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[jackbl]

Where to go to learn life skills?
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VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese parents and students now have many choices for the training courses on life skills. Well off families can send their children to overseas summer courses, while others can bring their children to domestic summer camps.

Big changes have happened in Vietnamese parents’ thoughts. Instead of trying to stuff in their children’s heads with as much as possible knowledge, they now want their children to learn life skills to get adapted to circumstances.

Especially, a lot of parents, who once studied and worked in developed economies and received the western education, believe that it would be better to teach children the method of thinking and the life skills, instead of too much knowledge, because knowledge is inexhaustible, and it’s is impossible to teach all the knowledge of the mankind.

Doan Thanh Huong in Hai Phong City said that her son has just returned from a summer course in Singapore which was organized by Apollo English Center. The boy was very excited about the trip, saying that he could practice English and participate in many interesting activities.

“I wish I could have stayed there for one month,” the boy said. The mother feels happy about the trip of the son, because she believes that summer is not the time for lessons, but the time for play.

Huong Thuy, Director of the Huong Thuy Trade Company in Hai Phong City, said she can update information about the girl’s trip to Singapore every day, and she feels happy about the interesting trip of the little girl.

Nhi, the girl, suffered the nosebleed twice, but this turned out to be not a big problem. The girl then received careful treatment from accompanied officers. Especially, Nhi was shown the way to stop bleeding and compress with cold water. Nhi was also advised to drink much water and reminded her to put a bucket of water in her room in the evening to ease the dryness of the air.

A lot of summer training courses have been organized by schools, life skill and youth education centers recently.

The Thien Hung Overseas Study Consultancy Firm has launched two overseas training programs, which cost 28 million dong and 47 million dong for the two-week courses in Singapore and Malaysia, respectively.

VUS has launched the programs on training life skills and English communication skills in Singapore. The service packages and the service fees vary, depending on the duration of the training courses.

The children to attend the one week course in Singapore, commenting from July 8, would have to pay 1650 dollars, while the two week course, from June 24, would cost 2650 dollars. Parents would have to pay 3650 dollars, or 77 million Vietnam dong, for the three week trips to Singapore (2 weeks) and then to Malaysia (one week).

77 million dong is really a too big sum of money for many parents in Vietnam, where those, who can earn 10 million dong a month would be listed as “high income earners.”

Therefore, the parents, who cannot afford expensive overseas training course, would choose domestic courses. Vu Quang Viet, a state agency officer, has registered a training course at Cleverkids education center in Hanoi for his son. The total fee for the training course, according to Viet, is 4.5 million dong, affordable to many parents.

The attendants would participate in sports activities, learning to swim, learn life skills such as using knives, helping parents do housework. They can also learn what to do in case of fire or flooding and visit the craft villages and historical sites in Hanoi.

Source: VTC

[vietboy]

Originally Posted by jackbl

We mostly dun do freelancing here.....

yes, no such thing as free lunch. so bluboi, u own us beer for the translation.

[jackbl]

Chit-chat in my eyes
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Chit-chatting has become a hard-to-break habit of most Vietnamese. It has some benefits, such as reducing our stress, helping us socialize better and get more relationships. Moreover, it is an effective way of getting and exchanging information. But when people chit-chat too much, especially in the wrong place and at the wrong time, it does more harm than good. Here are some examples:


Recently I had a chance to attend a meeting of the teenage contestants in a competition held by a foreign teacher. The contestants were selected students from a very famous high school in HCM City. It was actually a class, an interesting one, and at the beginning we all participated very enthusiastically. But after a while, there was a part in which each and every of us would share our own thoughts, and some students who had finished their part turned and talked to each other while others were presenting their ideas.



The teacher at first tried to them ignore because she thought that they would stop soon. But as the talk went on and on, she eventually lost her temper and tried the best to be polite, she “shhhhd” them, told them to keep quiet and even had to say: “ Please pay attention!”
They actually did stop, but just for a moment, and then started chatting again. I guess they do not know that such thing can leave a bad impression about Vietnam that could hardly be erased from the foreigners’ mind. I suddenly remembered some of my dad’s stories I’d been told, in which some foreigners jokingly concluded conversations with a phrase which sounds mocking to us: “Only in Vietnam!”

In some meetings attended by both Vietnamese and foreigners, some Vietnamese, including and especially some V.I.Ps, keep “whispering” constantly with the person sitting next to them. The foreigners are surprised at such manners and they can’t help but be pissed off with them. The funny thing is, those people are exactly the future version of the teenage contestants mentioned above. Not to mention the fact that in meetings that include only Vietnamese, that not-so-nice behavior happens even more often and also more “naturally”, without any hesitation or embarrassment, because everyone does it!

I remember there is a saying that goes: "…Actions form habits; habits decide character; and character fixes our destiny." So if we don’t want to be a bad-mannered person who everyone else thinks of as an uncivilized man/woman, we should fix that habit right away.
Talking during such inappropriate times is not a habit of just a few people, but of a majority of Vietnamese, from teenagers to adults, from students to people in high position, and is spreading like a disease and it seems that day after day, they are becoming more familiar with it. Not everyone has this habit, but when most Vietnamese do it, the foreigners will surely form a misconception that such bad manners are local custom. While trying to build a good image about Vietnam in foreigners’ eyes, we should not forget such hard-to-accept behaviors, however minor they might be…

[jackbl]

15 Vietnamese cuisines nominated as Asian records
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VietNamNet Bridge – Pho (noodle), cha ca La Vong (fried fish), bun cha Hanoi (vermicelli and grilled chopped meat), banh da cua Haiphong (rice pancake with crab soup) … are among Vietnamese cuisines that are nominated as Asian records.

The list of nominees include: Pho, bun cha, cha ca La Vong, bun thang Hanoi (vermicelli and chicken soup), banh da cua Haiphong, com chay Ninh Binh (rice crust), mien luon Nghe An (vermicelli with eel soup), bun bo Hue (vermicelli and beef), mi Quang (noodle), pho kho Gia Lai (dry noodle), banh canh Trang Bang (rice spaghetti), banh khot Vung Tau (rice cake with shrimp), goi cuon (summer roll), com tam Saigon (cooked broken rice with grilled pork) and banh cong Soc Trang (rice and green bean cake with shrimp).

The list will be sent to the Asian Record Organization for consideration in September.

The Vietnam Record Book Center (Vietkings) has made the list after making surveys of hundreds of cuisines throughout the country and cuisines in 57 Asian countries.

Out of 57 Asian countries and territories, Vietnam is praised to have a unique and diversified culinary culture.

Philip Kotler, the founder of modern marketing, suggested that why doesn’t Vietnam try to be called “the world’s kitchen,” while China has become “the world’s factory” and India has become “the world’s office.”

Gastronomy is a significant factor to attract foreign tourists to Vietnam. So far this year, Vietkings has implemented a campaign to advertise Vietnamese gastronomy and specialties through seeking regional and world records for Vietnamese cuisines.

[vietnamese1989]

Hi every body , begin today i will translate vietnamese word for people , I living at vietnam , and next month i will come singapore for summers holiday so i also want to train english word better , i hope people will help me english , ok ? tks , all!

[vietnamese1989]

hi every body , i am newbie

[vietboy]

Originally Posted by vietnamese1989

Hi every body , begin today i will translate vietnamese word for people , I living at vietnam , and next month i will come singapore for summers holiday so i also want to train english word better , i hope people will help me english , ok ? tks , all!)

Originally Posted by vietnamese1989

hi every body , i am newbie

Welcome welcome! Welcome u to sing too!
Sure, we can help u on english but u have to help us on tieng viet too!
May i or rather we know are u a guy or girl?
How u come to find our forum?


I also a newbie.

[jackbl]

Originally Posted by vietnamese1989

Hi every body , begin today i will translate vietnamese word for people , I living at vietnam , and next month i will come singapore for summers holiday so i also want to train english word better , i hope people will help me english , ok ? tks , all!

Originally Posted by vietboy

May i or rather we know are u a guy or girl?
How u come to find our forum?

Thanks vietnamese1989 for your offer to help! Tell us more about u and your summer holidays!

[jackbl]

A Human Outlook On Prostitution
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394 members of the National Assembly (69%) have voted to approve the abrogation of the practice of forcing sex workers into rehabilitation centers . This is considered to be a new human outlook on the issue of prostitution from the Legislative Body.

In reactions to this decision there are two opposite streams of opinion: pro-abrogation and anti-abrogation.

We agree with the explanatory report of the chairman of the National Assembly legal committee : “ The abrogation of the practice of forcing sex workers into rehabilitation centers aims at modifying the irrationality that these sex workers are forced into the centers even if they don’t contract a disease. In fact, the practice of forcing sex workers into rehabilitation centers is not appropriate to the name, as well as the substance, of this administrative measure…Furthermore, this practice is so severe that it is not able to ensure that justice will be done.”

According to the current law in force, the law on handling administrative violations is applied for people who are found guilty of prostitution, therefore the administrative measure should be practiced appropriately to the degree of violation. They should not be isolated or deprived from their lawful civil rights. The current practice of this administrative measure applied for sex workers has already led to many negative consequences : On one hand, by forcing sex workers into rehabilitation centers, imperceptibly, prostitution is criminalized, while it is not a crime. On the other hand, the practice of this measure seemingly has no effect. In fact, the sex workers who have prostituted themselves to earn their living will prostitute themselves again after leaving the rehabilitation centers. When they get caught, they will be forced into the rehabilitation centers again and the circle will continue.

Apparently, prostitution is a prolonged social phenomenon. Its function is dominated by the law of supply and demand, hence, no country in the world is capable of abolishing it totally. However, in our opinion, it can be constrained for the good of the community by focusing on the two following things:

One, we should explore the competence, the needs and the expectations of sex workers and those who are at risk of falling into prostitution. Thenceforth, we can offer them vocational training courses and loans to help them earning their living legally.

Two, we should enhance propaganda and educational activities for both sex workers and their customers about safe sex, in order to constrain and prevent the infection of HIV/ AIDS, along with other sexually transmitted disease.

Besides, it is also necessary to mobilize social associations and non-governmental organizations into promoting direct communication activities to attract the attendance of sex workers in training courses on sexual health care ( including periodic health checks and how to avoid spreading HIV/ AIDS and other sexually transmitted disease to other people…), the skills to persuade their customers to use condoms and refuse the customers who have unsafe sexual behaviors.

Last but not least, medical personnel should also change their outlook on prostitution. In particular,, they should start changing their view on the treatment of sex workers to oneh no discrimination or differentiation.

[vietnamese1989]

Originally Posted by vietboy

Welcome welcome! Welcome u to sing too!
Sure, we can help u on english but u have to help us on tieng viet too!
May i or rather we know are u a guy or girl?
How u come to find our forum?


I also a newbie.

tks , i am boy i know this web by google , i knew this web so long but to yesterday i see this thread ,

i can know , what is ktv ? I don't understand . tks ,u

[jackbl]

Here is an opportunity for newbie/basic level learners to try and translate this sms, a request from a member to me. Those regular translators(KangTuo, Vietboy,etc), please give the newbie a chance to learn. Let them try out then we correct their mistake....

I have break up the sentence word by word. If u really try to use vdict or google translate to find each word, you will get 95% the right meaning.

Em ve [viet nam] rat buon va rat nho anh nhieu lam, nhung em khong co tien mua ve qua tham anh.

[vietnamese1989]

Originally Posted by jackbl

Thanks vietnamese1989 for your offer to help! Tell us more about u and your summer holidays!

I will go to sing with my friend in my company , we are buy and sell phone at vietnam , we will go to sing by jetstar airline , it so cheap

i will begin go to sing 1.8 and come back vietnam 7.8

ok i must go to my work now , i will tell for you while i go my house . bibi

[tomcat007]

Originally Posted by jackbl

Here is an opportunity for newbie/basic level learners to try and translate this sms, a request from a member to me. Those regular translators(KangTuo, Vietboy,etc), please give the newbie a chance to learn. Let them try out then we correct their mistake....

I have break up the sentence word by word. If u really try to use vdict or google translate to find each word, you will get 95% the right meaning.

Em ve [viet nam] rat buon va rat nho anh nhieu lam, nhung em khong co tien mua ve qua tham anh.

I counted newbie boh? Got the entire message meaning liao. Essentially asking for money in a subtle way... I kena many times roi.

[vietnamese1989]

Originally Posted by jackbl

Here is an opportunity for newbie/basic level learners to try and translate this sms, a request from a member to me. Those regular translators(KangTuo, Vietboy,etc), please give the newbie a chance to learn. Let them try out then we correct their mistake....

I have break up the sentence word by word. If u really try to use vdict or google translate to find each word, you will get 95% the right meaning.

Em ve [viet nam] rat buon va rat nho anh nhieu lam, nhung em khong co tien mua ve qua tham anh.

your girlfiend come back vietnam very sad and miss you so much , but her no money let to buy ticket go to sing visit u

[jackbl]

Originally Posted by tomcat007

I counted newbie boh? Got the entire message meaning liao. Essentially asking for money in a subtle way... I kena many times roi.

If u are able to get the meaning without checking dictionary then u are not consider as newbie Cheers for your knowledge in Tieng Viet! Hope someone(maybe u) able to org a gathering for all senior tieng viet lovers