We all know Chuck & Kim are doing well in Philly

How about our friends in St. Louis, Pittsburgh, Arkansas, North Carolina and of course the Orange County/So. Cal. people. Any news from America? I guess everyone now communicates via private email?

Loan and I are doing very well here in Houston. Loan is 7 month pregnant and we are very exciting about our first son coming into this world next March. Lately, she eats and sleeps way too well to the point our night life has been on hold ... Hence, I am here replying to your message @ 11:57 on New Year's Eve ... So Happy New Year Everyone ... Chuc Mung Nam Moi ...

1.) Download Visa form from VN Embassy
2.) Fill it out, inc. destination POC
3.) Paste or staple 1 picture to completed Visa form
4.) Procure a $40 money order (from post office) & fill out.
5.) Fill out self address envelope, insert passport, have post office weigh and apply postage.
6.) Using a second usually larger envelope, fill out with VN Embassy address, and insert the following:
* completed Visa form with picture attached
* USA passport
* return postage paid self addressed envelope
* Post Office money Order for $40 made out to "The Embassy of Vietnam"
* pay for postage to Vietnam embassy & address
Mail & pray for a safe return

We are doing very well here in Pittsburgh!!!! We got Married on December 15th, and enjoyed the wonderful holiday season together. Just in the process of filing for AOS and EAD. Everything is going much better than I expected it to for the first month. I expected a lot of rough times due to my wife missing her family and friends, along with the cultural differences, but our relationship gets stronger with everyday that passes.

Congratulations Mike

Once she makes it past her first Tet New Year (2/18/07) away from her family and she survives her first cold Pittsburgh winter,

then

It's all downhill (easier)......job, driving, etc.....

Keep us posted.

I just got back from Hanoi the 30th. We had our "Wedding" there. We then went on to the Honeymoon in Nha Trang. Don't recommend Nha Trang Lodge hotel for your stay...they claim it is a 4 star but I found the stains on the carpet and having to inform the desk to get our room clean everyday a bother. There were approx 250 people at our wedding. It was such a wonder time for us. I hated to leave her there. We both miss one another deeply. It is not comforting to come back and find out that all the others that are around the same timeline have not gotten an interview date either. Any word at the consulate?

Happy New Year folks!!!

My wife told me yesterday they are raising the minimum wage in California so she will get a bigger raise next year than me.

Did you have a chat with the Ambassador about your proposed reforming the Immigration Unit? I hope it went well!!!