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Re: My Journey To Hanoi, Vietnam by yungchop: 2:02pm On Oct 01, 2020 |
Still can't see a picture |
Re: My Journey To Hanoi, Vietnam by SpeciallyUnique(m): 2:50pm On Oct 01, 2020 |
WhyNa: Always good to hear from you. 1 Like |
Re: My Journey To Hanoi, Vietnam by WhyNa: 2:57pm On Oct 01, 2020 |
Covid 2.0. So after the whole saga of Vietnamese guys smuggling Chinese peeps into the country and bringing back the pandemic, some areas were shut down. Luckily, it was controlled pretty fast. However, many Centers went on a two weeks break. By the time they resumed, some were too broke to continue or had lost students or had issues of scared parents who didn't want their kids to resume just yet. This in turn affected we teachers including me. I lost about 3 of my classes after staying indoors for 2 weeks. August wasn't a too good time for me but I managed to pull through with what I still had. Finally, things picked up, I never got those classes back but at least I was back in class ...then my bike started giving issues Random picture: Someone's bike. 4 Likes
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Re: My Journey To Hanoi, Vietnam by WhyNa: 3:13pm On Oct 01, 2020 |
Accident/Bike issues Now remember that up till now, I worked only in the evenings. I was comfy working just a couple of hours in the evening of some days and full time on weekends. Then I heard that in this same Vietnam, people earn 4000 USD per month and my brain reset. I wanted more. I asked myself why I was wasting my mornings and afternoons and some days altogether doing nothing. This was partly because the morning jobs available were offering really low salaries to non natives and I wasn't about to commit long term to such and give up sleeping in at the same time. Coupled with the Covid-19 2.0 and August being bad, I knew I had to do something. So I began looking and applying again Back to the topic....I was low on cash, hadn't worked for a while and then bike started giving me issues. Remember the bike is very important as it enables me go to work at different locations easily so I had to fix it but it was like I earn, spend it on repairs, problem begins the next day, spend again, new problem. Kai, it really wasn't a good month. September came which is a good time to get new jobs but I was still struggling. after getting a new battery and paying for series of repairs, I decided to sell it off and buy another second hand bike. MISTAKE. On the way to sell it, had an accident. Back tyre bursted or something but God saved me. I had just got off the highway into one secluded lane and traffic light turned red behind me. Long story short, had to buy a new tire and by the time I got to where I would sell it, the price wasn't even up to all I spent on repairs. I was desperate, far from home and scared of driving home on that bike so I made another hasty decision and bought a second hand bike. Later found out I bought it at double what I was supposed to, the place I bought it is full of scammers and thieves and the bike is faulty too.. I did not see cry to cry cos I started the whole earn, repair, earn repair cycle again untop money I did not have. Worse was, I tried selling it and again the price...let me just keep quiet. It would have been better I added money and bought a new bike but too late. Lesson learned though. We move... Random picture: Highland coffee on a cool evening 4 Likes 2 Shares
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Re: My Journey To Hanoi, Vietnam by WhyNa: 3:25pm On Oct 01, 2020 |
Now let me digress a little... Some might be wondering why 4000 USD is a big deal. Well, if you're here, it is! If you earn 4000 USD a month, and stay in a one bedroom like mine, you pay rent of 237 USD. You have 3763 USD left. From 3763 USD, you spend let's say 100 USD on food or let's live large...200 USD which is outrageous. You still have 3573 USD left. Let say you decide to drink, party, shop et al and spend the 573 USD every month which again is crazy, you have 3000 USD at the end of each month left 3000 USD 69,474,419 VND 1,144,384 Naira You dig now bah ![]() Random picture: Mid-Autumn celebration at one of my centers 12 Likes 2 Shares
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Re: My Journey To Hanoi, Vietnam by Joohan: 4:22pm On Oct 01, 2020 |
WhyNa: Yaaaay!!! @Whyna is back! Welcome ma'am. Thanks for the independence greeting, but I won't accept that cus I denounced my citizenship already ![]() Sorry about the accident. This is like the second time you've gotten into an accident...pls be careful and may the lord protect and be with you. That power bike looks beautiful. I'll love to have one some day. Why not get that, if it's not too expensive... living the FAST life ![]() Ma'am, 4k Benjamin is a lotta money ![]() Stay safe for us ma'am 3 Likes |
Re: My Journey To Hanoi, Vietnam by WhyNa: 4:37pm On Oct 01, 2020 |
Joohan: Lmao. You're funny. Yea I'll get a new bike but not this one. I still got the Igbo blood in me mehn. Yea the bike is beautiful but there are even higher ones. Some bikes here can get you a clear car back home. I'm talking 3 million naira and co 2 Likes |
Re: My Journey To Hanoi, Vietnam by Ourown(m): 4:55pm On Oct 01, 2020 |
Welcome back @whyna ,its good to see updates from you again. Have you tried to look for other worthy jobs you can do to make money in vietnam. Maybe you can combine with your teaching. Like sourcing and exporting goods to Nigeria. I know well that ladies buy human hair from vietnam. Its just a suggestion. Take care. 1 Like |
Re: My Journey To Hanoi, Vietnam by Tyteeso(m): 4:57pm On Oct 01, 2020 |
WhyNa:Confirmed talk 4 Likes |
Re: My Journey To Hanoi, Vietnam by igbesachick: 5:46am On Oct 02, 2020 |
WhyNa: chinese peeps? sounds you have an issue with chinese. is vietnam better than china or what? have you been to china? are you nigrerian passport holder ? how is it going to vietnam ? still in vietnam at this point? they dont kick you out or you fail to buy a plane ticket home? you make a living out of teaching english ?? in my memory, vietnam was a piece of crap, things priced more than they worth, and ppl were mean and parochial, and worst was, their feeding was too small, i needed to take 3 bowls of noodles to make me full. the whole shiethole vietnam is owned by chinese factory owners and all sorts of businessmen. they are more servile to chinese than nigerian to chinese, although they fvcking hilariously "look down on" chinese. anyway, i do feel curious for you and your life in vietnam. |
Re: My Journey To Hanoi, Vietnam by Joohan: 6:22am On Oct 02, 2020 |
igbesachick: Ma'am, rest. When you go through the thread, you'll find out why she used the phrase "Chinese peeps". She wasn't discriminating neither does she have anything against Chinese. If you think Chinese don't look down on people also, you must be living in la-la land 7 Likes |
Re: My Journey To Hanoi, Vietnam by UniversalDove: 8:57am On Oct 02, 2020 |
Joohan:good luck then |
Re: My Journey To Hanoi, Vietnam by Joohan: 9:07am On Oct 02, 2020 |
Re: My Journey To Hanoi, Vietnam by WhyNa: 11:07am On Oct 02, 2020 |
igbesachick: Are you sure you're okay like this? Did you actually read through the thread or at least follow the news to know the happenings here or you're just bent on the noodles? If the word "Peeps" was your problem, did you stop to at least check out the meaning before your fingers ran faster than you? Please learn to give constructive opinions on my thread next time.. Not that it matters to me anyways. I'm doing great here 4 Likes 1 Share
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Re: My Journey To Hanoi, Vietnam by WhyNa: 11:14am On Oct 02, 2020 |
...to think this is even coming from someone[ that has no problem calling Chineses peeps d***head and co igbesachick: 1 Like
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Re: My Journey To Hanoi, Vietnam by WhyNa: 11:23am On Oct 02, 2020 |
New job.... Mid September, I had 3 demo classes on the same day and fee was negotiated Here are the offers and working time. If you were me, which would you have chosen? Offer 1 Kindergarten $23 per hour Twice a week Evenings Offer 2 Secondary school age kids....13 above Twice a week $17 per hour Evenings Offer 3 Public primary school.. Grade 1 to 6 and Secondary school $11-$13 per hour 7:30am Monday to Friday. Which would you choose bearing in mind you have a full time weekend job and some evening jobs twice a week. I'll tell you which I chose after I hear your responses Random picture....underground tunnel. Usually leads to the other side of a very busy road 3 Likes
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Re: My Journey To Hanoi, Vietnam by igbesachick: 11:29am On Oct 02, 2020 |
WhyNa: i know you are great wherever you are. that is why i feel curious for you and your trip. thx for enlarging my vocabulary, but i also asked lots of other questions, will you condescend to answer them too? i , honestly , can not hold my contempt to vietnam, i need to be honest to myself, hope this will not affect our talks. how can you survive eating those pitifully scanty rice noodles ? they leave you hungry again 1 hour later. how is the attitude they hold towards african ? |
Re: My Journey To Hanoi, Vietnam by WhyNa: 11:34am On Oct 02, 2020 |
igbesachick: 4 Likes
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Re: My Journey To Hanoi, Vietnam by WhyNa: 11:37am On Oct 02, 2020 |
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Re: My Journey To Hanoi, Vietnam by WhyNa: 11:38am On Oct 02, 2020 |
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Re: My Journey To Hanoi, Vietnam by igbesachick: 11:42am On Oct 02, 2020 |
WhyNa: you buy from outside or your school canteen serves you or you buy the raw materials and cook by yourself ? they look good. but i can see they come from different sources. 1 Like |
Re: My Journey To Hanoi, Vietnam by WhyNa: 11:46am On Oct 02, 2020 |
igbesachick: On food...... There's rice and spaghetti and macaroni here. You can make stew There's fish, beef, pork if you're a fan, chicken and turkey. There's even cow leg and goat head. There's plantain There's rice flour for semo or you can get semo and garri at the African shop. i eve heard there's fufu There's Okro here If you want othere soup, you should bring the ingredients from home There's sweet and irish potatoe There's cocoyam There's bread What else.......? True their noodle soup leaves you hungry after one hour and that's why they mostly have it for breakfast followed by lunch at 11am. There are other dishes that hold you too. I've posted some on this thread. Don't want to repeat pictures this is an example...fried noodles. I hardly eat out though. I only do when I'm hanging out or craving some of their dishes that I love 5 Likes
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Re: My Journey To Hanoi, Vietnam by WhyNa: 11:49am On Oct 02, 2020 |
Food I cooked by myself two or three weeks ago. igbesachick: 2 Likes |
Re: My Journey To Hanoi, Vietnam by igbesachick: 11:57am On Oct 02, 2020 |
WhyNa: this one is african food cooked by you ? looks like asian style
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Re: My Journey To Hanoi, Vietnam by WhyNa: 12:09pm On Oct 02, 2020 |
On the way they treat Africans..... I'll speak for myself. I've seen nothing but love and curiosity except on few occassions which I'll talk about. Up till now, people still want to take pictures with you in the market, still touch your hair, kids still surround you and chat endlessly mostly trying to show off what they just learnt....What's your name, where are you from, how do yoou spell your name? This is unit one and two lesson in their school lol. I have this kid in my building that wherever he sees me even on the street, even if he just saw me 10 minutes ago, he lits up, eyes wide and screams TEACHER! Yesterday, in a minimart, I actually had to twirl and sing Let it go, let it go...(Elsa from Frozen's song) because a 3 or 4 year old walked up to me with her singing toy and kept gesturing for me to do what she was doing. She smiled and left me alone after I did. People will randomly say hello to you or nod and smile and if they are with kids, will actually stop and ask them to say hello to you. The times I've hrd not so good experience was either a vietnamese replying your email or a recommendation plainly saying they don't want black skin people. There are also times when you're actually get to class especially kindergaten and 1 or 2 will be scared of you. By the next day they are your friend sha During the second wave of the pandemic, I was at a traffic light on my bike and the truck nect to me with 3 occupants put on their mask and roulled up their window. On two or three occassions, no one wanted to enter the elevator with me. (I don't experience this again though) 2 days ago, I just left a friend's apartment and stepped out of the elevator when about 3 7 or 8 year olds started covering their nose muttering corona and dodging me. So I mad it a point of duty to follow them round while they kept dodging. We die here ![]() ![]() ![]() On the bright side, The treatment is great cos asides the ones listed above, I haven't had any other challenges. Today in class, an 8 year old just walked up to the teachers desk and gave me her candy and a heart sign. (You'll have kids give you the heart sign if they like you here) Another kid collected the candy on my way to my next class while giving high fives on the stairs ![]() ![]() ![]() I forgot to mention...you'll get stares sometimes when you enter a local resturant to eat and some giggles. You'll giggle and stare too if you see a westerner eating amala in a bukka 10 Likes |
Re: My Journey To Hanoi, Vietnam by WhyNa: 12:14pm On Oct 02, 2020 |
Try read na. WhyNa: igbesachick: |
Re: My Journey To Hanoi, Vietnam by igbesachick: 12:16pm On Oct 02, 2020 |
WhyNa: i mean their soup noodles that leave you hungry soon..this dry one looks enough for a meal the only impression they left on me is , they are a very rude ppl, and impatient. once i asked them to change the toppings of a soup noodle, the eatery owner just removed them and handed me the bowl back and charged me the same money. i ran away from vietnam after 3 days. surprised you stay for so long . 1 Like |
Re: My Journey To Hanoi, Vietnam by WhyNa: 12:28pm On Oct 02, 2020 |
Lol. How do you change the toppings of a noodle soup ![]() That's why when it comes to Bun for example, there's Bun Ca, Bun Cha, Bun Nem, etc 3 days ![]() igbesachick: 1 Like |
Re: My Journey To Hanoi, Vietnam by Nobody: 12:41pm On Oct 02, 2020 |
igbesachick: Are u Chinese or Nigerian? 1 Like |
Re: My Journey To Hanoi, Vietnam by TopeQs: 3:06pm On Oct 02, 2020 |
WhyNa: WhyNa!! been a while, welcome back. my response depends on the time your twice weekly evening classes are. You're in a place to hustle, you stated you'd like improve your earnings so I'd go with the 1st offer.. if it were me though, I'd go with the 2nd offer, secondary school kids will be better for me than kindergarten. The third offer seems like much work that can disturb your other classes. in other news, wow you sabi cook oo, seems vietnam is not advisable to someone who can't cook.. thumbs up.���� 1 Like |
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