WOW!
Thanks a lot!
Really appreciate it!
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Originally Posted by snipeshot08
Actually most of our postings are mixed with all types of jargon not just vietnamese, sometimes hokkien, cantonese, mandarin, malay, even thai or indo, so quite difficult for us to put in translations for all postings 
My suggestions is simple, u just post what you think u DO NOT understand & most of us here would be most happy to explain to u, swee bo??? (this is hokkien, as in "pretty or not" meaning "is this ok?"
Cheerios......SS08 ^_^ |
Yes, I DO see sooooo many different languages used all at the same time on here! Lol!
I have always truly enjoyed the richness of how Singaporeans can blend all the languages seamlessly, how easily you manage to switch from one to another and then another and then back again! And it all comes out so naturally and pleasantly. How I wish I could be so talented; and I guess it’s all just natural for you.
The thing though, is that it’s possible/easier for me to follow actual conversations as I can sort of guess and read the body language of the speaker ….and of course just ask for clarification when I do get lost!! But when it’s written down, many times I cannot even figure out which language is actually being written!
So your offer is truly appreciated!
I’ll try to manage, but if I do get too lost, I hope you will not mind when I do take you up on your offer!!
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Originally Posted by snipeshot08
Actually its not the mongering part that motivates most of us to learn vietnamese, as basically its just a hole and when it cums it all feels "almost" the same regardless of nationalities
Its actually the KC part (Kum Cheng, hokkien for "feelings" or "relationship") as it feels much more different when u are doing with somebody whom can click or communicate closely with u
Or that some of us are going after a VB (vietnamese babe), the normal NON-WL ones (WL - working ladies) so if the VB can't speak english/mandarin then we jolly well learn vietnamese
Cheerios......SS08 ^_^
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Yes and double YES!!
As you say, a hole is just a hole, and what makes it special is when one can have a bit of emotional connection … which of course requires communication.
But it’s bit of a cart/horse quandary for me right now whilst I’m trying to figure out which mongering destination to choose as my replacement (To Chang Ping) destination! Ouch!
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Originally Posted by snipeshot08
U look like a humble & gentlemanly guy so I would offer thus, a small group of us here travel very frequently all over Asia, so if u are keen to join us for short trips for new mongering destinations u are most welcum
We share costs & everything openly (except gals of cos) and we are a bunch of very frenly & gentlemenly guys, but u need to be able to go where we want to go or do what we want to do as we cannot accede to too many indian chiefs, u should understand why 
We go to everywhere - vietnam, cambodia, indonesia, thailand, phillipines, china, malaysia, Laos, myanmar....etc, the most trips is to vietnam & cambodia averaging on a monthly basis
Cheerios.......SS08 ^_^ |
I am honored and grateful.
Thank you very much.
I do know/am very much aware of what a Pain in the A..xx a newbie can be tagging along. In fact, so much so, that I quite routinely decline requests to meet up with internet friends unless I feel very, VERY positive about the guy. Ooops! But some of the bad experiences I’ve had with some of these guys!! I think/hope you understand.
This being so, I hope you will be assured that I WILL be on my best behavior.
Thank you beforehand.
SEAJ