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So finally, I too have gone to HCM. All I can say is that HCM is a great city and the people are very hardworking, intelligent and enterprising. HCM will see many rich people blooming in the years to come and one of them could be Bro Singviet. (I'm sorry SingViet that I did not called you as I went there with some family members too)

The city of HCM is indeed very crowded with people; everywhere you go, there are lots of local people everywhere from morning till midnight. The population is about 8 million. The roads are wide (about 4-5 lanes wide) and they are filled with motorcycles (about 4 million bikes).

Crossing the road is not an easy task. Just imagine that you want to cross a 2-way road that is about 5-6 lanes wide with all the vehicles and motorcycles everywhere, moving non-stop. Theres no way one can cross the road if we are to wait for the vehicles to clear. So how to cross the road then, well the answer is just walk slowly across the road, with the motorcycles and cars moving in front and at the back of us, very dangerous but thats the only way.

If you intent to rent a car and drive around HCM, you can forget it as their roads are very chaotic, i.e you can see cars and motorcycles moving in all directions, coming in from all angles. Only the local people can understand their own road system.

For those who love shopping, for those who enjoy walking along sungei road, dont ever miss HCM-chinatown as the things there are very cheap and good. Going to HCM-Chinatown reminds me of our olden days "goo chia chui" ,chinatown (kreta ayeh), opposite peoples park. There are plllllleeeeeeentyy of shops there, (very amazing)

Of course, for those who enjoy nightlife, there are plenty there too and if you walk in the night along their streets, you will encounter many okt's offering their gals to you at very cheap price too such as US$60 for overnight services (12 am- 7am), and these OKT's are everywhere too.

I also noted that they have casinos in almost every 4-5 stars hotel, these casinos they called club.

Accomodation also is cheap in HCM. Me and my friend stayed in Orient hotel (aircond + 2 bed + with toilet) for US$15 per night which include breakfast. This hotel is located along Phan ko lau, commonly known as the back packers area. Of course the room is small and theres no windows but the location is fantastic, very centralised.

In conclusion, HCM is a city one must visit. For 4 days, I spent total Singapore$400 which includes, airfare, airport taxes, hotels, food and local tour, and taxis.