Understanding Vietnamese Life Partner - Page 420

Hurricane88 · #**6286** 22-10-2009, 11:21 AM

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Originally Posted by SingViet

Many vietnamese spouses request to return to vietnam for holiday for a month or two each year. They give all sorts of reasons to go back. I have seen and have heard of these vietnamese spouses returning to Vietnam to meet their vietnamese bf or even resort to finding vietkieu bfs during their stay in Vietnam.

one of my wife's friend in Singapore return to Vietnam every quarter. For every 3 months she stays in Singapore, she will request the husband to allow her to go back Vietnam for 1 or 2 months. This caring Singaporean husband always allow his vietnamese wife to go back. The vietnamese spouse tells my wife that she will go back Vietnam to earn some pocket money by offering herself to Vietkieus . At the same time, she also has a vietnamese bf in vietnam.

When your viet spouse tells you she misses home, do you think she needs to go back for a month or 2? I will think 1 week back home will be good enough.

hahaha...first the Vn gal dreamed of coming to Sin and marry a local Sin man...no reason for them to miss vn home so much that they wanted to spent 1 to 2 months there...if for me, I will not allow my vn wife to do that...

SingViet · #**6287** 22-10-2009, 05:04 PM

Changed money at the goldshop next to Ben Thanh market yesterday afternoon, rates at S$1 =13,150VND for big notes and S$1= 13,100VND for normal notes. Good rates now.

serioussillyguy · #**6288** 23-10-2009, 05:55 AM

thanks to our strong sing$ , yesterday watched news sing$ closed 1.38 against US$

last trip to HCM only gets 12.75...talking about clinc n hospital there, visiting gf' relatives in hospital in can tho...the families members of those patients having 'great time pinic' rather there to be looking after sick relatives...haha

By having young foreigner wife really became worries to men....many many years back worked in paya lebar area, afternoon knock off office go city plaza, many indo PR married there earning partime $,some looking for bf....so daring, never even bother to take boat home to indo to earn the monies

So many years so many viet gals married here or some here to work WL,they always hanged to go city plaza too... housewife mixed n meets with friends or relatives here to work WL, also easily influence by them...

Hurricane88 · #**6289** 23-10-2009, 10:00 AM

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Originally Posted by SingViet

Changed money at the goldshop next to Ben Thanh market yesterday afternoon, rates at S$1 =13,150VND for big notes and S$1= 13,100VND for normal notes. Good rates now.

yes great stuff...back to last year around July to Aug 2008 whereby can get 1SGD = 13,300VND

SingViet · #**6290** 25-10-2009, 12:06 PM

I will be returning to HCMC to stay FULL TIME soon to oversee a new venture. Missed those days when i was there full time and had lots of opportunities to explore new ventures and enjoy a more relaxed life. This time round, having to experience the restrictions i had doing business in Singapore, will want to stay on in HCMC permanently. Maybe my Charlie Angels, with newer and younger gals, will be back in action

Hurricane88 · #**6291** 25-10-2009, 12:09 PM

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Originally Posted by SingViet

I will be returning to HCMC to stay FULL TIME soon to oversee a new venture. Missed those days when i was there full time and had lots of opportunities to explore new ventures and enjoy a more relaxed life. This time round, having to experience the restrictions i had doing business in Singapore, will want to stay on in HCMC permanently. Maybe my Charlie Angels, with newer and younger gals, will be back in action

Wow brother SingViet, good for you...how I wish I can quickly retired and go to HCM to stay long long...

SingViet · #**6292** 25-10-2009, 12:34 PM

No need to retire before going there bro. Go there to start your new career that will bring you more cash than before.

69ASIMO69 · #**6293** 26-10-2009, 09:02 AM

Hi bros here.... Can any bro here who done the translation on the vietnamese birth cert to english here in Singapore to submit to ICA for application on PR. Where you done it here and the charges. I know Vietnam can do it cheap but my wife just give birth and flying there now is out of the question as baby is still small and DEC I would have to submit the applications to ICA.

SingViet · #**6294** 26-10-2009, 09:15 AM

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Originally Posted by 69ASIMO69

Hi bros here.... Can any bro here who done the translation on the vietnamese birth cert to english here in Singapore to submit to ICA for application on PR. Where you done it here and the charges. I know Vietnam can do it cheap but my wife just give birth and flying there now is out of the question as baby is still small and DEC I would have to submit the applications to ICA.

Go to the trade office at Vietnam Embassy in Singapore. They do translation for viet documents.

Vietnam Embassy in Singapore - main_page

69ASIMO69 · #**6295** 26-10-2009, 09:22 AM

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Originally Posted by SingViet

Go to the trade office at Vietnam Embassy in Singapore. They do translation for viet documents.

Vietnam Embassy in Singapore - main_page

Thanks bro Singviet.... I know the trade office at Vietnam Embassy does it but I wonder any bros here know the charges?

SingViet · #**6296** 26-10-2009, 10:17 AM

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Originally Posted by 69ASIMO69

Thanks bro Singviet.... I know the trade office at Vietnam Embassy does it but I wonder any bros here know the charges?

When my wife went to renounce her Vietnamese citizenship last time, it seems that translation charges for vietnamese and foreigners are different. Charges for vietnamese are much cheaper.

Hurricane88 · #**6297** 26-10-2009, 12:52 PM

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Originally Posted by SingViet

When my wife went to renounce her Vietnamese citizenship last time, it seems that translation charges for vietnamese and foreigners are different. Charges for vietnamese are much cheaper.

Yes, always different prices for different nationalities...local always pay local prices...

Honey Boon · #**6298** 26-10-2009, 02:03 PM

I have been sending monthly via Western Union.... but I was told... lose around $100 if she would bring cash to change at goldshop ...

i remembered beg of oct when I sent money, the rate was like 12,365VND

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Originally Posted by SingViet

Changed money at the goldshop next to Ben Thanh market yesterday afternoon, rates at S$1 =13,150VND for big notes and S$1= 13,100VND for normal notes. Good rates now.

SingViet · #**6299** 26-10-2009, 05:38 PM

I normally send in Vietnam Dong via western union. But the rates quoted are always much much lower than that you can get from the goldsmith shops at Ben Thanh Market. No choice la, this is the price to pay. Was told at the Benh Thanh market goldsmith shop around 3 days ago that buying USD with VND will be 18400, sell USD will be 18300

chanyboy · #**6300** 26-10-2009, 08:21 PM

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Originally Posted by SingViet

I will be returning to HCMC to stay FULL TIME soon to oversee a new venture. Missed those days when i was there full time and had lots of opportunities to explore new ventures and enjoy a more relaxed life. This time round, having to experience the restrictions i had doing business in Singapore, will want to stay on in HCMC permanently. Maybe my Charlie Angels, with newer and younger gals, will be back in action

..staying over at Vn/HCM would need a long-term pass.. It's ain't easy/cheap to do so..I believe.

In the past, some acquainted party planned to setup hotel/restaurant there but I dunno how it gets on now..

There's also Botar@HCM for a while...I tot I could 'moonlit' a bit there during weeklong hol - ala a seminar-like event on special topic. Since Botar has "rtn", opportunities are scarce now... (other than the Vn-veterans going there on their regular b.trips). Of course, one could try to 'teach' at the Aust off-campus..(onli if PhD-endowed)...