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[Hurricane88]

Once in a lifetime encounter nature taking it's course...

[naemlo]

Originally Posted by Hurricane88

Next trip will be the beautiful sandy beaches of Quy Nhon...

Whole of Thailand, most or all spoiled.

My next trip will be Phu Quoc.....

[Hurricane88]

Originally Posted by naemlo

Whole of Thailand, most or all spoiled.

My next trip will be Phu Quoc.....

Expensive place now Phu Quoc...due to resorts and ang mo flocking there...

[TonyCheong2]

Originally Posted by snipeshot08

Dun pray pray hor.....if you see cheena kungfu movies you will know the most powderful kungfu master is always the one holding the broom and sweeping the floor quietly at one corner.....

Nowadays eng mo movies also machaim like that, the janitor is always the suspicious one vacuuming one corner then suddenly disappear when the main actor/actress turns around.....

Haha the quiet ones are always the silent killers.
Remember those Shaw kungfu movies from the 70s/80s.
Those blur cock waiter (小二) is actually sifu in disguise and will kick the ass of troublemakers once being forced to.
Jackie Chan is one of them hahaha.

There ia always a common theme in Hong Kong kungfu movies about ethical use of martial arts as self defense.
Unlike western ones that are full of senseless violence.

Ang Moh films running out of ideas.

[TonyCheong2]

Originally Posted by snipeshot08

Sinkie Garment largi best, ask you to pay for their initial start-up costs before they even start their business

What do you expect with the clown that's in charge haha.

Jul 2018 onwards will have slight increase in airport tax.
Senai Airport is my alternative when I see good deals.

[snipeshot08]

Originally Posted by Hurricane88

Tell you my recent trip to Tuy Hoa, Province of Phu Yen...went to airport before 5am and omg the vietjet passengers were packed on Monday and airport was buzzing with thousands of ppl...going thru scanners the queue was like snaking long...😀

My flight took off at 7am and before that the flights to hanoi, danang, quy nhon, phu quoc, haiphong, etc took off... 😀

Think the CAG saw the demand and raised charges thinking why not...my ticket 2 way abouy SGD 60.00 or around 1mil dong.

Their domestic routes got damn cheep prices during promo, once I got return tickets @ only 300k

Cheerios......SS08 ^_^

[snipeshot08]

Originally Posted by Hurricane88

How we wish what you said comes true...😀

To ask the driver to turn right you need to press her right neh neh, turn left press her left neh neh, want to stop just finger her, no need to know how to speak wetnamese somemore

Cheerios.....SS08 ^_^

[snipeshot08]

Originally Posted by Hurricane88

There are some spoiled beaches like Nha Trang, Danang, Phu Quoc, Vung Tau, Mui Ne...so avoid all these spoiled beaches...

Next trip will be the beautiful sandy beaches of Quy Nhon...

BTW, on 29/3/18 exchange rate 17370 for small notes...

I am the direct opposite of you, used to love going to their ulu ulu provinces & beaches when I started my leisure travels years back especially when I was dating but now have stopped completely & mainly stick to cities to cheong

Most people will say they have cheong enough in their younger days and just want to relax but I advocate the opposite instead, better cheong especially now when our leetle bro still can rise valiantly to the occasion

Cheerios......SS08 ^_^

[snipeshot08]

Originally Posted by TonyCheong2

Jackie Chan is one of them hahaha.

There ia always a common theme in Hong Kong kungfu movies about ethical use of martial arts as self defense.
Unlike western ones that are full of senseless violence.

Ang Moh films running out of ideas.

Tell u hor, I never did like Jackie Chan movies cos always damn slapstick kungfu with all the jumping & twirling around obstacles machiam bollywood movies , still prefer those direct kungfu like Li LianJie types

Ang Moh I still prefer their full of CGI movies, damn entertaining, few days ago just watched Pacific Rim 2 and Ready Player One in Phnom Penh cinemas, wah their VIP seats not bad, got SYT usher to lead you to your seats and bring popcorn & drinks to serve to you somemore, too bad no other "special" services

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

[snipeshot08]

Originally Posted by TonyCheong2

What do you expect with the clown that's in charge haha.

Jul 2018 onwards will have slight increase in airport tax.
Senai Airport is my alternative when I see good deals.

I think of the JB custom queues my balls start to shrink & disappear, rather lan lan spend a bit more & fly from Sinkie airpork better

Cheerios......SS08 ^_^

[Hurricane88]

Originally Posted by snipeshot08

Their domestic routes got damn cheep prices during promo, once I got return tickets @ only 300k

Cheerios......SS08 ^_^

300k is damn cheap...anyway I din buy early for this trip...just bought less than a month before flying...impressive that Vietjet can pack the plane almost full...

[Hurricane88]

Originally Posted by snipeshot08

To ask the driver to turn right you need to press her right neh neh, turn left press her left neh neh, want to stop just finger her, no need to know how to speak wetnamese somemore

Cheerios.....SS08 ^_^

the comment dun click with the previous but then again nobody care...

[Hurricane88]

Originally Posted by snipeshot08

I am the direct opposite of you, used to love going to their ulu ulu provinces & beaches when I started my leisure travels years back especially when I was dating but now have stopped completely & mainly stick to cities to cheong

Most people will say they have cheong enough in their younger days and just want to relax but I advocate the opposite instead, better cheong especially now when our leetle bro still can rise valiantly to the occasion

Cheerios......SS08 ^_^

I just want visit most places once and then decide if I want to go back again...IMHO, Vietnam have nice cheap pristine unspoiled places...so I liek those quiet places...

[Hurricane88]

Fetus dies as abortion pills mistakenly given to mother in southern Vietnam

Three expectant mothers at the same medical center fell victim to the careless mistake, but only one of them suffered the worst consequence

By Thai Xuan / Tuoi Tre News April 3, 2018, 15:07 GMT+7



Health authorities in the southern province of Tien Giang confirmed on Monday that a local mother had lost her first fetus early last month after taking abortion medicine a staff member of a local medical center administered to her by mistake.

On March 7, Huynh Thi Cuc, a 32-year-old mother who was in her seventh week of pregnancy, was advised to stay in the medical center of Tan Phuoc District since she was at risk of miscarriage.

Two days later, prior to her discharge, doctors prescribed her Miprotone, a type of embryo-nourishing medication.

But a staff member at the dispensary provided her with Misoprostol, used for abortion purposes, after discovering that the embryo-nourishing medication was out of stock.

Later in the day Cuc was rushed back to the center after bleeding from the consumption of two Misoprostol pills.

As doctors at the center said they needed to continue watching her conditions, the family immediately took her to the Tien Giang Gynecological Hospital, where they were told the fetus had died from abortion medicine.

It was discovered later that on March 9, besides Cuc, two other pregnant patients at Tan Phuoc medical center were also mistakenly given Misoprostol. One of them had yet to use it, while the other safely received urgent treatment after the consumption.

A report by the medical center admitted that some of its staff members have failed to follow the regulations on checking and reviewing in terms of drug prescription and dispensing.

The report also said that a piece of software from the center had not been updated on medication information.

Le Van Duc, the center’s director, supposed that the program and the resemblance in name between Misoprostol and Misoprostol were to blame.

Vietnam’s Ministry of Health have ordered the Tien Giang health department to verify the incident and promptly submitted a report to it by 5:00 pm this Thursday.

The ministry also required staff members implicated in the case to be honest in providing information and the medical center to punish those who are responsible without leniency.

In January a pregnancy woman in the south-central province Quang Ngai also lost her six-week-old fetus after a midwife mistakenly gave her an abortion pill instead of pregnancy support drugs.

[Hurricane88]

Subscribers shocked to see foreign channels removed from Vietnam cable TVs

They have been replaced by new channels tailored for the Vietnamese audience

By Tuan Son / Tuoi Tre News April 3, 2018, 20:23 GMT+7



A wide range of popular foreign channels such as HBO, Discovery, AXN and Disney have been removed from two Vietnamese cable providers, angering subscribers, particularly those who already paid for year-long subscription.

The change took effect on Sunday, when subscribers of both VTVCab and its partner NextTV, a cable TV service by military-run telecom giant Viettel, complained that they were unable to find their favorite channels.

“I was confused at first as to why HBO was replaced with Box Movie, Cinemax became Hollywood Classics, and AXN turned into Blue Ant Entertainment,” said Phuong, a NextTV subscriber from Hanoi.

Phuong said she had not been made aware of the change and had no need for the new choices of channels.

Among the list of foreign channels removed from VTVCab and NextTV services are Animal Planet, Discovery, National Geographic, BBC Earth, Disney Channel, Star Movie, HBO, Cartoon Network and other sports channels, according to customers.

“When I turned on my TV on Sunday, [these channels] were all gone with no prior announcement,” said Tuan, a VTVCab subscriber from Hanoi.

Some customers felt they had been ‘deceived’ by the cable TV providers, as they had paid for a whole year of subscription in advance and would not be able to immediately stop using the services.

VTVCab: Be patient!

VTVCab general director Bui Huy Nam told Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper the change had been announced multiple times since March 20, through different means such as on social media, online portals and on its TV channels.

“We didn’t make the announcement through text messages and email because not many of our customers subscribe to our email newsletter and the number of messages allowed to be sent a day is also limited,” Nam explained.

“In addition, some customers tend to ignore our texts thinking they are spam,” he added.

The replacement of the foreign channels with new ones was to “offer subscribers new choices” in the context that all cable TV services in Vietnam were offering essentially the same variety of channels, a VTVCab representative told Tuoi Tre.

“Moreover, foreign cable TVs always make use of this fact to force local providers to obtain broadcasting rights at a high price, knowing we had no other options,” the representative explained.

Such popular channels do not allow the streaming of their programs on mobile devices and through over the top (OTT) distribution, which limits VTVCab’s expansion to streaming platforms.

The change would allow VTVCab and NextTV subscribers to watch their favorite channels on the go, an entirely free add-on service that will become available in May, the representative said.

The new movie channels are also promised to offer Vietnamese viewers a much wider choice of box office hits, with at least twice the number of new movies becoming available each year compared to HBO or Cinemax, according to VTVCab.

“Subscribers should understand that we are watching the content of a channel, not its logo,” the VTVCab representative said.

“I think our customers should be more patient with the change. If they experience the new channels long enough, I believe they will start to see their appeal over the old ones.”