Tieng Viet lovers club

[lovesprout]

Originally Posted by jackbl

Wow, I envy u! Where are u now? When u come back?

If the gal dun know english/mandarin, then diff to explain to u! More like practise Sex skill than TV

If u wan a teacher for TV, she/he must be also to explain to u in your language.

I always joke with the gals that if I teach them mandarin/english, I dun give them the tipping instead they must tip me for teaching them, $10 or $20 also can, they say ok ok

I was in Hat Yai Thailand last week, but I am back to SG now. Don't know how to speak Thai but to my surprise many girls their speak Hokkien. A good place to be.

I found some VB's tieng viet is easier to understand than others. Like recently I found a girl from Le Duyen. Although she doesn't speak any English or mandarin, but her tieng viet is so clear that I can almost understand every single word. So still can communicate no problem. Of course la, hanging out someone who is bilingual will be better.

I know one VB from orchard tower. Her English is so good that sometimes when customers take other VB will bring her along. She can act as an interpretor. She makes extra income because of her language skill.

[KangTuo]

Happen to learn 2 TV version of chinese from a vb.

1) Immigration Office = 移民厅 = dien minh thien
2) Sleep = 睡觉 = suycheo

what a way to write...

[zhu star]

Originally Posted by KangTuo

Happen to learn 2 TV version of chinese from a vb.

1) Immigration Office = 移民厅 = dien minh thien
2) Sleep = 睡觉 = suycheo

what a way to write...

I recevice sms composting of TV, English and Hanyi pinyin etc all mixed together ike rojak Sometimes don't even know what she write!

[jackbl]

Originally Posted by KangTuo

no need worry lah.
sometimes the Ann Kok lookalike is working there.
furthermore a big group of her friends are there.

I wlll not be able to hug any other vb.

Everytime i get to know a new vb, I get to know more TV. The style of TV they written sometimes are quite new and unfamiliar to me.

If U come 88, I will invite AK to come along Did she told u she saw me last sat or sun night?

[KangTuo]

Originally Posted by jackbl

If U come 88, I will invite AK to come along Did she told u she saw me last sat or sun night?

No. Is there anything particular about you that she has to tell me?
I don't think she will tell me who she met or whatever...

Sat night and whole of sun, she was very frustrated.
Sat night she disappeared from 678, go home. Sun play MIA till 1am.

[jackbl]

Originally Posted by KangTuo

Happen to learn 2 TV version of chinese from a vb.

1) Immigration Office = 移民厅 = dien minh thien

By the way, what is the correct term to call Immigration Office in TV? Thanks for sharing

[jackbl]

Originally Posted by jackbl

The next fruit on the list :


Phuc Trach Sweet Polemo (Buoi Duong Phuc Trach)
Green dragon (Thanh Long) / 火龙果 / dragon pearl fruit
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Mango (xoai)
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Mangoes, xoai in Vietnamese, are grown in most southern provinces. The most reputed mangoes come from Cao Lanh District in Dong Thap Province.
Mangoes are divided into several kinds, known locally as xoai cat, xoai tuong, xoai xiem and xoai ngua to cite just a few. The finest mangoes are xoai cat. This type of fruit has a bright yellow peel, a round shape, and weighs as much 0.5 kilograms. The meat is considered sweeter and more fragrant than that of other varieties.

[creeve]

Originally Posted by jackbl

By the way, what is the correct term to call Immigration Office in TV? Thanks for sharing

The TV pronunciation for Immigration Office is quite similar to 海官. But I never ask my girl how to write in TV. She just teach me verbally.

[KangTuo]

Originally Posted by jackbl

By the way, what is the correct term to call Immigration Office in TV? Thanks for sharing

check google translator, it give the translation as văn phòng di trú.

immigration = di trú
office = văn phòng


but when go HCMC, i always see the word hải quan at the custom

[cbrsammy]

海关 , not 海官 (customs) = hải quan

移民厅 (Immigration office) = Cục quản lý xuất nhập cảnh

[jackbl]

Originally Posted by creeve

The TV pronunciation for Immigration Office is quite similar to 海官. But I never ask my girl how to write in TV. She just teach me verbally.

Originally Posted by KangTuo

check google translator, it give the translation as văn phòng di trú.

immigration = di trú
office = văn phòng


but when go HCMC, i always see the word hải quan at the custom

Singapore has a dept called ICA aka Immigration & Custom Authority.

Immigration and Custom do different jobs..... IMHO, immigration deals with people while custom deal with items, good & product.

The customs will check whether u bring prohibited items in, etc.
The immigration will check whether u have overstay, etc.

So hải quan = custom ; di trú = immigration ????

[KangTuo]

Originally Posted by jackbl

Singapore has a dept called ICA aka Immigration & Custom Authority.

Immigration and Custom do different jobs..... IMHO, immigration deals with people while custom deal with items, good & product.

The customs will check whether u bring prohibited items in, etc.
The immigration will check whether u have overstay, etc.

So h?i quan = custom ; di trú = immigration ????

Probably in vn they have both dept same as sillypore.
But both dept in vn should be doing same job.
They keep a look out for potential money eating matters

[jackbl]

Originally Posted by jackbl

Phuc Trach Sweet Polemo (Buoi Duong Phuc Trach)
Green dragon (Thanh Long) / 火龙果 / dragon pearl fruit
Mango (xoai)
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Rambutan (chom chom)
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A rambutan tree has broad foliage and many branches. In the southern provinces, the tree yields fruit at the beginning of the rainy season . The chom chom fruit season lasts until the end of the rainy season (from May to October).
The skin of this fruit is tough, thick and hairy. Its meat is transparent white and tender, and has a cool sweet taste in the mouth. The most reputed rambutan fruit nation-wide is grown in Binh Hoa Phuoc village in Long Ho district in Vinh Long province, some 5Okm north of Ho Chi Minh City. During the rambutan season one can notice the typical bright red colour of rambutan fruit stands located in the markets, along road and at intersections throughout the southern provinces.


Mangosteen (mang cut)
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The name and the shape of this fruit does not look attractive to those who first see it. The fruit is a bit smaller than a tennis ball and has a dark violet rough skin. When you peel off the upper part of the fruit with a small sharp knife, you can see the transparent white pulp inside arranged in equal segments. While lifting each segment of the transparent white meat to your mouth you can imagine the light and pure refreshment that leaves a little sour taste lingering in your mouth.


Star Apple (vu sua)
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No better word than marvelous can be used to praise the tropical fruit with the name Vu Sua (milk from the breast). Upon entering a star apple orchard, the most famous located in Can Tho Province in the Mekong River Delta, visitors can see for themselves the hundreds of star apples suspended from the branches. The round smooth fruit are all of equal size. The shape of the star apple matches the name attached to it, as does its juice which is fragrantly sweet and milky white like breast milk.
If visitors are unfamiliar to the region, they can be guided by locals on how to enjoy the fruit. A novice will certainly peel the fruit with a sharp knife, which may cause the precious juice inside to be wasted. When using a knife to cut the fruit, it is advisable to cut the fruit into two parts before using a spoon to scoop out the pulp, bit by bit, until nothing is left.
The most popular way to enjoy the fruit by orchard owners is to eat the whole fruit. People tend to drill a small hole at the top of the fruit, lift it to their mouths, lean their heads backward, and drink the flow of the fragrant juice as a baby sucks milk from its mother's breast. One thing you should remember before taking in the juice is that you must squeeze the tough fruit until it becomes tender so that the juice mixes with the meat of the fruit to become a sweet and fragrant muddy substance that looks like breast milk.


Durian (Sau Rieng)
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You may wonder why this fruit has to bear such an austere name as "sau rieng" (one's own sorrows). If you are curious enough, travel to the orchard province in southern Vietnam where the locals are likely to recite the immortal love story.
Long ago, there was a young couple that lived in the region. Because of social prejudices that could not be overcome, the couple sought their own deaths in order to be faithful to each other. Their own sorrows received the population's sympathies, and the story of their tragedy has been handed down from generation to generation. To commemorate the couple, the locals have named one of their most valuable fruits sau rieng.
Durian is an expensive fruit. One Durian fruit is five to six times larger than a Mango. Its skin is thick, rough, and covered with sharp thorns. With a gentle cut between the edges of the outer shell, you can easily open the fruit to expose the layers of bright yellow segments of meat that make the pulp look like it is covered with a thin layer of butter.
Literature writer Mai Van Tao once wrote about the particularly good smell of the Durian. He wrote, "The dense fragrance which spreads near and far, lingers a long time before disappearing. The strong smell can go straight to your nostrils, even though you are still several meters away from the fruit. The fragrance of Durian is a mixture of smells which come from a ripening jackfruit and that of a shaddock. It can also be compared to the strong smell of foreign-made cheese and is rich as a hen's egg. Others describe the fruit as sweet as well-kept honey. All things considered, Durian has a special tempting smell.Those who have not enjoyed the fruit before may find it hard to eat. But once they have tried it, they are likely to seek it again."

[jackbl]

Originally Posted by jackbl

Phuc Trach Sweet Polemo (Buoi Duong Phuc Trach)
Green dragon (Thanh Long) / 火龙果 / dragon pearl fruit
Mango (xoai)
Rambutan (chom chom)

Mangosteen (mang cut)
Star Apple (vu sua)
Durian (Sau Rieng)

Pineapple (Dua)
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Pineapple plants are widely grown in the country. The peak ripening time for this tropical fruit coincides with summer when the hours of sunshine are longer. People in southern Vietnam usually call this tropical fruit trai thom (fragrant fruit), which is literally a precise quote for the fruit since anyone who takes their first bite can surely notice the strong sweet smell. Since the smell of the pineapples lingers longer than that of some other fruits, connoisseurs find it difficult to forget.
Pineapples are processed into different products such as canned pineapple, pineapple liquor, sweet preserved pineapple liquor, and sweet preserved pineapple. There is also a special juicy drink that exists only in pineapple growing areas. Growers press the fruit into a juice which is then mixed with the yoke of a hen's egg before being thoroughly stirred together to become a muddy drink. The drink is said to be very sweet, creamy, and nutritious.


Longan (Nhan)
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Longan trees are grown in larger numbers in the northern provinces than in the southern region. The most famous Longan comes from former Hung Yen province. In the old days, Hung Yen Longans were among the food items reserved as tributes to the Kings.
The fruit is as small as the tip of a thumb. Inside the thin and light brown skin is the transparent white pulp which covers a small glossy black seed. The thicker the pulp, the juicier, more fragrant, and crisp the pulp.
Longan is a protein rich fruit. It is usually used as a main ingredient, along with lotus seeds, to make sweet soup, which is considered a very good summer refreshment. The seedless longan, when dried, is also a very fine choice for connoisseurs.


Thieu Litchi (Vai Thieu)
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Thieu is the name dedicated to a special kind of litchi grown in Hai Duong Province. The Thieu Litchi is a bit bigger than the longan. Unlike the skin of the longan, which is rather smooth, the dark red skin of the litchi is rough and rippled.The meat of the litchi is also transparent white, but it is thicker and juicier than that of a longan. The litchi seed is also smaller than the longan seed.


Banana (Chuoi)
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Bananas offer various mineral substances and energy. Bananas are not only a delicious fruit when ripe, but green bananas are also part of some dishes. Banana flower is mixed in delicious salads. Banana tree trunks, when young, can be eaten as a vegetable, and banana tree roots can be cooked with fish, or mixed in salads.
Several banana varieties grow all over the country. Tieu bananas are the most popular kind; they are small and smell sweet when ripe. Ngu and Cau bananas are small with a thin peel. Tay bananas are short, big, and straight, and can be fried or cooked in meals. Tra Bot bananas are widely planted in the south; their peel is yellow or brown when ripe with a white pulp. When Tra Bot bananas are not ripe, they taste sour. In the Southeast, there are a lot of Bom bananas. They look like Cau bananas, but their peel is thicker and their pulp is not as sweet.


Papays (Du du)
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Papaya is sold all year round, especially in the south, and is not very expensive. It has a sweet smell and offers various minerals and vitamins, such as vitamin A and C.
In the south, one of the popular varieties of papaya is the one with red, thick pulp that has a fragrance but that does not contain much sugar. This species is grown in the Mekong Delta region and in the area close to the Cambodian border. Another species of papaya available in the south is the one with yellow or orange peel.
Papayas are not as abundant in the north. Because of the colder climate, fruits take a longer time to ripen.

[jackbl]

Originally Posted by jackbl

Phuc Trach Sweet Polemo (Buoi Duong Phuc Trach)
Green dragon (Thanh Long) / 火龙果 / dragon pearl fruit
Mango (xoai)
Rambutan (chom chom)
Mangosteen (mang cut)
Star Apple (vu sua)
Durian (Sau Rieng)
Pineapple (Dua)
Longan (Nhan)
Thieu Litchi (Vai Thieu)
Banana (Chuoi)
Papays (Du du)

Persimmon (Hong)
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Vietnam has many kinds of persimmon such as my with yellow fruit and cado with small fruit. Persimmon is famous for providing a lot of sugar and vitamin A. Persimmon fruits contain as much vitamin C as oranges and tangerines, and their pulp does not have a sour taste.
Persimmon can be either round or in the shape of a heart. Persimmon fruits are divided into two kinds: bitter and sweet. Bitter persimmon fruits are edible when they are green and hard, but is very sweet when the fruit is ripe. The fruit of sweet persimmon are always sweet, even when green and hard.
In the north, persimmon is grown widely; the most popular varieties include Lang persimmon in Lang Son and Hac persimmon in Hac Tri. In the south, persimmon can only be planted in the highlands of Dalat.
In Oriental medicine, persimmon is considered effective to reduce high blood pressure and relieve abdominal pain. Persimmon trees can be trimmed into ornamental trees. When their leaves fall down, fruits still hang onto the branches.

Sapodilla (Hong Xiem)
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Sapodilla was imported to Vietnam a long time ago. In the last 20 years, sapodilla has been widely planted in the north, where it grew for the first time in Xuan Dinh, Tu Liem district, Hanoi.
Sapodilla fruit is shaped like an egg and weighs from 10 to 200 grams. Its peel is brown with tiny cracks near the stalk. The pulp, which is brown and yellow, is very juicy and smells very sweet. When it is not ripe, it is not edible because it contains a lot of sticky resin.
There are two popular species of sapodilla grown in Vietnam: orange pulp and white-yellow pulp sapodilla. The orange pulp sapodilla is planted in the north on the highlands. The pulp of the white-yellow sapodilla is light yellow or yellow and the peel is green or yellow. The peel is thin; the pulp is soft and has taste of peach, banana, and apple.
Sapodilla flower consecutively bloom in bunches so that it has fruits to offer throughout the year.

Custard Apple (Mang Cau - Na)
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In Vietnam, there are two kinds of custard apple: firm and soft. Both varieties can have various shapes, for example they can be round or oval. When a custard apples is ripe, it is easy to peel. The peel is thick, green, and covered with white or green pollen. The pulp is white or light yellow and contains many black seeds.
In the south, custard apples ripen in July, but not all at the same time. Firm custard apples are densely grown in the south, mainly in Ninh Thuan and Vung Tau. Xiem custard apples are oval or heart shaped. Their peel is green with thorns, which turn black when the fruit is ripe. The fruits are generally big and can reach 1.5 kg. The pulp is white, hard, and a bit sour.
Custard apple trees deliver fruit after three or four years of growth. A tree produces on average from 50 to 100 fruits per year. The fruits ripens on the tree and then cracks, especially during the rainy season.

Jackfruit (Mit)
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Jackfruits contain a lot of sugar and calories. They grow on every part of the tree: the trunk, branches, and even on the roots.
Jackfruit trees bear approximately 150 to 200 fruits per year. When the fruit are ripe, their pulp is yellow and sweet, containing a lot or little juice depending on the species. Jackfruits without seeds are planted densely in the Mekong Delta region.
To nu jackfruits are small and come from a short tree. The flesh of ripe fruit is firmly stuck to the core; when eating a jackfruit, simply hold the core and pull it out. In the south, the to nu jackfruit harvest season starts from March to June. There are several other species of jackfruits divided into two main groups: hard jackfruits with hard and crunchy flesh, and soft jackfruits with soft flesh and a lot of juice.