Vietnam Deel 2
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FredVN
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Voor Vietnam geldt voor zover ik weet dat het gehele kustgebied in principe malariavrij is. Ik zeg in principe, omdat bij mij in de buurt minimaal 1 geval is geweest (studente van Minh). Voornamelijk in de gebieden rond de grens met China schijnt nog malaria voor te komen. Vraag het de specialisten.Juist, ik woon in Duitsland, en heb in de "normale" toeristische gebieden nog geen annbeveling gekregen preventief malariamedicijn te slikken.
Ehmmm, weet alleen niet of daar waar ik was ook als toeristisch gebied geldt.
FredVN
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OK, alvast het toeristische riedeltje.
Zo nodig hebben we nog wel wat adressen voor motorhuur en taxi’s.
- Cham-torens
- Grote Buddha
- Oceanografisch museum
- Villa van Bao Dai
- Kathedraal van Nha Trang
- Dagje modderbaden (keuze uit 3 stuks) (zie MF)
- Dagje buik in het zand op het 6 km. lange strand
- Even uitleven op 2 wielen op de nieuwe weg naar het noorden? (zie MF)
- Rotsen van Hon Chon? (zie MF)
- Verse vis eten in de restaurantjes bij Cam Ranh
- Bezoek aan de ronde markt? (zie MF)
- Eten in Cookbook (restaurant van Intercontinental hotel)? Duur en erg goed.
- Eten in Vietnamees restaurantje buiten het toeristische gebied.
Zo nodig hebben we nog wel wat adressen voor motorhuur en taxi’s.
FredVN
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Starbucks, New World Saigon Hotel latest offenders in ongoing ‘sidewalk clearing’ battle
An excavator removes the concrete flower boxes in front of a Starbucks store in Ho Chi Minh City on March 22, 2017.
A five-star hotel in downtown Ho Chi Minh City and its next-door Starbucks outlet had their concrete steps and flower and ornamental tree boxes destroyed for blocking the pavement in Wednesday’s latest ‘sidewalk reclamation’ crackdown.
District 1 deputy chairman Doan Ngoc Hai, leader of the campaign, led his team to New World Saigon Hotel, a five-star hotel fronting three streets just 500m away from Ben Thanh Market, to check whether or not the 11-step stairway in front of the venue had been removed as previously requested. The team had demanded on Tuesday that New World Saigon Hotel demolish the structure and clear the walkway for pedestrians. When Hai’s team arrived, the steps had not been completely removed and the demolition team was ordered to do the job, with the hotel footing the bill.
[Doan Ngoc Hai – deputy chairman of the People’s Committee of District 1, Ho Chi Minh City
I don’t agree with you. You’ve earned tens of millions of dollars for the past few decades from illegally expanded structures.
I used to run businesses, so I’m speaking from experience.
No more arguments. I have to do my work. I will not stop.
Doan Ngoc Hai
If New World had complied with regulations, they would have removed the illegal structures during the past two months. My statements have been very clear.
Your structures take up a lot of sidewalk space in association with dozens of those shops.
Over the past few decades you have made tens of millions of dollars.
Mr. Duc from your company agreed in this document that he would voluntarily remove the illegal structures.
If the structures are legal, why do you think you have to agree to their removal? Do you really have sufficient authorization to deal with this case?
Representative of New World Saigon Hotel
The problem is that there is an oil tank underneath the structure so we’d like to do it ourselves.
Doan Ngoc Hai
We will remove just the upper structure. I’ll give you a deadline to remove the rest.
Representative of New World Saigon Hotel
The structure is right on an oil tank, so we need to be careful. We guarantee that we will do it. I’ll show you the lid of the oil tank right now.
Doan Ngoc Hai
Why do you keep making up excuses? Now, with the oil pipe…
Representative of New World Saigon Hotel
I have explained to you very clearly. If you want the structure to be removed, let’s us do it to ensure safety.
Doan Ngoc Hai
You have a look at this “Voluntary removal”…
Representative of New World Saigon Hotel
We spent over US$2 million helping renovate this run-down area with all the kiosks in the past. Our company has no intention of taking up public space and causing monetary losses to the city.
Doan Ngoc Hai
You can’t say that. If the steps had been built properly, you would have less space and thus the renting fee would be significantly lower. For example, instead of earning US$10,000 per month, you’d be earning US$6,000 per month. If you multiply that by 20 years, then you see.
Representative of New World Saigon Hotel
But we also pay taxes to the government from our profit…
Doan Ngoc Hai
You can’t say that. Don’t mix up different things. You need to focus on the public benefits of over 13 million people in this city, not of New World. Let me show you the road limit line.
Representative of New World Saigon Hotel
Why don’t you show him the building blueprint with approval from the Department of Construction?
Another representative of New World Saigon Hotel
I did show him.
Doan Ngoc Hai
I have checked the legality of your document. You don’t understand the issue. I have wasted so much time explaining everything to you. Your hotel literally takes up a huge amount of public space at this corner.]
A representative for the New World Saigon Hotel arrived on site and pledged that the hotel would do the removal work on its own, warning that the oil tank located beneath the concrete steps could endanger those involved in the removal process.The plea fell on deaf ears, with Hai insisting the steps be immediately removed and agreeing that his team would only clear the surface part of the structure. A deadline was given for the hotel to handle the underground part of the project.
New Work Saigon Hotel, facing Nguyen Thi Nghia, Le Lai and Pham Hong Thai Streets, is one of the most highly-regarded luxury hotels in Ho Chi Minh City. The establishment is known for having accommodated three U.S. presidents – George W. H. Bush in 1995, Bill Clinton in 2000, and George W. Bush in 2006. Next door, the ‘sidewalk clearing’ team found that the concrete flower and ornamental tree boxes in front of a Starbucks store were built beyond the hotel’s zoned space and had to be removed. Located on Le Lai Street, the offending outlet was the first Starbucks location in Vietnam when it opened in 2013.
The flower and ornamental tree boxes in front of the Starbucks outlet after the removal is seen in this photo shared on Facebook.
As part of Wednesday’s crackdown, Hai's team also removed several steps blocking the sidewalk in front of the Ho Chi Minh City Play Theater on Tran Hung Dao Street and ticketed a few illegally parked cars on Hai Trieu Street. One of the cars was ready to be towed when the owner showed up. Hai agreed to let the owner take the car only after issuing a ticket.
Workers remove the steps in front of the Ho Chi Minh City Play Theater.
A car is being towed away before its owner shows up in the last minutes.
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Ik had grote twijfels –nog steeds trouwens- maar ik moet toegeven, het begint zo zachtjes aan toch zeer serieuze vormen aan te nemen.
En de beschreven discussie is ook wel aardig...
An excavator removes the concrete flower boxes in front of a Starbucks store in Ho Chi Minh City on March 22, 2017.
A five-star hotel in downtown Ho Chi Minh City and its next-door Starbucks outlet had their concrete steps and flower and ornamental tree boxes destroyed for blocking the pavement in Wednesday’s latest ‘sidewalk reclamation’ crackdown.
District 1 deputy chairman Doan Ngoc Hai, leader of the campaign, led his team to New World Saigon Hotel, a five-star hotel fronting three streets just 500m away from Ben Thanh Market, to check whether or not the 11-step stairway in front of the venue had been removed as previously requested. The team had demanded on Tuesday that New World Saigon Hotel demolish the structure and clear the walkway for pedestrians. When Hai’s team arrived, the steps had not been completely removed and the demolition team was ordered to do the job, with the hotel footing the bill.
[Doan Ngoc Hai – deputy chairman of the People’s Committee of District 1, Ho Chi Minh City
I don’t agree with you. You’ve earned tens of millions of dollars for the past few decades from illegally expanded structures.
I used to run businesses, so I’m speaking from experience.
No more arguments. I have to do my work. I will not stop.
Doan Ngoc Hai
If New World had complied with regulations, they would have removed the illegal structures during the past two months. My statements have been very clear.
Your structures take up a lot of sidewalk space in association with dozens of those shops.
Over the past few decades you have made tens of millions of dollars.
Mr. Duc from your company agreed in this document that he would voluntarily remove the illegal structures.
If the structures are legal, why do you think you have to agree to their removal? Do you really have sufficient authorization to deal with this case?
Representative of New World Saigon Hotel
The problem is that there is an oil tank underneath the structure so we’d like to do it ourselves.
Doan Ngoc Hai
We will remove just the upper structure. I’ll give you a deadline to remove the rest.
Representative of New World Saigon Hotel
The structure is right on an oil tank, so we need to be careful. We guarantee that we will do it. I’ll show you the lid of the oil tank right now.
Doan Ngoc Hai
Why do you keep making up excuses? Now, with the oil pipe…
Representative of New World Saigon Hotel
I have explained to you very clearly. If you want the structure to be removed, let’s us do it to ensure safety.
Doan Ngoc Hai
You have a look at this “Voluntary removal”…
Representative of New World Saigon Hotel
We spent over US$2 million helping renovate this run-down area with all the kiosks in the past. Our company has no intention of taking up public space and causing monetary losses to the city.
Doan Ngoc Hai
You can’t say that. If the steps had been built properly, you would have less space and thus the renting fee would be significantly lower. For example, instead of earning US$10,000 per month, you’d be earning US$6,000 per month. If you multiply that by 20 years, then you see.
Representative of New World Saigon Hotel
But we also pay taxes to the government from our profit…
Doan Ngoc Hai
You can’t say that. Don’t mix up different things. You need to focus on the public benefits of over 13 million people in this city, not of New World. Let me show you the road limit line.
Representative of New World Saigon Hotel
Why don’t you show him the building blueprint with approval from the Department of Construction?
Another representative of New World Saigon Hotel
I did show him.
Doan Ngoc Hai
I have checked the legality of your document. You don’t understand the issue. I have wasted so much time explaining everything to you. Your hotel literally takes up a huge amount of public space at this corner.]
A representative for the New World Saigon Hotel arrived on site and pledged that the hotel would do the removal work on its own, warning that the oil tank located beneath the concrete steps could endanger those involved in the removal process.The plea fell on deaf ears, with Hai insisting the steps be immediately removed and agreeing that his team would only clear the surface part of the structure. A deadline was given for the hotel to handle the underground part of the project.
New Work Saigon Hotel, facing Nguyen Thi Nghia, Le Lai and Pham Hong Thai Streets, is one of the most highly-regarded luxury hotels in Ho Chi Minh City. The establishment is known for having accommodated three U.S. presidents – George W. H. Bush in 1995, Bill Clinton in 2000, and George W. Bush in 2006. Next door, the ‘sidewalk clearing’ team found that the concrete flower and ornamental tree boxes in front of a Starbucks store were built beyond the hotel’s zoned space and had to be removed. Located on Le Lai Street, the offending outlet was the first Starbucks location in Vietnam when it opened in 2013.
The flower and ornamental tree boxes in front of the Starbucks outlet after the removal is seen in this photo shared on Facebook.
As part of Wednesday’s crackdown, Hai's team also removed several steps blocking the sidewalk in front of the Ho Chi Minh City Play Theater on Tran Hung Dao Street and ticketed a few illegally parked cars on Hai Trieu Street. One of the cars was ready to be towed when the owner showed up. Hai agreed to let the owner take the car only after issuing a ticket.
Workers remove the steps in front of the Ho Chi Minh City Play Theater.
A car is being towed away before its owner shows up in the last minutes.
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Ik had grote twijfels –nog steeds trouwens- maar ik moet toegeven, het begint zo zachtjes aan toch zeer serieuze vormen aan te nemen.
En de beschreven discussie is ook wel aardig...
Green Meanie
Die hard MF'er
Hallo Fred,
Ik geniet elke keer weer van je verhalen aangevuld met meningen en foto's! Ga zo door.
Een hoop zaken komen mij bekend voor. Achteloos afval weggooien is ook mij een doorn in het oog. Kanttekening daarbij is wel dat er hier in Hanoi ook bijna geen prullenbakken te vinden zijn.
Stoepen die worden gebruikt door restaurantjes en winkeltjes zie je hier ook veel. Op zich kan ik daar nog wel mee leven. Wat me meer stoort zijn (precies zoals je voorbeeld hierboven) huizen die 'hun' straatje afbakenen met bloembakken of (het toppunt) een of andere rijke Vietnamees die een kast van een huis heeft laten bouwen bij ons in de straat die de stoep heeft weggebroken en er een grasveld van heeft gemaakt ter uitbreiding van zijn voortuin...
Wij wonen hier met een tweeling en lopen dus regelmatig met een tweeling kinderwagen (=breed) noodgedwongen over de weg. Tussen de brommers en de auto's dus, ons maak je ondertussen niet meer gek haha.
Wat overigens wel weer grappig is: Laatst kreeg ik de milieuinspectie op bezoek op het bedrijf. Ik ben erg trots op hoe wij met ons afval omgaan en liet ze dan ook met liefde de fabriek zien. Aan het eind kreeg ik toch nog (een hoop) commentaar. Eind van het verhaal, ik moest mijn afval in 15(!) verschillende bakken inzamelen. Een en ander kon uiteraard 'afgekocht' worden. Dwars als ik ben heb ik daarvoor bedankt en hebben wij nu inderdaad 15 verschillende afvalbakken in de fabriek. Die gezichten tijdens de herinspectie haha
. Wel weer frustrerend om te zien dat het afvalverwerkingsbedrijf (waar je een hoop geld voor betaald) alles rustig bij elkaar in één vrachtwagen gooit...
Mocht ik ooit eens bij je in de buurt zijn zet ik de discussie graag voort (terras en Dalatwijn
).
Ik geniet elke keer weer van je verhalen aangevuld met meningen en foto's! Ga zo door.
Een hoop zaken komen mij bekend voor. Achteloos afval weggooien is ook mij een doorn in het oog. Kanttekening daarbij is wel dat er hier in Hanoi ook bijna geen prullenbakken te vinden zijn.
Stoepen die worden gebruikt door restaurantjes en winkeltjes zie je hier ook veel. Op zich kan ik daar nog wel mee leven. Wat me meer stoort zijn (precies zoals je voorbeeld hierboven) huizen die 'hun' straatje afbakenen met bloembakken of (het toppunt) een of andere rijke Vietnamees die een kast van een huis heeft laten bouwen bij ons in de straat die de stoep heeft weggebroken en er een grasveld van heeft gemaakt ter uitbreiding van zijn voortuin...
Wij wonen hier met een tweeling en lopen dus regelmatig met een tweeling kinderwagen (=breed) noodgedwongen over de weg. Tussen de brommers en de auto's dus, ons maak je ondertussen niet meer gek haha.
Wat overigens wel weer grappig is: Laatst kreeg ik de milieuinspectie op bezoek op het bedrijf. Ik ben erg trots op hoe wij met ons afval omgaan en liet ze dan ook met liefde de fabriek zien. Aan het eind kreeg ik toch nog (een hoop) commentaar. Eind van het verhaal, ik moest mijn afval in 15(!) verschillende bakken inzamelen. Een en ander kon uiteraard 'afgekocht' worden. Dwars als ik ben heb ik daarvoor bedankt en hebben wij nu inderdaad 15 verschillende afvalbakken in de fabriek. Die gezichten tijdens de herinspectie haha
. Wel weer frustrerend om te zien dat het afvalverwerkingsbedrijf (waar je een hoop geld voor betaald) alles rustig bij elkaar in één vrachtwagen gooit...Mocht ik ooit eens bij je in de buurt zijn zet ik de discussie graag voort (terras en Dalatwijn
).
FredVN
MF veteraan
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Downtown Ho Chi Minh City set to become pedestrian zone
A proposal has been submitted to transform many streets in downtown Ho Chi Minh City into footpaths, with all personal vehicles banned from entering the area.
The municipal Department of Transport has tasked the Urban Traffic Management Unit No.1 with developing a project that will establish a 221-hectare pedestrian area in the city’s center.
The detailed plan to prohibit personal vehicles from a 7.35 kilometer diameter area covering sections of Le Duan, Nam Ky Khoi Nghia, Pasteur, Hai Ba Trung, Mac Dinh Chi, Nguyen Binh Khiem, Dong Khoi, Nguyen Hue, Nguyen Du, Ly Tu Trong, Le Loi, and others is set to be submitted to the municipal People’s Committee for approval prior to April 30.
The proposed area currently houses many cultural and service buildings, namely the municipal administration’s headquarters, the Reunification Palace, Ben Thanh Market, the Municipal Theater, Tao Dan Park, the Saigon Zoo, universities, and hotels. To help commuters and tourists affected by the change, parking lots will be set up along the perimeter of the zone and public transportation such as electric buses and monorails will also be provided within the area.
A similar plan was previously laid out by the municipal People’s Committee in 2012, proposing a walking area of about 930 hectares, including four main sections, in the downtown area. However, the scheme was never executed.
According to Tran Quang Lam, deputy director of the municipal transport department, the recent sidewalk clearing campaign has created favorable conditions to carry out the plan.
Local officials have been aggressively removing obstructions on city sidewalks in a drive approved by the top leaders over the last two months.
Lam elaborated that the initiative will be piloted on streets with higher viability such as Dong Khoi, Le Duan, Le Loi, and Nguyen Hue – already a pedestrian street. It will then be expanded to other streets in the area according to a specific schedule.
During the first phase, such routes will only be used as walking streets on weekends and holidays, the official said, adding that they will eventually be transformed into full-time pedestrian roads. Competent authorities are also considering the project’s impact on local residents and the socio-economic status of the area.
Residents’ feedback
Many entrepreneurs and small business owners in the area have openly expressed their support for the proposition. The establishment of the pedestrian zone will indeed pose a challenge for people who often travel by motorbike or car, Do Hong Ngoc, owner of an eatery on Do Quang Dau Street, said, adding that that he believes it will attract more local and foreign visitors to the area, thus benefiting local businesses. Ngoc said she is willing to park her bike outside of the pedestrian zone despite living and working in the area.
Chu Khac Hieu, owner of a handbag shop on De Tham Street, also agreed to the idea, provided that sufficient parking and public transport are offered to residents. Meanwhile, others living and working in the affected neighborhoods are still unsure of how they will travel without their personal vehicles. Many worry that parking space will be too limited and potential traffic jams will occur along the boundary of the zone. Electric buses and monorails should be designed to reach many destinations in the vast pedestrian areas, others suggested.
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A proposal has been submitted to transform many streets in downtown Ho Chi Minh City into footpaths, with all personal vehicles banned from entering the area.
The municipal Department of Transport has tasked the Urban Traffic Management Unit No.1 with developing a project that will establish a 221-hectare pedestrian area in the city’s center.
The detailed plan to prohibit personal vehicles from a 7.35 kilometer diameter area covering sections of Le Duan, Nam Ky Khoi Nghia, Pasteur, Hai Ba Trung, Mac Dinh Chi, Nguyen Binh Khiem, Dong Khoi, Nguyen Hue, Nguyen Du, Ly Tu Trong, Le Loi, and others is set to be submitted to the municipal People’s Committee for approval prior to April 30.
The proposed area currently houses many cultural and service buildings, namely the municipal administration’s headquarters, the Reunification Palace, Ben Thanh Market, the Municipal Theater, Tao Dan Park, the Saigon Zoo, universities, and hotels. To help commuters and tourists affected by the change, parking lots will be set up along the perimeter of the zone and public transportation such as electric buses and monorails will also be provided within the area.
A similar plan was previously laid out by the municipal People’s Committee in 2012, proposing a walking area of about 930 hectares, including four main sections, in the downtown area. However, the scheme was never executed.
According to Tran Quang Lam, deputy director of the municipal transport department, the recent sidewalk clearing campaign has created favorable conditions to carry out the plan.
Local officials have been aggressively removing obstructions on city sidewalks in a drive approved by the top leaders over the last two months.
Lam elaborated that the initiative will be piloted on streets with higher viability such as Dong Khoi, Le Duan, Le Loi, and Nguyen Hue – already a pedestrian street. It will then be expanded to other streets in the area according to a specific schedule.
During the first phase, such routes will only be used as walking streets on weekends and holidays, the official said, adding that they will eventually be transformed into full-time pedestrian roads. Competent authorities are also considering the project’s impact on local residents and the socio-economic status of the area.
Residents’ feedback
Many entrepreneurs and small business owners in the area have openly expressed their support for the proposition. The establishment of the pedestrian zone will indeed pose a challenge for people who often travel by motorbike or car, Do Hong Ngoc, owner of an eatery on Do Quang Dau Street, said, adding that that he believes it will attract more local and foreign visitors to the area, thus benefiting local businesses. Ngoc said she is willing to park her bike outside of the pedestrian zone despite living and working in the area.
Chu Khac Hieu, owner of a handbag shop on De Tham Street, also agreed to the idea, provided that sufficient parking and public transport are offered to residents. Meanwhile, others living and working in the affected neighborhoods are still unsure of how they will travel without their personal vehicles. Many worry that parking space will be too limited and potential traffic jams will occur along the boundary of the zone. Electric buses and monorails should be designed to reach many destinations in the vast pedestrian areas, others suggested.
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Green Meanie
Die hard MF'er
Geweldig plan.
Hier in Hanoi hebben ze het gebied rondom het Hoan Kiem Lake van de ene op de andere dag in de weekenden (vrijdagavond t/m zondagavond) auto en brommer vrij gemaakt. Zorgde in eerste instantie voor grote chaos maar dat reguleerde zichzelf vrij vlot.
Nu een heerlijke plek om rond te struinen in het weekend. Veel te doen (verkoopstalletjes en eettentjes) en een luxe om rond te kunnen lopen zonder continu weggetoeterd te worden.
Al is rust natuurlijk erg relatief met een blonde tweeling in Vietnam...
Hier in Hanoi hebben ze het gebied rondom het Hoan Kiem Lake van de ene op de andere dag in de weekenden (vrijdagavond t/m zondagavond) auto en brommer vrij gemaakt. Zorgde in eerste instantie voor grote chaos maar dat reguleerde zichzelf vrij vlot.
Nu een heerlijke plek om rond te struinen in het weekend. Veel te doen (verkoopstalletjes en eettentjes) en een luxe om rond te kunnen lopen zonder continu weggetoeterd te worden.
Al is rust natuurlijk erg relatief met een blonde tweeling in Vietnam...
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FredVN
MF veteraan
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- #364
Foto
Een paar dagen geleden was Minh in een fotozaak in Dien Khanh om wat foto’s af te laten drukken. Voor VND 2.000/stuk kun je er nog eens een paar weggeven, nietwaar. Ze waren een presentje voor Man als dank voor de photoshoot, zie FredVN in "Vietnam Deel 2" Ze was er erg blij mee.
In de winkel stond ook ook een man van ver in de tachtig. Hij moest een pasfoto laten maken voor een nieuwe ID-kaart. Hij vertelde er bij dat de politie het formulier en de pasfoto op zou komen halen en later de nieuwe ID-kaart zou komen brengen.
Toen de man weg was zei Minh tegen de eigenaresse, dat het toch wel erg goed was van de politie om dit soort diensten te verrichten. “Zeker”, antwoordde de vrouw droog, “alleen jammer dat ze daar VND 100.000 voor rekenen”.
Minh zei later tegen mij, dat ze dat bedrag eigenlijk nog wel mee vond vallen.
Een paar dagen geleden was Minh in een fotozaak in Dien Khanh om wat foto’s af te laten drukken. Voor VND 2.000/stuk kun je er nog eens een paar weggeven, nietwaar. Ze waren een presentje voor Man als dank voor de photoshoot, zie FredVN in "Vietnam Deel 2" Ze was er erg blij mee.
In de winkel stond ook ook een man van ver in de tachtig. Hij moest een pasfoto laten maken voor een nieuwe ID-kaart. Hij vertelde er bij dat de politie het formulier en de pasfoto op zou komen halen en later de nieuwe ID-kaart zou komen brengen.
Toen de man weg was zei Minh tegen de eigenaresse, dat het toch wel erg goed was van de politie om dit soort diensten te verrichten. “Zeker”, antwoordde de vrouw droog, “alleen jammer dat ze daar VND 100.000 voor rekenen”.
Minh zei later tegen mij, dat ze dat bedrag eigenlijk nog wel mee vond vallen.
FredVN
MF veteraan
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- #365
It’s time for water restrictions in Vietnam
Is it time for Vietnam to introduce water restrictions along the lines of other nations with similar problems?
I read in Tuoi Tre News one day a prediction that the heat wave and drought conditions across central Vietnam looked set to continue until September. Whether that becomes a reality or we get those gigantic thunderstorms with the lightning spanning the evening sky – rather awesome and another reason to visit central Vietnam – is a manner of conjecture. In other words... who knows?
Vietnam’s water resources are shrinking, particularly in the central region. Crop failures and damage to waterways are already happening. The other problem has always been to bring potable water to the majority of the population – water contamination, untreated wastewater, and poor control of groundwater resources also threaten the nation.
Other nations already strictly control their water usage. As a quick example: the authorities in southern California have already imposed water cuts due to their prolonged drought conditions for the past few years. And although Australia is now in winter and suffered huge storms during this past summer, temperatures were higher across the nation than ever. It takes me back to distant memories of Australia, one of the driest continents on earth and the steps that nation needed to take to conserve water reserves.
Australia has some of the harshest laws on water use during the summer compared to any other country. Water restrictions were introduced three decades ago for the urban areas in the south-western and eastern areas of Australia where most of our rivers flow and feed the farms and cities.
The penalties are strict. Sydney Water (the company) has imposed fines of $200 for violations of the rules for individuals, $500 for businesses, and $2,200 for water theft.
So what’s the relevance to Vietnam? I live in the central coast region where drought and infrequent rain are taking their toll on livestock and crops. For the population here the dilemma is: water for crops or power? How do you strike a balance between the two indispensable resources? Will it become a tussle with city and countryside authorities unable to agree?
At the moment, policy seems to be to hold back as much water as possible for power generation from the dozens of micro hydroelectric plants scattered in the mountains with provincial governments releasing water when drastically needed. Water restrictions in the cities might go some way towards easing the pressure on water resources. El Nino effects and climate change are also predicted to increase pressure on farmers and cities alike. So something has to change in the way water is managed.
Solutions apart from water restrictions are already under way such as switching to more drought-resistant crops, planting crops with less water requirements and protecting fresh water sources by building more reservoirs and aquifers.
The greatest solution however might be to change people’s habits. Hosing down the shop front in the middle of the day and taking water directly from the main supply for cleaning vehicles are just two bad daily routines that should change. I still don’t believe Vietnam uses modern media effectively enough to encourage attitude change. One idea I’d love to see is promoting water saving at the beginning of those community shows that people’s committees across the country put on for the local folks. Maybe act out a story of water saving and the benefits. Schools and teachers also could run lessons on the importance of water in our daily lives.
To the credit of some government agencies, I’ve noticed a lot of night-time gardening going on yet the question of whether the cities should be keeping parks and traffic gardens nice and green while priorities elsewhere are more urgent is something to consider.
Like most things in a developing country, the real solutions can be provided through educating the next generation and training more farmers in conservation techniques. I know that this is going on in many areas yet significant change only comes with widespread acceptance of new ideas – and that needs a big media campaign.
Someone said to me the other day, “They’ll never to listen to you.” I don’t believe that – Vietnam’s countryside is its soul – the lotus flower, a national symbol, is a water plant and what’s a picture of Vietnam without someone wearing a nón lá (conical hat) paddling a small boat with food for sale? Water is the lifeline of this country and they will listen.
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Ik ben heel benieuwd hoe dat hier in de omgeving zal gaan als er water door de reeds aangelegde leidingen gaat stromen. Daarover morgen meer.
Is it time for Vietnam to introduce water restrictions along the lines of other nations with similar problems?
I read in Tuoi Tre News one day a prediction that the heat wave and drought conditions across central Vietnam looked set to continue until September. Whether that becomes a reality or we get those gigantic thunderstorms with the lightning spanning the evening sky – rather awesome and another reason to visit central Vietnam – is a manner of conjecture. In other words... who knows?
Vietnam’s water resources are shrinking, particularly in the central region. Crop failures and damage to waterways are already happening. The other problem has always been to bring potable water to the majority of the population – water contamination, untreated wastewater, and poor control of groundwater resources also threaten the nation.
Other nations already strictly control their water usage. As a quick example: the authorities in southern California have already imposed water cuts due to their prolonged drought conditions for the past few years. And although Australia is now in winter and suffered huge storms during this past summer, temperatures were higher across the nation than ever. It takes me back to distant memories of Australia, one of the driest continents on earth and the steps that nation needed to take to conserve water reserves.
Australia has some of the harshest laws on water use during the summer compared to any other country. Water restrictions were introduced three decades ago for the urban areas in the south-western and eastern areas of Australia where most of our rivers flow and feed the farms and cities.
The penalties are strict. Sydney Water (the company) has imposed fines of $200 for violations of the rules for individuals, $500 for businesses, and $2,200 for water theft.
So what’s the relevance to Vietnam? I live in the central coast region where drought and infrequent rain are taking their toll on livestock and crops. For the population here the dilemma is: water for crops or power? How do you strike a balance between the two indispensable resources? Will it become a tussle with city and countryside authorities unable to agree?
At the moment, policy seems to be to hold back as much water as possible for power generation from the dozens of micro hydroelectric plants scattered in the mountains with provincial governments releasing water when drastically needed. Water restrictions in the cities might go some way towards easing the pressure on water resources. El Nino effects and climate change are also predicted to increase pressure on farmers and cities alike. So something has to change in the way water is managed.
Solutions apart from water restrictions are already under way such as switching to more drought-resistant crops, planting crops with less water requirements and protecting fresh water sources by building more reservoirs and aquifers.
The greatest solution however might be to change people’s habits. Hosing down the shop front in the middle of the day and taking water directly from the main supply for cleaning vehicles are just two bad daily routines that should change. I still don’t believe Vietnam uses modern media effectively enough to encourage attitude change. One idea I’d love to see is promoting water saving at the beginning of those community shows that people’s committees across the country put on for the local folks. Maybe act out a story of water saving and the benefits. Schools and teachers also could run lessons on the importance of water in our daily lives.
To the credit of some government agencies, I’ve noticed a lot of night-time gardening going on yet the question of whether the cities should be keeping parks and traffic gardens nice and green while priorities elsewhere are more urgent is something to consider.
Like most things in a developing country, the real solutions can be provided through educating the next generation and training more farmers in conservation techniques. I know that this is going on in many areas yet significant change only comes with widespread acceptance of new ideas – and that needs a big media campaign.
Someone said to me the other day, “They’ll never to listen to you.” I don’t believe that – Vietnam’s countryside is its soul – the lotus flower, a national symbol, is a water plant and what’s a picture of Vietnam without someone wearing a nón lá (conical hat) paddling a small boat with food for sale? Water is the lifeline of this country and they will listen.
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Ik ben heel benieuwd hoe dat hier in de omgeving zal gaan als er water door de reeds aangelegde leidingen gaat stromen. Daarover morgen meer.
FredVN
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Water?
In FredVN in "Vietnam Deel 2" stond dat er nergens enige vorm van activiteit te bekennen was. Ehh, op het gebied van water dan, het karaokegejank gaat onverminderd door.
Wel, dat klopt niet meer. Onze alwetende overbuurvrouw kwam met het bericht dat de overheid bezig is met het bouwen van een filterinstallatie. Het plan schijnt te zijn om water uit een nabijgelegen riviertje te pompen, dat te filteren en door de leidingen te pompen.
Uiteraard was dat reden om eens langs te gaan. En ja, men is druk bezig. Ik weet alleen niet waarmee. Een filterput?
Het project wordt wel goed bewaakt.
Vanzelfsprekend was ik ook nieuwsgierig naar het water dat gebruikt zal gaan worden. Tja, zie en huiver.
Hoe dan ook blijven er voorlopig nog wel wat vragen open:
• Wanneer is het filter- en pompstation klaar?
• Wordt ons huis op het leidingennet aangesloten?
• Zoi ja, hoeveel water komt er dan uiteindelijk bij ons uit de leiding? Zou prettig zijn om dat in een vroeg stadium al te weten, dan hoef ik hier verder misschien niets te doen. Anders moet ik een eind leiding van de weg aanleggen en dat aansluiten op mijn eigen leidingennet. Hmm, er zit dan een pomp tussen... Misschien valt het met de druk wel mee (of dat dan voor de andere bewoners van het pad ook geldt...)
• Hoe is de kwaliteit van het water?
• Hoeveel mensen gaan hun land ermee besproeien en wat heeft dat voor consequentie voor de te verdelen hoeveelheid. Misschien valt dit laatste mee. Als men via een watermeter moet gaan betalen –dat is althans wat Minh verwacht- dan loopt het met die waterdruk hier uiteindelijk misschien nog wel los.
Zodra er weer wat meer bekend is, is dat vast een goede aanleiding voor een post.
In FredVN in "Vietnam Deel 2" stond dat er nergens enige vorm van activiteit te bekennen was. Ehh, op het gebied van water dan, het karaokegejank gaat onverminderd door.
Wel, dat klopt niet meer. Onze alwetende overbuurvrouw kwam met het bericht dat de overheid bezig is met het bouwen van een filterinstallatie. Het plan schijnt te zijn om water uit een nabijgelegen riviertje te pompen, dat te filteren en door de leidingen te pompen.
Uiteraard was dat reden om eens langs te gaan. En ja, men is druk bezig. Ik weet alleen niet waarmee. Een filterput?
Het project wordt wel goed bewaakt.
Vanzelfsprekend was ik ook nieuwsgierig naar het water dat gebruikt zal gaan worden. Tja, zie en huiver.
Hoe dan ook blijven er voorlopig nog wel wat vragen open:
• Wanneer is het filter- en pompstation klaar?
• Wordt ons huis op het leidingennet aangesloten?
• Zoi ja, hoeveel water komt er dan uiteindelijk bij ons uit de leiding? Zou prettig zijn om dat in een vroeg stadium al te weten, dan hoef ik hier verder misschien niets te doen. Anders moet ik een eind leiding van de weg aanleggen en dat aansluiten op mijn eigen leidingennet. Hmm, er zit dan een pomp tussen... Misschien valt het met de druk wel mee
(of dat dan voor de andere bewoners van het pad ook geldt...) • Hoe is de kwaliteit van het water?
• Hoeveel mensen gaan hun land ermee besproeien en wat heeft dat voor consequentie voor de te verdelen hoeveelheid. Misschien valt dit laatste mee. Als men via een watermeter moet gaan betalen –dat is althans wat Minh verwacht- dan loopt het met die waterdruk hier uiteindelijk misschien nog wel los.
Zodra er weer wat meer bekend is, is dat vast een goede aanleiding voor een post.
FredVN
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Vietnamese spend hours on nonsense, but not 20 seconds at red light
Vietnamese people seem willing to spend hours on watching anything unusually happening on the street, but refuse to wait for only 20 seconds at the red light, a reader said in a piece sent to Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper.
Nghi Son wrote to Tuoi Tre after witnessing a tragicomedy in Ho Chi Minh City on Thursday, which is a strong argument to back his statement on the weird time management of some Vietnamese.
Waiting hours for a nonsense thing
On Thursday afternoon, I got stuck in the traffic when a mob of hundreds blocked a long section of Ngo Tat To Street in Binh Thanh District, waiting to see police work on a dubious sack that smelled of dead flesh.
I was about 700 meters away from Phu An Bridge when I could not move any further, as the street was filled with long lines of people. Hundreds of motorbikes and cars tried to inch forward, not knowing what had caused such a heavy jam.
It took me nearly 30 minutes to get through the chaotic traffic to reach Phu An Bridge. There, I saw a number of people, standing wherever they could, all eyes on the entrance of the nearby Hien Linh Parish, where a big crowd of mobs and some police officers were gathering. Noticing that some were trying to cover their nose, I asked a woman standing next to me what happened. She said “someone was killed and stored in a sack,” pointing to a blue sack in front of the parish. Finally knowing what caused the traffic jam, I continued trying to escape from the crowds to go home.
After dinner, I checked the news and laughed after reading an article saying that a dead dog was found inside that very sack, not a ‘body-in-bag murder case’ as the woman claimed.
So hundreds of people had waited for hours only to see the police discover a dog carcass.
What at tragicomedy!
But not 20 seconds at red light
The following morning I was heading to the city’s downtown on Hanoi Highway from Thu Duc District. At the Thu Duc Intersection, the traffic light turned red. While I and other people immediately stopped at the line, a motorbike, with a man and a woman in blue worker suits, tried to run past all of us and ignored the red light. The couple had almost reached the other side of the street when we heard a loud noise of a vehicle taking a sudden brake: a bus had managed to stop just a few meters before crashing into the red light-running bike. The couple of workers may have been able to cheat death that time. But who knows they can be that lucky forever, if they keep running red lights?
Then I found it amusing that people are willing to spare two to three hours to watch police work on a dead dog, but 20 or 30 seconds at the red light seems something they cannot wait. Yes no one prohibits you from being curious on the street. But following traffic lights is mandated by the law. And yet people just do not want to do what they are supposed to do.
There are people who do not want to lose a second at the red light, but are willing to cause a traffic jam, affecting hundreds of other people, just because of their nonsensical curiosity.
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Vietnamese people seem willing to spend hours on watching anything unusually happening on the street, but refuse to wait for only 20 seconds at the red light, a reader said in a piece sent to Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper.
Nghi Son wrote to Tuoi Tre after witnessing a tragicomedy in Ho Chi Minh City on Thursday, which is a strong argument to back his statement on the weird time management of some Vietnamese.
Waiting hours for a nonsense thing
On Thursday afternoon, I got stuck in the traffic when a mob of hundreds blocked a long section of Ngo Tat To Street in Binh Thanh District, waiting to see police work on a dubious sack that smelled of dead flesh.
I was about 700 meters away from Phu An Bridge when I could not move any further, as the street was filled with long lines of people. Hundreds of motorbikes and cars tried to inch forward, not knowing what had caused such a heavy jam.
It took me nearly 30 minutes to get through the chaotic traffic to reach Phu An Bridge. There, I saw a number of people, standing wherever they could, all eyes on the entrance of the nearby Hien Linh Parish, where a big crowd of mobs and some police officers were gathering. Noticing that some were trying to cover their nose, I asked a woman standing next to me what happened. She said “someone was killed and stored in a sack,” pointing to a blue sack in front of the parish. Finally knowing what caused the traffic jam, I continued trying to escape from the crowds to go home.
After dinner, I checked the news and laughed after reading an article saying that a dead dog was found inside that very sack, not a ‘body-in-bag murder case’ as the woman claimed.
So hundreds of people had waited for hours only to see the police discover a dog carcass.
What at tragicomedy!
But not 20 seconds at red light
The following morning I was heading to the city’s downtown on Hanoi Highway from Thu Duc District. At the Thu Duc Intersection, the traffic light turned red. While I and other people immediately stopped at the line, a motorbike, with a man and a woman in blue worker suits, tried to run past all of us and ignored the red light. The couple had almost reached the other side of the street when we heard a loud noise of a vehicle taking a sudden brake: a bus had managed to stop just a few meters before crashing into the red light-running bike. The couple of workers may have been able to cheat death that time. But who knows they can be that lucky forever, if they keep running red lights?
Then I found it amusing that people are willing to spare two to three hours to watch police work on a dead dog, but 20 or 30 seconds at the red light seems something they cannot wait. Yes no one prohibits you from being curious on the street. But following traffic lights is mandated by the law. And yet people just do not want to do what they are supposed to do.
There are people who do not want to lose a second at the red light, but are willing to cause a traffic jam, affecting hundreds of other people, just because of their nonsensical curiosity.
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FredVN
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Weersatellieten
Kort geleden heb ik mijn schotel op het dak geplaatst. Ik ben nog bezig met het vinden van de beste plaats en het afregelen. Daarna moet ik de kabels door een pijp naar beneden proberen te trekken. Is ook een beetje afhankelijk van het weer: het regent weer zeer regelmatig.
Hieronder één van de eerste opnames. Voor mij redelijk spectaculair omdat ik voor het eerst de besneeuwde bergen van de Himalaya in hoge resolutie heb ontvangen (links boven).
De stoorbalken aan boven- en onderkant zijn voornamelijk van bomen en de reling op het dak. De oorzaak van de andere stoorbalken in het bovenste deel ben ik nog aan het uitzoeken. Het zouden reflecties van de watertank kunnen zijn. Misschien dat verplaatsen van de antenne helpt, maar dan moet ik ook weer overnieuw beginnen met afregelen.
De foto is van NOAA-19.
Kort geleden heb ik mijn schotel op het dak geplaatst. Ik ben nog bezig met het vinden van de beste plaats en het afregelen. Daarna moet ik de kabels door een pijp naar beneden proberen te trekken. Is ook een beetje afhankelijk van het weer: het regent weer zeer regelmatig.
Hieronder één van de eerste opnames. Voor mij redelijk spectaculair omdat ik voor het eerst de besneeuwde bergen van de Himalaya in hoge resolutie heb ontvangen (links boven).
De stoorbalken aan boven- en onderkant zijn voornamelijk van bomen en de reling op het dak. De oorzaak van de andere stoorbalken in het bovenste deel ben ik nog aan het uitzoeken. Het zouden reflecties van de watertank kunnen zijn. Misschien dat verplaatsen van de antenne helpt, maar dan moet ik ook weer overnieuw beginnen met afregelen.
De foto is van NOAA-19.
FredVN
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Ruinous behaviors go past ‘tipping point’ in Vietnam: expat
Editor’s note: Roy, a retired expat who has lived in Ho Chi Minh City for 15 years, has shared his point of view on the alarming increase of ruinous behaviors among Vietnamese people, after reading about misbehaving visitors abusing animals at the Saigon zoo.
The opinions expressed in this article are the author's own and do not reflect the view of Tuoi Tre News.
Certainly the situation at the Saigon zoo is disgraceful from any viewpoint, except, apparently, the Vietnamese people who probably consider this type of situation quite normal.
The zoo is not an isolated incident - this is the “norm” for behavior here. The entire city suffers from the incompetence, ignorance, disrespect for others and cruelty on a daily basis in all corners of life and business.
Ruinous behavior in both public and private has gone far past the ‘tipping point.’ Positive role models are few and far between. Few if any feel a need to follow the rules, including those who write the rules and those who are to enforce them.
What kind of message does this send to young people? We are living in a society where far too many believe they can act in any manner they like with impunity, particularly those who have position, power and wealth - not simply the ignorant.
Far too many young people of privilege understand they can get whatever they wish without earning it. None take responsibility for their actions and the effect they have on the community.
Of course all societies have people who follow the same pattern of behavior (they are usually a small minority), but, in Vietnam, those who follow the rules and respect others seems to be the small minority.
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Editor’s note: Roy, a retired expat who has lived in Ho Chi Minh City for 15 years, has shared his point of view on the alarming increase of ruinous behaviors among Vietnamese people, after reading about misbehaving visitors abusing animals at the Saigon zoo.
The opinions expressed in this article are the author's own and do not reflect the view of Tuoi Tre News.
Certainly the situation at the Saigon zoo is disgraceful from any viewpoint, except, apparently, the Vietnamese people who probably consider this type of situation quite normal.
The zoo is not an isolated incident - this is the “norm” for behavior here. The entire city suffers from the incompetence, ignorance, disrespect for others and cruelty on a daily basis in all corners of life and business.
Ruinous behavior in both public and private has gone far past the ‘tipping point.’ Positive role models are few and far between. Few if any feel a need to follow the rules, including those who write the rules and those who are to enforce them.
What kind of message does this send to young people? We are living in a society where far too many believe they can act in any manner they like with impunity, particularly those who have position, power and wealth - not simply the ignorant.
Far too many young people of privilege understand they can get whatever they wish without earning it. None take responsibility for their actions and the effect they have on the community.
Of course all societies have people who follow the same pattern of behavior (they are usually a small minority), but, in Vietnam, those who follow the rules and respect others seems to be the small minority.
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FredVN
MF veteraan
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Overcoats made available for inappropriately dressed tourists in Nha Trang
Tourists dressed in shorts or sleeveless shirts can now borrow overcoats at popular tourist site Ponagar Cham Towers, an ancient place of worship in the south-central city of Nha Trang.
Situated on a knoll at the mouth of the Cai River, two kilometers north of Nha Trang, Ponagar Cham Towers is dedicated to the worship of Lady Po Nagar, widely believed to be the originator of the Cham people in southern Vietnam. Every year, hundreds of thousands of international tourists flock to the attraction, characterized by its brick towers arranged into three levels, according to Tran Van Binh, head of the attraction’s management.
Binh noted that many tourists arrive inappropriately dressed for the sacred towers. “It disturbs the aesthetic beauty and sacredness of the towers, which embody the local culture and religious beliefs,” Binh said. “Therefore, we have prepared overcoats for tourists who have dressed inappropriately so that they can still enter the attraction.”
Binh added that there are signs placed around the complex reminding tourists to dress properly. “Our employees have also been trained to instruct visitors who wear shorts or sleeveless shirts to borrow the overcoats for free,” Binh said. “The policy has so far been met with positive feedback and support from international visitors.”
The Ponagar Cham Towers in Nha Trang welcomes between 500,000 and 600,000 foreign tourists per year on average, most of whom are Chinese and Russian nationals.
Foreign tourists wear free overcoats at the Ponagar Cham Towers in Nha Trang City. Photo: Tuoi Tre
Tourists dressed inappropriately at the Ponagar Cham Towers in Nha Trang City. Photo: Tuoi Tre
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Tourists dressed in shorts or sleeveless shirts can now borrow overcoats at popular tourist site Ponagar Cham Towers, an ancient place of worship in the south-central city of Nha Trang.
Situated on a knoll at the mouth of the Cai River, two kilometers north of Nha Trang, Ponagar Cham Towers is dedicated to the worship of Lady Po Nagar, widely believed to be the originator of the Cham people in southern Vietnam. Every year, hundreds of thousands of international tourists flock to the attraction, characterized by its brick towers arranged into three levels, according to Tran Van Binh, head of the attraction’s management.
Binh noted that many tourists arrive inappropriately dressed for the sacred towers. “It disturbs the aesthetic beauty and sacredness of the towers, which embody the local culture and religious beliefs,” Binh said. “Therefore, we have prepared overcoats for tourists who have dressed inappropriately so that they can still enter the attraction.”
Binh added that there are signs placed around the complex reminding tourists to dress properly. “Our employees have also been trained to instruct visitors who wear shorts or sleeveless shirts to borrow the overcoats for free,” Binh said. “The policy has so far been met with positive feedback and support from international visitors.”
The Ponagar Cham Towers in Nha Trang welcomes between 500,000 and 600,000 foreign tourists per year on average, most of whom are Chinese and Russian nationals.
Foreign tourists wear free overcoats at the Ponagar Cham Towers in Nha Trang City. Photo: Tuoi Tre
Tourists dressed inappropriately at the Ponagar Cham Towers in Nha Trang City. Photo: Tuoi Tre
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FredVN
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Kliniek
Eén van de dingen, die je hier vanzelf leert is “doktertje spelen”. Wat medische kennis komt altijd van pas om de soms onnavolgbare diagnoses te kunnen pareren. Er zijn dus wat zaken, die ik zelf met enige regelmaat laat controleren.
Dat wilde ik gisteren dus weer laten doen bij de vaste kliniek waar ik altijd heen ga. Ik vond hem de laatste jaren al slechter geworden maar vind maar eens een betere. Gisteren was ook een nationale feestdag dus Minh belde een dag eerder voor de zekerheid op of de betreffende afdeling ook open was. Jawel. Dus wij erheen.
Achter de receptie een voornamelijk op haar smartphone kijkende miep, die mompelde dat de afdeling gesloten was. Pardon? Al spelend met haar smartphone belde ze zuchtend en met zichtbare tegenzin de afdeling. Geen gehoor. Op mijn verzoek is Minh toch even gaan kijken en... gesloten. Ik zal de modjes geen overwerk bezorgen door hier op te schrijven wat ik allemaal over die huppel... en de kliniek heb gezegd. Was vrij grof (en volledig to-the-point ).
Minh wist gelukkig nog een nieuwe kliniek. Voor diegenen die wat bekend zijn in Nha Trang: in de smalle straat die vanaf de kathedraal loopt. Die maar proberen. En wat een verademing. Professioneel. Niet geërgerd van een smartphone opkijken omdat er een klant voor je staat. Moderne en nieuwe inrichting met bijbehorende apparatuur. Vriendelijk personeel.
Dus even reclame maken.
Als je in Nha Trang klachten krijgt voortaan naar:
Thiện Trang Clinic
83 - 85 Nguyễn Trãi St.,
Nha Trang
Tel. 058.3514455
Eén van de dingen, die je hier vanzelf leert is “doktertje spelen”. Wat medische kennis komt altijd van pas om de soms onnavolgbare diagnoses te kunnen pareren. Er zijn dus wat zaken, die ik zelf met enige regelmaat laat controleren.
Dat wilde ik gisteren dus weer laten doen bij de vaste kliniek waar ik altijd heen ga. Ik vond hem de laatste jaren al slechter geworden maar vind maar eens een betere. Gisteren was ook een nationale feestdag dus Minh belde een dag eerder voor de zekerheid op of de betreffende afdeling ook open was. Jawel. Dus wij erheen.
Achter de receptie een voornamelijk op haar smartphone kijkende miep, die mompelde dat de afdeling gesloten was. Pardon? Al spelend met haar smartphone belde ze zuchtend en met zichtbare tegenzin de afdeling. Geen gehoor. Op mijn verzoek is Minh toch even gaan kijken en... gesloten. Ik zal de modjes geen overwerk bezorgen door hier op te schrijven wat ik allemaal over die huppel... en de kliniek heb gezegd. Was vrij grof (en volledig to-the-point
).Minh wist gelukkig nog een nieuwe kliniek. Voor diegenen die wat bekend zijn in Nha Trang: in de smalle straat die vanaf de kathedraal loopt. Die maar proberen. En wat een verademing. Professioneel. Niet geërgerd van een smartphone opkijken omdat er een klant voor je staat. Moderne en nieuwe inrichting met bijbehorende apparatuur. Vriendelijk personeel.
Dus even reclame maken.
Als je in Nha Trang klachten krijgt voortaan naar:
Thiện Trang Clinic
83 - 85 Nguyễn Trãi St.,
Nha Trang
Tel. 058.3514455
FredVN
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Ecclestone weigerde voorstel voor GP in Vietnam
Bernie Ecclestone heeft een stokje gestoken voor plannen voor een Formule 1-race in Vietnam. Het Aziatische land deed vorig jaar een voorstel om in de nabije toekomst een Grand Prix te organiseren. De begin dit jaar door Liberty Media aan de kant geschoven Ecclestone weigerde echter.
De voormalig commerciële baas van de Formule 1 legt in The Independent uit waarom: "Ik had vorig jaar in augustus een overeenkomst kunnen tekenen met Vietnam. Maar dat land heeft totaal geen autosportgeschiedenis. Ik was bekritiseerd voor andere Grands Prix in landen die weinig racehistorie hadden, zoals Azerbeidzjan en Rusland. Bovendien wilde ik niet een extra race in een regio waar we al met enkele zeer goede promotors samenwerkten."
Formule 1-sponsor Heineken zou wel graag een Formule 1-race in Vietnam zien. Op de vraag waar het biermerk naar mogelijke nieuwe Grand Prix-locaties, antwoordde directeur Gianluca di Tondo vorig jaar al: "Dan denk ik weer aan Azië, namelijk Vietnam. We zijn daar vertegenwoordigd via een lokale partner en wij hadden hen te gast tijdens het weekend op Monza. Ze vonden het prachtig! Dus waarom zouden we niet gaan racen in Ho Chi Minh City?"
Bron: Ecclestone weigerde voorstel voor GP in Vietnam
Als je leest wat landen moeten betalen om een F1-race te mogen organiseren dat is het voor Vietnam maar gelukkig dat ome Bernie nee heeft gezegd. Rest van mijn commentaar op terras met Dalatwijn.
Bernie Ecclestone heeft een stokje gestoken voor plannen voor een Formule 1-race in Vietnam. Het Aziatische land deed vorig jaar een voorstel om in de nabije toekomst een Grand Prix te organiseren. De begin dit jaar door Liberty Media aan de kant geschoven Ecclestone weigerde echter.
De voormalig commerciële baas van de Formule 1 legt in The Independent uit waarom: "Ik had vorig jaar in augustus een overeenkomst kunnen tekenen met Vietnam. Maar dat land heeft totaal geen autosportgeschiedenis. Ik was bekritiseerd voor andere Grands Prix in landen die weinig racehistorie hadden, zoals Azerbeidzjan en Rusland. Bovendien wilde ik niet een extra race in een regio waar we al met enkele zeer goede promotors samenwerkten."
Formule 1-sponsor Heineken zou wel graag een Formule 1-race in Vietnam zien. Op de vraag waar het biermerk naar mogelijke nieuwe Grand Prix-locaties, antwoordde directeur Gianluca di Tondo vorig jaar al: "Dan denk ik weer aan Azië, namelijk Vietnam. We zijn daar vertegenwoordigd via een lokale partner en wij hadden hen te gast tijdens het weekend op Monza. Ze vonden het prachtig! Dus waarom zouden we niet gaan racen in Ho Chi Minh City?"
Bron: Ecclestone weigerde voorstel voor GP in Vietnam
Als je leest wat landen moeten betalen om een F1-race te mogen organiseren dat is het voor Vietnam maar gelukkig dat ome Bernie nee heeft gezegd. Rest van mijn commentaar op terras met Dalatwijn.
FredVN
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“Beach for nude bath” in the heart of Hanoi
VietNamNet Bridge – It is hard to believe that there is a “beach for nude bath” in Hanoi, especially in the city’s center. But it is real.
It is located at the foot of the Long Bien Bridge, a bridge has a history of over 100 years old. More particularly, this “beach” has two zones, with the number of “nude-bath members” up to hundreds of people in summer. It's a very different space of Hanoi though it is less than 2 kilometers from the Hoan Kiem Lake, Hanoi’s heart. The space here is very different from a modern Hanoi. It looks like the countryside, with cane fields, corn fields, and farmers working everyday to take care for their fields on the alluvial ground of the Red River.
Nobody knows when the beach for nude bath was formed. They just know that the number of nude-bathers is on the rise. These are the people who share a common hobby: having nude bath and watching Hanoi from amid the Red River. Members of the nude-bath club gather in two “shifts”: morning and afternoon. In the summer, the "afternoon shift" is more crowded. Meanwhile, in the winter, to avoid the cold, the “club members” gather from 10am to 12pm.
A “club member” – Mr. Hoang Anh insisted: "I have bathed nude for nearly ten years, on a daily basis."
Members of the nude-bath beach are of different ages, from 20 to 70. Their careers are also different, but most of them are civil servants or retired people. Mr. Nguyen Van Binh, a retired teacher, said: "The common thing of almost members of this club is that we all love nature and like cycling. We don’t like noisy and bustling places." Binh said that the nude-bath beach at the foot of the Long Bien Bridge not only help the nature lovers tune into the natural flow but also see a lot of beautiful scenery of Hanoi. From here, looking to the south is the Chuong Duong Bridge, and then Vinh Tuy and Thanh Tri bridges. To the north, they will see the Nhat Tan Bridge and high-rise building behind.
"Many people think we are sick"
Not all Hanoi residents know about this “beach”. Even if they know, not everyone has enough "courage" to come here to join the club. In the eyes of many “decent” people, the nude bathers here are “screwballs” or even "morbid”. They think that only men having sexual problems can comfortably be nude in front of each other, showing off their bodies and sometimes they even talk about their penises.
But the fact is different. They are not “unhealthy” as others thought but thanks to nude bath and tuning themselves into the nature, their health is improved. Many men who suffered from various diseases before joining this club are now very healthy. They said that this beach is like a miracle to change their lives. "That's the reason why, despite the temperatures in the winter falling to 5 degrees Celsius, we still gather at this beach,” said teacher Binh.
Here, nude men swim and do exercise together. Some people meditate, some others practice yoga, others run along the river bank. It seems that when tuning into nature, many diseases caused by the age and life have gradually vanished. "When having a nude bath, we are listening to our bodies," a club member analyzed. "So, nude baths brings a lot of benefits in terms of feeling and mental, not just physical."
"If you care about yourself and your own health, then this is a great address. Two hours a day, regularly for a few months, you will see changes in your health in a very positive direction," many members said. Many of them used to swim at popular and luxury swimming pools in the city but they could not bear to swim in stagnant water pools.
There is one more interesting detail: all of them use bicycles and most of them are "original" Hanoians, not immigrants.
Nguoilaodong
Compiled by Phi Nga
Bron: http://en.baomoi.com/Info/Beach-for-nude-bath-in-the-heart-of-Hanoi/12/432889.epi
Op deze zondag (zonnige dag?) een zonnige (zondige?) bijdrage. .
Zeker voor Vietnamezen een behoorlijk controversieel stukje. En zonder verder enig waardeoordeel: alleen mannen.
VietNamNet Bridge – It is hard to believe that there is a “beach for nude bath” in Hanoi, especially in the city’s center. But it is real.
It is located at the foot of the Long Bien Bridge, a bridge has a history of over 100 years old. More particularly, this “beach” has two zones, with the number of “nude-bath members” up to hundreds of people in summer. It's a very different space of Hanoi though it is less than 2 kilometers from the Hoan Kiem Lake, Hanoi’s heart. The space here is very different from a modern Hanoi. It looks like the countryside, with cane fields, corn fields, and farmers working everyday to take care for their fields on the alluvial ground of the Red River.
Nobody knows when the beach for nude bath was formed. They just know that the number of nude-bathers is on the rise. These are the people who share a common hobby: having nude bath and watching Hanoi from amid the Red River. Members of the nude-bath club gather in two “shifts”: morning and afternoon. In the summer, the "afternoon shift" is more crowded. Meanwhile, in the winter, to avoid the cold, the “club members” gather from 10am to 12pm.
A “club member” – Mr. Hoang Anh insisted: "I have bathed nude for nearly ten years, on a daily basis."
Members of the nude-bath beach are of different ages, from 20 to 70. Their careers are also different, but most of them are civil servants or retired people. Mr. Nguyen Van Binh, a retired teacher, said: "The common thing of almost members of this club is that we all love nature and like cycling. We don’t like noisy and bustling places." Binh said that the nude-bath beach at the foot of the Long Bien Bridge not only help the nature lovers tune into the natural flow but also see a lot of beautiful scenery of Hanoi. From here, looking to the south is the Chuong Duong Bridge, and then Vinh Tuy and Thanh Tri bridges. To the north, they will see the Nhat Tan Bridge and high-rise building behind.
"Many people think we are sick"
Not all Hanoi residents know about this “beach”. Even if they know, not everyone has enough "courage" to come here to join the club. In the eyes of many “decent” people, the nude bathers here are “screwballs” or even "morbid”. They think that only men having sexual problems can comfortably be nude in front of each other, showing off their bodies and sometimes they even talk about their penises.
But the fact is different. They are not “unhealthy” as others thought but thanks to nude bath and tuning themselves into the nature, their health is improved. Many men who suffered from various diseases before joining this club are now very healthy. They said that this beach is like a miracle to change their lives. "That's the reason why, despite the temperatures in the winter falling to 5 degrees Celsius, we still gather at this beach,” said teacher Binh.
Here, nude men swim and do exercise together. Some people meditate, some others practice yoga, others run along the river bank. It seems that when tuning into nature, many diseases caused by the age and life have gradually vanished. "When having a nude bath, we are listening to our bodies," a club member analyzed. "So, nude baths brings a lot of benefits in terms of feeling and mental, not just physical."
"If you care about yourself and your own health, then this is a great address. Two hours a day, regularly for a few months, you will see changes in your health in a very positive direction," many members said. Many of them used to swim at popular and luxury swimming pools in the city but they could not bear to swim in stagnant water pools.
There is one more interesting detail: all of them use bicycles and most of them are "original" Hanoians, not immigrants.
Nguoilaodong
Compiled by Phi Nga
Bron: http://en.baomoi.com/Info/Beach-for-nude-bath-in-the-heart-of-Hanoi/12/432889.epi
Op deze zondag (zonnige dag?) een zonnige (zondige?) bijdrage.
. Zeker voor Vietnamezen een behoorlijk controversieel stukje. En zonder verder enig waardeoordeel: alleen mannen.
FredVN
MF veteraan
- Onderwerp starter
- #374
Dom
Sommige dingen hier zal ik wel nooit begrijpen. Inderdaad, ik ben een beetje dom.
Neem iets van de afgelopen week. Ik heb een pomp nodig. Minh belt een gespecialiseerde zaak in Nha Trang. Ze werd niet echt goed geholpen, hoop blah blah over importeren, kosten etc., maar eindelijk kreeg ze na een hoop trekken en zeuren toch een prijs genoemd: VND 14.500.000 (ca. € 603).
Dat vond ze “wat” aan de hoge kant, dus belde vervolgens een zaak in HCM, waar we al eerder wat hadden gekocht en ook tevoren goed geïnformeerd werden. Zo ook nu. De dame aan de telefoon gaf na een korte zakelijke babbel de prijs: VND 7.800.000 (ca. € 325). En nog eens VND 100.000 korting omdat we (vaste) klant zijn.
DE HELFT!!
Ik vraag me dan echt af wat die toko in Nha Trang bezielt. Uiteraard het bekende korte-termijn-denken en met zo min mogelijk inspanning zo veel mogelijk binnenhalen. Maar geloven ze nu echt dat mensen niet elders informeren? Dat onmiddellijk de keus op hen zal vallen ondanks de absurd hoge prijs en de abominabele service?
Dat de prijzen in Nha Trang hoger zijn dan in HCM of Hanoi is wel logisch. Maar dubbel?
We zullen het voorlopig ook niet weten. We blijven deze zaak gebruiken als een soort “second opinion”. Maar de kans dat we er ooit iets zullen kopen is vrijwel nihil.
O ja, vrijdagmorgen betaald. Vrijdagmiddag door de firma in HCM naar het busstation gebracht en zaterdagmorgen in Dien Khanh opgehaald. Kosten voor transport VND 70.000.
Professionals!
Sommige dingen hier zal ik wel nooit begrijpen. Inderdaad, ik ben een beetje dom.
Neem iets van de afgelopen week. Ik heb een pomp nodig. Minh belt een gespecialiseerde zaak in Nha Trang. Ze werd niet echt goed geholpen, hoop blah blah over importeren, kosten etc., maar eindelijk kreeg ze na een hoop trekken en zeuren toch een prijs genoemd: VND 14.500.000 (ca. € 603).
Dat vond ze “wat” aan de hoge kant, dus belde vervolgens een zaak in HCM, waar we al eerder wat hadden gekocht en ook tevoren goed geïnformeerd werden. Zo ook nu. De dame aan de telefoon gaf na een korte zakelijke babbel de prijs: VND 7.800.000 (ca. € 325). En nog eens VND 100.000 korting omdat we (vaste) klant zijn.
DE HELFT!!
Ik vraag me dan echt af wat die toko in Nha Trang bezielt. Uiteraard het bekende korte-termijn-denken en met zo min mogelijk inspanning zo veel mogelijk binnenhalen. Maar geloven ze nu echt dat mensen niet elders informeren? Dat onmiddellijk de keus op hen zal vallen ondanks de absurd hoge prijs en de abominabele service?
Dat de prijzen in Nha Trang hoger zijn dan in HCM of Hanoi is wel logisch. Maar dubbel?
We zullen het voorlopig ook niet weten. We blijven deze zaak gebruiken als een soort “second opinion”. Maar de kans dat we er ooit iets zullen kopen is vrijwel nihil.
O ja, vrijdagmorgen betaald. Vrijdagmiddag door de firma in HCM naar het busstation gebracht en zaterdagmorgen in Dien Khanh opgehaald. Kosten voor transport VND 70.000.
Professionals!
FredVN
MF veteraan
- Onderwerp starter
- #375
Dog, cat cafés melt hearts in Ho Chi Minh City
Girls are pictured petting a fluffy cat at a café on Nguyen Trong Tuyen Street in Phu Nhuan District, Ho Chi Minh City.
Are you a pet lover? If yes, why not visit a café where you can pet fluffy dogs and friendly cats while sipping at your drink? Among other novelty cafés including anime and book coffee shops that have popped up across Ho Chi Minh City over the past few years, dog and cat cafés featuring an array of canine and feline friends for customers to play with have emerged as favorite weekend retreats for young urbanites.
Recently, one Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper reporter dropped by a shop on Pham Van Hai Street in Tan Binh District, the name of which arouses passers-by’s curiosity; ‘Dogs Café-Café Cho.’ An imposing Alaskan breed of dog with a shiny coat slowly ‘showed’ him upstairs, suggesting that ‘surprises were up there.’ As the door popped open, a pack of pooches of a variety of breeds barked noisily and wagged their tails to mark a friendly welcome for their new client. Though not shy with dogs, the male reporter was slightly spooked after being surrounded by so many large dogs. No sooner had he put his backpack down and started a conversation with the shop attendant than one of the pooches sneaked toward his bag and peed on it, seemingly to mark territory.
As the attendant was about to clear up the mess, another dog put his hind leg on the bag for one more welcoming pee. As the reporter settled down at the low table, the dogs continued to linger. One Golden Retriever tenderly held the reporter’s calf with its soft snout to keep him from leaving, while an all-white, fuzzy Samoyed, introduced as the friendliest pooch, sat nearby, with its glittering eyes seeming to say, ‘Please caress me!’ The Alaskan guide dog was meanwhile basking on the floor, while the sheep shepherd and hare hunter frolicked raucously with the dozen other dogs. The sleek, snow-colored Samoyed refused to leave the reporter, vying for his attention and trying to keep his eyes away from other dogs by repeatedly poking at his arm with its front leg.
Drinks are available for VND50,000-100,000 (US$2.2-4.3) apiece.
Foto Dog 2 OK
Young visitors fondle cuddly dogs at a canine café in Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: Tuoi Tre
Across the city, cat lovers can indulge in refreshing drinks and fondle fluffy cats at such places as Tokyo Pets Coffee on Nguyen Trong Tuyen Street in Phu Nhuan District. The venue is home to a wide array of feline breeds such as Persian, American, British, Russian and Siamese cats. Unlike the frisky dogs, most cats slink around, purr contentedly, or bask in sunshine. Guests may not be surprised to find chubby cats with downy fur curling up peacefully on their rucksacks left on the floor.
The animals are raised in air-conditioned rooms with wooden floors, given showers often to avoid becoming smelly, and have regular health check-ups to prevent diseases. Visitors must also comply with the shops’ rules such as having their hands sterilized to avoid passing on diseases to the animals. They are not allowed to feed the animals, grab their tails or take flash photographs as that may do harm to the cats’ eyes.
Invaluable bonds
Shop attendants at Café Cho on Pham Van Hai Street have revealed that their clientele are mostly school students. While her friends were playing with the dogs, Minh Thu, a student from a school nearby, cringed whenever the pooches rushed toward her for some fun. “It’s the first time we have visited a dog café. I felt scared but fun,” she shared.
Thao Chi, a 19-year-old student who is training to become a teacher, was a customer at another canine café named Hachiko on Hoa Sua Street in Phu Nhuan District. She can sit for hours with her canine buddies of various breeds there including an Akita, Golden Retriever, Alaska, Husky, Samoyed and Chow Chow. Her clothes are usually covered in dog hair. Chi said that as a student, she cannot keep a dog herself, so she frequents Hachiko and other dog cafés to fool around with her four-legged friends for hours.
Likewise, Tran Minh Tan, a 30-year-old baker, and his girlfriend drop by pet cafés in District 3 and Tan Binh and Phu Nhuan Districts once or twice a week. As soon as he entered the Hachiko shop, he called out the names of each of its 30-plus pack. Shop owners divulged that their shops are normally packed on weekends, with no seats left at times.
The pooches are adorably friendly. Photo: Tuoi Tre
Parents also take their young children there to safely familiarize them with animals. Dang Xuan Tung, Hachiko Café manager, said that many children recoiled in fear during their first visit, but were soon bewitched by the adorable dogs there. “Many cry when it’s time to leave. Some insist their parents take one of their favorite dogs home,” Nguyen Thanh Do, owner of Café Cho on Pham Van Hai Street, noted. “Canine cafés are currently in vogue. As far as I know, four shops in the vicinity are all crowded.”
He switched from trading in pet reptiles such as iguanas, turtles and snakes to open his canine café, which usually brims with school and university students. According to Tung, his customers are mostly dog lovers who cannot afford to keep one of their own due to a lack of space, or university students who live away from home. “There are some who visit my shop five to six times a week. Many love all of my dogs, but some just come for their one favorite pooch,” he explained. “What they treasure most is the priceless friendship, affinity and raucous welcomes that are unique to dogs,” Tung noted.
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Girls are pictured petting a fluffy cat at a café on Nguyen Trong Tuyen Street in Phu Nhuan District, Ho Chi Minh City.
Are you a pet lover? If yes, why not visit a café where you can pet fluffy dogs and friendly cats while sipping at your drink? Among other novelty cafés including anime and book coffee shops that have popped up across Ho Chi Minh City over the past few years, dog and cat cafés featuring an array of canine and feline friends for customers to play with have emerged as favorite weekend retreats for young urbanites.
Recently, one Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper reporter dropped by a shop on Pham Van Hai Street in Tan Binh District, the name of which arouses passers-by’s curiosity; ‘Dogs Café-Café Cho.’ An imposing Alaskan breed of dog with a shiny coat slowly ‘showed’ him upstairs, suggesting that ‘surprises were up there.’ As the door popped open, a pack of pooches of a variety of breeds barked noisily and wagged their tails to mark a friendly welcome for their new client. Though not shy with dogs, the male reporter was slightly spooked after being surrounded by so many large dogs. No sooner had he put his backpack down and started a conversation with the shop attendant than one of the pooches sneaked toward his bag and peed on it, seemingly to mark territory.
As the attendant was about to clear up the mess, another dog put his hind leg on the bag for one more welcoming pee. As the reporter settled down at the low table, the dogs continued to linger. One Golden Retriever tenderly held the reporter’s calf with its soft snout to keep him from leaving, while an all-white, fuzzy Samoyed, introduced as the friendliest pooch, sat nearby, with its glittering eyes seeming to say, ‘Please caress me!’ The Alaskan guide dog was meanwhile basking on the floor, while the sheep shepherd and hare hunter frolicked raucously with the dozen other dogs. The sleek, snow-colored Samoyed refused to leave the reporter, vying for his attention and trying to keep his eyes away from other dogs by repeatedly poking at his arm with its front leg.
Drinks are available for VND50,000-100,000 (US$2.2-4.3) apiece.
Foto Dog 2 OK
Young visitors fondle cuddly dogs at a canine café in Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: Tuoi Tre
Across the city, cat lovers can indulge in refreshing drinks and fondle fluffy cats at such places as Tokyo Pets Coffee on Nguyen Trong Tuyen Street in Phu Nhuan District. The venue is home to a wide array of feline breeds such as Persian, American, British, Russian and Siamese cats. Unlike the frisky dogs, most cats slink around, purr contentedly, or bask in sunshine. Guests may not be surprised to find chubby cats with downy fur curling up peacefully on their rucksacks left on the floor.
The animals are raised in air-conditioned rooms with wooden floors, given showers often to avoid becoming smelly, and have regular health check-ups to prevent diseases. Visitors must also comply with the shops’ rules such as having their hands sterilized to avoid passing on diseases to the animals. They are not allowed to feed the animals, grab their tails or take flash photographs as that may do harm to the cats’ eyes.
Invaluable bonds
Shop attendants at Café Cho on Pham Van Hai Street have revealed that their clientele are mostly school students. While her friends were playing with the dogs, Minh Thu, a student from a school nearby, cringed whenever the pooches rushed toward her for some fun. “It’s the first time we have visited a dog café. I felt scared but fun,” she shared.
Thao Chi, a 19-year-old student who is training to become a teacher, was a customer at another canine café named Hachiko on Hoa Sua Street in Phu Nhuan District. She can sit for hours with her canine buddies of various breeds there including an Akita, Golden Retriever, Alaska, Husky, Samoyed and Chow Chow. Her clothes are usually covered in dog hair. Chi said that as a student, she cannot keep a dog herself, so she frequents Hachiko and other dog cafés to fool around with her four-legged friends for hours.
Likewise, Tran Minh Tan, a 30-year-old baker, and his girlfriend drop by pet cafés in District 3 and Tan Binh and Phu Nhuan Districts once or twice a week. As soon as he entered the Hachiko shop, he called out the names of each of its 30-plus pack. Shop owners divulged that their shops are normally packed on weekends, with no seats left at times.
The pooches are adorably friendly. Photo: Tuoi Tre
Parents also take their young children there to safely familiarize them with animals. Dang Xuan Tung, Hachiko Café manager, said that many children recoiled in fear during their first visit, but were soon bewitched by the adorable dogs there. “Many cry when it’s time to leave. Some insist their parents take one of their favorite dogs home,” Nguyen Thanh Do, owner of Café Cho on Pham Van Hai Street, noted. “Canine cafés are currently in vogue. As far as I know, four shops in the vicinity are all crowded.”
He switched from trading in pet reptiles such as iguanas, turtles and snakes to open his canine café, which usually brims with school and university students. According to Tung, his customers are mostly dog lovers who cannot afford to keep one of their own due to a lack of space, or university students who live away from home. “There are some who visit my shop five to six times a week. Many love all of my dogs, but some just come for their one favorite pooch,” he explained. “What they treasure most is the priceless friendship, affinity and raucous welcomes that are unique to dogs,” Tung noted.
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