Tieng Viet lovers club

[jackbl]

Originally Posted by volcano

it shld be 'mung hut' instead of 'mung huc'.

meaning a certain thing that only happens now but will vanish tomorrow.

Originally Posted by Hurricane88

yes...I consulted my long hair co giao...she also said "mung hut"...

Hi thanks for the help. I cannot find the meaning of the words. Dun mind to write the word with diacritical mark?

[KangTuo]

Originally Posted by jackbl

Hi thanks for the help. I cannot find the meaning of the words. Dun mind to write the word with diacritical mark?

you can ask all your co giao ma

[jackbl]

Originally Posted by KangTuo

you can ask all your co giao ma

Nowadays I didnt learn much from my co giaos already...

Wow u wake up so early on Saturday? Are u taking extended lesson till now?

[KangTuo]

Originally Posted by jackbl

Wow u wake up so early on Saturday? Are u taking extended lesson till now?

abit expensive lesson leh...
last week had and extended lesson, i paid $119 to the school only. completed 2 modules.
yesterday extended lesson, i paid $75 for the school and $100 for the teacher. I completed another 3 modules

[lovesprout]

Originally Posted by jackbl

Hi thanks for the help. I cannot find the meaning of the words. Dun mind to write the word with diacritical mark?

mừng hụt, means happiness is short-lived. For example, you promised a VB that you will bring her to hotel, but 1 min later you told her that you have no $$. Then she can say, "mừng hụt"

[volcano]

Originally Posted by AdGuy

Looking forward to learning TV from Bro Volcano next week

noting much to learn....i only knows some broken street TV nia....

[volcano]

Originally Posted by Seletar

Hi brothers, can help me translate, I catch no ball, thanks in advance.

Chi len an voi e ne

bro Seletar,its been more then 6 mths since we had kopi together...seems to me that u r having a hard time keeping tabs on ur gal.

[jackbl]

Originally Posted by lovesprout

mừng hụt, means happiness is short-lived. For example, you promised a VB that you will bring her to hotel, but 1 min later you told her that you have no $$. Then she can say, "mừng hụt"

Thank you very much! Seems that your TV has improved tremendous... I go dictionary, google translate, etc also cant find the meaning. Can you let me know how u know it??

Why i ask for the word in diacritcal mark cos I need to record it down as a learning note

[lovesprout]

Originally Posted by jackbl

Thank you very much! Seems that your TV has improved tremendous... I go dictionary, google translate, etc also cant find the meaning. Can you let me know how u know it??

Why i ask for the word in diacritcal mark cos I need to record it down as a learning note

Anyone who always travels with co giao in vietnam surely improves his tieng viet fast.

But I am not that good yet. This one I also asked my co giao for help.

[Seletar]

Originally Posted by jackbl

Are u spying on your gal? u read sms/yahoo of your gal???

Chi len an voi e ne= Sister, come up eat with me

Yes, I have her yahoo chat acc. Last time I used her iphone access my yahoo email and sent her sexy photo to my yahoo email but now suddenly the photos disappeared from my email she denied access my acc. I suspect she has many bf.

I have her chat password also. But this one talking to her is girl or boy ?
Thanks bro, jackbl.

[Seletar]

Originally Posted by volcano

bro Seletar,its been more then 6 mths since we had kopi together...seems to me that u r having a hard time keeping tabs on ur gal.

yes, bro, 6 months very fast. I hope to see you next trip. June I also went there find her. I already almost split with her, only chat in yahoo. She sao nhieu nhieu .If u are free, can bring me around because so far I no enjoy all the places you mentioned in VN.

[jackbl]

Motorbike racers ‘storm’ HCMC streets
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Mobs of hundreds of racers continue to roar through the city on weekends, with some hitting traffic police or luring them into fatal traps

The death of a traffic policeman and the injuring of three others while raiding illegal street races reflects the worsening illegal racing problem in Ho Chi Minh City, police said.

Sergeant major Luong Khanh Viet was chasing a group of 30 motorbike street racers when he crashed on a slippery section of District 1’s Nguyen Trai Street.

The accident happened at around 3:50 a.m. on September 12. The 22-year-old policeman died on the spot while sergeant major Tran Vo Hoai Thanh, who was riding in the back, suffered serious injuries.

Earlier on September 10, two policemen chased a pair of racers to the intersection at Nguyen Binh Khiem and Nguyen Van Thu streets in District 1. One of the two racers kicked the police bike, causing the officers to crash. Lieutenant Le Trong Tuan suffered a broken thigh bone while sergeant major Phan Thanh Nhon came away with minor injuries.

Residents at the site caught the racers and handed them to local police.

During that weekend, traffic police in HCMC issued fines against 130 illegal racers and seized 7 unregistered motorbikes.

Thanh Nien launched an investigation last weekend that found that street racing in HCMC now attracts mobs of more than a thousand motorbike racers, as opposed to the hundreds it attracted just a few years ago.

The drivers observed by Thanh Nien drove aggressively down city streets on souped-up bikes, often performing tricks. At times, they stopped at pre-determined intersections to hold races, between either two racers or groups of six. The mass of riders often stretched for several kilometers down the street.

None of drivers wear helmets as required by law, and many motorbikes display either fake registration plates, or none at all.

Around a hundred drivers were found to actually be illegal racers, while the others were spectators.

Overnight racers

On Saturday (September 17) at around 9 p.m., hundreds of motorbikes began to gather around several streets in Districts 4 and Binh Thanh to prepare for the weekend race.

However, it wasn’t until 3 a.m. when the first race was held on Binh Thanh’s D2 Street. As usual, several riders performed tricks such as wheelies, zigzagging or driving with their feet.

The group held two-driver drag races for about 20 minutes before the racers and the mob continued to ‘storm,’ the common term in Vietnamese, to Dien Bien Phu and Bach Dang streets to find stretches of road conducive to racing.

At 4 a.m. a group of about 500 motorbikes arrived at Nguyen Huu Tho Street where races pitting six drivers against each other were held. During one race, one spectator acting as sentry warned that the police were coming, and the racers quickly dispersed. They continued to drive around the city.

Thirty minutes later, they were found at Chu Van An Street in Binh Thanh District where the races resumed.

They continued the cycle of racing, driving around to avoid the police, then racing again until 7 in the morning before dispersing for the night.


Organized races

One of the racers, who wishes to be known only as S., said there are people assigned to inspect proposed sites beforehand and advise group leaders about the best places to hold the races.

“Another group will stay around during the races to look out for police raids,” said S. who is a racer for a notorious motorbike garage in HCMC that specializes in modifying bikes to make them more competitive. They also modify exhaust pipes to give them that distinctive, deafening roar that defines the races.

Many motorbike repair shops in the city have also sent drivers to the races to promote their services, he said.

“The racers always know which bike was modified by which shop,” he said.

Early Sunday morning (September 18), many racers from shops such as these congregated on Binh Thanh District’s Xo Viet Nghe Tinh Street. They performed several tricks on their motorbikes before starting the races that lasted until 7 a.m., terrifying local residents and passersby in the process.

One racer said many motorbike repair shops soup-up vehicles for between VND5 million and VND20 million, after which the souped-up bike could accelerate to up to 180 kph (112 mph), while the maximum allowed speed in the city is only 40 kph.

Owners of motorbike repair shops often recruit racers and supply modified bikes for them to win races. The owners bet among themselves, and racers get ten percent of the pot.

Meanwhile, many residents have complained that illegal races have affected their everyday lives.

A man living on Xo Viet Nghe Tinh Street said he hasn’t been able to sleep well during weekends for the past ten years due to the roaring motorbikes.

“Many residents have complained to local authorities but to no avail. Some racers have been fined but it was not enough to deter them from racing again. No one dares to go out at night due to the dangerous races,” he said, adding that a local resident was killed recently as she crossed the street, unwittingly stepping into the path of racers.

Some on this street have installed glass in their windows to keep out the roar of the illegal races, that often last all night long.


By Dam Huy – Giang Phuong, Thanh Nien News (The story can be found in the September 23rd issue of our print edition, Thanh Nien Weekly)

[jackbl]

Are foreigners and Vietnamese treated equally?
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Dear readers,

Welcome to the first day of October.

We’re now officially in the middle of autumn. Do you feel a little of the cold breeze when you drive to work early morning?

Remember a couple weeks ago, we discussed how difficult it was to be an expat due to differences in culture, language, and ideologies?

However, as a local, Nguyen Pham finds foreigners in Vietnam have more advantages. She recalls being served after a group of foreigners in a food court even though she ordered first or being neglected by hotel staff who later greeted and behaved nicely to foreign tourists.
Besides, Nguyen Pham said that being with a foreigner, she is always thought to be his and her subordinate although she is actually their boss.

Agreeing with Nguyen Pham, reader C.Blank wrote: “In once case I was shopping at Vincom with my wife the other day. I had just gotten off work and was still in my business attire. A sales staff eventually approached us and asked my Vietnamese wife if she was my secretary. Although, I saw the humor in it; I could find were some of the more self conscious individuals may have been less amused.”

“One of the biggest problems plaguing Vietnam is lack of customer service training. As a parent, you teach your children how to act and how to behave even before enrolling them in schools. In business, you need to train your employees to treat customers the way they need to be treated: equally,” M. Nguyen tried to explain the issue.

In contrast, a reader called Bob said he had been treated the same way as his Vietnamese wife and moreover, charged double the normal price.

How about you, what do you think about this? Are Vietnamese and locals treated the same way in Vietnam?

We also have an article that reader Hoang Pham sent us about an interesting experience on the street: drivers giving signals to each other when there are cops ahead so they can avoid being seized and paying crazy fines. Not only telling his experience, the reader also questioned himself the legality of this action and he thought it is a yes.

“Personally I think the acts are legal since they are good citizens telling others to obey the law. Others may say that aiding and abetting a crime is a crime but please remember road rule violations just pertain to the administrative domain. But could the grudging cops do something about it? I guess no. the best they can is to stalk the Samaritans and try to find out where and when they commit traffic wrongdoings to get due payback,” wrote Hoang Pham.

Earlier this week, we had some words from Jamie Henn, co-founder and communications director at environmental organization 350.Org. He mentioned the change to greener fuel like solar power to prevent climate change and protect the planet.

“The fact that more and more people are becoming concerned about the effects of climate change is already a success. Where there is awareness, there is action. I am honored to work with you in the anti-climate change campaign,” said Henn.

Riding bicycle to travel around the world, the couple Thuy Anh and Guim have arrived in Peloponnese, a Greek island in the Mediterranean. Guim feels like going back to his home Costa Brava in Spain due to the same color, same flora and fauna, same smell, same salt-carrying wind at the island.

“The Mediterranean Sea has all the ingredients that my person contains. Once its breeze touches my skin, it starts to get smooth, shiny, alive; my eyes change according to the light, as now there’s still daylight until 8 or 9 o’clock in the evening,” wrote Guim.

It seems that being around the Mediterranean Sea has made Guim become more emotional. We are looking forward to seeing the couple back in Spain and hearing more stories from our Spaniard cyclist.

If you have any comments or submission for City Diary, remember to send them to [email protected].

Have a nice weekend!

[sengseng2]

Hi bros,
Need some help in translation of below.

"Em khong bit tieng hoa a dung buon em nhe"

Tried online translation but cant get it.
Thks in advance.

[jackbl]

Originally Posted by sengseng2

"Em khong bit tieng hoa a dung buon em nhe"

In this context,
Em= I
khong = not
bit=biet=know
tieng hoa=chinese/mandarin
a=anh= You
dung=do not
buon=sad
em=me
nhe=ok