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[Hurricane88]

Originally Posted by naemlo

This is interesting, I need to know pretty gers.

haha...think you knew more than me leh...

Originally Posted by naemlo

I am always soft hearted when a ger can give me a good blow.

wow so you are the one who spoil market price...dangerous...


BTW, have you left hanoi or you still there...no fun in hanoi becos of raining season...

[Hurricane88]

at 43 yo already a tycoon...

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Vietnam property tycoon bets big on new airline

By AFP August 1, 2018 | 04:10 pm GMT+7



Trinh Van Quyet is confident that his new airline will turn a profit 'as soon as we start flying' in October. Photo by AFP/Nhac Nguyen

Bamboo Airways will come up against heavyweights such as AirAsia and Thai Airways as well as local players Vietnam Airlines and VietJet.
Pressed by poverty into work when he was 14, Trinh Van Quyet now presides over a Vietnamese property empire and is betting billions on a new airline in Southeast Asia's crowded aviation sector.

The 43-year-old tycoon clawed his way up from a tough start in the Vietnamese countryside, his modest aspiration back then to become a civil servant.

But from lowly beginnings -- his first job was in his mother's shop -- he now oversees the FLC Group empire that includes luxury resorts and golf courses, mining and vocational training.

He says he gave up his youth to get where he is today.

"I dared to sacrifice my childhood... when you're supposed to be able to play, study, and later, fall in love," he told AFP from his polished high-rise office in Hanoi this week.

His company has a market capitalisation of around $200 million and he is branching out, taking a punt on Bamboo Airways, a new airline set for its maiden flight in October and a first foray into a business that can be unforgiving to newcomers.

"We will be huge, right when we launch... we will make a profit as soon as we start flying," the bullish executive says.

His master plan is to lure piles of passengers to "undiscovered" holiday destinations -- many in spots he has resorts -- offering high-quality service on the cheap.

But he's got a lot going against him.

Bamboo Airways will come up against heavyweights such as AirAsia and Thai Airways as well as local players Vietnam Airlines and VietJet.

With a mushrooming middle class hungry for travel, Vietnam's aviation market has soared in recent years.

Passenger numbers jumped to 62 million last year from just 25 million in 2012, according to the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam.

But Southeast Asia's once red-hot sector is showing signs of cooling while airport capacity is being squeezed across much of the region.

"It's not realistic to think that the kind of growth that we've seen in Vietnam.

[naemlo]

Originally Posted by Hurricane88

BTW, have you left hanoi or you still there...no fun in hanoi becos of raining season...

Left Hanoi... raining season in Hanoi is very bad but after raining season will be winter which is good to hug mm.

[Hurricane88]

what a noble idea and hopefully Malaysian also learn to do this...

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The seeds of a new business sprouts to Saigon

By Quynh Tran August 2, 2018 | 03:08 pm GMT+7

Selling durians for cheap as long as the seeds are retained or returned - Saigon gets into the act.



The trend of eating durians for cheap without the seeds, which began in the Mekong Delta and the Central Highlands, has now come to Saigon. A long line of people craving the fruit is a familiar scene every afternoon on Su Van Hanh Street in District 10.



The price tag for durians here ranges from VND30,000 to 40,000 ($1.30-1.72) per kilogram. Sales start at 1 p.m. Returning the seeds is compulsory. People can take the durian home, but have to make a refundable deposit of 30 percent of the bill. The deposit is returned once the seeds are.



“The demand for durian seeds is very high this year and the price for a kilogram is four times higher than last year, from VND30,000 to 120,000. So we use this way to collect the seeds and grow durians for our next season,” said Le Hong Long, the shop owner.



About 500 kilograms of durian are transported from Dak Lak, Lam Dong and Dak Nong Provinces in the Central Highlands to this shop in Saigon every day and they are sold out in just one afternoon. The owner said that the durians here are naturally ripened; that no stimulant is used for early harvest.

“The durians are cheaper, at half the current market price since we collect the seeds. But we still make a profit even if it’s not much,” Long said.



The shop allows only 10 people at a time to enter and pick the fruit. Hundreds await their turn, patiently.



“I bought a few kilos here because the price was much cheaper than durian in the markets, and I’m happy to return the seeds anyway so the deposit is fine by me,” said Tien, a 21-year-old customer.



For the first two days after the shop opened, customers had to eat the durian right on its premises and return the seeds. However, because space was limited, the shop began allowing customers to take the fruit home as long as they made a deposit.



The customers have two days to return the seeds and redeem their deposit. The seeds are considered unusable after two days.



The shop collects about 50 kilos of seeds every day. These are packed and sent to the farm right away.

Because of high demand, customers have to wait for nearly an hour to get their durians. The owner said he plans to get a bigger space for customers to eat the durian at the shop itself.

Watch people eat and leave the seeds at this stall in Ben Tre Province in southern Vietnam:

https://e.vnexpress.net/news/travel-...n-3786510.html

[Hurricane88]

Up and away: Vietnam is growing, literally

By Ngan Phan August 2, 2018 | 01:01 pm GMT+7

Vietnam is getting a vertical transforming with skyscrapers mushrooming everywhere.

https://e.vnexpress.net/news/video/u...y-3785861.html

[Hurricane88]

Presenting the Saigon Pho trio

By Phong Vinh July 31, 2018 | 10:09 am GMT+7

For four decades plus, three pho eateries with their own twists to the iconic noodle soup have served Saigon gourmets.

https://e.vnexpress.net/news/video/p...o-3781740.html

[snipeshot08]

Originally Posted by Hurricane88

easy said then done for those who love to drink stupor...i knew you dun drink much and always sober...hv seen friends who are so boring but after a few drinks can tok non stop and action more than bad ming ton...

for the past decade I hardly drunk too...tio duty to pay the bills...

My whole group all are moderate drinkers so we have never drank ourselves into a stupor before, only high enuff to dance around the room

Cheerios.....SS08 ^_^

[snipeshot08]

Originally Posted by Hurricane88

co incentives trip so pray play lah...

Wah goot company leh, got enuff financial power to send staff all the way to Aust for incentive trips

Cheerios......SS08 ^_^

[snipeshot08]

Originally Posted by naemlo

Same, I dunno why so many love to go USA tour. I hate to take long flight. I was forced to go New York, New Jersey and Boston for meetings yrs ago.

Months ago, I was forced again to go London. Went there for a meeting and immediately next day flight back to SG. Why couldn't they do a video conference?

Wah this one opposite, they like your "see san bin" lah so want to see you face to face instead of conference calls

At least nowadays got such a choice, last time still using pagers and internet still virtually non-existent so lan lan must travel there for meetings

Cheerios.......SS08 ^_^

[Hurricane88]

Originally Posted by snipeshot08

My whole group all are moderate drinkers so we have never drank ourselves into a stupor before, only high enuff to dance around the room

Cheerios.....SS08 ^_^

yea yah...remember the last 2009 outings...all so decent innocence...

alo ask you hor...our Director never join us for the Xmas gatherings in 2009, 030 Good Friday 2010, AA club in 2010, etc...cannot check anymore becos thread lost forever...

[Hurricane88]

Originally Posted by snipeshot08

Wah goot company leh, got enuff financial power to send staff all the way to Aust for incentive trips

Cheerios......SS08 ^_^

got lah...when I orgui-niser...brought many vendors incentives trip to pray play golf in Phuket, Chiangmai, Pattaya, Aussie, Manila, Jkt,....

[iicycold]

Originally Posted by Hurricane88

I also like gals in ao dai but the gal you posted not stunning enough...I have prettier gal who I knew personally more striking...

ya,i agree many no so stunning look but most of em no much make up...lol...sm more is in series,so i everyday post one or two or mix wit sm other ao dai ger or eye test video or nice viet song....lol



photo i like i post, vids i like i aso post...so long try not 2 out of topic & no break forum rules can liao....lol

tis viet song is nice...ani one can tell me wat name is song?



thx u all....

Originally Posted by Hurricane88

BTW, what it forgot to say in this news was costly just to go visit Ba Na Hills...

yes,i agree it's can b quite costly but mus aso r'ber tat ba na hil tour wn't b tour finish in one day de,i tink 2 reli see it all must need stay ard tat area 4 4d3n,i tink...lol...maintenance of such big place no cheap aso lei...if no money maintenance,3-4 yrs time if u were go might b bcum like garbages wonderland....lol

[iicycold]

Originally Posted by snipeshot08

Its ok, I humbly admit I very willing to be "smoked" by SSSSYTs...... I just need to act completely blur like fark until I get to makan her

..or can turn yrself 2 becum like male god 男神 2 let the wetnam sytssss all wil flood 2 yr knees....lol...tink abt it, u got the $,u got the 'looks'...wah!! ho seh liao...free sytsss aso wil hv

Originally Posted by snipeshot08

Just last trip we were in 1 local KTV quite early at about 2pm, the mami told us the VBs arrived but have not even do make-up yet so we need to wait, I told her largi best to send them in without their make-up and still in their home clothes no need to change

u jus give me a idea...lol...wetnam ger in their pajamas....lol

gng 2 be lots of fun!!



oh,i jus found out while looking at ao dai tat it's not the only wetnam ger contume...lol...talk abt pajamas, wetnam got a kind of pajamas lookalike called Ao Ba Ba wich i'm collectin as i typin...lol...no make up,jus wake up...no need change,look is smthg like below?



ao ba ba...lol...cute name!!

[Milfhunter92]

In Hanoi for next few weeks. There seems to be a burgeoning red light district in Long Bien, never seen mentioned online before. Want to try. Anyone wanna join?

Even some absolute stunners walking past there.

[snipeshot08]

Originally Posted by Hurricane88

yea yah...remember the last 2009 outings...all so decent innocence...

alo ask you hor...our Director never join us for the Xmas gatherings in 2009, 030 Good Friday 2010, AA club in 2010, etc...cannot check anymore becos thread lost forever...

Aiyo how to remember too long ago liao lah moreover too many trips, I already having problem remembering who came along last year no need tok about 10 years ago

Cheerios......SS08 ^_^