@gg1965
Australian looking for information about Vietnam
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Australian
Speaks English, Mandarin
Registration: 06 March 2015
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why was my posting deleted
hi all, I put a posting on here yesterday asking for people to tune in and give feedback on our new english language radio station that is based in vietnam. i specifically mentioned that the radio station is not officially on air yet and we were ... Read More
Question to Vn'ese real estate agents
Hi all, This question is aimed at the many Vn'ese real estate agents that hover on this board... Why do you sometimes show completely different pictures of a house or property on your advertising that is not the same as the actual place that ... Read More
has anyone tried the round boats/canoes?
Hi all, Those round boats - they don't look very practical in terms of moving and directing them. The more traditional and elongated canoes seem to be much better to handle and to go somewhere. So has anyone tried those round boats? Are they ... Read More
Observations by gg1965
Hi all, Like many people here, i deal with a lot of Vietnamese people - both professionally and socially. But one thing i have noticed is that many Vn people do not act or think about long term planning. They mostly want the immediate. Even for ...
I started the new version of my life in a tiny village, a place where a traffic jam was when three cars came past at once. We visited last weekend, and I wondered why the heck we ever moved to a city. .That is me - well just about. got my spot all ... Read More
Observations
Hi all, Like many people here, i deal with a lot of Vietnamese people - both professionally and socially. But one thing i have noticed is that many Vn people do not act or think about long term planning. They mostly want the immediate. Even for ... Read More
hard drives and customs by gg1965
hi all, Anyone have any troubles/issues when taking multiple hard drives through customs when coming in to Vn? I'm not talking about laptops and the occasional USB drive, but a series of them? The reason i ask is that I will be bringing in a ...
Thanks for the response. but this is an 8 disk NAS unit. With 8 internal disks in it and a bit bigger, and much heavier, compared to shoebox. it is for business purposes and i will mention client details etc if i am asked. but i don't want ... Read More
hard drives and customs
hi all, Anyone have any troubles/issues when taking multiple hard drives through customs when coming in to Vn? I'm not talking about laptops and the occasional USB drive, but a series of them? The reason i ask is that I will be bringing in a ... Read More
sea critters
hi all, In Australia, we have a variety of critters that could make a day at the beach rather miserable. For example, we have the blue ring octopus, jellyfish, sea wasps, sea snakes etc - and off course we have sharks too etc. You don't ... Read More
contracting / consultancy work by gg1965
hi all, Is it possible, if i were to open a representative office in Vietnam, that i could gain work as a either a consultant or contractor and the people that would employ me would pay my company (based in Australia) instead of hiring me as an ...
Thanks for the replies.. i should point put, i have lived and worked in various parts of Asia before - and i have bene to vn a few times before. So it isnt as though i have come straight off the plane. Plus, the contracts my company have ... Read More
contracting / consultancy work
hi all, Is it possible, if i were to open a representative office in Vietnam, that i could gain work as a either a consultant or contractor and the people that would employ me would pay my company (based in Australia) instead of hiring me as an ... Read More
what happened to my post? by gg1965
i wrote a post asking about contracting/consultancy work in vietnam but it looks like it has been deleted - and i have not received an email as to why. i know it was there as i saw it and re-read it. but it has now disappeared? why is the post ...
thanks - i did this. this is not the first time one of my posts had been deleted. the first time though i received a private msg telling me that the particular post did not meet their guidelines. this post about consultancy/contracting work was a ... Read More
what happened to my post?
i wrote a post asking about contracting/consultancy work in vietnam but it looks like it has been deleted - and i have not received an email as to why. i know it was there as i saw it and re-read it. but it has now disappeared? why is the post ... Read More
Da nang - Looking for other Aussies in Da nang. by Deecee48
Hi I live in da nang and I was from Australia and I am looking for other Aussies. Do they have a gathering point for coffee and chat. David
Count me in as an Aussie in Da Nang Read More
buying shipping containers? by gg1965
hi all, does anyone know anyone that sells used shipping containers - particularly in the Da Nang area? likewise, does anyone know of a rough costing to buy shipping containers? Thanks g
Thanks MeoMun, That is exactly the truly i was wanting. you have made my day.... g Read More
buying shipping containers? by gg1965
hi all, does anyone know anyone that sells used shipping containers - particularly in the Da Nang area? likewise, does anyone know of a rough costing to buy shipping containers? Thanks g
hi Athanasius, the large metal based shipping containers that are used to pack items in - and are placed on the outside, or top of the deck, of ships. they ar eusuallt coloured in the logos of the shipping companies. shipping containers have a 2nd ... Read More