Tieng Viet lovers club

[jackbl]

Yesterd i passby 15 and saw ur gal. at that time was around 10+. she said no customer, she went back at 11

Those posting i pasted was very formal type of language. even u learn it u must also practise how to speak/pronounce correctly. The best place for u to practise is HM.... Surprisingly ur gal can speak a little english/mandarin. all the while i thot she dun know. mb she learnt it these few weeks. So when u goin there again?

Originally Posted by KangTuo

Too long never go JC/GL practice my teing Viet. So come here to learn from Jackbl posting and help ppl a little.

[jackbl]

Was told by her fren that she asked 1 sgp man to help buy 3 air tickets but he disappeared after collecting the $$$

Originally Posted by jackbl

Yesterd i passby 15 and saw ur gal. at that time was around 10+. she said no customer, she went back at 11

[RJ2004]

Originally Posted by jackbl

Was told by her fren that she asked 1 sgp man to help buy 3 air tickets but he disappeared after collecting the $$$

it wasnt me!
still got girl so stupid one ah....

[jackbl]

Studying to get ahead
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In Vietnam’s big cities, parents tend to force their young children to study hard, believing a good education is the key to a bright future. In Vietnam, a good education is seen as the best way out of poverty, but corresponding pressure places great strain on young students.

A usual working day for 7-year-old Bui Nhat Quang starts at 7 a.m. at a school in the capital, and ends when his extra tuition finishes at about 9.30 p.m. On the weekends, he is lining up for more.

English classes and a training course on communication development demand most of his free time.

“A good education is very important, because it will help them have better future,” said Quang’s mother, Ho Thi Anh Thu, a banking employee in Hanoi.

Thu is far from alone in being the only parent to fill her child’s every passing hour with study and more study. Many school children have virtually no leisure time, even during summer holidays.

“Vietnamese children are suffering from an overload of education. And their study, from pre-school level to higher education level, is focusing more on theory than practice,” said Nguyen Trong An, Vice Director of the Children Care Department under the National Committee for Population, Family and Children.

In the bigger cities, it is common for children to be caught up in an endless race of extra study sessions, math and foreign languages, music lessons, and late-night homework. Many have to study 6-8 hours, or even 10 hours a day, longer than their parents’ work day.

Meanwhile, many families in rural areas think that education can help their children escape from hard work in paddy fields to move to a glittering future of service-sector jobs and modern domestic devices at home.

“Professionals want their kids to become doctors and engineers. I also want my children to have a better life. A good education can help them to do this,” said farmer Nguyen Chi Khiem from the Hanoian suburb district of Thuong Tin.

Eager to jump-start their lives, many Vietnamese parents begin the process at an early age.

Nguyen Dinh Huong is one such parent. He has sent his 5-year-old daughter to the Apollo English Center in Hanoi with hope that she can master the foreign language, being considered a necessary factor to seek a well-paid job in modern society, despite the child’s objections.

“I don’t like English. I understand nothing,” Huong’s daughter said, as she was playing truant just after her father dropped her off.

But as classes mount up so do the abilities of the children. Classes in reading, math and dictation during pre-school have ratcheted up their reading, writing, and math.

“Hang can do rapid calculations in her head,” her grand farther said. “In my generation, few 5-year-old children knew how to read or do basic arithmetic.”

With goals of wealth in mind, many people in the country, where average annual income is less than US$1,000, are not averse to dropping $200 a month on sending their children to international schools.

Society sees a bigger need for development, so the bigger demand for higher education is quite common,” said psychologist, Dr. Nguyen Cong Khanh, from the Hanoi University of Education.

In addition to considering education a primary driver of upward mobility, kids’ study results are a source of pride for parents. If kids go to universities or become top performers in class, parents take the opportunity to call out other parents for their lack of parental success.

Study burden on children is also contributed to by “heavy” academic programs, said teacher Nguyen Hoang Lan from Hanoi-based secondary school Chu Van An.

“Overloads can cause psychological burdens on children, such as anorexia and insomnia, and mental disorders, which can lead to depression, and even suicide,” An warned.

Children need to have study programs suitable for their age and health, and time for play.

“We should have balance between children’s study, play and social exchanges,” Khanh said.

However, most children in the cities have very few opportunities to access the programs, activities and facilities that their Western counterparts enjoy. Most turn to TV or computer games for solace, An said.

Heeding the call, Vietnam is now aiming to ensure 70 percent of its communes have entertainment areas for children by 2010. A big bump from the current 30-40 percent, he said.

Vietnamese are striving for a better life with a the right outlook on education and entertainment. However, for this generation of students at least, changing the traditional views on education may take too long.

Reported by Bao Anh

[KangTuo]

Originally Posted by jackbl

Yesterd i passby 15 and saw ur gal. at that time was around 10+. she said no customer, she went back at 11

Those posting i pasted was very formal type of language. even u learn it u must also practise how to speak/pronounce correctly. The best place for u to practise is HM.... Surprisingly ur gal can speak a little english/mandarin. all the while i thot she dun know. mb she learnt it these few weeks. So when u goin there again?

yesterday i suppose to see her, but I was too tired. Dunno that she go back so early. 6 dya no meet her liao.. maybe tonight suprse her by turning up to fetch her.

She seldom or do not really like to speak in English/Madarin... only speak to me in Vietnamese. I dun mind as its a way for me to improve. Actually she is accurate in her pronunciation in english. Not like other glas.

Maybe she shy to speak up only... or act blur so that she know what ppl talking.

[KangTuo]

Originally Posted by jackbl

Was told by her fren that she asked 1 sgp man to help buy 3 air tickets but he disappeared after collecting the $$$

KNN...
Anyway 6 days never see her and dunno what happen. She never tell me anything about it.

Of course i will not help her to pay the ticket... heehee. I helped her by letting her concentrate on her work for 6 dayz.

[RJ2004]

Originally Posted by KangTuo

KNN...
Anyway 6 days never see her and dunno what happen. She never tell me anything about it.

Of course i will not help her to pay the ticket... heehee. I helped her by letting her concentrate on her work for 6 dayz.

6 days she lose 3 air tickets, dunno 2 weeks she will lose wad leh

[qwerty78]

Sorry to hijack,

but any bros here know which is the cheapest way to call vietnam?

skype seems expensive. so far i only find call back card cheaper.

any bros here got better lobang? thanks

[v.killers]

Originally Posted by KangTuo

You also very 'ENG'. come here tell ppl how to reply sms.

Bo pian...too boring liao....

Originally Posted by technofreak

Minh oi / Cuc cung...

Muahahaha...Good one. See your reply I laugh till stomachache...

kekekeke, I always like to use that to vn gal.....just joking with them lah

[KangTuo]

Originally Posted by qwerty78

Sorry to hijack,

but any bros here know which is the cheapest way to call vietnam?

skype seems expensive. so far i only find call back card cheaper.

any bros here got better lobang? thanks

buy Chat Chat card. $8 if buy from provision shop. Talk time 88 min 1 sec.

[v.killers]

Originally Posted by KangTuo

buy Chat Chat card. $8 if buy from provision shop. Talk time 88 min 1 sec.

Save the money of calling and book a ticket there better lah

So tonite got program bo?

[KangTuo]

Originally Posted by v.killers

Save the money of calling and book a ticket there better lah

So tonite got program bo?

tonight (after 12MN) i go meet my gal from her majesty. Too long never see her liao...

[jackbl]

The gal that was conned is not your gal.

Originally Posted by KangTuo

KNN...
Anyway 6 days never see her and dunno what happen. She never tell me anything about it.

Of course i will not help her to pay the ticket... heehee. I helped her by letting her concentrate on her work for 6 dayz.

[ekemono]

Originally Posted by qwerty78

Sorry to hijack,

but any bros here know which is the cheapest way to call vietnam?

skype seems expensive. so far i only find call back card cheaper.

any bros here got better lobang? thanks

Smarttel 120 mins. $8.00

[Hurricane88]

Originally Posted by qwerty78

Sorry to hijack,

but any bros here know which is the cheapest way to call vietnam?

skype seems expensive. so far i only find call back card cheaper.

any bros here got better lobang? thanks

Use chat such as Windows Live or Yahoo Messenger to call using computer with headphone and microphone, free of charge...wifi mobile phones can also do so....

If cannot use computer then continue to use calling card lor...