Located in a quiet quarter, I-Fone has not only coffee but also mobile phone and internet services. This is why it is called "the three-in-one rendezvous".
You're visiting Vietnam and want to phone your relatives, friends or partners but your mobile phone is not compatible with the networks in Ho Chi Minh City not only to make international phone calls but also to relax.
There you can sip coffee while using the internet to chat with friends, check mail and search information.
The coffee shop's technicians are able to satisfy guests' demand on decoding mobile phone software and installing compatible software. They can also give advice on how to use fully the very latest cell phones, whether that means simply adding more ring tones or downloading images for use as screen savers. All this is free of charge.
I-Fone's data bank contains more than 20,000 music ring tones selected from a variety of songs, including soft, pre-war, hip-hop, R&B and country music, and 15 collections of images of scenery, Asian and European beauties, silk paintings and cartoons. You can also select for your mobile phones some video clips and the latest 3D games and MP3 songs.
There is a full Wi-Fi service at I-Fone, allowing customers access to the internet on their laptops or mobile phones. Also, there are chargers that browsers can use to recharge the battery of their cell phones.
While browsing on the net or waiting while the coffee shop's technicians take care of your cell phones, you can enjoy a cocktails or ice cream or a cup of Italian-style coffee and indulge yourself amid the soft melodies and cozy atmosphere.
For breakfast, I-Fone serves Hanoi-style pho (beef noodles) and Saigon-style hu tieu (rice vermicelli with pork and shrimps). The lunch menu offers a wide selection of Vietnamese dishes, at a cost of only VND14,000 per person. Among the highlights are Japanese noodles and European salad prepared by shop owner Ha Ngoc Khang
With its beautiful setting, quality service and devoted staff, I-Fone coffee shop has become a popular place for a rendezvous, particularly for those who delight in playing with the features of their cell phones.
I-Fone Coffee Shop
Add: 400/8 Le Van Sy St, Ward 14, Dist 3, Ho Chi Minh city.
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Friday, 8 May 2009
Tet Doan Ngo
This is the middle year festival for the prevention of disease and ward off evil spirits (the day of changing weather from spring to summer, this is the time easy to get pathogen). On the day of killing insects, every one has to get up early, eat fermented sticky and fruits. The worshipping is held at noon, hour of Ngo.
Tet Doan Ngo, or Tet Giet Sau Bo (Killing the Inner Insect Festival) comes on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month every year. The fermented sticky rice “Insect Killing Wine” (Ruou nep) the main treat of the day, one that has some complex reference to an inner bug that needs exterminating.
To make the wine, the sticky rice is boiled and, after it cools, it is mixed with brewers yeast. Fermented for two or three days, it becomes a sweet, thick liquid.
It is believed that Ruou nep kills all off any parasites in the body. Adults and kids alike eat Ruou nep, but adults are more inclined to take its curing effects with a grain of salt. Nobody knows exactly why Vietnamese people have this habit, but it’s often said, “Old people think it’s a good idea”.
The myth behind
Old ladies still tell a tale of two snakes Thanh Xa (the Blue Snake) and Bach Xa (the White Snake) to trace back to the origin of Ruou nep.
A long time ago, there were two orphan brothers living together in a small village. They were popular among the locals for their intelligence and kindness.
Thanh Xa and Bach Xa were two snakes, which after long lives, turned into spirits. The snakes fell in love with the brothers and transformed themselves into beautiful ladies to charm the men.
The brothers soon were attracted to the snakes, and they soon became an extended family. Thanh Xa got married the older brother and Bach Xa the younger.
They live happily together, but the men grew unhealthy with each passing day, they grew scared of daylight and lived in festering darkness.
Locals suspected the presence of a bad spirit, and luckily one day, a Taoist hermit passed through the village. The locals told him of the men’s affliction, and he conducted some spirit type tests and confirmed that the men’s house had a case of the evils.
The hermit brewed a wine potion, and told the locals to feed it to the men. The brothers must eat the potion’s solids and liquids in the early morning of the next fifth day of the fifth lunar calendar.
As soon as the men tucked into their special breakfast, their wives were revealed as the snakes they were, before disappearing in a puff of smoke, freeing the brothers.
Since that day, people have eaten Ruou nep on Killing the Insect Day, in the hope of driving away bad spirits.
Popular dish
Making Ruou nep is not exactly difficult. But it is a process that takes time and some elbow grease.
Rice picked from a paddy just reaped is the best. It must be dried and pounded carefully to save the part of the rice richest in nutrients.
The rice is steamed for about 30 minutes and washed in cool water, before being steamed again to make it as soft as possible. It is then left a long time to cool. The cooler, the better, as it prevents any sour taste in the pudding.
The cooled rice is mixed with yeast, before being left for two or three days to ferment, depending on the weather.
Ruou nep fermentation and flavour kits include 13 medicinal herbs and rice flour. The most popular mixes hail from Bac Ninh Province, about 40km north of Hanoi.
Little to no research has been done on the potion’s curative effects, but the habit and a long-held trust in such potions still exist. People treat families and friends to the pudding at Tet Doan Ngo, as an observance more than a cure.
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Tet Doan Ngo, or Tet Giet Sau Bo (Killing the Inner Insect Festival) comes on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month every year. The fermented sticky rice “Insect Killing Wine” (Ruou nep) the main treat of the day, one that has some complex reference to an inner bug that needs exterminating.
To make the wine, the sticky rice is boiled and, after it cools, it is mixed with brewers yeast. Fermented for two or three days, it becomes a sweet, thick liquid.
It is believed that Ruou nep kills all off any parasites in the body. Adults and kids alike eat Ruou nep, but adults are more inclined to take its curing effects with a grain of salt. Nobody knows exactly why Vietnamese people have this habit, but it’s often said, “Old people think it’s a good idea”.
The myth behind
Old ladies still tell a tale of two snakes Thanh Xa (the Blue Snake) and Bach Xa (the White Snake) to trace back to the origin of Ruou nep.
A long time ago, there were two orphan brothers living together in a small village. They were popular among the locals for their intelligence and kindness.
Thanh Xa and Bach Xa were two snakes, which after long lives, turned into spirits. The snakes fell in love with the brothers and transformed themselves into beautiful ladies to charm the men.
The brothers soon were attracted to the snakes, and they soon became an extended family. Thanh Xa got married the older brother and Bach Xa the younger.
They live happily together, but the men grew unhealthy with each passing day, they grew scared of daylight and lived in festering darkness.
Locals suspected the presence of a bad spirit, and luckily one day, a Taoist hermit passed through the village. The locals told him of the men’s affliction, and he conducted some spirit type tests and confirmed that the men’s house had a case of the evils.
The hermit brewed a wine potion, and told the locals to feed it to the men. The brothers must eat the potion’s solids and liquids in the early morning of the next fifth day of the fifth lunar calendar.
As soon as the men tucked into their special breakfast, their wives were revealed as the snakes they were, before disappearing in a puff of smoke, freeing the brothers.
Since that day, people have eaten Ruou nep on Killing the Insect Day, in the hope of driving away bad spirits.
Popular dish
Making Ruou nep is not exactly difficult. But it is a process that takes time and some elbow grease.
Rice picked from a paddy just reaped is the best. It must be dried and pounded carefully to save the part of the rice richest in nutrients.
The rice is steamed for about 30 minutes and washed in cool water, before being steamed again to make it as soft as possible. It is then left a long time to cool. The cooler, the better, as it prevents any sour taste in the pudding.
The cooled rice is mixed with yeast, before being left for two or three days to ferment, depending on the weather.
Ruou nep fermentation and flavour kits include 13 medicinal herbs and rice flour. The most popular mixes hail from Bac Ninh Province, about 40km north of Hanoi.
Little to no research has been done on the potion’s curative effects, but the habit and a long-held trust in such potions still exist. People treat families and friends to the pudding at Tet Doan Ngo, as an observance more than a cure.
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