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[jackbl]

Working as hired learners – students’ new way of making money
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VietNamNet Bridge - Going to school to fulfill contractual obligations prove to be a risky job for students. However, they can bring the sums of money big enough to help students live and continue studying.


The ad pieces about learning services flooding the websites show the high demands from both service providers and users.

“I can attend school on behalf of others, if the schools are located in the inner city. It would be preferable if these are baking & finance or economics classes. The service fee is negotiable, about 300,000 dong a month. I am 19 years old, now a second year university student. The service is excellent. Please contact Meosuttc23@...,” an ad piece reads.

The service users are the young girls, who have to go to school but also have to stay at home to take care for children, or the pets, who only like playing and do not like going to school. They need to have someone who can be present at the roll call, do exercises for them. As such, the hired learning service has come out.

Do Thi Mai, former student of the Trade University, said she still has not found a job over the last three years. However, Mai still can live well in the city and bide her time, because she has a good job.

Every day, Mai goes to school, but not to study for herself, but for others to make money. Mai regularly receives good orders and can earn the sums of money big enough to feed herself. Especially, the income is so good that Mai now does not think of looking for another job that fits her trained major.

Mai can earn 3 million dong a month, the income equal to the monthly salary of a new officer with university degree. Mai receives so many orders that she passes the opportunities to her friends, so that they can stay in the big city to look for suitable jobs.

Hired learners can live well in Hanoi, because lecturers do not remember names and faces of their students. Therefore, service providers just need to be present at the roll call and stay there until the lessons finish.

Meanwhile, other students can earn money with a very easy job – working as sham tutor. Minh Thu, a student of the Labor Union University, related that she is private tutoring to an 11th grade student. Quy, the learner, told Thu that she does not have to attend private tutoring hours, but asked Thu to come to see her every day, just to do home exercises for Thu.

“My parents force me to have extra learning hours. But I feel too tired of learning. If you disclose the truth, I would tell my mother to sack you,” she threatened.

Thu accepts the proposal of the student, coming to see the student every day to do exercises for Thu and get salary at the end of every month.

Thu knows that the job is risky for her. If one day the secret is discovered, she may be sued for cheating. However, Thu has no other choice, because she needs money to feed herself to stay in the big city, where everything is expensive.

Professional hired learners whisper in each other’s ears that it would be better to get orders from high ranking officials or businessmen, because they are rich and can pay high.

The people want to follow training courses to obtain more degrees to polish their images. However, as they are holding important positions at their agencies and businesses, they are always very busy and do not have time to attend school. Therefore, they would rather to spend money to hire someone to attend school for them.

Thu Thao

[jackbl]

Originally Posted by tomcat007

What you're doing for him is even better than giving him the translation directly.

Lidat u think i shd be rewarded????

[jackbl]

Licensing scam puts paid students behind the wheel
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Hundreds of students have been taking driver’s tests across Ho Chi Minh City, and then handing their new licenses over to a recruiter who changes the names on the cards and sells them to motorbike drivers, according to a Tuoi Tre investigation.


The ring leader, a man named Cuong in his early 20s, pays students VND100,000 (US$5) per license, which he then sells for ten times higher, at VND1 million.

Tuoi Tre reporters met Cuong on the morning of May 6, as he was directing ten test-takers at the Tan Phu driver training and testing center.

“Remember to study for the theory part of the test, I will not pay those failing the exam,” said Cuong, who comes from central Quang Nam province but now lives in Tan Binh District. “After completing the test, come meet me in front of the gate to get your money. Don’t make a noise or else all of us will be exposed.”

To get to Cuong, one must go through a recruiter like Hieu, who had taken the test several times for Cuong and then went on to enlist college students to sit the exams.

Through one of the recruits, Tuoi Tre reporters reached Hieu by phone on April 25, when he told them to submit photos and a copy of an ID card.

“We take care of all procedures and pay related fees for you to take the test,” Hieu said. “After passing the test, just take the money and leave, we will take your licenses.”

The ID cards are meant as a safeguard to keep the scam from being uncovered.

“This ring has operated for nearly six months,” Hieu said the next day, as he was collecting the documents in the Tan Binh Industrial Zone. “Cuong will not forgive if you leak information about us.”

Much of the operation takes place by SMS.

After turning in their papers, recruits received an SMS from Cuong. He said he would vet the candidates and then let them test twice a week after their first successful exam.

He later texted them the date and time to show up for a test. After the assessment, he texted them where to meet to collect payment.

One student, going by the initial M, said, “I have sat the test for nearly two years and gotten 20 driver’s licenses for Cuong.”

As for buyers, they receive their forged licenses a couple weeks after paying Cuong, who targets workers in industrial and export processing zones, as well as those who are too busy to take the test.

The division that oversees the testing, under the city’s Department of Transport, said these licenses are fraudulent.

[tomcat007]

Originally Posted by jackbl

Lidat u think i shd be rewarded????

I reward by not saying you "Copy & Paste" King lor....

[ilovedoggie]

I hereby would like to document one of the most epic chain of sms-es that I have received from a vb:

xl da lp. dug lp mjh nua,cam on nhjeu

beh.hom nay k dj lam.dj choj vuj k? sap ve vn roj. k co thoi jan noj chuyen voj nguoj k wen

xl thoj jan wa da lp a. t ngj mjh k can thjet phai dt nhau nua.cm on a nhug ngay wa. lan nay vet se dj han k con gap a dc.hay sog tot va xem nhu chua tug wen. dug xem nguoj khac la tro du a nua hay tjm aj do tot va ket hon dj, nhug chua tug dj wa se jet a j rt nhju ng k tot.

chua bjt. djh ve lay ck. k mun lam tro dua nua. xoa hjt moj thu dj.

a nen noi nhug loi nay voi ngkhac thi tot hon. boi vi trai tim e k the y va tin ki ai het. e han tat ca kon trai va e mun tra thu doi a se k sog lau o ben e. hay dug lai dug luc se jup a co cs tot

ng do k con sog nua. da bj xe dug chet roi. nhug e thi k the y ai nua. e chag con sog bao lau nua. cuoc doi e k con j dau dug dt e nua. e k mun a beh jog e.

e bi HIV a co dam k? nguoi mag dau kho cho e chet roi nhug e thi phai doi dien cs nay. e han dan og han tat ca moi thu j e con tre tai sao lai khien cuoc doi e toan mau den. nhug noi a den k tot dau

dug noi nhug loi nay voi e. a k hiu kon ng e dau tu luc biet a e da gat a rat nhiu. that ra e cug ban trai di lam cog ty nhug ata beh HIV toi luc e bit thi a ay nam trong beh vien hap hoi roi. e moi bo wa day lam. cho nen bay jo e can tien k can tinh nua. a bit HIV la beh j k? gd k ai bit e beh hit.

a ngi e dag dua ha. e k phai nhu a thay dau. a co hoc a cug nen bit HIV la beh j chu. a k thay e bi noi man do ht ng ak.a can e cho a xem jay xet nghiem mau.

I basically do not really get what those in REDS.

i receive this in the middle of the night from the tallie vb. maybe shes drunk? maybe i nvr give money so she come out with some crap story to avoid me? story many many? or maybe it's true?

Truth or dare?

p/s: i haven't up her yet.

[casannova03]

Originally Posted by ilovedoggie

I hereby would like to document one of the most epic chain of sms-es that I have received from a vb:

xl da lp. dug lp mjh nua,cam on nhjeu

beh.hom nay k dj lam.dj choj vuj k? sap ve vn roj. k co thoi jan noj chuyen voj nguoj k wen

k wen = ko quen = don't know/stranger(nguoi ko quen)

xl thoj jan wa da lp a. t ngj mjh k can thjet phai dt nhau nua.cm on a nhug ngay wa. lan nay vet se dj han k con gap a dc.hay sog tot va xem nhu chua tug wen. dug xem nguoj khac la tro du a nua hay tjm aj do tot va ket hon dj, nhug chua tug dj wa se jet a j rt nhju ng k tot.

xem nhu chua tug wen= xem nhu chua tung quen= see like haven ever know



chua bjt. djh ve lay ck. k mun lam tro dua nua. xoa hjt moj thu dj.

a nen noi nhug loi nay voi ngkhac thi tot hon. boi vi trai tim e k the y va tin ki ai het. e han tat ca kon trai va e mun tra thu doi a se k sog lau o ben e. hay dug lai dug luc se jup a co cs tot

dung lai=to stop; dung lat= dung lai dung lat = stop and dun owe each other???

ng do k con sog nua. da bj xe dug chet roi. nhug e thi k the y ai nua. e chag con sog bao lau nua. cuoc doi e k con j dau dug dt e nua. e k mun a beh jog e.

e bi HIV a co dam k? nguoi mag dau kho cho e chet roi nhug e thi phai doi dien cs nay. e han dan og han tat ca moi thu j e con tre tai sao lai khien cuoc doi e toan mau den. nhug noi a den k tot dau

doi dien= to face/confront

dug noi nhug loi nay voi e. a k hiu kon ng e dau tu luc biet a e da gat a rat nhiu. that ra e cug ban trai di lam cog ty nhug ata beh HIV toi luc e bit thi a ay nam trong beh vien hap hoi roi. e moi bo wa day lam. cho nen bay jo e can tien k can tinh nua. a bit HIV la beh j k? gd k ai bit e beh hit.

a ngi e dag dua ha. e k phai nhu a thay dau. a co hoc a cug nen bit HIV la beh j chu. a k thay e bi noi man do ht ng ak.a can e cho a xem jay xet nghiem mau.

I basically do not really get what those in REDS.

i receive this in the middle of the night from the tallie vb. maybe shes drunk? maybe i nvr give money so she come out with some crap story to avoid me? story many many? or maybe it's true?

Truth or dare?

p/s: i haven't up her yet.

See above in blue that i think i know...others dunno liao...super short-form!! see lia headache...


Generally, i think she wants u to stay away from her la...knn u still truth or dare...HIV lei...dunn play play hor...if she wanna lie let her be lor....dun play with your life .....Since u haven up her then stay away la....many other VBs out there bro!

[jackbl]

Love potion’s effect
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VietNamNet Bridge – VND1 million ($50) to draw the husband back to his family and to make him love his wife forever is dirt cheap, so Ms. Le Thi Huong in Hanoi rushed to buy a love potion.

Like VietNamNet’s reporter, Huong knew about love potions through advertisement on the Internet. The woman, who runs a small grocery in Hoang Mai district, called the seller, the man named Hung, right after she read the small ad.

Huong said she needed the love potion immediately in order to solve his family matter.

Huong’s husband is a construction engineer. Several years ago, he worked for a construction project in Son La province. When the project finished, he returned to his family in Hanoi.

Huong thought that after several years living far from home, her husband’s return would make the family happier. However, they quarreled everyday.

Huong had a feeling that her husband committed adultery with somebody. She began to secretly inspect his cell phone and hired a detective to follow him. Her feeling was correct.

Huong did not know how deep was his love to that girl but whenever they had argument about the husband’s extramarital relations, the man always upheld his paramour. He gradually neglected Huong. Huong said that without a magic, she would divorce.

After receiving ‘love potion’, Huong immediately mixed it with coffee and gave the drink to her husband, a coffee addict. The man did not suspect, drank the cup of coffee up.

After that, she roasted her husband’s dirty underwear for seven consecutive days, at the guidance of the love potion seller. Whenever the man left home, Huong roasted his dirty underwear in a pan.

However, seven days passed but Huong did not see any change from her husband. The man kept coming home very late, seeing his paramour and quarreling with his wife.

Huong thought she was cheated so she called the love potion seller, who had committed that if the potion does not work, he will return the money. However, Huong could not contact him.

She told VietNamNet’s correspondents about her case and called the potion seller again by the cell phone of a reporter. This time he answered immediately.

When Huong complained that the potion did not work, the man explained with a tired voice: “I know nothing about it. I only heard from others about its effectiveness so I sell it.”

“I’m so tired. Many people called me recently. From now on, I will not answer strange numbers. I will also not sell love potions. I’m so tired!” he said.

[jackbl]

To Be or Not To Be – Là
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Là = to be. Since there is no verb conjugation, là = are, is, am

Note: do not use là with adjective – the sentence structure with adjective is

subject + (không) + adjective

To make the sentence negative, add không phải là (no): subject + không phải là + object

Tôi là Thảo
I am Thảo
Chị không phải là học sinh
I am not student

Question: subject + có phải là + object + không?

Answer: Phải - Yes or Không phải - No

Đây có phải là hoa hồng không? Phải
This is rose? Yes
Anh có phải là anh Ba không? Không phải
You are anh Ba (a person’s name)? No

[Honey Boon]

no wonder.... ear itchy itchy this morning

Originally Posted by jackbl

Someone refers me to as "Copy & Paste" leh... You are great grandmaster! Always help ppl to translate, while I copy from internet

[Bluboi]

Hi all bros..

Received this when i was chatting with a vb lately..

Had no idea and google translation comes out funny..

Would like to seek help from the pros here..

Msg as follows :

bạn có về nhà tôi để tôi biết đón bạn?

Anybody have any idea?

Many thanks 😊😊

[Hurricane88]

Originally Posted by Bluboi

Msg as follows :

bạn có về nhà tôi để tôi biết đón bạn?

my try -

have you reach home so that I know you arrived?

[KangTuo]

Originally Posted by Bluboi

Hi all bros..

Received this when i was chatting with a vb lately..

Had no idea and google translation comes out funny..

Would like to seek help from the pros here..

Msg as follows :

bạn có về nhà tôi để tôi biết đón bạn?

Anybody have any idea?

Many thanks 😊😊

translate word by word... this msg go "dao ge", shld be easy to find

you got go back my house let me know fetch you

[Bluboi]

Hi bro Kangtuo,

Kudos to you...Reli many thanks for your efforts

Yup.. I tink that's the closest to what she's trying to say..

Tried google search for "dao ge" translation but nothing comes out.

Is it an app or something?

[jackbl]

Originally Posted by Bluboi

Would like to seek help from the pros here..

bạn có về nhà tôi để tôi biết đón bạn?

We mostly dun do freelancing here..... We engage the services of PROS only.

The sentence construction is very lousy

[jackbl]

Parents splashing out money to send children to foreign summer camps
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VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese parents now can spend thousands of dollars to buy the tours abroad for their children or send them to foreign summer camps, which they believe can help the children improve foreign language skills and become more dynamic.

Bui Hong Chuyen in Dong Da district said that she would go to bank today to withdraw money and pay 32 million dong to book a trip abroad for her daughter. The destination would be a summer camp in Singapore in late June.

Chuyen said that the summer camp gathers the students aged 12-17. Joining the program, the girl would be able to experience a practice period at a state owned school in Singapore with two learning subjects of math and English. Besides, the girl would also attend the lessons which help improve the skills of working in team and have the sightseeing tours.

“I believe that after returning from the one week camp, her English would be better and she would behave boldly in speech,” Chuyen said, adding that she could see the considerable improvement in the English skills of a neighboring boy, who also attended a foreign camp last year.

Meanwhile, the sum of money Do Ngoc Tuan in Cau Giay district has to spend to send his son to a summer camp in the US is double. 66.6 million dong is the package fee for the attendance at the camp which lasts from July 15 to August 4.

“I have never been to the US, but I really want my son to go there, where he can learn something useful from a developed country,” Tuan said.

“The most important goal of the trip is the opportunity to practice English. Besides, he can also see with his eyes the way of working and thinking of the US people,” he continued.

Sending children abroad to practice English and become dynamic has been in fashion in Vietnam. High income earners would not regret thousands of dollars to spend on the trips which they believe are useful for the children.

Nearly all children in big cities now attend foreign language courses, because their parents believe that they need to be prepared soon for their future jobs. A lot of parents organize private tutoring classes for their children, run by American and British teachers. In general, such courses are much more costly than the courses with Vietnamese teachers.

Vietnamese parents now understand that it would be better to have native speakers as the teachers for their children. Especially, going abroad to practice English has become the choice of many well-off families.

Having realized the high demand for going abroad to attend summer activities plans, a lot of institutions have been set up which specialize in designing and organizing outbound tours for students.

In HCM City, the Hoan My Tourism Company has launched specific outbound tours for families (parents and children). The tours have been designed in the way that can entertain children and students. The small tourists would have the opportunity to visit the famous destinations in the US, where they can entertain themselves.

The HCM City Youth Union has announced the summer camps “Sky 2012” with the two destinations in Vietnam and Singapore, reserved for the students aged 14-25. The summer camps aim to help practice English and other social practice skills, which encourage children’s creativeness.

A trip to the summer camp in Phan Thiet, Vietnam would cost 2.9 million dong, while a trip to Singapore on July 27-August 1 would cost 750 dollars, or 15 million dong.

Children also have another choice of participating in the 27th Songdowon international children summer camp in Wonsan and Pyongyang, which costs 1980 Euro.