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[jackbl]

Youth make ‘unique’ gifts for Valentine Day
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VietNamNet Bridge – Young people are making or “hunting” special gifts for their lovers on the Valentine Day (February 14).

For a week, Nguyen Khac Tuan Nam, a student from the Institute for Postal and Telecommunication Technology has been busy making a special gift for his girlfriend. For Nam, handmade gifts for the Valentine’s Day is special because they are also commemoration of their love.

This year, Nam’s gift is ‘handmade’ chocolate. He learnt chocolate making technique from the Internet and practiced several time to have a heart-shaped chocolate. He said that the chocolate-made heart and a self-made Valentine’s Day card are his unique gifts for his girlfriend.

After school, Hoang Lam, a student of the Hanoi Trade University, stays in her room to make a heart from bamboo, rock and lamps. The idea came to Lam after she saw a beer can-made heart, the gift of his sister’s boyfriend, who is a soldier.

Lam’s “heart” is made from very simple materials like bamboo toothpicks, board, stone and lights. Words of love are created by stone and lamps amid the “heart”. Whenever lamps are turned on, the heart sparkles.

“He thinks that girls like me cannot do things related to electricity. This gift will be a big surprise for him,” Lam said.

Toothpick-made houses are among favorite handmade gifts of the youth. Instead of paying tens of USD to buy a ready-made product, Doan Hoai Bac, from the University of People’s Police, makes a house himself.

The two-storey house has windows which can open and close and lights inside. Bac places a pottery-made couple inside the house. The young man’s hand skin was peeled off after the house is complete. “The house is everything that I want to tell her on the Valentine’s Day,” Bac said.

Besides handmade gifts, gifts in pairs like glasses, rings, etc. are the top choices of young couples on the Valentine Day.

This Valentine, instead of offering fresh roses to their lovers, young people “hunt” Thaibaue roses, which are fresh for five years, with special colors like green, black, etc. Moreover, scripts or images can be printed on pedals.

Le Minh, a high school student in Hanoi, said that he has booked a Thaibaue rose for his girlfriend on the Internet. “My girlfriend likes roses very much so I buy a Thaibeau rose for her.”

“Gifts for the Valentine’s Day are available everywhere but it is painstaking to have a meaningful gift. I believe that my girlfriend will be very happy when she receives such a gift,” said Tuan Nam, from the Institute for Postal and Telecommunication Technology in Hanoi.

Gift market heats up as Valentine’s Day draws near

This year, as supermarkets and online sites kick off special programs and promotions early, some young lovebirds have also started their search for original gifts for their other half.

Although Valentine’s Day is a week away, the electronics chain store Dien May has launched a promotion called “Just the two of us”. Customers will get 11 percent off of two 16GB iPads or 16-27 percent off of two Nokia phones of specific models, together with free memory cards.

There are also some games like Cupid Arrow and Password to the heart for young shoppers to participate in to find their partner.

In the supermarket chain Coop Mart, more than 400 fashion and cosmetic items for Valentine’s Day are discounted up to 40 percent. Shoppers have the chance to enter a “Trendy couple” lottery draw and win one of 53 pairs of iPad 2s.

Another online site, Sinh Nhat, introduced a service for generous customers to take care of their lovers not only for a day but the whole Valentine’s week. The site gives tips on what gift to give a boyfriend or girlfriend on each day of the week. For example, it recommends a bouquet of flowers on Monday, a box of chocolates on Wednesday, and a dinner for two at a tranquil and beautiful restaurant on the weekend. A Valentine’s week costs VND2-4 million ($100-200) depending on the gift selection and rendezvous.

“We also received some orders from overseas at $100-200. There is also a $1000 order that includes a laptop, a pair of teddy bears and a bouquet,” revealed a representative at Sinh Nhat.

Young lovebirds tend to search for budget gifts that can last through the year.

Minh Hai, a student at Hanoi’s commercial university, was surfing the net to find a gift for his girlfriend when he came across a crystal rose being sold VND45,000 (US$2)
“It is beautiful and can be kept and remembered, unlike roses, which only last a few days,” he said.

“2012 is a good year for Valentine gifts. Many businesses concentrate on products for couples, like shirts, rings, and teddy bears. They attract many customers because they’re lasting, and not too expensive,” said Mai Thu Trang, a marketing representative at online shopping site Vat Gia.

Tran Tu Anh, a representative at the online store Cho Dien Tu, said the market for Valentine’s gifts has opened earlier than previous years and the shop has received several gift orders.

“The majority of young shoppers pick rare or strange products at affordable prices that show off their personalities,” he said.

Besides material gifts, some people search for original presents that have a special meaning for the couple.

Trung, an engineer, said he had run out of gift ideas for Valentine’s Day. After five years of dating his girlfriend, who recently became his fiancé, the two have given each other flowers, Belgian chocolate or stuffed animals.

This year, Trung wanted to make a difference and decided to buy a pair of SIM cards, which contain the exact number 332007-- March 3 2007, when the couple first met.

“Chocolate or flowers represent endless love but they are only symbols. SIM cards can be used for your whole life and are meaningful to both of us,” he said.

Trung revealed that he spent no less than VND5 million (US$250) for this special gift and had to order 5-7 days in advance.

Similarly, some shoppers go online and try to buy money with similar serial numbers. At the moment, a pair of VND2000 notes with the same four digits are on sale for VND99,000 (US$5) on a popular website.

[ilovedoggie]

ai yeu cau tr dang o ngoai ne

vay ha e cung k biet nua de bua nao a day e noi tieng hoa va tieng anh cho e nha e thich hoc

O cho lam cua e ne e ngoi ban nhung muon di ngoi them ban no chuoi e doi thue nguoi danh em do
is it "at my fuck shop ne.. i sit customer but want to go sit to add more customer she scold me. i owe rental to that person though"


i cannot get the meaning in red.

tr = ???
bua nao = which day???

thanks

[jackbl]

Foreign tourists robbed everywhere
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Tuoi Tre has followed groups of foreign tourists on their trips to tourism hotspots in the central provinces of Vietnam, only to see them being repeatedly disturbed and ripped off by hotels, and street vendors.

Even in the old town of Hoi An in Quang Nam Province, which has reportedly curbed the street vendors’ tendency to overcharge foreign holidaymakers in comparison to other cities, the latter still face a high risk of being “robbed” by local vendors.

One of the latest cases is that of Jimmy, a British man who was on his first ever trip to Hoi An. Jimmy told Tuoi Tre that on Tuesday he went for a haircut at a barber’s on Tran Phu Street, and was charged VND200,000 (US$9.6), while the actual price a Vietnamese customer has to pay is only VND30,000 ($1.4).

“I have no idea why the price difference was that huge,” the English tourist said.

Meanwhile, a Dutch couple avoided being overcharged by a souvenir vendor on Tran Phu Street, who tried to insist on selling them a wooden box for $8, since this is the second time they have been to Vietnam.

The couple only paid $6 for the box and left, while 10 minutes earlier, an female Australian tourist was not so lucky and paid $8.

For its part, the service that takes tourists around Hoi An on cyclos also charges local and foreign customers differently. Foreign backpackers have to pay VND150,000 for a 1-hour trip, while the rate for local residents is only VND100,000.

Similarly, in some photo shops, a souvenir photo is sold to foreign tourists for $5, double the price at which it is sold to someone Vietnamese.

Photo sellers said they have to hike prices “a little” due to low sales and the troubling economy.

Backpackers surrounded by disturbing vendors on Hai Van hill

On the morning of February 8, as Tuoi Tre observed, no sooner did a 52-seat bus arrive at the top of the hill than a crowd of male vendors approached the bus windows, noisily inviting the tourists to come to their cafés.

At one of the cafés, two male backpackers were enjoying their drinks when four street vendors surrounded them, asking them to buy some stone-carved jewelry and cell-phone bags.

One of the two tourists reluctantly drew out a VND20,000 (roughly $1) bank note and pointed at a cell-phone bag, only to hear the vendor charging $2 for the product!

Similarly, a handful of French tourists riding bicycles to the hill were also surrounded by vendors, who repeatedly asked them to buy beverages and souvenirs. The vendors only left the tourists alone when they appeared to become annoyed.

Nha Trang hotels, restaurants rip off tourists to feed brokers

At the beach city of Nha Trang in Khanh Hoa Province, hotels, restaurants and souvenir shop owners have colluded with hundreds of brokers to “pickpocket” foreign travelers.

On February 8, two Tuoi Tre correspondents disguised as employees of a travel agency came to Thanh Thuy hotel in Alley 64, Tran Phu Street to book rooms for a group of eight tourists. The hotel receptionists said there were only single rooms left.

Though the listed price for a single room, as shown at the reception table, is only VND150,000 a night, a receptionist said the real charge is VND200,000.

“How can we earn a profit from the listed price?” she said. “Moreover, part of the overcharged amount will go to your pocket [for brokering].”

A hotel broker in Nha Trang “advised” that your correspondents should negotiate with the hotel owners for a higher accommodation costs than what they report to the tourists, in order to pocket the difference.

Similarly, the Hon Do seafood restaurant on Pham Van Dong Street also asked your correspondents to collude with them in ripping off the tourists, after being informed that a group of 12 tourists would come to the restaurant.

The manager said the restaurant would pay your correspondents 10 percent of the total value of the bill if the tourists ordered expensive seafood that is not listed on the menu, such as lobster, crab, and shellfish.

“If you do not want to get the 10-percent commission, we have another way to pay you,” she said.

“If a lobster weighs only 1 kilogram, I will inform the customers that it weighs 1.1-1.2 kilograms, and the difference will come to you.”

“None of the restaurants here will pay you higher than that.”

Scam money exchangers in Hue

Meanwhile in Hue, a group of a dozen women frequent the bus station in front of the Emperor Palace everyday to hunt for European tourists. As the tourists get off their buses, the women approach them, saying they have some small change in Euros and want to exchange it for notes with face values of EUR10-20.

Upon receiving the notes from the tourists, the women quickly put some Euro coins into their hands, and flee. The tourists later learn that the coins have lower values than the banknotes they have exchanged with the women. Some of the coins even turn out to be Thai baht, whose design is similar to that of the Euro, but of a much lower value.

The women also prey for victims in restaurants on Pham Ngu Lao, Vo Thi Sau, Chu Van An, and Nguyen Cong Tru streets.

[makemecum]

Originally Posted by Virginhere

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Look china like le
Chio!

Any success story?

[makemecum]

Originally Posted by jackbl

Foreign tourists robbed everywhere
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Tuoi Tre has followed groups of foreign tourists on their trips to tourism
“I have no idea why
For its part, the service that takes tourists around Hoi An on cyclos also charges local and foreign customers differently. Foreign backpackers have to pay VND150,000 for a 1-hour trip, while the rate for local residents is on bus arrive at the top of the hill than a crowd of male vendors approached the bus windows, noisily inviting the tourists souvenirs. The vendors only left the tourists alone when they appeared to become annoyed.

Nha Trang hotels, restaurants rip off tourists to feed foreigrooms for a group of eight tourists. The hotel receptionists said there were only single rooms left.

Though the listed price for a single room, as shown at the reception table, is only VND150,000 a night, a receptionist said the real charge is V

“How can we earn a profit from the listed price?” she said. “Moreover, part of they report 1.1-1.2 kilograms, and the difference change in Euros and want to exchange it for notes with face

The women also prey for victims in restaurants on Pham Ngu Lao, Vo Thi Sau, Chu Van An, and Nguyen Cong Tru streets.

Great info
One thing tho I believe in local should be charged lower for at least tourist attraction

[KangTuo]

Originally Posted by charming888

Thoi a lo lam di neu co Thai em se de Anh lam co tien de nuoi em va con va be bo nua. Neu em benh Jong nhu vo Anh thi nguoi dau tien la Anh dieu chi 3kg tha cho anh dau.
Can anyone translate for me the meaning, thk bros.

Thoi a lo lam di neu co Thai em se de = ok lah, you work. if i got baby, i will deliver.

Anh lam co tien de nuoi em va con va be bo nua = you work got money feed me and baby and Bo ok..

[jackbl]

Originally Posted by KangTuo

Anh lam co tien de nuoi em va con va be bo nua = you work got money feed me and baby and Bo ok..

be bo=???? is it baby??

em = the Vb
con = Vb's child
baby = your baby with the VB ?????

[KangTuo]

Originally Posted by jackbl

be bo=???? is it baby??

em = the Vb
con = Vb's child
baby = your baby with the VB ?????

agar agar translate lah.... anyway there are 3 person to feed...

[charming888]

Originally Posted by KangTuo

Thoi a lo lam di neu co Thai em se de = ok lah, you work. if i got baby, i will deliver.

Anh lam co tien de nuoi em va con va be bo nua = you work got money feed me and baby and Bo ok..

Thk bro for the translation. I think this vb is crazy, I not even lam tinh with her, how to hv baby

[ilovedoggie]

Originally Posted by charming888

Thk bro for the translation. I think this vb is crazy, I not even lam tinh with her, how to hv baby

very normal. a lot of vb also say they got my baby alrdy.

[vietboy]

Originally Posted by charming888

Thk bro for the translation. I think this vb is crazy, I not even lam tinh with her, how to hv baby

Originally Posted by ilovedoggie

very normal. a lot of vb also say they got my baby alrdy.

They too many customers so they mixed up u with the other guy who LT with them w/o bcs.

[vietboy]

Originally Posted by ilovedoggie

ai yeu cau tr dang o ngoai ne

vay ha e cung k biet nua de bua nao a day e noi tieng hoa va tieng anh cho e nha e thich hoc

O cho lam cua e ne e ngoi ban nhung muon di ngoi them ban no chuoi e doi thue nguoi danh em do
is it "at my fuck shop ne.. i sit customer but want to go sit to add more customer she scold me. i owe rental to that person though"


i cannot get the meaning in red.

tr = ???
bua nao = which day???

thanks

U spying on yur vb huh?

Tr no idea wat it is maybe Others can decode it.
Bua nao i think same same when.

O cho lam is not at fuck shop, it is at work place. Thought KT decoded this b4?

chuoi e doi thue nguoi is scold me for choosing ppl/customer?

[jackbl]

Originally Posted by ilovedoggie

i cannot get the meaning in red.

tr = ???
bua nao = which day???

VB write sms without fullstop, commas, lousy sentence construction. Difficult to fully understand what they say... sometime we only guess the meaning....

[jackbl]

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记者也在采访后，疑被“秽气”波及，泻个不停。

吐出蛊时 秽气似小鬼；泰僧解降 肚起肿块。

[jackbl]

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