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Expat blog HCM October monthly gathering Saturday 17th October 2015

Last activity 11 November 2015 by Richard Loo

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safetywa

Why not count me Im always looking for new friends

See you on Saturday

Regards
Brett :)

GuestPoster3041

Hi Brett! That sounds great!

Looking forward to meeting you on Saturday

:)

tayah7

what if I do get there by bus and do not have a helmet?? :(
(I am new by the way)

Richard Loo

Jess38 wrote:

Yup, I'm from Malaysia, just arrived here a month ago. I'm a teacher and
looking forward to meeting new people to make my stay here more memorable.


Hello teacher. See you soon

Richard Loo

tayah7 wrote:

what if I do get there by bus and do not have a helmet?? :(
(I am new by the way)


Hi..you buy a bike and an extra helmet......lol
Just come . That is for those who can give others a ride....
no worries  ....be happy
See you

Richard Loo

safetywa wrote:

Why not count me Im always looking for new friends

See you on Saturday

Regards
Brett :)


Yes. ...great to have you with us ...it will be great

Richard Loo

OCTOBER Expat.com GATHERING

- Round 1 (4pm-6.15pm): High Land Coffee at 181 Ham Nghi Street, District 1 (coffee, latte, cake etc. with price range of VND10,000-VND60,000)

For those who will join us for dinner:
- Round 2 (6.30pm-8.00pm): Nam Son Beefsteak at 200bis Nguyen Thi Minh Khai Street, District 3 (Vietnamese styled beefsteak, ostrich steak with price range of VND45,000-VND80,000)

- Round 3 (8.30pm-late): a live band performance bar, to be discussed amongst participants

Notes:
- Costs will be on individual order basis, i.e. you pay for what you order
- If you drive motorbike, please bring along an extra helmet

See you soon. We will have a great time

charliesmith

Hi, I might come with another expat friend if that is okay :)

Richard Loo

charliesmith wrote:

Hi, I might come with another expat friend if that is okay :)


Of course...everyone is welcome. We will have a great time.  New friends and familiar faces are always  good company. See you all tomorrow

GuestPoster3041

Xin chao Richard, shall I come?

Richard Loo wrote:

Xin chao friends,  This month gathering  will be held on a Saturday again . We are sorry ,.w
e cannot hold the gathering on Sunday. . Details as follows:

                   Date: 17/10/2015 SATURDAY
                Venue: Highland Coffee
                            181 Ham Nghi, , District 1   (opposite Ben Thanh market)
                    Time: 4 pm- 6pm

When you reached Ben Thanh Market , the Highland cafe is at the opposite across  the big roundabout.. nearby the petrol station.
Please go upstairs and look for "Expat.com" sign.
Say 'HI' to the big group with your friendly smile
Order your beverage and pay at the counter.

As usual , some of us would proceed to dinner together and  night out^^
Please bring extra helmet if you coming with your bike.
See you all again

Richard

Lê T?n Nghi?p

Hi friends
I'm really excited to meet you all this noon
See my friends at Highland 4pm :)))

Richard Loo

Lê T?n Nghi?p wrote:

Hi friends
I'm really excited to meet you all this noon

See my friends at Highland 4pm :)))


YES, ! Today is the gathering. Get ready for a funtastic day.  See you all soon

Jjamez

Hi Richard,

Glad I found this event and thank you for organizing it. I'll be joining with this event today.

See you later.

Regards,
James

trungquan

Nice to see you guys. I will be there this afternoon- my second time
Quan Nguyen,

Richard Loo

Jjamez wrote:

Hi Richard,

Glad I found this event and thank you for organizing it. I'll be joining with this event today.

See you later.

Regards,
James


Hi James,
Welcome to hcm. Rain or shine we will be there. Proceed upstairs and you will see many of us there. See you.

scottyla

Sorry I can not be there, but, I hope everyone who attends has a great day. Hope to see you all next time.

Richard Loo

scottyla wrote:

Sorry I can not be there, but, I hope everyone who attends has a great day. Hope to see you all next time.


Aww..too bad.. next time Scotty. Take care

Alexi nguyen

Hey, does this event welcome local ppl? I just found out this some minutes ago. Is it happening?  What s the purpose of the event? Is it too late to start to come now?

Richard Loo

Alexi nguyen wrote:

Hey, does this event welcome local ppl? I just found out this some minutes ago. Is it happening?  What s the purpose of the event? Is it too late to start to come now?


Yes... We are here till 6pm. See you

dreamydl85

Hì,

Hightly appreciate if you could share the address ò the thỉrd ground?,

Thanks,

Richard Loo

dreamydl85 wrote:

Hì,

Hightly appreciate if you could share the address ò the thỉrd ground?,

Thanks,


We are in Carmen now. 8 Ly Tu Tong St,  D1

dreamydl85

Hey , can I have Tour Phone no plz. I will call you, when I come there.

hana126

Dear Richard,

This is hana and i'm new member, Pls let me know when do you organize gathering again on Nov?

I expect next times to join in.

Nice weekend!

Richard Loo

Thank you all for coming . There were 34 attendees from ten different countries.  We were happy to have many new friends and blessed with good weather. At six we started to proceed with dinner and feast ourselves with beef steak in local style. Then our night out was in Carmen a Spanish Latin club.  See you next month

Please support our new coming charity event. See you

ngattt

Here some photos that Richard sent me:

http://i827.photobucket.com/albums/zz192/ngattt/2_zpsggstp7wm.jpg

http://i827.photobucket.com/albums/zz192/ngattt/6_zpsu77ec881.jpg

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ngattt

And...

http://i827.photobucket.com/albums/zz192/ngattt/8_zpsa7og6fsj.jpg

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http://i827.photobucket.com/albums/zz192/ngattt/7_zpsgnvq4e1s.jpg

ngattt

And...

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http://i827.photobucket.com/albums/zz192/ngattt/7_zpsgnvq4e1s.jpg

ngattt

And...

http://i827.photobucket.com/albums/zz192/ngattt/14_zpsk1lxewlz.jpg

http://i827.photobucket.com/albums/zz192/ngattt/13_zps7zptxv8x.jpg

http://i827.photobucket.com/albums/zz192/ngattt/16_zpshsimx0lu.jpg

http://i827.photobucket.com/albums/zz192/ngattt/15_zpswhhq8apc.jpg

ngattt

And...

http://i827.photobucket.com/albums/zz192/ngattt/20_zpsx8mixgbb.jpg

http://i827.photobucket.com/albums/zz192/ngattt/19_zpsehspovx0.jpg

http://i827.photobucket.com/albums/zz192/ngattt/17_zpsui7c1kwv.jpg

http://i827.photobucket.com/albums/zz192/ngattt/18_zpspl8uurfm.jpg

ngattt

Having dinner together:

http://i827.photobucket.com/albums/zz192/ngattt/22_zpswzyv7l3d.jpg

http://i827.photobucket.com/albums/zz192/ngattt/21_zpsw64akebp.jpg

And night out in Carmen:

http://i827.photobucket.com/albums/zz192/ngattt/24_zps34uoc6ub.jpg

http://i827.photobucket.com/albums/zz192/ngattt/23_zpss8xag0s9.jpg

(the end)

scottyla

Thanks Ngatt, looks like you guy's had a fun time. Sorry I missed it.

kyhangan

when is it organized again? I want to join

Richard Loo

kyhangan wrote:

when is it organized again? I want to join


Do pm me and we will put in our future activities  n events.. many happening. See you

Roisindubh1323

Hi Richard,

I am Huong. I just have moved to HCMC and I have  very few friends here. It's great if I can join you all this Nov gathering.  Please inform me when you have set the time.
Hope we will have more friends and more fun here.

Thanks

Richard Loo

Hi
Gathering date for Gia lai collection n meet up for info as below
Venue : Highland cafe, 181 Ham Nghi, , District 1   (opposite Ben Thanh market)
14/11 Saturday 7.30-9pm
17/11 Tuesday  7.30-9pm
22/11  Sunday   3.00-5pm Expat.com NOVEMBER  gathering
26/11 Thursday 7.30-9pm
29/11 Sunday  7.30-9pm
We will also collect donations in books n cash at the above date and time.
see you
Richard

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