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Michael Chan

@MichaelChan

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Singaporean looking for information about Vietnam

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Singaporean

Lives in Singapore

Speaks English, Mandarin, Cantonese, Learning Vietnamese

Registration: 13 December 2011

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Michael Chan
MichaelChan replied to a thread
11 years ago
L.Van

Starting good business with me ? Franchise coffe in Viet Nam. by L.Van

Hello all of friends, Our group has been building a coffe shop brand with style fast food and take away. We have 6 places with doing good business in a year. You interesting in this? invest not much money, Now, we have make dicussion to do. L.Van

Michael Chan

Sounds interesting indeed!. Can you share the locations of these 6 outlets? Else you can PM me. Read More

Michael Chan
MichaelChan replied to a thread
11 years ago
bluecheer

flight/tickets by bluecheer

Can anybody give some information please,I am coming to Viet Nam in december this year and I can know buy a cheap oneway for $229,what I need to know is:- 1. do I need to have a return ticket ? 2. will the Vietnamese Embassy give me a 3 month ...

Michael Chan

Hello Don, so to show them as we say 'one prepared earlier' is ok? Trouble is AirAsia want proof before I board,as i said in one of my past posts. This is becoming a pain in the arse,i am getting no response from them(AirAsia)Hi Bluecheer, I have ... Read More

Michael Chan
MichaelChan replied to a thread
11 years ago
bluecheer

flight/tickets by bluecheer

Can anybody give some information please,I am coming to Viet Nam in december this year and I can know buy a cheap oneway for $229,what I need to know is:- 1. do I need to have a return ticket ? 2. will the Vietnamese Embassy give me a 3 month ...

Michael Chan

The actual phrase they use is "Proof of onward travel" so any travel itinerary or something to that effect showing that you plan to leave the country is okay.Would a Credit Card or a US1,000 bill be good enough to use as "Proof of onward travel" ? ... Read More

Michael Chan
MichaelChan replied to a thread
11 years ago
bluecheer

flight/tickets by bluecheer

Can anybody give some information please,I am coming to Viet Nam in december this year and I can know buy a cheap oneway for $229,what I need to know is:- 1. do I need to have a return ticket ? 2. will the Vietnamese Embassy give me a 3 month ...

Michael Chan

Strangely enough, I visit HCMC every two months and have no problem ever but last week when I enter HCMC at the airport, the custom officer asked me to show him my return ticket. So I took out my smartphone and show him the email confirmation. He ... Read More

Michael Chan
MichaelChan replied to a thread
11 years ago
vchlim99

Learning to Play the Ukulele by vchlim99

Brought my uke with me, started learning the basics back home, wish there is someone in HCM who can coach me if not we can jam together with simple songs. :cool:

Michael Chan

I have a friend who is in HCMC and export Vietnamese custom made Ukulele to US. He may be able to help. Either Teach or help you to buy a good Ukulele. I have PM you his email address. His Blog ID is Hue1964. Not sure if he is active. Read More

Michael Chan
MichaelChan replied to a thread
11 years ago
NashCat

Monthly support to Vietnamese GF a mistake? by NashCat

Met a great Vietnamese girl a year ago online, went to Vietnam for 3 months to meet her. Everything was great. She was beautiful and nice. Not a bar or party girl, and we hit it off the moment we met. She had a restaurant at the time, but, because ...

Michael Chan

Nashcat, There are already 214 + contributions and if the answer is not there ,then I can only say, Love is Blind and Marriage will be an Eye Opener for you. Step outside your own shoes and if someone else asked you the same question, what would ... Read More

Michael Chan
MichaelChan replied to a thread
11 years ago
christine thuy

headaches by christine thuy

is having headache recently. it hurt at the back of my head and get worse after my yoga class or at night. not sure if it was caused by blood pressure.i used to have low blood pressure but I have put it in control by practice Pilate and yoga,take ...

Michael Chan

If its at the back of the head, it's not migraine. Migraine is either left of right side of the brain. Agreed with Charmavietnam, it's more nerve related. I use to have that. There are three things you can do. First two works for me. 1. Try ... Read More

Michael Chan
MichaelChan replied to a thread
11 years ago
NashCat

Monthly support to Vietnamese GF a mistake? by NashCat

Met a great Vietnamese girl a year ago online, went to Vietnam for 3 months to meet her. Everything was great. She was beautiful and nice. Not a bar or party girl, and we hit it off the moment we met. She had a restaurant at the time, but, because ...

Michael Chan

No Money, No Honey. Put this to the test ! Read More

Michael Chan
MichaelChan replied to a thread
11 years ago
Stoney

We can't driving a car without Vietnam driver license??? Is that true by Stoney

I heard from people, in Vietnam, even you have a international driving license, you still can not drive a car.....is that true? What about motor bike, what about the tourist?

Michael Chan

Since we are on the topic of driving and riding bike. As member of the ASEAN region, I can drive or ride in Malaysia and Thailand with my Singapore license. Can anyone shed some light on this if I can do the same in Vietnam as a ASEAN country ... Read More

Michael Chan
MichaelChan replied to a thread
11 years ago
happysin

First time to Saigon. Any Singapore Friends here? by happysin

Hi everyone, intro; i am a chinese guy from sin age 45 and staying at q5 area. any sin bros here to hang out?

Michael Chan

Bro, English Hoh. Apologies. They are speaking Singlish. (Sing-apore Eng-lish) I understand every words ! Just came back last weekend from HCMC. Will link up next trip. Read More

Michael Chan
MichaelChan replied to a thread
11 years ago
VungTauDon

I need help translating something into Vietnamese by VungTauDon

Can someone please translate the following into Vietnamese? It's a note asking my wife's cousin to buy my wife some flowers on our wedding anniversary and he doesn't speak or read English Cong, I am in America now and will not be home for our ...

Michael Chan

Hi Don, Happy Anniversary! Saw your posting and maybe you can give your wife and family a surprise by arranging a Skype or other online chat through your cousin. I Skype with my friends in Tay Ninh and HCMC pretty often. I sometimes use Tango as ... Read More

Michael Chan
MichaelChan replied to a thread
11 years ago
levis101

karaoke bars with english songs by levis101

where can I find Karaoke bars here in district 7 & 1 which have english songs? I like vietnamese songs but I want to sing english songs too. and how much it cost per hour?

Michael Chan

Hi I was also looking for good Karaoke joint but I noticed most of them uses a paper-based book to choose songs. Do they have those touch screen or using a mouse to select songs from a computer screen. This is much faster to find the songs. I ... Read More

Michael Chan
MichaelChan replied to a thread
12 years ago
keno2

Computer repair - data recovery by keno2

Does anyone have any recommendations for computer repair shop that speak english? Specifically one that can do data recovery from a fried hard drive.

Michael Chan

How much does it cost depends on how bad the situation is. You mentioned that it's a "fried HDD". Can you start the computer in the setup mode and see the drive information. Most computer asked you to press F2 during boot up to see this. DO NOT ... Read More

Michael Chan
MichaelChan replied to a thread
12 years ago
Saigon Visitor

Cost of constuction for a house? by Saigon Visitor

Does anyone have good information on the cost of construction in HCMC or Bien Hoa? I have land (with a single floor home) in Bien hoa. It is 6m x 33m on a busy street. I want to remove that house and build: a basement (below ground), ground floor, ...

Michael Chan

@Jaitch Ha Ha!! Got a good laugh with the Howie Effect. That's a good one! @Howie - you need to go back to Can Tho and set things right ! Maybe install a few giant solar panels and aim it at Daklat! Read More

Michael Chan
MichaelChan replied to a thread
12 years ago
Sploke77

Hammock by Sploke77

Where can I buy a hammock especially those stand-alone types.? What is the cost approximately? Thanks

Michael Chan

Hi Sploke77, duyloi.com is good. I bought mine from Ban Mai. It's cheaper and quality is good. They have pricing for local and export version (not sure if they still have). They also have the mini ones for little kids. Good for rocking them to ... Read More