit it off the moment we met. She had a restaurant at the time, but, because ...
Christine im serious. She started a restaurant in a prime area of Q1 with the money she collected but it went out of business in like 5 months. Now she's back on the laptop concentrating on her more profitable ventures lol Read More
Monthly support to Vietnamese GF a mistake? by NashCat
Met a great Vietnamese girl a year ago online, went to Vietnam for 3 months to meet her. Everything was great. She was beautiful and nice. Not a bar or party girl, and we hit it off the moment we met. She had a restaurant at the time, but, because ...
I know of some vietnamese girls who maintain 4-5 online overseas boyfriends who rake in 60-80 million dong a month in total. Not saying that your girlfriend's like them but if she really loves you she would make do with far less. Try giving her 300 ... Read More
We can't driving a car without Vietnam driver license??? Is that true by Stoney
I heard from people, in Vietnam, even you have a international driving license, you still can not drive a car.....is that true? What about motor bike, what about the tourist?
In theory you may be right but it takes on average 2-3 years for the Vietnamese civil service to catch up with their own policy. My Malaysian license is up to date and there's only one format used for it. Anyway i feel more comfortable getting my ... Read More
We can't driving a car without Vietnam driver license??? Is that true by Stoney
I heard from people, in Vietnam, even you have a international driving license, you still can not drive a car.....is that true? What about motor bike, what about the tourist?
You need to convert the license into a Vietnamese one. I hold both a Malaysian and IDP car license and both aren't accepted here. So had mine converted a few months back through an agent. The cost was around 1.5 mill VND so pretty cheap. You'll have ... Read More
Root Beer by Adrian_79
Looking high and low for A&W root beer. So far havent had any luck finding it. Does anyone know of a supermarket or grocers that stock them?
Nice to meet a fellow Malaysian in Saigon! Have you been here long? Xaxi sucks big time. Will continue my quest to find root beer! Apparently some ppl recommend i go to the western supermarkets in Ham Nghi street. Havent confirmed this yet though.. Read More
Marriage put off due to superstition by khanh44
Ok so my fiance is very traditional I guess to put it. She kisses with her nose. Well she wants to put off the wedding or get married before Tet this year because after Tet is the year of the horse. We're both born on the year of the horse so ...
True. 99.99% of the Viets i know of believe so. Read More
Marriage put off due to superstition by khanh44
Ok so my fiance is very traditional I guess to put it. She kisses with her nose. Well she wants to put off the wedding or get married before Tet this year because after Tet is the year of the horse. We're both born on the year of the horse so ...
Depends on how soon you wanna get married i guess :) However you definately need to stick by the dates given by the fortune teller or avoid getting married in that year of the horse thingy cause most Vietnamese take this stuff pretty seriously. If ... Read More
Root Beer
Looking high and low for A&W root beer. So far havent had any luck finding it. Does anyone know of a supermarket or grocers that stock them? Read More
How much does a wedding cost in Vietnam? by NashCat
Don't know nothing about cost of wedding, but do know I am paying for it. Bottom line, how much does an AVERAGE wedding cost in Vietnam? In Nha Trang in particular. I am hearing about $10,000 - $15000 USD.
I got married in Diamond Bay resort Nha Trang in August of last August. Total cost for the wedding dinner at the resort was around 110 million vnd (aprrox 5k+ USD). Ours was a smallish wedding with just 10 tables. My wife owns a wedding boutique so ... Read More
New apartment, landlord doesn't want to register with police by MarcusBaltus
Hello, I am newly arrived in Vietnam and I have just signed a lease for an apartment in Phu My Hung. People tell me I'm a bit of a worry-wart, and they say in Vietnam you don't need to worry, things can always be worked out, albeit sometimes ...
My advise is to register ASAP! A friend of mine was fined 3 million dong when the local police did a routine check at the apartment he was living in. The landlord was fined 5 mill on top of that as well. This happened last year at Conic Garden in ... Read More
Cars to pay Road Tax by Sploke77
Is it true that a New Law has come out that cars need to pay Road Tax? Can anyone further explain more on this and how to comply? Where to pay etc? Thanks much
Yes i can confirm this. I own a new Sorento and the yearly road tax for my car is 3.5mill VND. Just paid it last week so it takes affect as of now. Read More
From Malaysia and work in HCM City by Sesaw
Hi all, I am Malaysian and currently working in Ho Chi Minh City. Bit struggling with this new environment, any advise on good place, good food to hang around?
Good to see more and more Malaysians venturing to HCMC. If any of you wanna go for kopi or makan makan hit me up. Been here for a couple of years already so i know saigon well. Take care! Read More
Vietnamese language tutor needed. by Adrian_79
Hello there. Need to brush up my Vietnamese big time. Ideally someone with experience teaching foreigners. 3 days weekly around 2-3 hours per day.Looking forward to hear from you!
Thanks for the replies both on this thread and through email. The hard part now is choosing only one :( Id still like to make friends with all of you guys so feel free to hit me up on email if you'd like to chillout! Read More
Vietnamese language tutor needed.
Hello there. Need to brush up my Vietnamese big time. Ideally someone with experience teaching foreigners. 3 days weekly around 2-3 hours per day.Looking forward to hear from you! Read More