biggish data

yes you did!! And those are not the only ones, read your old posts, I am sure you will find many many MANY more.

Thanks so much J-Rome! This is Jerome, right?

Edited by Mr. Saigon, 24 April 2010 - 09:10 PM.

Teacher Mark

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2010-04-24 21:10:00

Hmmmm, I think I can do that too. It should be Friday, not friday, and I think it should also be passports, not paaports. Maybe you should read your link as well. Jerome

Wow, I had typos! That's a rarity J-Rome. Thanks for pointing them out to me.

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2010-04-24 20:57:00

http://grammar.quick...sus-effect.aspx

I do not see any personal attack to anyone in this thread, it was simply his opinion on what has become of some of the Saigon women these days, and to some people it is still a custom that they do not share a room until after they are married. All of this is on topic in my opinion 100% I also feel where I got "way off topic" as you put it that it was still on topic by at least 50% if not more since it was talking about staying with a woman of the oppisite sex, and the possible implications, maybe not related to the police comming to your house at midnight and causing the landlord to go pay a visit $$$, but still there was an ~~affect~~ effect. About the TOS violation, I think that plagarism would fall into that very quickly, and if you read some of the responses, the one where that happened should be looked into, and then his clear reply trying to bait me into a response is another example of a CLEAR TOS violation. Jerome

Edited by Mr. Saigon, 24 April 2010 - 08:33 PM.

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2010-04-24 20:30:00

Zombies are always meaner after you resurrect them!

Good one Jim.

Where's the O/P anyway?

Teacher Mark

Male

Vietnam (no flag)

2010-04-24 10:17:00

"Fixored"?? Don't you mean miss quote????? After all that is what you did.

My original post was correct, I did not mention green card scams because most marriages do not fail due to a green card scam. Most marriages fail due to the lack of true relationship (getting sex on the mind instead of real feelings of love), money troubles, and children (mainly stepchildren). You can Google reasons most relationships fail or talk to marriage counselors and these are some of the main reasons that any relationship fails. There are other reasons, but these are the reasons I have chosen to talk about. This is one distinct advantage of looking online; you keep the sex out of a relationship. If you are in America and they are in Vietnam it is hard to have sex, yes there is internet and phone sex, but not physical contact. SO without sex you are forced to find other reasons to remain interested in your partner, thus in ?theory? you will be building a better relationship. Your comment in my opinion is distasteful, and one reason that many relationships fail. Unlike your fake quote, here is an accurate quote. (Mr. Saigon, on 24 April 2010 ? 08:21 AM) ?Most of the city girls don?t sleep around either. Believe me, I?ve tried!? The next time you make a post and use quotes that show it is my words, please make sure that it is an accurate quote, and not a fabrication. Spelling and grammar aside you as a teacher should know what type of penalties there are for plagiarism, and misrepresenting quotes. I am sure this was simply your way to try and elicit a response and to try and belittle me. Jerome

Plagerism?? In Vietnam?? On a message board?? :rofl:

You should report this to the authorities at once!

Edited by Mr. Saigon, 24 April 2010 - 07:02 AM.

Teacher Mark

Male

Vietnam (no flag)

2010-04-24 07:00:00

How many times have you been married? Maybe that is a reason? Most of the time that people get divorced they found love in all the wrong places (mainly the bedroom)

Which one of you is this?

Teacher Mark

Male

Vietnam (no flag)

2010-04-23 22:40:00

Maybe they are intimidated with your stature...
Thuy says hi...

Humored by my stature may be more like it.

Tell Thuy "Hi" back for me.

Teacher Mark

Male

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2010-04-23 22:27:00

dont want to bring up an old topic but i will anyway cuz i am bored,
those are some dirty girls there, that is not the Vietnamese way, no ring no ding haha.

Both couples were engaged and they were all great people. The cops obviously didn't have a problem with it because we all continued to live there until the lease expired.

It's the Saigon way... More and more people are becoming westernized and the culture is changing in the city where it's acceptable now. People who are watching movies, and flying overseas and seeing what other countries are doing, they are changing their way of life because of western culture. If the girls are from the country side then it's different. They stay onto their tradition and stick to their beliefs of being abstinent.

Most of the city girls don't sleep around either. Believe me, I've tried!

Teacher Mark

Male

Vietnam (no flag)

2010-04-23 20:21:00

Seems like many had more fun on their trips with their fiancees than I had.

Not me. I got cold feet, tried to bolt and was essentially held hostage until the urge to flee had passed. If I had been in Saigon I would have been history.

Teacher Mark

Male

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2010-01-24 06:31:00

I was sharing a house in HCMC with 4 other foreigners last year. Two of them had their VN girlfriends living there. One friday night at about midnight the cops decided to come and see who was living there. They were actually very nice about the whole thing. They took copies of our paaports and registered us all. They told the girlfriends that they would have to come in to answer a few questions, but it never happened. The landlord did have to pay a visit though. $$$

Teacher Mark

Male

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2010-01-23 19:13:00

If the parents say it's OK, then it's OK. They're gonna' wanna' keep an eye on you anyway.

Teacher Mark

Male

Vietnam (no flag)

2010-01-23 09:26:00

Confusion on form to fill out for Visa exemption

Now I'm hearing that you still have to leave the country every 3 months to get your passport stamped, for those of you that plan on staying long term. Don't see anything about it in the regs though. Thanks for the update Todd.

Teacher Mark

Male

Vietnam (no flag)

2009-11-21 19:07:00

Confusion on form to fill out for Visa exemption

QUOTE (toddandhien @ Nov 11 2009, 09:31 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

QUOTE (Mr. Saigon @ Nov 11 2009, 08:00 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Some of my fellow teachers are claiming that those exemptions are single entry. Any truth to that?

Love the 2 week processing time on your end Matt! Send me a PM when you get here. We'll head over to The Big Grill and talk politics.

Not sure why they would call it a 5 year exemption if you could only use it once...but will let you all know when I receive it. should be in the next week.

I agree, but you really never know with this place. Thanks in advance for letting us know.

Edited by Mr. Saigon, 11 November 2009 - 08:34 AM.

Teacher Mark

Male

Vietnam (no flag)

2009-11-11 08:34:00

Confusion on form to fill out for Visa exemption

Teacher Mark

Male

Vietnam (no flag)

2009-11-11 08:00:00

How many others out there

I am aware that I will still need a work permit. I already have all the required documents needed to obtain it. Also the schools will be the ones that will get the work permit as I am sure you already know. But my first concern is getting the 5 year visa. I actually go to work in June for one month then pending my performance they will give me a 2 year contract and get all the work permit paperwork done. Jerome

Congratulations! What school?

Teacher Mark

Male

Vietnam (no flag)

2010-04-24 21:20:00

How many others out there

Yes I am here to stay. Right now I tutor English to a few children. As soon as we get our marriage license signed (may 11th) I will then work on visa exemption, after I obtain my 5 year visa exemption I will start looking for work at one of the many learning centers around HCMC or maybe even teach in one of the many international schools that are also here in HCMC

Not without a work permit.

Teacher Mark

Male

Vietnam (no flag)

2010-04-24 21:01:00

HCMC: Scammers outside the U.S. Consulate

That was one heckof a punch! We have had the same thing happen before.. there are so many drivers that don'tknow the roads.. it once took us close to 2 hours toget to dist 1, because the driver took a very long way... we ended up having a huge argument over the price as he tried to change the agreed fixed price to a metered price... I was happy Thuy was there...

I'd hate to be in the Aussies sandals right now.

It is just not at the consulate, if there is anything that a foreigner might need done there are scammers there as well. We went to get my drivers license and there were people waiting outside the building where you get the application form and they stopped us, tried to get $100 USD to get me the license, and I still would have to pay for the consulate affadavit. They are also outside of the Department of Justice trying to get people to pay for help with the marriage license, these people want $300 for their services, and the sad thing is their pitch is so good, they can put doubt in almost anyone that has ever delt with Vietnam and legal documents. This is not really their scam, but their way of making a living, it is just sad that they do push some people so far. But as other posters have said they do have it in American big cities as well as all over the world. Jerome

BTW there other people here also doing scams, one guy is offering work permits guarenteed for $500. I think he is from Canada, and a few friends said that the Vietnamese people here do not "screw" people as hard as foreigners here, simply because they want your return business. There are Africans here and Canadians here that will do far worse to you from what I hear than any Vietnamese person would do.

Teacher Mark

Male

Vietnam (no flag)

2010-05-02 10:52:00

HCMC: Scammers outside the U.S. Consulate

Aussie arrested for deadly fight with local cabbie
Last updated: 4/30/2010 9:40

Police in Ho Chi Minh City have arrested an Australian man for allegedly killing a Vietnamese taxi driver in a conflict over fares on Wednesday.

Rolfe Darrell Alexander, 68, took a Saigon Tourist taxi driven by Le Van H., 41, to go to Phuong Dong Hotel in Tan Binh District from the Tan Son Nhat International Airport, district police said.

They made a deal that Alexander would pay H. VND200,000 (US$10.54) for the trip, police said..

On their way, Alexander wanted to get out because the driver kept driving around, said the tourist, who had arrived in HCMC from the central highlands resort town of Dalat.

But the driver didn’t do as he asked.

When H. stopped on Hoang Van Thu Street to ask local people for directions to the hotel, Alexander got off before paying him VND100,000.

The Vietnamese then ran after Alexander, and grabbed his luggage, police said.

Alexander the hit H. in face, at which point, the driver fell and lost consciousness.

The driver died from brain injuries before he was admitted to hospital, according to police.

Further investigation is ongoing.

http://www.thanhnien...0430094502.aspx

Teacher Mark

Male

Vietnam (no flag)

2010-05-02 02:47:00

Steer to Kill

?Help me!? the 16-year-old girl cried out in terror as she was laying on the road, her legs crushed beneath the tires of a truck.

Passersby screamed at the driver to move off the girl, but he instead moved the truck forward and knocked over a motorbike a witness had placed in the way. He then backed up over the girl and stopped to shift gears before running over her a third time and driving off.

The victim, Nguyen Thi Hoi, was rushed to the hospital but succumbed to her injuries and died.

The Ho Chi Minh City People?s Court has just sentenced the 25- year-old driver, Dang Huu Anh Tuan, to eight years in prison for the murder that occurred on May 14 last year. He was also ordered to pay VND75 million (US$3,933) in compensation to the victim?s family.

The decision has outraged the public and local lawyers who feel that Tuan?s act was a cold-blooded killing and deserved at least a life-sentence.

?I am still horrified by the sound of [the girl?s] bones crushing under the huge vehicle, the girl?s desperate waves for help in pain and Tuan?s cold face,? said Le Phuoc Tuoi, an eyewitness who had tried to help the girl before chasing down the fleeing truck driver.

Reading the sentence on May 24, judges at the court said that Tuan?s clean record and his immediate payment of VND20 million in compensation were reasons for the lenient sentence. The HCMC Prosecutor?s Office appealed the sentence on March 29 and requested a stiffer sentence for Tuan. The office had proposed jail terms of between 11-12 years at the outset of the initial trial.

At the trial, Tuan admitted he was aware of what he was doing, and he heard the passersby telling him to back up the truck to save the girl. He said he didn?t do so because he was ?too confused? and ?frightened.?

Sadly, Tuan?s case is not the only one. Truck drivers often say it?s better to kill someone in an accident than injure them. The logic, half urban legend, half real, is that those responsible for injuries have to pay compensation for the rest of a victim?s life, while those who kill someone in a traffic accident only make a one-off payment and possibly a short jail sentence.

?Brutality of humanity?

Hoi was run over on Luy Ban Bich Street in Tan Phu District as she returned home from work at a nearby café to her house in a small alley on Thoai Ngoc Hau Street, where she shared a two-square meter space with her poor family.

Hoi?s mother is currently serving a 15-year sentence for drug smuggling. Observers have been quick to point out that her sentence for drugs was nearly double what

Tuan got for the murder of a young girl. Analysts have also wondered whether Tuan would have gotten off so easy had Hoi?s mother been a business owner or a prominent member of society.

Her 77-year-old grandmother Nguyen Thi Mai said the family had been unable to visit her daughter since Hoi?s death as they are unable to afford bus tickets.

Hoi?s father, a migrant worker, has taken up with another woman when his wife was sentenced

Hoi and her 13-year-old sister had hawked lottery tickets for a living before Hoi got a job at a café a year before her death.

Nguyen Thi Mai, grandmother of Nguyen Thi Hoi, in their two-square-meter house in HCMC?s Tan Phu District. Hoi died last May after a truck driver ran over her three times before running away.

?We had to place her coffin on the sidewalk during the funeral because the house and the alley were too small,? Mai said, adding that they had to borrow illegal high-interest loans of VND60 million from shady loan sharks for the funeral.

The family still owed VND40 million in loans after using Tuan?s VND20 million in compensation.

Mai was still visibly shaken as she discussed the event, more than a year after it happened.

?Hoi didn?t die because of a traffic accident, she died because of the brutality of humanity. It would have been less miserable if she had just lost her legs; at least then I could still see her everyday.?

But the grandmother was also full of compassion: ?I don?t wish the defendant to be in jail for one or two years more. I only want the verdict to be carried out soon so that I have money to pay my debt. I won?t appeal.?

Fatal conception

Truck drivers were quick to condemn Tuan?s actions, as the public pointed its finger at truck-driver culture and legal loopholes that allow motorists to get away with murder.

Critics have pointed out the gross-double standard, wondering if murderers should get off the hook easier than violent criminals who only disable their victims.

Vuong Minh Hoa, a truck driver in the central province of Quang Nam, said drivers should always help victims of traffic accidents. ?I was frustrated by Tuan?s behavior. It was inhuman and should receive an extremely strict penalty.

?Tuan?s act was so brutal,? said Thanh Nien reader Tran Quang Dieu of HCMC. ?What was his motivation? Was it his own coldness or is it because truck owners told him to follow the compensation principle?

Reader Doan Hong Phu of the southern province of Dong Nai echoed Dieu and other readers who said that the principle was followed by many drivers. ?This is selfish and inhuman thinking,? he added. Some observers have pointed out that drivers are pressured to carry out orders ludicrously and most believe they can fall back on truck owners to pay any one-time compensation for accidents.

RULE OF LAW

Lawyer Nguyen Van Hau of the HCMC Bar Association confirmed that Vietnamese laws do in some ways favor drivers held responsible for deaths in traffic accidents over those held responsible for serious injuries.

He said drivers would have to take care of people they injured until the end of their lives if the victims become disabled and are unable to work. But they only have to pay once, and possibly do a little jail time, if the victims die.

He also said procedures for compensation in fatal cases were also simpler than those in injury cases.

But he was clear as to what the law was getting wrong:

?There should be higher compensation in fatal cases,? he said.

Huynh Van Nong, another attorney from the association, said the compensation in fatal cases was ?almost nothing in comparison with damages that the victims and their relatives suffer.?

?Authorities should review compensation practices in fatal cases to ensure humanity and the respect of human lives,? he said.

Drivers also know that if they are slick about killing a road-accident victim, they?ll only face minimal road rule violation penalties and escape murder charges altogether, so long as police find no proof.

?In reality, finding witnesses and corroboration that the driver deliberately murdered a road accident victim is extremely tough,? said Nong.

DEADLY PRECEDENT

On March 30, 2010, Nam Dinh Province People?s Court sentenced a taxi driver to nine years in jail for hitting a woman and dragging her to her death for 1.4 kilometers in November last year.

On November 15, 2009, Nguyen Viet Hai, 26, driver of the An Hoa International Trading Joint Stock Company, was carrying passengers in his taxi at around 10 p.m. when he hit Dang Thi Minh Loan at the Mac Thi Buoi - Quang Trung crossroads.

Loan was stuck under the seven-seater but Hai didn?t stop even after the passengers told him to do so, according to the indictment. He only stopped 1.4 kilometers away to remove the body before he continued the journey.

However, he was only charged with violating road regulations because the board of judges said the postmortem examination failed to identify when she died.

In April 2007, Tay Ninh Province People?s Court handed down a 20-year sentence against Huynh Van Nhan for deliberately running over a man he had hit with his tractor.

According to the indictment, Nhan seriously hit the man at night and decided to run over the victim for the second time to avoid having to provide support to the disabled victim for his whole life.

In 2003, a truck driver was accused of deliberately backing up his truck to kill two people he had accidentally hit in a traffic accident in HCMC?s Cu Chi District.

RULE OF LAW

Lawyer Nguyen Van Hau of the HCMC Bar Association confirmed that Vietnamese laws do in some ways favor drivers held responsible for deaths in traffic accidents over those held responsible for serious injuries.

He said drivers would have to take care of people they injured until the end of their lives if the victims become disabled and are unable to work. But they only have to pay once, and possibly do a little jail time, if the victims die.

He also said procedures for compensation in fatal cases were also simpler than those in injury cases.

But he was clear as to what the law was getting wrong:

?There should be higher compensation in fatal cases,? he said.

Huynh Van Nong, another attorney from the association, said the compensation in fatal cases was ?almost nothing in comparison with damages that the victims and their relatives suffer.?

?Authorities should review compensation practices in fatal cases to ensure humanity and the respect of human lives,? he said.

Drivers also know that if they are slick about killing a road-accident victim, they?ll only face minimal road rule violation penalties and escape murder charges altogether, so long as police find no proof.

?In reality, finding witnesses and corroboration that the driver deliberately murdered a road accident victim is extremely tough,? said Nong.

http://www.thanhnien...er-to-kill.aspx

Edited by Mr. Saigon, 08 April 2010 - 11:01 AM.

Teacher Mark

Male

Vietnam (no flag)

2010-04-08 10:59:00

Had a feelin.... 3 days? And I thought 8 hours at a weigh station sucked... yep..I drove OTR a long time ago... I dont miss getting stuck somewhere because a blizzard hit before I could get loaded andout of town... no blizzards in VN...

Try Kayak for flight comparisons...

Have you traveled to the north yet? HaLong or Sapa?

Yeah, I found Kayak. They appeared to be the best of the lot.

I was in entertainment, so we sat a lot(salaried).

Negative on the travel. Still looking for a traveling partner!

Edited by Mr. Saigon, 03 May 2010 - 10:00 AM.

Teacher Mark

Male

Vietnam (no flag)

2010-05-03 09:58:00

Flyin J & Pilot here I come?..... One hell of a question you've got to answer my friend.... The economy aint so hot here, in many places its down right bad.... but then there are some real issues when it comes to dealing with a VN employer.... I dont envy your decision to make.. I do envy the fact that you are in VN and I aint

Yeah, 3 days stuck at the Pilot in Olcala (again) and I'd be singing the blues. It may happen eventaully though. My old job is still there waiting.

Teacher Mark

Male

Vietnam (no flag)

2010-05-03 07:37:00

Are you getting tired of staying in Vietnam? I don't blame you, After I stayed there for over 2 years I got sick of the whole country. I was sooooooo glad when I got to leave the place. I don't plan to come back for a Very long time. Even though I had more conveniences than most people (like having a driver everywhere I went, company paying for a lot of my living expenses, and etc.) I still did not like living in Vietnam. It wasn't so bad the first 3 months since everything was new but it got bad for me real quick when I notice how things are done in Vietnam. Anyways, Good luck in your future, wherever life takes you Mark.

I'm just weighing options at this point. Vietnam is the woman that I can't live with or without.

Wow, things have gone good for you! A wife, a child and a house...congratulations!

Edited by Mr. Saigon, 03 May 2010 - 07:28 AM.

Teacher Mark

Male

Vietnam (no flag)

2010-05-03 07:27:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FpaK0nGebg&feature=related

Teacher Mark

Male

Vietnam (no flag)

2010-05-02 14:29:00

Sorry, that was my fault.

Did you book a ticket? If so, what web site did you use?

Not yet. I'm in the process of deciding whether I'm staying, so I wanted to price tickets.

Edited by Mr. Saigon, 02 May 2010 - 11:34 AM.

Teacher Mark

Male

Vietnam (no flag)

2010-05-02 11:34:00

That is just like in america with any prepaid card, all you need to do with a VN sim card is every 90 days have someone put money on it or as Scott said to leave it there. Both AT&T and Tmobile and now even some Virgin Mobile cell phones have SIM cards (all AT&T and T Mobile have them) They all also have the same 90 day timelimit, but AT&T you can buy a 1 year card, it cost $100 but you do not need to worry about the sim going bad on you. I think you can also get the same in VN but it might cost 200,000 dong or something like that. Almost all SIM card phones can be unlocked with few exceptions, and those are how cheap the phone is. If it is a nice phone then the chances are it can be unlocked, as the popularity of it warrants such an unlock, but a cheap $20 prepaid phone will have little chances of having a unlock on the market. Developers just dont want to waste so much time and money on something that originally was so cheap. Jerome

Teacher Mark

Male

Vietnam (no flag)

2010-05-02 10:55:00

I booked tickets online with EVA. I tried booking over the phone, but they wanted me to drive across HCMC to their office to physically present my Visa card before they would book the tickets. They said I had to get there before 5:00 pm, and it was already 4:15 pm. From Tan Phu to District 1 in 45 minutes at rush hour?

The only hassle I had was that my bank's fraud detection system was freaking out about over $2K in charges originating from an internet connection in Vietnam (3 tickets). I ended up having to get a customer service rep on phone, and kept him on the phone while I walked through the purchase online. Also, I DID have to present the Visa card when we checked in at the airport.

I've flown EVA, China, and Asiana. Of the three, EVA is the best by far. Better food, better service, better airplanes. I've heard Singapore and Cathay Pacific are even better, but they don't transit through Taipei. I don't like the airports in Hong Kong and Seoul - too crowded.

I guess what I'm saying is that I don't usually bother to compare prices. Unless I'm really strapped for cash, I take EVA.

Thanks for the information. The banks security measures would be a pain, but at least you know they're watching.

Teacher Mark

Male

Vietnam (no flag)

2010-04-28 11:50:00

Nevermind, I finally found a few.

Teacher Mark

Male

Vietnam (no flag)

2010-04-28 06:25:00

Has anyone bought a ticket to the US originating here in Vietnam? Are there any websites to compare prices? Thanks.

Teacher Mark

Male

Vietnam (no flag)

2010-04-28 06:03:00

http://careers.state...mpensation.html

http://www.state.gov/m/dghr/pay/

Linda

Do we have to pay for the test?

I wonder how is the salary go? A. Mr Saigon?

Edited by Mr. Saigon, 05 May 2010 - 07:09 PM.

Teacher Mark

Male

Vietnam (no flag)

2010-05-05 19:05:00

want me to send you one?

Yes, wrap it in an I Pad.

Teacher Mark

Male

Vietnam (no flag)

2010-05-04 09:34:00

I don't have a #2 pencil.

Teacher Mark

Male

Vietnam (no flag)

2010-05-04 05:09:00

The U.S. Embassy in Hanoi and the U.S. Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh
City are offering the Foreign Service Officer Test in June 2010.
Interested applicants can register online by going to
www.careers.state.gov <http://www.careers.state.gov/> and clicking on
'Register for the Test'. Follow the instructions for completing the
registration process to schedule the test.

The U.S. Embassy in Hanoi will administer the test on Saturday June 5
from 09:00 - 12:00. Seating limited to 11 testers. The U.S. Consulate
in Ho Chi Minh will administer the test on two dates, Monday, June 7 and
Friday, June 11 from 09:00-12:00. Seating is limited with maximum of 4
testers per day. The registration deadline is May 24.

Since the work of the U.S. Department of State affects the world and is
carried out in every country around the globe, Foreign Service Officers
(FSOs) are posted at any one of over 265 embassies, consulates and other
diplomatic missions in The Americas, Africa, Europe and Eurasia, East
Asia and Pacific, Middle East and North Africa, and South Asia.

While diplomatic careers are rewarding, they can require extremely
difficult work, hardship and even working under dangerous conditions. To
be eligible, the U.S. Department of State requires that all applicants
be:

* U.S. citizens on the date they submit their registration package
* At least 20 years old and no older than 59 years of age on the day
you submit your registration
* At least 21 years old and not yet 60 on the day you are appointed as
a Foreign Service Officer
* Available for worldwide assignments, including Washington, D.C.

Even though you are not required to know a foreign language to become a
FSO, proficiency in one or more languages will enhance your
competitiveness for selection.

Teacher Mark

Male

Vietnam (no flag)

2010-05-04 00:41:00

Does the Consulate extend the expiration date?

VN style?!!! Hellz yeah man!... who gets the coffee$? its almost over!

That seems to be where they draw the line, but I wouldn't be surprised if it happens.

Teacher Mark

Male

Vietnam (no flag)

2010-04-19 20:42:00

Does the Consulate extend the expiration date?

That "guy" was nice enough to drag a big bottle of aspirin, motrin and hydrogen peroxide across the Pacific for me, so I sort of like him too. I needed the peroxide the other day when my cat did a Bugs Bunny burn out on my foot. Thanks Scott!

I have gotten the impression that he certainly has his eye on the big picture and he has a point about the illiterates who work at the Consulate. It further proves, to me at least, that they are running the operation "Vietnam style". That should be of concern to you all.

Teacher Mark

Male

Vietnam (no flag)

2010-04-19 20:35:00

Red Tide

You should continue writing that story. :thumbs:

Teacher Mark

Male

Vietnam (no flag)

2010-04-24 20:54:00

Rice in the husk

These people are growing it in Maine:

http://www.mofga.org...83/Default.aspx

The history of rice (I'm bored).

http://www.amrice.com/6-2.cfm

You need to be looking for "Paddy Rice". You may try Indian or Paki stores also.

http://www.google.co...a5ece872b8b6255

Teacher Mark

Male

Vietnam (no flag)

2010-05-13 09:20:00

Legal age to get married in Vn

Zactly what I saw in Sapa! On girl was married and had a baby at 12! Amazing!

"Vietnam...everything's illegal and anything's possible."

Teacher Mark

Male

Vietnam (no flag)

2010-05-12 19:24:00

Legal age to get married in Vn

Not trying to compund the confusion any more than it is but I recently read that in accordance with Vietnamese law, in addition to the legal age for marriage for a female being 18, that the legal age for the male is required to be 20.

Don't know for sure if the source was accurate but I just thought I'd mention it.

You may have read the same article that I did. I can't find it now, though I did find this one. Let me make it clear that I'm not saying anything like this is going on with the O/P's buddy.

http://english.vovne...0103/113645.vov

Edited by Mr. Saigon, 12 May 2010 - 07:00 PM.

Teacher Mark

Male

Vietnam (no flag)

2010-05-12 18:58:00

Legal age to get married in Vn

What? Are you saying in Vietnam she was born in 1975 but in America (western standards) she was born in 1976?

was actually born in 1975 by their standards instead of 1976 by the western standards

Yeah, what's so hard to understand about that? :lol:

Edited by Mr. Saigon, 12 May 2010 - 09:55 AM.

Teacher Mark

Male

Vietnam (no flag)

2010-05-12 09:53:00