Vietnam - HCM (Thread 3)

[TonyCheong]

Originally Posted by Hurricane88

let us do some calculation...your airline ticket cost how much...

your taxi to CBT is 150,000 VND...your bus ride is 5000 VND...you save 145,000 dong which is S$9.00

but then again...is no right or wrong...to each his own...

Me poor man prefer to take bus and travel light.

D1 Hotel budget around US$20.

[Hurricane88]

recently the S$ to VND exchange rate is down sharply due to US$ rose sharply against major currencies...

End of July this year..we can change S$ 1 = 17,150.00
Today think probably change S$ 1 = 16,250.00

If change S$1k will have difference 900,000 which is alot of money...haizzz...can eat many many bowls of bun mam, bun rieu, hu tieu nam vang, etc...or many cups of kopi....

good for those who has US$ cash to enjoy the good rate...not sure when Vn gahmen going to devalue the Dong...

[GLChiongster]

Hi Semsters,

Will be going alone to HCM city for a get away from 22 dec till 27 dec and will be staying in The white hotel 3 in District 1 - Ben Thanh Market.

Anyone wanna meet up can PM me. We can count do a xmas down in saigon

[hoian]

In fact, I know of a few sporeans and msians like that... suddenly they act like beggars when they land in vn. They would learn the bus routes, eat at the dirtiest roadside stalls etc. One even got into an argument with a taxi driver over a few hundred dongs (which the driver usually keep as tips). I have yet to understand this sudden change in mindset...

Originally Posted by Hurricane88

your taxi to CBT is 150,000 VND...your bus ride is 5000 VND...you save 145,000 dong which is S$9.00...

so why bother to take a bus when you are there for holiday...you are saving on the wrong thing...and very small sum...

[Hurricane88]

Is ok to eat at the roadside store if the food is nice...all individual personal taste...besides we always drink beer and eat at roadside stalls...watching the evening peak hours goes by...

my reasoning is simple...save on Hotels and Air Tickets will be the bigger savings...save on chionging and drinking will be biggest savings...

definitely knew sinkees go to hcm can splurge on everything...many found the places cheap and they hardly goes there a few times per year...so they can spend 5-10 mil per day...

all these are IMHO...not to upset anyone...pls skip if you dun like to read...

Originally Posted by hoian

In fact, I know of a few sporeans and msians like that... suddenly they act like beggars when they land in vn. They would learn the bus routes, eat at the dirtiest roadside stalls etc. One even got into an argument with a taxi driver over a few hundred dongs (which the driver usually keep as tips). I have yet to understand this sudden change in mindset... :

[jimfairy]

Originally Posted by Hurricane88

Is ok to eat at the roadside store if the food is nice...all individual personal taste...besides we always drink beer and eat at roadside....
all these are IMHO...not to upset anyone...pls skip if you dun like to read...

Roadside Gd!! Best is roast pork with char siew banh mi, fried chicken drumstick with fried rice. Com tam.. all ngon ngon leh... ca phe sua da oso better den restaurant standard..hihi...

[pting]

Originally Posted by Hurricane88

Is ok to eat at the roadside store if the food is nice...all individual personal taste...

Originally Posted by jimfairy

Roadside Gd!! Best is roast pork with char siew banh mi, fried chicken drumstick with fried rice. Com tam.. all ngon ngon leh... ca phe sua da oso better den restaurant standard..hihi...

Eating at roadside stall can be cheap but after travel to Vietnam few time, i start to become selective in roadside stall. A roadside stall noodle though very cheap but how can they sell so cheap, is it really only because of low rental? the ingredients are bad..soup contain mainly msg...the taste is obvious.

On the other hand, some noodle shop sell more expensive but the soup are cook with more meat are more tasty..less of msg taste. 1 VN friend bring me to noodle stall (a favourite among japanese expat). The taste of the soup from street noodle soup is really different but the price is double.

End of the day depend on whether u choose quality or price. Street food i go mainly for BBQ or fried food.

[Makashi]

Bahn Mi....goooddddd.....

[jimfairy]

Originally Posted by Makashi

Bahn Mi....goooddddd.....

Yaya... is ur favourite.. hihi

[FireShark]

Originally Posted by Hurricane88

recently the S$ to VND exchange rate is down sharply due to US$ rose sharply against major currencies...

End of July this year..we can change S$ 1 = 17,150.00
Today think probably change S$ 1 = 16,250.00

If change S$1k will have difference 900,000 which is alot of money...haizzz...can eat many many bowls of bun mam, bun rieu, hu tieu nam vang, etc...or many cups of kopi....

good for those who has US$ cash to enjoy the good rate...not sure when Vn gahmen going to devalue the Dong...

Me too still don't understand the Government in VN. Inflation so high and yet they still have not devalue the dong and also reduce all the unnecessary taxes.

[MIFAcafe]

place a FD

Can live off interest.7.4%.

http://vietnam.deposits.org/accounts...m-deposit.html

Originally Posted by FireShark

Me too still don't understand the Government in VN. Inflation so high and yet they still have not devalue the dong and also reduce all the unnecessary taxes.

[Seletar]

Originally Posted by MIFAcafe

place a FD

Can live off interest.7.4%.

http://vietnam.deposits.org/accounts...m-deposit.html

Mifa kor kor
I click apply now but can't get through, must we go to the bank open acc? Can foreigner apply? 7.4% is a good rate. Thanks for replying.

[MIFAcafe]

Just bring passport will do.

Will recommend Vietcom Bank at Bitexco. Different bank different rate.

Vietcom Bank 1 year FD 5.8%.

Originally Posted by Seletar

Mifa kor kor
I click apply now but can't get through, must we go to the bank open acc? Can foreigner apply? 7.4% is a good rate. Thanks for replying.

[mutantchicken]

Originally Posted by MIFAcafe

place a FD

Can live off interest.7.4%.

http://vietnam.deposits.org/accounts...m-deposit.html

yeah great idea...until u factor in inflation rates and the devalued dong, so u change 100k sing get x dongs then 5 yrs down the track u change back to sing dollar and u get much less, further factor in inflation and in real value, u losing out, yeah great investment mind

Vietnams official inflation rate for this period was:

2008 24%.

2009 7%.

2010 12%.

2011 19%.

2012 9%.

2013 6%.

[volcano]

Originally Posted by Seletar

Mifa kor kor
I click apply now but can't get through, must we go to the bank open acc? Can foreigner apply? 7.4% is a good rate. Thanks for replying.

7.4% is gd rate

few years back was 12% on official and undertable agreement can fetch to 14% lol