Tieng Viet lovers club

[vietboy]

Originally Posted by jf66312

she prob ask where u get this msg from...

Tell her that someone ask u to translate loh. I can be that someone.

[jackbl]

Saigon’s night markets
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VietNamNet Bridge – When the night falls, Saigon becomes mysterious and charming, differently from its warm and bustling during the day.

Night markets have become Saigon’s specialty. Night markets are not luxurious like shopping malls but are still attracts visitors for its abundance of goods with remarkable prices.

People go to night markets not only for shopping but also for enjoying traditional cuisines that they cannot find at restaurants.

Saigon has many night markets. One of the most special markets is Minh Phung in District 6, which opens from 2pm to mid-night. This is the world of accessories for women like hairpins, etc., jewelry, handbags, cloths, clothes, etc. Many sellers sit flat on the ground to sell piles of underwear, towels, children’s clothes, footwear, etc.

Ky Hoa night market on Cao Thang road, District 10 is also a favorite destination of tourists. This is the largest night market in Saigon, with more than 250 stalls, selling clothes, cosmetics, jewelry, handicraft items, food and especially sale-off products. This market lures large numbers of students and young people. The market opens from 5pm to 1-2am.

Ben Thanh market is an unforgettable address for tourists because it is a symbol of Saigon, with nearly 100-year history. Over half of visitors to Ben Thanh market today are foreigners.

The unwritten principle for shopping at Ben Thanh market is the buyer should bargain half of the price offered by the seller.

Visitors are advised to taste specialty cuisines of three regions of Vietnam, cuisines process from seafood and Chinese food.

Night markets have contributed to making Saigon’s charms.

NDT

[jackbl]

Hanoi in my eyes
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VietNamNet Bridge - A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of getting acquainted with a young Vietnamese girl, who exuded intelligence in her quiet confident ways.

Our encounter that day had been purely by chance; I needed someone to translate for me at the tailor’s, and she had volunteered to accompany me, temporarily solving my daily woes of speaking in a language I could barely speak.

That afternoon, as we shared our thoughts on the difficult process of college application, environmental challenges in urban spaces, and the need for renewable energy, our conversation drifted to a more eclectic topic; while we wondered why Hanoians are so loud when they speak, we also suspected noise pollution to contribute to that loudness. And with the passing of the hand of my watch, I learned of her personal aspiration to study in the United States after the completion of her high school.

I on the other hand told her of my impressions accumulated during my short time in Vietnam. After hearing of my experience, very insightfully, she commented that Vietnam seemed to evoke my memories, memories of my home country Nepal.

I first got acquainted with Vietnam in a candle-lit kitchen table in Nepal. It had been one of those many frequent load-shedding summer evenings, and my father a British army officer then had taken us on a mental tour of the world with his knowledge.

To my ten-year old self, he had narrated the revolutionary history of Vietnam, and with a deep admiration in his voice, my father had praised the Vietnamese in the way they had triumphed over the French through sheer perseverance and hard-work.

Many evenings have elapsed since then; I grew older, and in between finishing my schooling and starting my university in New Zealand, I transformed and changed, while the memories formed of that evening remained in retreat. So, when the opportunity presented for me to move to Vietnam early this year in February, I had but little recollection of those stories told in that dimly-lit kitchen table.

I arrived in Hanoi in February very much disappointed and skeptical after spending two meager days in Ho Chi Minh City. These two days had shown me nothing that was reflective of Vietnam or its soul. Or perhaps the soul had been presented to me, but molded by all these thriving commercial activities I had remained unimpressed. So in this dejected state, I had gotten into a taxi at the Hanoi airport that afternoon.

The drive to the Hang Dao neighborhood was long, but somehow on the way the sight of the open spaces, the rice paddy fields with the tiny figures of farmers tending to their fields in their traditional hats comforted me, and provided me with much needed time for reflection before I hastily judged Hanoi.

But, how quickly time has passed since then! As I am writing this, preparing myself for my approaching departure to New Zealand, it is the many things and objects that I befriended here that I carry in my heart.

This city of anonymous crowd, where language barrier had briefly turned my life so difficult, it was the gradual opening of a heart of an older woman on the alleyway to my house, the motorcycle men who instinctively knew where I was headed to, whether to my work place or my usual hang-out spot, the young waitresses at various eatery places who showered me with kindness and many such gestures that make my short time here so memorable.

On a more intimate level, the sight of the familiar marigold flowers around the Hoan Kiem Lake during my evening runs and the Makmali flower that symbolizes long life for one’s brother and traditionally used during our festive season of Tihar in Nepal conjured many forgotten images and memories of growing up in Nepal.

Therefore, it is with these fond thoughts, I bid farewell to Hanoi, and we part away not as strangers but as friends who will meet again.

Binti Gurung

[jackbl]

Originally Posted by KangTuo

anyone wanna translate? status update from a FB account

I see already, I headache... Thanks for such a wonderful beginning for the Day! Since they are written in "true" vietnamese form, then it should be easier to translate via online translator, right? Grandmaster KangTuo

[jackbl]

Foreign visitors to get VAT refunds
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Foreign visitors and overseas Vietnamese will get VAT refunds on purchases made in Viet Nam from July 1, 2012 to June 30, 2014, when exiting the country through Noi Bai or Tan Son Nhat international airports, the Ministry of Finance said.

Visitors may claim back 85 per cent of the Value Added Tax (VAT) charged on goods purchased in the country.

According to the General Department of Viet Nam Customs, goods subjected to a VAT refund must not be among those prohibited for export. Neither must they be listed for export under Ministry of Industry and Trade permits nor subject to special management.

To qualify for a VAT refund, a tax refund declaration form must be issued within 30 days from the departure date and have a valid invoice for goods costing at least VND2 million.

A VAT refund will be available 24/7.

The tax refund will be paid in dong or a foreign currency in line with bank exchange rates.

Before checking security for sending goods and getting passing card for being on flight, the foreigner must submit the following documents for inspection at the customs counter to claim a refund – a bill-cum-VAT refund declaration form and a receipt, along with the goods in question.

The foreigner must also show a passport or identification papers.

If the purchases are not to take on board as hand luggage, the visitor must present the goods and a relevant tax invoice at a VAT refund desk or to a customs official prior to check in.

VNA

[casannova03]

Originally Posted by KangTuo

anyone wanna translate? status update from a FB account

1) Neu da la chap nhan mot dieu gi do...thi dung suy nghi... Va khong met moi va kg dc...da chap nhan la dong nghia de nguoi khac lam ton thuong den minh...con rat nhiu thu de phai hoc chap nhan la gi???

2) Neu chinh ban than minh cung bit con duong do la sai,la kg dung...thi co nen di tiep kh..?nhung toi van dy tiep...dy den khi nao kg con loi dy nua thi thoi...con duong nay dong lai...thi con duong khac mo ra...hii.

3) Yêu thế nào:yêu mãnh liệt nhưng không mù quáng, kiên định nhưng không cố chấp,sẻ chia và không gian trá, thông cảm và đừng đòi hỏi

4) Nếu đó là hạnh phúc thì thời gian trôi qua rất là nhanh...không có thời gian yêu thì đừng nên giận hờn nhau để làm gì???lâu lâu co 1 chút giận để biết ty nhiều hay ít???quan trọng nhất là ai sai và biết xl...

5) Có những thứ mất rồi không thể lấy lại
Có những sai lầm không thể sửa được
Có những vết thương không bao giờ lành
Có những nỗi nhớ không bao giờ nguôi
Có những thứ không bao giờ la của mình
Có những thứ là của mình mãi mãi
Có những con đường đi rồi không thể quay lại
Vì vậy:
Không có ai không có ty
Không có ai là không được yêu
Không có ai là không được yêu
Chi đơn giản là người đó chưa xuất hiện mà thôi...

6) Hay tran trong nhung gi minh dang co...ty nhu la xay 1 ngoi nha zay... Can phai co thoi gian va snghi rat nhiu moi cthe co 1 ngoi nha...cho nen:xay thi kho pha vo thi chi la... may hoi!

nhut dau wa anh oi!!!

[jackbl]

Originally Posted by casannova03

nhut dau

Again?????

[KangTuo]

Originally Posted by casannova03

nhut dau wa anh oi!!!

Originally Posted by jackbl

Again?????

Originally Posted by KangTuo

nhuc dau?

let me correct it again

[casannova03]

Originally Posted by jackbl

Again?????

hahaaha! Used to using this already....sorry la...but you get the meaning right??

[yummyymym]

hi guys can anyone help me on this sentence. thank you

em het tien tra loi ko duoc xin loi nge e muon nge tien a noi chuyen tin hoi nay em nhan cho a co dong y ra ruoc em ko

[jackbl]

HCM City: Taxi driver returns $20,000 to passenger
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VietNamNet Bridge – On June 19, Saigon Air taxi handed over lost luggage, including VND400 million ($20,000) in cash and other valuable assets to a passenger.

Earlier, Ms. Nguyen Thi Minh Thu, 42, and her daughter flew from Kon Tum to HCM City on June 19. They took a cab of Saigon Air taxi from the Tan Son Nhat Airport to Tan Binh District. The driver is Mr. Tran Van Qui.

Getting off the cab, the two passengers left a handbag, containing VND400 million, an Ipad, a HD Sony camera, a massage machine and some other belongings.

Returning to the airport, driver Qui cleaned his car and discovered the handbag. He called Saigon Air’s switchboard to ask for the phone number of the passenger. However, as the passengers directly got the cab, and not calling the switchboard, they did not have her phone number.

The passenger was so tired so she did not remember about her handbag until late afternoon. She also did not remember where she left her handbag. She tried her luck to call Saigon Air and was unexpected that the kind-hearted driver was waiting to return her handbag.

Qui has worked for Saigon Air for over four years and he several times returned lost luggage to passengers.

N. Anh

[KangTuo]

Originally Posted by yummyymym

hi guys can anyone help me on this sentence. thank you

em het tien tra loi ko duoc xin loi nge e muon nge tien a noi chuyen tin hoi nay em nhan cho a co dong y ra ruoc em ko

just guessing....
em het tien tra loi ko duoc = i no money cannot reply (i guess she refer to hp no money)
xin loi nhe = sorry na
e muon nghe tieng a noi chuyen tin = i want to hear your voice talking about love
hoi nay em nhan cho a co dong y ra ruoc em ko = just now i sms you got agree to come out fetch me or not

[jackbl]

Originally Posted by KangTuo

just guessing....
em het tien tra loi ko duoc = i no money cannot reply (i guess she refer to hp no money)
xin loi nhe = sorry na
e muon nghe tieng a noi chuyen tin = i want to hear your voice talking about love
hoi nay em nhan cho a co dong y ra ruoc em ko = just now i sms you got agree to come out fetch me or not

IMHO, add those punctuation marks to give more meaningful sentence:

Em het tien tra loi ko duoc. Xin loi nge! E muon nghe tien a noi chuyen. Tin hoi nay em nhan cho a, co dong y ra ruoc em ko?

[jackbl]

Cruel child beggar training ‘centers’ in HCM City
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VietNamNet Bridge – Big cities in general, including HCM City, are the favorite places for beggars. People usually think that children become beggars because they are orphaned or abandoned. However, many of them are puppets in beggar rings. Correspondents investigated and found out a brutal truth.


Training beggars by rattan switches

In May 2011, Saigon was flooded after downpours. In the flow of vehicles which were ‘swimming’ in flooded road. Nguyen Van Ti, 12, from the southern province of An Giang, dragged his legs in water to beg for money from passers-by. We gave him VND10,000 and offered to buy a noodle bowl from a pavement noodle shop for him. Ti immediately agreed. He ate two bowls.

Being asked about his parents and hometown, Ti burst into tears. The boy said: “My family was very poor. I only remember that my parents were in An Giang but I did not remember which commune. My parents sold me to a man named Tuan in Saigon when I was six years old. His inferiors trained me in two months to become a beggar.”

Asking Ti about the training method, the boy only spoke in a tiny voice: “They beat us by rattan switches until our legs lost sensation and limping. They did that to make us look pitiable.”

Through Ti, correspondents went to the nest of a beggar trainer named Binh, 56, in District 7. Binh is a ‘well-known’ ringleader in Saigon, which controls over 15 child beggars, including Ti.

Ti told correspondents that Binh’s inferiors usually ‘trained’ new beggars at 2pm. Through slits on the door, correspondents witnessed a man who ordered his two inferiors to use whips to ‘train’ four kids from 10 to 13 years old.

From the distance of 40m, reporters still heard the sound from whips. Kids cried and screamed painfully. One shouted: “Please don’t beat me any more. My leg has been broken.”

In early 2012, correspondents got acquainted with a beggar named Dung, 11, from Binh Phuoc province.

Dung said that a boy named Bo, 12, from Dong Thap province, was about to be turned into a real disable boy. According to Dung, Bo did not meet ‘standards’ set by his manager, Mr. Bac, in the last two months. Bac, who ran over ten beggars, threatened to break Bo’s leg or arm.

Correspondents told the information to a policeman, asking for help. However, a short time later, they met Dung again, who was walking with a limping boy. Dung introduced: “This is Bo.” Correspondents were shocked.

After that, they talked with many beggars in HCM City to find out cruel information about ‘beggar training centers.’

Pham Xuan Huy, 13, from Quang Nam province, said: “They trained us by whipping us with elastic bands or coming to blows.”

Hong, 11, from Ca Mau province, said: “They did not give any food to us for two days. Many beggars in my group had their heads shaved. They also beat to our genitals or forced us to eat pepper and salt if we did not bring in much money.”

Reporters saw Nguyen Van Ti again, after nearly one year. Ti said he was ‘promoted’ for two months, to be a ‘chim lon’ (barn-owl), who was in charge of watching over other beggars.

“If they (beggars) hide money, I will be the first who is beaten. I only wish to enter an orphanage. I could not stand this anymore,” Ti said.

The boy looked scraggy, dirty black while his hair was sunburnt.

According to correspondents’ investigation, beggar running rings recruit abandoned kids, orphans and homeless kids from neighboring provinces.


A hard war

According to a policeman in HCM City, the local police agency knew about beggar running rings but it is extremely difficult to investigate them because they moved very often. In addition, child beggars did not confess about these rings to police. HCM City police have recently broken several beggar rings.

Mr. Huynh Van Binh from the HCM City Children’s Right Protection Association said this was the first time he heard about beggar running rings. On behalf of the association, Binh asked relevant agencies to take drastic measures to put an end to this.

[jackbl]

Originally Posted by jackbl

Need how long?? Give u 6 months ok? If u can do it, I will treat u to a drinking session, if not, U will be my personal tutor for TV. I will bring my book/SMSes out

Originally Posted by haosac

Haha, you've got yourself a deal bro

Haosac, where are u? The time is due....