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Re: My Journey To Hanoi, Vietnam by WhyNa: 2:41pm On Jan 31, 2022 |
anayolity: Hi anayolity, Yea I think it's high time I came back. After all it's a new year!! Happy new year to you all, both the normal new year and the chinese new year. I'm going to try and get back to my normal postings soon. I'm just going to use this space to shout out to a couple of people. Forgive me if I don't remember to mention you.... First, shout out to ASG01 and E** who have become Dons in Vietnam after just 7-8 months of being here. (I shared their arrival picture here a while back) Shout out to Citygal, Emmiko90, Youngstown and Harbey92 whom their visas just came out. Big Congrats. Shout out to Teslason, BunmiBie, Joohan, HenryG, Hahnemann, Jendy36, Sirwifi et al. I see you guys Good to be back Enjoy dinner with me 15 Likes
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Re: My Journey To Hanoi, Vietnam by okooloyun1(m): 3:29pm On Jan 31, 2022 |
WhyNa:Welcome back 6 Likes |
Re: My Journey To Hanoi, Vietnam by nugwa1803(f): 3:56pm On Jan 31, 2022 |
WhyNa: Welcome back Whyna..... I really missed you o 2 Likes |
Re: My Journey To Hanoi, Vietnam by Gharnew112(m): 5:53pm On Jan 31, 2022 |
Samuelmide69: What’s the name of the school ? Please! 2 Likes |
Re: My Journey To Hanoi, Vietnam by dlordy100: 6:19pm On Jan 31, 2022 |
Happy lunar year to us all... Wishing us all a perfect year ahead!! Jah bless 2 Likes 2 Shares
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Re: My Journey To Hanoi, Vietnam by WhyNa: 4:37am On Feb 01, 2022 |
It's a chilly 11C morning and it's the first day of Tet. The city is like a ghost town. Locals and foreigners alike have all "disappeared" Locals go to their hometown to celebrate with family just like we go to the village to celebrate Christmas in Naija. Foreigners use this opportunity to take a break from teaching and go on holiday to exotic places. Popular destinations include Phuc Quoc, Halong Bay and Sapa. Sapa cos it snows there around this time of the year So here are some things I learnt during Tet. 1) If you're social and have Vietnamese friends, you'll get invited to join them to their hometown to celebrate 2) Stock up on food . If you're not joining a local to their hometown or going on vacation, buy 2 weeks worth of food cos ALL the shops and restaurants will be closed 3) If you do follow the locals to their hometown, beware of what you eat especially if you believe in the supernatural. It's normal for them to sacrifice food, mostly snack to their gods. Like they keep these things on their altar and then bring it out later to eat. 4) There will be a lot of burning. Both lucky money (see pictures below) and other colourful paper made into shoes and hats to rep the kitchen god and all that Summary, Tet can be cold, dry and lonely if you're in the city and don't have plans of any kind. Socialize, go on vacation with friends. It's actually cheap or follow a local to his or her hometown. 6 Likes 1 Share
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Re: My Journey To Hanoi, Vietnam by WhyNa: 4:43am On Feb 01, 2022 |
Pics one: Lucky money. Kids go crazy over this. Giving them this means they will be wealthy in the future if they burn it Picture two: Sample of the kitchen god and other papers they burn Picture 3: The burning pot. Lol. That's my name for it but that's where they do all their burning. Some people in the villages just burn at their doorstep Extra: Vietnamese have this belief that the first people they see or that comes to their house on the first day of Tet signifies either good or bad luck. So they usually prefer a male 3 Likes 1 Share
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Re: My Journey To Hanoi, Vietnam by WhyNa: 4:46am On Feb 01, 2022 |
My neighborhood this cold Tuesday morning 4 Likes
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Re: My Journey To Hanoi, Vietnam by WhyNa: 4:50am On Feb 01, 2022 |
Neighbourhood 2 Likes
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Re: My Journey To Hanoi, Vietnam by WhyNa: 4:51am On Feb 01, 2022 |
Neighbourhood. 2 Likes
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Re: My Journey To Hanoi, Vietnam by WhyNa: 4:53am On Feb 01, 2022 |
Re: My Journey To Hanoi, Vietnam by jashar(f): 6:08am On Feb 01, 2022 |
I'm happy we're back on track with this thread... 2 Likes |
Re: My Journey To Hanoi, Vietnam by Samuelmide69: 7:01am On Feb 01, 2022 |
Welcome back @whyna I'm inviting you to come and eat bún cá With my People here.... Cảm ơn chị |
Re: My Journey To Hanoi, Vietnam by Chrismanuels(m): 7:27am On Feb 01, 2022 |
@whyna welcome back 1 Like |
Re: My Journey To Hanoi, Vietnam by JohnQueen(m): 7:58am On Feb 01, 2022 |
Good to have you back @whyna. See as your neighbourhood be like Bourdillon 1 Like |
Re: My Journey To Hanoi, Vietnam by ASG01(m): 8:33am On Feb 01, 2022 |
WhyNa I see you. Nor vex jare, I nor too active for here. Happy TET and Year of the Tiger. It’s not been a bad experience so far. Jobs have been pretty smooth. Lots of new experiences. The food, the people, the city, fun places to travel to.. Omo, if I start to dey write I no go finish today. My advise to anyone thinking to japa. You better start already so that the next shoutout will be you sharing your experience. Make I stop here, I get plans to visit about 6 other beaches with my remaining TET days... Thanks WhyNa for this opportunity. You’ve been an amazing friend, teacher and super agent all rolled into one... Next Chung Cake and Hanoi beer dey on me. If the Chung Cake don cold by the time I see you no worry Crowave dey, you get?? WhyNa: |
Re: My Journey To Hanoi, Vietnam by anayolity: 9:02am On Feb 01, 2022 |
WhyNa: Ahhh see my Babe Good to have you back. Have you made up your mind on the snake you want, I have varieties here Thanks. I'll quote you on a far away thread 1 Like |
Re: My Journey To Hanoi, Vietnam by Nobody: 9:20am On Feb 01, 2022 |
WAW, GREAT ONE. NICE SUPER CLEAN CITY. MAKE I GO HUSTLE FOR MONEY TO USE JAPA 3 Likes |
Re: My Journey To Hanoi, Vietnam by WhyNa: 9:33am On Feb 01, 2022 |
ASG01: Awwn. Coman collect hug. Was gonna reject the next year Chung cake, then I remember say crowave dey . Have fun jare and thanks for sharing 1 Like |
Re: My Journey To Hanoi, Vietnam by WhyNa: 9:37am On Feb 01, 2022 |
jashar: Thanks Chrismanuels: Thanks JohnQueen: I dey small London here . Reason I no gree move another place. I forget I'm even in Vietnam anayolity: No wahala. As for the snake meat, you fit turn the offer to goat meat? That nmeh dey expensive and scarce here |
Re: My Journey To Hanoi, Vietnam by Nobody: 9:47am On Feb 01, 2022 |
WhyNa: AM CURIOUS HEREO TEFL and CELTA IS A DIFFERENT CERTIFICATE ABI ? cos the cost of CELTA is higher than TEFL |
Re: My Journey To Hanoi, Vietnam by Joohan: 9:53am On Feb 01, 2022 |
WhyNa: You being back already made my week, I was so excited when I saw the mention. Glad to have you back and happy TET!!! I look forward to seeing more of your updates. You're doing wonderfully well. Please don't give attention to negative comments again, the sabbatical break was enough punishment 2 Likes |
Re: My Journey To Hanoi, Vietnam by Nobody: 9:57am On Feb 01, 2022 |
WhyNa: THIS FOOTBALL VISA IS IT THE FOOTBALL CLUB THAT WILL PROCESS IT OR THE PERSON HIMSELF |
Re: My Journey To Hanoi, Vietnam by WhyNa: 10:04am On Feb 01, 2022 |
Nogymmarts: Same thing 1 Like |
Re: My Journey To Hanoi, Vietnam by WhyNa: 10:05am On Feb 01, 2022 |
Joohan: Yes boss. Noted 1 Like |
Re: My Journey To Hanoi, Vietnam by WhyNa: 10:06am On Feb 01, 2022 |
Nogymmarts: No idea on this but I know it's a thing |
Re: My Journey To Hanoi, Vietnam by anayolity: 10:50am On Feb 01, 2022 |
WhyNa: I go tell my Aboki to arrange one very macho nmeh for you 1 Like |
Re: My Journey To Hanoi, Vietnam by Sirwifi: 2:56pm On Feb 01, 2022 |
WhyNa:Welcome back my love ��� Thank you 1 Like |
Re: My Journey To Hanoi, Vietnam by Hahnemann: 3:33pm On Feb 01, 2022 |
Hurrraaaaayyyyyy!!! @whyna is back!!! Glad to see other Nairalanders made it too successfully to Vietnam and are already making it. @whyna, pls the suspense took a big toll on us and I will like to add that no matter what we do wrong again in this thread, just find another way to punish us because the long silence almost made me lose my mind and this is to show you how much your update means to a lot of us. I'm glad all of you are very OK and enjoying Vietnam and I'm glad that you guys are among the new generation of Nigerians painting good image and representing us well over there and send the message to the Viets that not all Nigerians are scammers but a lot of us are ready to work hard and legitimately earn our money. Congratulations to all that have made it to Vietnam and congratulations to the ones that their visas just came out. I pray that all of you get good paying jobs ASAP and for the land of Vietnam to favour all of you (us). I pray that soon all restrictions be lifted including cancellation of the compulsory hotel quarantining because this I believe will reduce the cost and difficulties involved in getting visas. I wish you all the best and promising to see you guys soon. 3 Likes |
Re: My Journey To Hanoi, Vietnam by smartmouth(f): 5:57pm On Feb 01, 2022 |
Happy lunar new year WhyNa!!! I dey hail you from my small paradise in Nong cong district, Thanh Hoa province. It's going on 7 months, I enter Vietnam and its been a breeze. I'm sorry I couldn't post this shoutout sooner, once you start working the days flies by but, with the TET holidays I can find good time to reflect and remember how this all started. I want to thank you for your sterling honesty and patience, I didn't worry for once the moment I started on this path. Your advices were always on point and its refreshing to find that in an agent! I owe you a vacation to an island of your choice, after I buy my yatch...lol I'll be updating you soon on a new batch of my people wen dem dey ready. Congratulations on the new guys coming in, you really perform miracles! I wish you more strength and patience to answer plenty questions with wisdom because e no easy but you make it work. Let me stop here, TET sweet die! I wish it will continue till march but I want salary sha! I'm having so much fun with families I didn't know I had and the food wey I don chop ehn... Anyway Boss stay safe and keep making young millionaires! Love you!!!! Na me be the E** aka smartmouth.�� WhyNa: 4 Likes |
Re: My Journey To Hanoi, Vietnam by WhyNa: 6:27pm On Feb 01, 2022 |
smartmouth: Thanks babe for finally finding time to share. I'l hold you up on that island holiday someday cos you go surely buy that yatch. Glad you're having fun. Love you ❤️ 4 Likes |
Re: My Journey To Hanoi, Vietnam by WhyNa: 6:27pm On Feb 01, 2022 |
Hahnemann: Thanks and amen 2 Likes |
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