ZePhilosopher
American expat in Japan
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About me
American
Lives in Maebashi-shi, Gunma
Speaks English, Vietnamese, Japanese, Latin
Registration: 03 October 2015
Shooting pool/billiards
I've been itching to play some pocket billiards. Anyone up for a game sometimes? Also any advice on finding good tables? Most pool halls only take care of cushion tables and give 2 sh*ts about pocket tables :( PM me your # or email if you like ... Read More
Hard to find a job as Vietnamese American by ZePhilosopher
It's a real struggle for Vietnamese American to find an English teaching job in HCMC! I never expect the discrimination to be this bad when they only saw my name, not even my CV yet, and refused to offer me an interview. When it hits me I was ...
Thank you everyone for your kind advice and thoughts. I abandoned this post because PhucDacBiet made an irrelevant comment. But shout out to DannyC for bringing it back, thanks man. An update on my situation: I have found 2 stable gigs and ... Read More
Hard to find a job as Vietnamese American
It's a real struggle for Vietnamese American to find an English teaching job in HCMC! I never expect the discrimination to be this bad when they only saw my name, not even my CV yet, and refused to offer me an interview. When it hits me I was ... Read More
Confirmation of Notarized Documents Information by ZePhilosopher
Hi all, I'm new to this community and would love to be more involved as I will be working in Vietnam in the next few months. I know this question has been raised many times but please be nice to me. I have been digging the internet for the last ...
Ah, I see so I'm basically getting an affidavit for the documents, not really officially notarizing them. Hearing from previous comments, it seems like an affidavit is sufficient for the validation of documents to work in VN? Read More
A quick guide to Certificate of Visa Exemption (VEC), Vietnam by charmavietnam
Dear Expats! We already covered this topic many times but still some members has doubt about - how to obtain a VEC, who are eligible, what document needed, how much does it cost, how long it take to get processed, etc. I hope this short guide will ...
Nice post about VEC! I have a question. Say in my situation, I have both US and Vietnamese passports. The Vietnamese passport grants me the ability to travel back and forth to VN without a need for visa and won't expire until 2021. Do I still ... Read More
Confirmation of Notarized Documents Information by ZePhilosopher
Hi all, I'm new to this community and would love to be more involved as I will be working in Vietnam in the next few months. I know this question has been raised many times but please be nice to me. I have been digging the internet for the last ...
You are a life saver. I was getting stressed out about the turnover time of getting the paper work done in US and knowing I could do all of this in VN just saved so much time! Read More
Confirmation of Notarized Documents Information by ZePhilosopher
Hi all, I'm new to this community and would love to be more involved as I will be working in Vietnam in the next few months. I know this question has been raised many times but please be nice to me. I have been digging the internet for the last ...
Thanks for the response. And at the US consulate I can get all my documents notarized? Diploma and the criminal records as well? Read More
Confirmation of Notarized Documents Information
Hi all, I'm new to this community and would love to be more involved as I will be working in Vietnam in the next few months. I know this question has been raised many times but please be nice to me. I have been digging the internet for the last ... Read More