Xmas 2011 is coming. Soon New Year too!

Xmas 2011 is coming around here. What you guys prepare for this?

Let’s be honest, nobody wants to get a dud gift for their family member or loved one – nor to they want to receive a dud when there are tons of GREAT 2011 Xmas Gifts available out there. We’re here to share the very best tips that we’ve found that include discounts, sales and huge price cuts in the best Holiday Gifts for 2011.

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Ok, back to you. Not that I care all that much. Xmas 2011 sales have already proven that this Christmas will be a profitable one for many major retailers, while making kids everywhere a bit happier than the recent, recession holiday’s of the past couple years. It is simply more of the same however – with Video Games and Consoles leading the way in Boy Gifts, and Dolls coming as gifts for many girls. Jewelry for mom, and electronics or tools for dad always do the trick.

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Huge selection of exclusive personalized Christmas ornaments!

08 straight days of holiday at TET Lunar New Year

Based on a proposal from MOLISA, the Prime Minister approved an (optional) alternative holiday schedule for TET Lunar New Year and Hung Kings Fesitival in 2011.

1. TET Lunar New Year 2011: work on Sat, Sun (29, 30 Jan 2011, or 26, 27/12 lunar calendar), and holiday on Mon (31 Jan 2011, 28/12 lunar calendar) and Tue (01 Feb 2011, or 29/12 lunar calendar), in addition to holidays on Wed, Feb 2 – Mon, Feb 7.

2. Hung Kings Festival (10/3 lunar calendar) 2011: work on Sat (09 Apr 2011, which is 07/4 lunar calendar) and holiday on Mon, (11 Apr 2011, i.e., 09/4 lunar calendar), in addition to holiday on Tue, Apr 12.

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VnExpress mở cuộc thi kiều bào viết về Tết

Bắt đầu từ hôm nay, độc giả là kiều bào ở các nước khắp thế giới có thể gửi bài viết chia sẻ cảm xúc về Tết Việt để nhận giải thưởng là một cặp vé máy bay khứ hồi về Việt Nam.

Đốt pháo mùng 1 Tết tại thương xá của người Việt ở Washington DC. Ảnh: Hoàng Quốc Hùng.

Nhân dịp Tết Tân Mão sắp tới, VnExpress cùng Hãng hàng không quốc gia Vietnam Airlines tổ chức cuộc thi viết mang tên "Xuân quê hương". Các bài dự thi có thể dưới dạng bài viết, thơ hoặc ảnh với nội dung chia sẻ cảm xúc Tết quê hương, mô tả và cảm nhận Tết Việt ở nước ngoài.

Cuộc thi sẽ diễn ra từ ngày 17/1 tới 12/2. Đối tượng dự thi là người Việt đang sinh sống, làm việc và học tập ở nước ngoài.

Giải nhất là một cặp vé khứ hồi về Việt Nam từ một quốc gia châu Á hoặc châu Âu do Vietnam Airlines tài trợ; giải nhì là một cặp vé khứ hồi các điểm đến trong nước. Người trúng thưởng có thể cho, tặng vé cho người thân.

Người dự thi gửi kèm theo bài viết thông tin gồm tên, địa chỉ, số hộ chiếu hoặc chứng minh thư. Thông tin cá nhân của độc giả được VnExpress và nhà tài trợ Vietnam Airlines bảo mật.

Xem chi tiết thể lệ cuộc thi Xuan que huong.

Độc giả có thể bắt đầu gửi bài dự thi tại đây. Bài dự thi có tiêu đề: Dự thi Xuân quê hương.

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Hire a girlfriend from escort services in Vietnam

Lonely this new year & Tet holidays? Several new services are now available in Vietnam, including escorts.

Though first offered a year ago by Vinamost, a Hanoi company, it is only attaining popularity now.

The company provides an employee to play the role of a boyfriend or girlfriend but there are strict do’s and dont’s -- no kissing, no rude words, and definitely no hanky-panky.

However, holding hands like lovers is acceptable.

Pham Xuan Huy, deputy director of Vinamost, said several customers and employees have become sweethearts for real after using the escort service.

It costs VND800,000 (US$40) for three hours on ordinary days or more on Christmas and New Year depending on the cases.

“During Christmas this year, we had more than 30 customers,” Huy said.

Vinamost manages 450 employees, including 300 women, mostly college or university students who must meet strict requirements about height (1.6-1.9 meters) and level of education so as to be able to communicate clearly and speak a foreign language fluently if and when the circumstances demand.

Huy says the company guarantees the safety for both the customer and the employee.

Besides strict terms of compliance the customer has to abide by in the contract, Vinamost also secretly sends security guards to protect its employees, especially women, during a rendezvous.

Students working part time as 'girlfriends'

Buying food, cooking

If you need something more practical than just intellectual or emotional companionship, other services, such as buying grocery and cooking meals for your family, are also available for hire.

For busy working women, especially, the availability of domestic help by the hour is a godsend.

Thanh Hoa, who works for a real estate company in Hanoi from 8 am to 6 pm daily, had no time to even make food for her family.

"Sometimes my husband and I quarreled because of the delay in making food and the quality,” she said.

Then she found Thuan to cook for her. She knew about her through one of her friends and has been using her for nearly two years.

Initially, she was worried about the service quality but that soon changed to delight and Thuan now goes to the market to buy grocery and foodstuffs and cooks for her family.

She gets paid VND20,000 (US$1) a day -- and VND600,000 a month -- for an hour’s work. “This extra income together with my monthly salary [from another family] helps me cover my living costs here and my family’s back home,” she said.

Phuong, a university student, said her life has improved in the last two years after she started providing the service in Cau Giay District, Hanoi.

She gets VND40,000 and dinner for cooking for a family of four and cleaning the house from 5pm to 8 pm.

She gets an additional VND10,000-VND20,000 if there are guests.
She sometimes works for three families, cooking lunch for one and dinner for the others, getting VND15,000 and hour on average.

Vietnam Tet - Source: Tuoitrenews.

HCMC to host new year 2011 festival

Ho Chi Minh City Youth’s Cultural House has mapped out numerous cultural activities to welcome in the New Year from December 24 to 31, according to the head of the Event Planning Service Department of the Youth’s Cultural House, Nguyen Hong Phuc.

On the streets, the air of Christmas is boisterous.

The weeklong festival, which is called “Welcome New Year 2011”, will bring free and interesting programs for the youth. These will include fashion and music performances, singing contest, exciting games and other activities.

On December 24, it will be the “Christmas Gala 2010” and the “Dance of Hair-Spring fashion” will be on December 31. These will be the main highlights of the festival.

Ho Chi Minh City Youth’s Cultural House received more than 30,000 visitors in the “Welcome New Year 2010” festival.

Vietnam Daily News - Source: DTinews

Vietnam Tet holidays with Saigontourist

You will be amazed at a variety of events and services included in our tours around Ho Chi Minh City and to the ancient town of My Tho in nearby Tien Giang Province.







Tet with Saigonese

(US$30/Pax, daily departure from February 3 to 6, 2011)

This tour will offer a chance to indulge in the festive atmosphere of Saigon during Tet holidays.


Foreign tourists will be impressed by colors and sounds at the flower fairs in Tao Dan Cultural Park.

They will also join local people to pray for luck and happiness at Xa Loi Pagoda (or Giac Lam Pagoda, Lang Ong Temple) and Thien Hau Temple, then take a cyclo (three-wheeled vehicle) ride around Chinatown with different merry activities such as lion dance, traditional games, among others.

Besides, they will share the holiday mood with Saigonese in their houses and be greeted with a popular wish Chuc mung nam moi (Happy New Year), offered some traditional dishes and invited to join several games with family members.

Tet in the Mekong Delta

(US$45/Pax, daily departure from January 26 to February 2, 2011)

Enjoy a full day excursion to My Tho, a peaceful town on the bank of the Mekong River 75km south of Saigon.

My Tho is a popular tourist destination in the Mekong Delta where you can explore Thoi Son Islet, Vinh Trang Pagoda and locals’ daily life.

Especially on the New Year occasion, this tour will take you to a fresh corner of My Tho which opens during the Tet season.

The tour comprises a stroll at the season’s flower fair, a cruise on the Mekong River, a visit to the watermelon market, a stop at a local home living on floriculture, a traditional lunch with family members and a cooking practice session of banh tet, a Vietnamese country cake made of sticky rice and green peas.

Contact Saigontourist Travel Service Company for further information:

45 Le Thanh Ton Street, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Tel: (84-8) 38 279 279 - Email: info@saigontourist.net

Celebrate Tet holidays with Vietnamese Pho at My Way

Looking out to the Hanoi Opera House, My Way Opera restaurant has been known for its delicately prepared dishes served in a warm and luxury atmosphere.

The restaurant will introduce a Special My Way Pho on January 1 next year. The Vietnamese traditional Pho would be even more delicious when served with imported beef cuts that have been carefully singled out and strictly monitored by renowned Australian chef Peter Lester.

You can choose your own favorite out of our varied types of beef from Australia, the US, Canada, and Japan (the Kobe beef). With prices starting at VND50,000++, My Way is undoubtedly an ideal venue for breakfast, business meals, and friend get-togethers.

To celebrate Christmas and the New Year, My Way offers a “Buy 3, Get 1 Free” promotion during Beer Happy Hour between 16:30 and 18:00 Monday through Friday. You will also have a chance to enjoy wine- or beer-soaked dishes.

A Biz Lunch with soups, main courses, and desserts would be a perfect choice for those who prefer a relaxed and cozy meal in the middle of the day. Price: VND99,000++.

Come to My Way and enjoy it your way!

Contact
My Way Opera Restaurant
Hotline: 0909. 37. 1080
Address: 60 Ly Thai To Street, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi
Telephone : 04 39365917 - Fax 04 39365918
Email: info@myway.com.vn
Web: http://www.myway.com.vn