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Originally Posted by chanyboy
Just listing some info to share (for discussion too), on settling down with Vn-bx:
- need to buy 5-golds for your ger (dunno Vn gold similar to Sg gold)
- choose wedding rings way ahead
- must take wedding pixs way ahead before big day
- wedding makan normally in the afternoon (so distance relatives can come in time & return home)
- give angpow ? (dunno leh)
- stay overnight at in-law's home
Just listing, while still on guard-duty at the SG-trench with my rifle ready...unused for the last 7 months. Got to last even longer...although there may be short assignments here, there...
Lance-corp Chany signed out.
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Bro, just to share my experiences with fellow samsters:
(1) 5 Gold for your wife. FOR SURE. Gold there is very different from here in Singapore. Their gold is not as shiny as its pure gold. Its good quality gold leh. Anytime if the gold prices rise, you can still sell it back to the same shop with 15% discount.
(2) When you decide to marry your Vn gal, of course must buy wedding rings. Most of the time, diamond rings are necessary
(3) Taking wedding picture there is not so expensive la. Unlike singapore couples who spend a few thousand on wedding pictures, taking wedding photos in Vietnam only cost a few hundred. But of course, don't expect too high a quality for the wedding photo. So take earlier not a problem.
(4) Depends on how far yr wife's province is. I had mine for dinner as my in-law's province is only 2 1/2 hrs away from HCMC. But remember one thing, you must pay for their bus fare, most of the time, they will book the whole bus which will cost you a few hundred singapore dollars. My in-laws booked 2 buses to ferry frds and relatives and it cost me around 3.6 million VND in 2003.
(5) Give ang pao? u mean give yr in-laws ang pao or guests give you ang pao? Yes, you must give yr in-laws ang pao and the ang pao from frds and relatives, they keep also. Basically, you spend a lot and get back nothing.
(6) if you want to marry in VN, make sure you have yr own hotel room or house. Don't be looked down as a low class foreigner who cannot even afford to rent a hotel room.