owenkhoo
Singaporean expat in Vietnam
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About me
Singaporean
Lives in Binh Duong
Speaks English, Mandarin.
Registration: 20 September 2008
Calling fellow Singaporeans by Cruiserseth
Hi there, I am Gilbert Goh from Singapore and have been working in HCMC for coming to 5 months now. From time to time, I will miss the food, the life and the people in Singapore. So if there are any Singaporeans who are also posted here, do get ...
Actually, so far, the best Singapore Hainanese chicken rice Com Ga Hai Nam Kieu Singapore, which is at 373 Nguyen Tri Phuong, District 10. They also sells not too bad Hokkien Noodles. The owner used to work in Singapore many years back. Price ... Read More
SINGAPORE ''Lor Mee'' in Saigon??? by rambo4
ANY one know where got sell Lor Mee? I miss it so much... if yes pls sms me the address okay [large][b]01212092881[/b][/large]:D
What is "Lor Mee" ?"Mee" is "noodles"(Chinese dialect) while "Lor" can be loosely translated as "mixed"; in this case, a gooey mix. The bowl of noodles is buried in a gravy that is a "gooey" mix. Read More
learning Vietnamese in the Mekong Delta by eric jansen
I live in My Luong, district Cho Moi, An Giang province. I wan't to learn Vietnamese. Is there a teacher in the Mekong Delta who can teach it to me? Thanks if anyone could help me!
Thanks for the tip, I am living with my wife on the outskirts of Saigon, in Binh Duong Province. I hope to get a Resident Card after a year of 3-month extensions. Read More
Calling fellow Singaporeans by Cruiserseth
Hi there, I am Gilbert Goh from Singapore and have been working in HCMC for coming to 5 months now. From time to time, I will miss the food, the life and the people in Singapore. So if there are any Singaporeans who are also posted here, do get ...
I am actually retired and moved here as landed property back home is beyond my reach. I also found my loved one here in South Vietnam. Read More
Barclays Premier League by kenmura
Hey guys, I'll be relocating over to Ho Chi Minh starting from next Thurs (1st Sept '11). I was watching the match between Sunderland and Newcastle last weekend when several questions hit me: 1) Vietnam is a football mad country so I assume 'Live' ...
Alamak, K plus Cable tv provider screen EPL games live on 3 different channels simultaneously what! But I am based in Binh Duong, just 24 km outside of Saigon. They install satellite dish on my rooftop, super clear HD reception. Cheers! Read More
learning Vietnamese in the Mekong Delta by eric jansen
I live in My Luong, district Cho Moi, An Giang province. I wan't to learn Vietnamese. Is there a teacher in the Mekong Delta who can teach it to me? Thanks if anyone could help me!
Eric, I realise that we are, at least on one level, in the same boat; namely we are both married to a Viet girl. I spent the last 2 years in the Mekong, and did not see a single white, brown or black person! I too love living in the countryside, but ... Read More
learning Vietnamese in the Mekong Delta by eric jansen
I live in My Luong, district Cho Moi, An Giang province. I wan't to learn Vietnamese. Is there a teacher in the Mekong Delta who can teach it to me? Thanks if anyone could help me!
An Giang Province? How did you end up there, pray tell? I got married at a church in Kien Giang Province, Mekong Delta, just last year. My Viet wife is a teacher of Vietnamese. Read More
Where do you bank if you're an expat? by eym76
We're looking to open an account here, just a basic checking account where we can withdrawal money without a penalty, but also send money to our US account when needed. Have any [b]expats[/b] had a good experience with Vietnamese banks? How about ...
I just closed my UOB account yesterday, and they charged me 450, 000 VND! Actually, the counter staff bullied my Viet wife, so when she told me this, I asked to speak to the Singaporean bank manager. The counter staff promptly returned my nearly ... Read More