Airport Transport
 

Me poor man prefer to take bus and travel light. :D

D1 Hotel budget around US$20.

Re: Vietnam - HCM (Thread 3)
 

recently the S$ to VND exchange rate is down sharply due to US$ rose sharply against major currencies...:)

End of July this year..we can change S$ 1 = 17,150.00
Today think probably change S$ 1 = 16,250.00

If change S$1k will have difference 900,000 which is alot of money...haizzz...can eat many many bowls of bun mam, bun rieu, hu tieu nam vang, etc...or many cups of kopi....:)

good for those who has US$ cash to enjoy the good rate...not sure when Vn gahmen going to devalue the Dong...:)

Re: Vietnam - HCM (Thread 3)
 

Hi Semsters,

Will be going alone to HCM city for a get away from 22 dec till 27 dec and will be staying in The white hotel 3 in District 1 - Ben Thanh Market.

Anyone wanna meet up can PM me. We can count do a xmas down in saigon :)

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In fact, I know of a few sporeans and msians like that... suddenly they act like beggars when they land in vn. They would learn the bus routes, eat at the dirtiest roadside stalls etc. One even got into an argument with a taxi driver over a few hundred dongs (which the driver usually keep as tips). I have yet to understand this sudden change in mindset... :p

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Is ok to eat at the roadside store if the food is nice...all individual personal taste...besides we always drink beer and eat at roadside stalls...watching the evening peak hours goes by...:)

my reasoning is simple...save on Hotels and Air Tickets will be the bigger savings...save on chionging and drinking will be biggest savings...:)

definitely knew sinkees go to hcm can splurge on everything...many found the places cheap and they hardly goes there a few times per year...so they can spend 5-10 mil per day...:)

all these are IMHO...not to upset anyone...pls skip if you dun like to read...:)

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Roadside Gd!! Best is roast pork with char siew banh mi, fried chicken drumstick with fried rice. Com tam.. all ngon ngon leh... ca phe sua da oso better den restaurant standard..hihi:D...

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Eating at roadside stall can be cheap but after travel to Vietnam few time, i start to become selective in roadside stall. A roadside stall noodle though very cheap but how can they sell so cheap, is it really only because of low rental? the ingredients are bad..soup contain mainly msg...the taste is obvious.

On the other hand, some noodle shop sell more expensive but the soup are cook with more meat are more tasty..less of msg taste. 1 VN friend bring me to noodle stall (a favourite among japanese expat). The taste of the soup from street noodle soup is really different but the price is double.

End of the day depend on whether u choose quality or price. Street food i go mainly for BBQ or fried food.

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Bahn Mi....goooddddd.....

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Yaya... is ur favourite.. hihi

Re: Vietnam - HCM (Thread 3)
 

Me too still don't understand the Government in VN. Inflation so high and yet they still have not devalue the dong and also reduce all the unnecessary taxes.

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place a FD

Can live off interest.7.4%.:D

http://vietnam.deposits.org/accounts...m-deposit.html

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Mifa kor kor
I click apply now but can't get through, must we go to the bank open acc? Can foreigner apply? 7.4% is a good rate. Thanks for replying. :D

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Just bring passport will do.

Will recommend Vietcom Bank at Bitexco. Different bank different rate.

Vietcom Bank 1 year FD 5.8%.

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yeah great idea...until u factor in inflation rates and the devalued dong, so u change 100k sing get x dongs then 5 yrs down the track u change back to sing dollar and u get much less, further factor in inflation and in real value, u losing out, yeah great investment mind

Vietnams official inflation rate for this period was:

2008 24%.

2009 7%.

2010 12%.

2011 19%.

2012 9%.

2013 6%.

Re: Vietnam - HCM (Thread 3)
 

7.4% is gd rate :confused:

few years back was 12% on official and undertable agreement can fetch to 14% lol :cool:

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Yes only few years ago was more than 10% and even my standard chartered vnd current account earned 6%.

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Looking at the US$ vs Dong historical chart, I see that after a period of a rather muted rise between 15,800 and 16,200 for the years prior to 2008, the beginning of that year marked the rapid devaluation of the dong to circa 21,000 in 2011, where it had only slightly devalued to now.

It looks like the increasing value of the Dong versus the Singapore dollar the past 3 or more months is more tied in to the weakening of the Sing$ and not the Dong strengthening. I wonder if this is a function of oil prices heading down? Or are there other fundamental reasons why the Singapore dollar/economy seems to be losing steam?

SEAJ

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the Vn Dong rising is because of the US$ increased against major currencies...Vn Dong is pegged to US$...but S$ had increased against other major currencies esp. the Yen, Ringgit, Aus$, etc...:)

we all knew US gahmen stopped printing money and interest rates expected to go higher which will definitely pushed the US$ higher...so let's wait and see...:)

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Yen is down because of Abe's quite nutso loose monetary policy, which has unfortunately NOT reflated the Japanese economy, Ozzie dollar down as copper, coal and other natural resource prices (which underpin Australia's economy) have been hitting new recent lows and the Ringit - that currency is down almost 10% vs US$ during the past 3 or so months!

And whilst there was previous expectations of US$ interest rate rises, the benign inflationary numbers and not quite stellar US economic indicators may prompt Yellen to hold off on any rate increases. These are interesting times in the currency markets, and like you, I AM also just waiting and seeing.

SEAJ

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if you know it would have happened rather than just wait and see you should bought US dollars....talk is cheap

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1st solo trip hcmc tomorrow:cool:.....see how it goes

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Arrh thanks for telling us I suppose ....then good luck

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Anyone hired an escort for the whole day before?
Like go out walk, shop, eat with you, and of course have sex.

how much did it cost u?

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pls dun mention escort here...you can enjoy by using my signature below...just click on my HCM DIY SELF Help...:)

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C'mon give that old man a break, he just need to show off by talking as if he know everything.:D

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Thank you Hurricane88 for the self-help guide. but can i ask is there any ktv or pub that have more chinese speaking gals as i dont know any viet at all. I will be taking my first trip in on the 18th. :D thank you very much....

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Most Pubs/KTV are vietnamese Speaking gals. Some Mummies can speak fluent English, Chinese or Cantonese.

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you most welcome...if you want chinese speaking gal then stay in sinkieland....most VBs can speak some simple chinese here...:p

the above is IMHO...not to upset anyone...skip if you dun like to read...:)

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Sop for going vn
- get gal from source
- must no know Chinese and English
- best no passport

Sop in sg
- go kl / sg more than 2times no sit
- have iPhone 6 or Samsung note 4 no sit
- speak too well Chinese and English no sit
- too pretty no sit

Lessons summarized from exp.

Use google translate lo or go see jackal tieng Viet thread

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U going alone? Have fun then