Tieng Viet lovers club

[KangTuo]

Originally Posted by cashier

hi guys what is this mean?

anh an com chua dang lam gi

also what does an means?

bro, please do try to learn some basic vietnamese language instead of keep posting queries. All you post here are asking for translation.

This is a simple translation:

li jiak ba liao buei. li tei zhou si mi.

[jackbl]

Hi bro cashier,

My initial thoughts when i saw your posting is that if u really need to use some simple viet u need to start learning. If u depend on these posting/reply to know what it means, it will take long time.

i have posted some simple viet in the earlier threads, if u willing to learn u will make some effort to find it. And on the internet there are many sites teaching people on viet language. Make some effort to learn it and note down its meaning. Create your own vocab and slowly u will progress. If there are some sentences which i dun know, i will bring it down to let those female "teachers" to translate for me.

Originally Posted by KangTuo

bro, please do try to learn some basic vietnamese language instead of keep posting queries. All you post here are asking for translation.

This is a simple translation:

li jiak ba liao buei. li tei zhou si mi.

[jackbl]

Bro KT/RJ/SG,

can help 1 bro to translate the below?

Originally Posted by jackbl

Hi,

Anyone can translate the following sentence? 1 bro asked me for help but I can only help a little

"Lanh nhat la ke thu cua tinh yeu, no se giet chet va danh mat nhung gi minh da co."

frigid/frosty is enemy of love, it will kill and ..........

[KangTuo]

Originally Posted by jackbl

Bro KT/RJ/SG,

can help 1 bro to translate the below?

I wish i can help... but you dunno how to translate already. So I doubt i can translate.

I suggest you bring it to the female teachers in jc/gl to help u

[jackbl]

I think that bro shd do it instead, he asked me for help but i cant do that. Long time no see u post here, busy with work recently? Or busy with CO GAI? Your HM gal went back already? So u very free now is it? Post your interesting sms here and let everyone learn together

Originally Posted by KangTuo

I wish i can help... but you dunno how to translate already. So I doubt i can translate.

I suggest you bring it to the female teachers in jc/gl to help u

[jackbl]

Escape to paradise ( Mui Ne)
===================

For those looking to escape the hustle and bustle of the big cities, Mui Ne beach in the town of Phan Thiet is the perfect retreat.

With its stunning white-sand beaches and swaying coconut palms, Mui Ne is often referred to as the “Hawaii” of Vietnam – and it’s easy to see why.

Only 180 kilometers from the southern hub of Ho Chi Minh City in Binh Thuan Province, Mui Ne can be readily reached by car, train or bus.

Accommodation ranges from budget guesthouses to luxurious resorts including a 15 km strip of high-end hotels that line up like pearls along the seafront.

The area surrounding Mui Ne is home to picturesque landscapes of clean, sublime beaches and sweeping sand dunes.

Visitors can try the popular activity of sand-sledding or take a scenic walking tour along the Fairy Stream – a unique spring that winds its way through bamboo forests, boulders and dunes.

With Asia’s strongest and most consistent wind patterns and the lowest rainfall in Vietnam, Mui Ne is fast becoming a hotspot for kite-boarding and windsurfing among other aquatic sports.

The cape is also known for its fishing harbor, market and fish sauce plants where the distinct nuoc mam (fish sauce) is produced.

Atop a hill stands Po Shanu tower – built in the 8th century by the ancient Cham – that offers panoramic views of Phan Thiet.

In addition, Mui Ne is a cheaper alternative than many other beach resorts which is why it is quickly becoming one of the top tourist destinations in 2008, say tourism experts.

Promoted internationally and throughout Vietnam, Phan Thiet and Mui Ne are seeing increasing numbers of tourists from China, India, Russia, Germany and the Netherlands.

According to Vietnam’s Department of Tourism, Russians are especially enamored with Vietnam’s coastline with two out of three visitors choosing Mui Ne as a vacation destination.

Russian travelers are coming in such huge numbers that some resorts have even had to recruit interpreters from as far north as Hanoi to accommodate the influx.

Saigontourist, one of Ho Chi Minh City’s premier travel companies, reports that over 8,000 foreign tourists visited the coastal area in 2006.

In comparison, 2007 saw the same number visit within the first eight months of the year alone.

The Vietnam National Administration for Tourism has said that Mui Ne is an ideal place for meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibitions due to its well-maintained security, wholesome environs and services offered.

“People flock to Mui Ne/Phan Thiet not only to enjoy nuoc mam (fish sauce) and seafood but also to relish the healthful environs at Mui Ne’s resorts,” said Ha Kim Vong, director of Khoi Viet Vocational School in HCMC at a recent tourism workshop held by the provincial Department of Tourism.

Reported by Que Ha

[Reaper]

Originally Posted by cashier

hi guys what is this mean?

anh an com chua dang lam gi

also what does an means?

you eat rice yet now do what

want to impress viet ger, must learn the language. Go website or pay tuition fees.

[jackbl]

Singapore's students are so fortunate!


Students battle to is survive price hikes
==========================

The allowances of many students living away from home aren’t lasting the month because of inflating basic food costs.

Prices always go up during the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday, but this year costs have kept hiking even though the break ended nearly a month ago.

It is dramatically affecting local people, especially low income earners and suburban students.

Everyday young people studying at university skip breakfast, save electricity by not using their computers and reduce their telephone usage to cope with soaring rental costs and fuel prices.

“I feel so shocked…”

Boarding house rental costs have increased across the board in “student town” in Hanoi’s Cau Giay District, Tu Liem suburban district and Thanh Xuan District.

Duong Anh Tuan, a student at Hanoi Academy of Journalism and Communications, said his monthly rent had risen to VND700,000 (US$44) from VND500,000 ($31.4).

Thuy, who is studying at the University of Electric Power in Hanoi, said the rent had recently gone up VND30,000 ($1.9), the third increase in five months.

She said it was less than rent hikes at other boarding houses.

Students in the southern hub were in the same situation.

After returning to her boarding house after the Tet holiday, Ha, a student of Ton Duc Thang University, was told her rent had gone up to VND300,000 ($19).

It went up to a total of VND1 million ($62.8) for her and her two flat mates.

“We do not know where to go now. This place is close to our school, although it smells due to nearby canals. Other places face the same situation,” Ha said.

Owners of boarding houses said increases were unavoidable because consumer prices had skyrocketed.

Le Thi Hoa, a landlord in Hanoi’s Vinh Hung Ward, said, “We cannot help but increase the price, as inflation is so high. Owners in all areas raised rents by VND50,000 ($3) to VND100,000 ($6) per room. We don’t know what else to do, although students are complaining a lot.”

Other consumer prices are soaring too.

Students often receive VND700,000 ($44) to VND800,000 ($50) from their families per month.

It used to be enough but now it only lasts two weeks.

Tuan said it was still hard for him to live, although his parents had raised his monthly allowance from VND800,000 to VND1.5 million ($94).

“My situation is better than other students though. They have to eat rice with salt and sesame seeds. Some have to cut telephone accounts, Internet or not use their computers at all.”

Lan, who is studying at Hong Bang University in HCMC, said a really basic meal for her and her two room mates had gone up to VND18,000 ($1.15) from VND12,000 ($0.75).

A HCMC University of Economics student, Ngan, said she had to consider fuel before she went out.

She said many students went by bus instead of motorbike, despite the extra inconvenience.

High inflation has put much more pressure on students, whose main focus should be study.

Duong Duc Chinh, a student of Hanoi’s National University, said he could not concentrate on studying, while life’s daily problems like rent, the prices of vegetables and fish and gas bottles occupied his mind.

“…consumer prices keep soaring. I feel so shocked, although I have lived here for just two years. I don’t know how I can live for the next two years.”

Temporary solutions

In response to the rental hikes, some HCMC students have looked for boarding houses in outer suburbs like Thu Duc District and District 12.

A student at HCMC University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Tuan, said it was not a good solution, because they had to take more than one bus to get to class.

Others shared houses or rooms with friends.

It is common for two or three people to share a room or even ten people to share an average size house.

Students also cook on charcoal instead of gas, although it is dirty and bad for health.

Some work part-time.

Ta Thuy, a student of Hanoi’s National Academy of Public Administration, increased her tutoring periods to four days per week for VND45,000 ($2.8) per day.

A student at Hanoi’s Academy of Journalism and Communications, Phan Hau, has worked as a freelancer for a Hanoi-based newspaper for three years.

He has to spend more time writing articles to cover his expenses.

But both Thuy and Hau said their incomes still weren’t enough.

Vietnam’s CPI (Consumer Price Index) skyrocketed over 14 percent in January, the largest-ever rise since 1995, according to the state-run General Statistics Office, while food prices surged 22 percent year-onyear in the same month.

Petrol prices are up 44 percent since early 2007 and up 70 percent since mid-2005.

Source: Lao Dong

[jackbl]

Sad stories in hcmc d1..



Child sex abuse in the backpackers’ area
============================
In the last days of 2007, the New Year celebration has brought excitement to the backpackers’ area.

The darker it gets, the brighter the lights become, as if reflecting the many aspects of a society with a large community of foreigners.

In HCMC, there is a flipside to the excitement and vibrancy in the streets of Pham Ngu Lao, Bui Vien and De Tham in District 1 - social evils like drugs and child sex abuse.

A xe om (motorbike taxi) driver called T who has worked in the area for over 10 years said there were foreigners committing child sexual offences in Pham Ngu Lao.

“Child sex abuse in the back-packers’ area these days has become more sophisticated than before,” T said.

He said the offenders were foreigners and they targeted children between 10 and 15 who sold chewing gum, lottery tickets, or shined shoes.

“Some child sex workers are under ten years old,” T added.

“The children usually work from nightfall until midnight, and they sleep during the day.”

T arranged a meeting in a café with a young teenage girl called Z who would give us information.

She said child sex workers were available.

“The male foreigners are fond of boys and girls from 10 and up, shoe shiners or kids who peddle chewing gum and lottery tickets,” Z said.

She said men paid VND500,000 (US$31) for girls under 15 who were still virgins or VND300,000 ($19) or less if not a virgin.

Z identified a middle-aged man nearby and said, “That guy has tried to seduce me into having sex with him several times and I have refused. Some children in this area have often had sex with him.”

Z said young boys were also tar-gets and some of them had caught HIV.

A boy, 14, said he had had sex with men from France, Australia, Italy, Canada and the US

He was paid $10, he said, and he understood about HIV but he had no choice.

“It’s dangerous because it is incurable, and infected people will die soon; but how else can we make a living?” the 14-year-old said.

The police were aware of the problem and had spoken to some of the children.

“About a month ago, we caught more than 10 children working as lottery and chewing gum vendors and shoe shiners who we suspected of dealing drugs and being sex workers,” Pham Ngu Lao Ward Sheriff Lieutenant-Colonel Nguyen Huu Tai said.

“It’s very hard to catch them red-handed because there is a deal between the children and the foreigners. We have planned to cooperate with relevant agencies like the people’s committee and the women’s association to organize meetings and teach children about HIV/AIDS,” the sheriff added.

“The situation will only get bet-ter with everyone’s support, including hotels in the area,” Tai concluded.

With a new year starting, many things will change, but without something being done, those children will continue in the same way without knowing what could hap-pen to them in the future.

Reported by Vinh Bao

[KangTuo]

Originally Posted by jackbl

I think that bro shd do it instead, he asked me for help but i cant do that. Long time no see u post here, busy with work recently? Or busy with CO GAI? Your HM gal went back already? So u very free now is it? Post your interesting sms here and let everyone learn together

My HM syt go back vn 6 days already. She will be back 1 month later. At least now I take a break. No more late nights with her.

I am kind of free and lonely now, so need to find backup con gai to accompany me. Mission will start on Wednesday

I have alot of sms from her leh.. 98 to be exact.

[jackbl]

My mission can start on Tue... but quite early one, 8pm starts... So which area u intend to bomb? Let me know so i wont "crash" with u If u can come out early maybe i be your wingman

U still keep those sms? For learning purposes is it? Then pls conduct a lesson here I will pitch my tent here for it ok

Originally Posted by KangTuo

I am kind of free and lonely now, so need to find backup con gai to accompany me. Mission will start on Wednesday

I have alot of sms from her leh.. 98 to be exact.

[RJ2004]

Originally Posted by jackbl

"Lanh nhat la ke thu cua tinh yeu, no se giet chet va danh mat nhung gi minh da co."

frosty replies strikes death to love, but now no meaning already?

[RJ2004]

Originally Posted by KangTuo

I am kind of free and lonely now, so need to find backup con gai to accompany me. Mission will start on Wednesday

i oso need to find con gai, but all of them knows my em yeus so cannot do anything, si bei sians...

[AlCIA Duh]

Originally Posted by jackbl

"Lanh nhat la ke thu cua tinh yeu, no se giet chet va danh mat nhung gi minh da co."

Looks to me like some lyrics to a song.

[Hurricane88]

Originally Posted by KangTuo

I wish i can help... but you dunno how to translate already. So I doubt i can translate.

I suggest you bring it to the female teachers in jc/gl to help u

Originally Posted by jackbl

Hi,

Anyone can translate the following sentence? 1 bro asked me for help but I can only help a little

"Lanh nhat la ke thu cua tinh yeu, no se giet chet va danh mat nhung gi minh da co."

frigid/frosty is enemy of love, it will kill and ..........

Sorry to trouble all of you to translate. This was my fren's request and I had ask a fren in Vn to translate...here is the best we can get..dun know what it meant though...sounds like poems or lyrics

glacial is hostile of love, ill kill and lost all we have had