Tasted Vietnamese food in HCMC at Pho 2000, I thought of trying it locally just for comparision. Have no idea where is Pho 2000 but saw this restaurant when I was driving along East Coast road.
The frontage was'nt attractive, interior is normal. The spring roll is not as tasty as HCMC but the Sliced Beef noodle (Kway Teow) is nice. The waiter/waitress are young but friendly and service oriented. We were served with the wrong type of beef but they changed it without any question.
Is quite a nice place for dinner but the parking lot is limited.
I do encounter the same in HCMC. A taxi with a meter that runs super fast. However,
even if it is double the normal meter reading, it only cost me another few dollars.
Although this is not a pleasant experience, we should not let this driver
damage the reputation of HCM. I believe the same thing happen in China or any other
places too. I remembered it happen to me many years back in Paris too.
It is true that there is nothing much to see in HCM. It is like our 1970. The best thing
in HCMC is probably the seafood. It is cheap and good. Shopping is nothing compare
to Singapore except for local products and immitation.
There are only a few places for sight seeing . Although it is not very fantastic, it does
give you an idea of how the Vietnamese people survive through many years of war.
The only thing I hate is the tiring journey. It is few hours drive for each destination.
One last thing, never stay in expensive Hotel if you are on holidays.
Yet another caution for the businessman. A year ago, I received a sizable order from Chong Ching without much efforts. Recently, I was asked to quote by a company from Yun Nan for a product which is easily available in China.
Doing business in Singapore is so tough and yet receiving order from China is so easy. The customer in Singapore behave like King and the customer from China is over polite.
While I like the environment and the facilities of Laguna, I am rather disappointed for the following:-
1) Too many small tournament were held at Laguna on weekends. It deprives the member's privileage to play on the weekends. Besides, the slow play make the game very un-enjoyable.
2) The flight schedule is not strictly followed. Many members turn up late at the tee-off point and disturb the entire schedule. The Starters are too friendly to everyone and that makes their jobs difficult too.
edited on 28 Mar 2008
Laguna classic coursed is close for renovation for 9 months. It is supposed to be a world class golf course when it is completed.
This can be very proud for the member. However, meanwhile, the member has to tolerate the inconvenience for 9 months because the no. of players did not reduce despite the fact that half the course is closed. In addition to this, the weather for the past few months have been bad and golfers can hardly complete the game most of the time. In order to maximise the usage, the management impose a new rule that all flight must be of 4 person on weekend. We do agree to this rule but we think that it should be the club's responsibility to pair us up. Most golfer has no problem getting two person but not 4 especially the non-member green fee is so expensive.
It seems that the member is being penalised for the club's upgrading work.
The recent advertisement on Channel 5 regarding the Quit Smoking campaign is rather disgusting. Personally, I do not quite agree such a terrible scene should be shown on the national TV.
It does not scare the smokers. Instead, it frighten the non smoker and the young children. The similar picture has been shown on the cigarette box for donkey years, what different does it make.
While quit smoking campaign is neccessary, having to show such an ad on TV simply means our experts have run out of ideas on how to effectively stop people from smoking.
This is quite tasty. The main attraction is actually the crispy pork chop cut into small pieces. I believe this must be a special recipe of his own. Another complimentary dish is the vegetable 'Kolei Chai' and fried 'Hor Pau Dan'. There are various type of curry ( at least 7 types ) mixed together and pour onto the rice.
I hate the amount of curry they pour onto the rice. No matter how you remind the store owner, it will still be wet and messy.
What to do, it will not be nice if it is not messy! I would have rated this 5-star 6 months ago. Now, I will reduce it to 4 because the standard somehow drop as compared to previous months.
This is a different type of fried fish soup as compared to what I used to take. It does not have the Blanco Court style of fried fish and egg. The fried fish is thin and small but it has it own style. The soup is tasty with 'Kor Kue' and that makes it a little healthier.
The food is nice but the lady who serve the food can be quite proud and unfriendly.
Typical Hainanese style chicken rice with choice of white or roasted meat. Whenever I am lazy to think of what to eat for lunch, I will order a plate of chicken rice with liver. It is convenient because it is boneless. They offer set lunch with either soup or vegetable. It is delicious and the price is cheap. $2.50 for a plate of chicken rice. Add $1.00 for the soup and/or vegetable.
It is comparable to Loy Kee and Boon Tong Kee Chicken. Simply order and get seated and they will serve you the food.
No doubt, Toshiba Notebook is reliable. But I do not agree that it should cost so much more than any other notebbok. I personally use ACER notebook for the last 10 years without
much problem too. But it costs very much lesser.
As for the service, I have experienced with both Toshiba and Acer. They are about the same. Do not expect very high service level as many of them are temp, fresh grad and foreigner.
There was an incident Toshiba technician forgot to tighten
most of the screw for my Notebook.
There was an incident the Acer Technician cannot replace the switch for my Acer Notebook and I have to use screw driver to turn on/off the switch.
For any service in Singapore, call them to follow up on the repair status. Don't wait for them to call you.
I am writing this to caution business organization to be more alert when updating their company particulars for directory listing as it may costs you a lot for a single word you change.
The story goes like this..
I received a mail from a company called Singapore xxx Pages requesting us to update the particulars and fax back before certain date. That was a week before CNY and I was in the mood of clearing all my works before the long holiday. I spotted a mistake on my email address, the .sg is missing. I conveniently added the 3 characters .sg to my email address and fax it back to them.
After the long holiday, I came back to work and was shocked to see a bill of $4250 on my table. The first thing across my mind was “SXXX, KANA CON”. Straight away, I picked up the phone. As expected, I was only able to speak to a Receptionist. After many tries, I finally spoke to an ANG MO. I asked him what was the bill for and requested for a cancellation since it could be an over-sight and nothing had been done or delivered so far. He straight away offer a 50% cancellation fee which amounted to $4250 still because the paper which I signed carry a two years contract stated clearly on the FINE print.
My goodness, a German sole proprietor having an address in Philippines and running an Internet directory listing from a private apartment in Singapore, trying to get some quick money via legal loop hole.
Anyway, I reported the case to the police. If anyone of you encounter the same, do post your view here. If more and more victims can share their views, I believe the commercial crime dept will have to do somthing about it.
edit on 28 mar 2008
Finally the truth is out. The Asian Business Directories Pte Ltd has published a public apology on 17 Mar 2008 in The Straits Time admitting it has infringed the copy right of the Yellow pages. It is indirectly admitting that it has confused many businesses in the way they drafted there ad's mailer. The straits Times reported on 21 Mar 2008 that nearly 40 inquiries about this company have been sent to either CASE or the Advertising Standards Authority of Singapore.
1=SGD 0.0587
Tasted Vietnamese food in HCMC at Pho 2000, I thought of trying it locally just for comparision. Have no idea where is Pho 2000 but saw this restaurant when I was driving along East Coast road.
The frontage was'nt attractive, interior is normal. The spring roll is not as tasty as HCMC but the Sliced Beef noodle (Kway Teow) is nice. The waiter/waitress are young but friendly and service oriented. We were served with the wrong type of beef but they changed it without any question.
Is quite a nice place for dinner but the parking lot is limited.
Rating given:
I do encounter the same in HCMC. A taxi with a meter that runs super fast. However,
even if it is double the normal meter reading, it only cost me another few dollars.
Although this is not a pleasant experience, we should not let this driver
damage the reputation of HCM. I believe the same thing happen in China or any other
places too. I remembered it happen to me many years back in Paris too.
It is true that there is nothing much to see in HCM. It is like our 1970. The best thing
in HCMC is probably the seafood. It is cheap and good. Shopping is nothing compare
to Singapore except for local products and immitation.
There are only a few places for sight seeing . Although it is not very fantastic, it does
give you an idea of how the Vietnamese people survive through many years of war.
The only thing I hate is the tiring journey. It is few hours drive for each destination.
One last thing, never stay in expensive Hotel if you are on holidays.
Rating given:
Yet another caution for the businessman. A year ago, I received a sizable order from Chong Ching without much efforts. Recently, I was asked to quote by a company from Yun Nan for a product which is easily available in China.
Doing business in Singapore is so tough and yet receiving order from China is so easy. The customer in Singapore behave like King and the customer from China is over polite.
Can this be real? Be careful and don't be greedy!
Rating given:
While I like the environment and the facilities of Laguna, I am rather disappointed for the following:-
1) Too many small tournament were held at Laguna on weekends. It deprives the member's privileage to play on the weekends. Besides, the slow play make the game very un-enjoyable.
2) The flight schedule is not strictly followed. Many members turn up late at the tee-off point and disturb the entire schedule. The Starters are too friendly to everyone and that makes their jobs difficult too.
edited on 28 Mar 2008
Laguna classic coursed is close for renovation for 9 months. It is supposed to be a world class golf course when it is completed.
This can be very proud for the member. However, meanwhile, the member has to tolerate the inconvenience for 9 months because the no. of players did not reduce despite the fact that half the course is closed. In addition to this, the weather for the past few months have been bad and golfers can hardly complete the game most of the time. In order to maximise the usage, the management impose a new rule that all flight must be of 4 person on weekend. We do agree to this rule but we think that it should be the club's responsibility to pair us up. Most golfer has no problem getting two person but not 4 especially the non-member green fee is so expensive.
It seems that the member is being penalised for the club's upgrading work.
Rating given:
The recent advertisement on Channel 5 regarding the Quit Smoking campaign is rather disgusting. Personally, I do not quite agree such a terrible scene should be shown on the national TV.
It does not scare the smokers. Instead, it frighten the non smoker and the young children. The similar picture has been shown on the cigarette box for donkey years, what different does it make.
While quit smoking campaign is neccessary, having to show such an ad on TV simply means our experts have run out of ideas on how to effectively stop people from smoking.
Rating given:
This is quite tasty. The main attraction is actually the crispy pork chop cut into small pieces. I believe this must be a special recipe of his own. Another complimentary dish is the vegetable 'Kolei Chai' and fried 'Hor Pau Dan'. There are various type of curry ( at least 7 types ) mixed together and pour onto the rice.
I hate the amount of curry they pour onto the rice. No matter how you remind the store owner, it will still be wet and messy.
What to do, it will not be nice if it is not messy! I would have rated this 5-star 6 months ago. Now, I will reduce it to 4 because the standard somehow drop as compared to previous months.
Rating given:
This is a different type of fried fish soup as compared to what I used to take. It does not have the Blanco Court style of fried fish and egg. The fried fish is thin and small but it has it own style. The soup is tasty with 'Kor Kue' and that makes it a little healthier.
The food is nice but the lady who serve the food can be quite proud and unfriendly.
Rating given:
Typical Hainanese style chicken rice with choice of white or roasted meat. Whenever I am lazy to think of what to eat for lunch, I will order a plate of chicken rice with liver. It is convenient because it is boneless. They offer set lunch with either soup or vegetable. It is delicious and the price is cheap. $2.50 for a plate of chicken rice. Add $1.00 for the soup and/or vegetable.
It is comparable to Loy Kee and Boon Tong Kee Chicken. Simply order and get seated and they will serve you the food.
Rating given:
No doubt, Toshiba Notebook is reliable. But I do not agree that it should cost so much more than any other notebbok. I personally use ACER notebook for the last 10 years without
much problem too. But it costs very much lesser.
As for the service, I have experienced with both Toshiba and Acer. They are about the same. Do not expect very high service level as many of them are temp, fresh grad and foreigner.
There was an incident Toshiba technician forgot to tighten
most of the screw for my Notebook.
There was an incident the Acer Technician cannot replace the switch for my Acer Notebook and I have to use screw driver to turn on/off the switch.
For any service in Singapore, call them to follow up on the repair status. Don't wait for them to call you.
Rating given:
I am writing this to caution business organization to be more alert when updating their company particulars for directory listing as it may costs you a lot for a single word you change.
The story goes like this..
I received a mail from a company called Singapore xxx Pages requesting us to update the particulars and fax back before certain date. That was a week before CNY and I was in the mood of clearing all my works before the long holiday. I spotted a mistake on my email address, the .sg is missing. I conveniently added the 3 characters .sg to my email address and fax it back to them.
After the long holiday, I came back to work and was shocked to see a bill of $4250 on my table. The first thing across my mind was “SXXX, KANA CON”. Straight away, I picked up the phone. As expected, I was only able to speak to a Receptionist. After many tries, I finally spoke to an ANG MO. I asked him what was the bill for and requested for a cancellation since it could be an over-sight and nothing had been done or delivered so far. He straight away offer a 50% cancellation fee which amounted to $4250 still because the paper which I signed carry a two years contract stated clearly on the FINE print.
My goodness, a German sole proprietor having an address in Philippines and running an Internet directory listing from a private apartment in Singapore, trying to get some quick money via legal loop hole.
Anyway, I reported the case to the police. If anyone of you encounter the same, do post your view here. If more and more victims can share their views, I believe the commercial crime dept will have to do somthing about it.
edit on 28 mar 2008
Finally the truth is out. The Asian Business Directories Pte Ltd has published a public apology on 17 Mar 2008 in The Straits Time admitting it has infringed the copy right of the Yellow pages. It is indirectly admitting that it has confused many businesses in the way they drafted there ad's mailer. The straits Times reported on 21 Mar 2008 that nearly 40 inquiries about this company have been sent to either CASE or the Advertising Standards Authority of Singapore.
Rating given: