I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E

1 It is rainy season! P1

2 Rain in reality P2

3 Children’s Day P2

4 Training P3

5 Social Club News P3

6 Platinum Global people P4

7 What where when P5

8 Upcoming events P5

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It is the rainy season!

Newsletter Issue Jun 2013

For kids, it is happy time!

Saigon raindefinitely makes

Saigon cooler andcleaner. It always

comes quick andfinishes quick.Saigon rain has

been the source ofinspiration for

poets andmusicians to create

many famousromantic

Vietnamese poemsand songs

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Rain in reality

“Surprising cave” at Ha Long Bay

Almost 100% of our staff members ride motorbikes to work. It is worthwhile following some guidelines; especially for the girls:

Wear helmets with covers to prevent the dust or rain water flying into your eyes and cause difficulty with your vision. 

Drive slowly and keep a safe distance from the vehicles in front, beside and behind and do not rush even though you may be late!

Avoid driving near big trucks or buses since their tires can throw dirty water toward you and restrict your vision.

At night time, switch the headlights on so you can see others and they can see you. The correct position to sit is without your feet on the motor or the bracket because if you do that, you

could lose your balance while riding, and you will not have enough time to brake quickly. Avoid using the hand brake since the roads might be slippery and you may fall. When riding through water pools, keep the accelerators stable with foot braking. Avoid riding through

streets that are heavily flooded as you do not know the water level. The safe water level is 25cm and not higher than the center of the tire. Any higher and the motor may stall.

And do not forget to wear a good raincoat like the Platinum Global one! ☺

Children’s Day – June 1st

Recently, after 30-minute heavy rain, some areas in Ho Chi Minh City and some big cities become rivers!

On Children’s Day, Vietnamese kids enjoy the day by receiving presents or going on holidays.   All the staff members’ kids under 16 received presents from our company.   On this occasion, we received the updated information of our school girls in the central of Vietnam who receive our educational support.  

Grade 6 just completed 

Nga  is  a  introverted  girl.  Despite  facing 

many  difficulties  from  transferring  from 

primary  to  low  secondary  school,  Nga 

made  fast  progress  with  her  study  and 

results.  Her  two  best  subjects  are 

Technology  (9.1  /10)  and  Civics  (8.8  /  10). 

Her health is generally good although she is 

very skinny. ☺ 

 

Grade 7 has just been completed 

Thanh  Thanh  is  so  happy  with  her  results  at 

school as she made good progress compared to 

her results in term 1 (from 7.1 /1 0 to 7.3 /10). She 

has passed grade 7 and can move up to grade 8 

this August. 

Her favorite subjects are physics and literature. 

Minh Suong is a lovely girl who lives with her mother and two younger brothers. She is in grade 11 and going to be in grade 12 

this year. She wants to apply for educational university in Da Nang and she 

is really interested in English and Literature. This is the reason why she wants to be an English or Literature 

teacher. She always tries her best to study hard and get the best result. At school, Suong is a friendly friend and a polite student; therefore her friends and her 

teacher love her so much. 

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TRAINING It was our great pleasure to welcome some distinguished guests to our office in June. We would like to thank you all for taking the time from your busy schedules - Mr. Patrick Meiklejohn from Langford Jones and Mr. Chris Stephens from Fletcher Building Roof Tile Group. We also welcomed Mr. David Male from MiTek Australia for training of our new group.

Patrick Meiklejohn from Langford Jones! Chris Stephens from Fletchers MiTek training course with Dave Male

Social Club News

The staff members are so glad that they took the charity trip to Hoa Hong Homes – Jun 30th to share some necessities, and to meet the lovely disabled and unfortunate kids at these homes.

And all smiles after!

8am to 11am every Saturday - Gia Dinh badminton court. Contact Truc (Floor

2) or Nguyet (floor 3)

Badminton club Soccer club

Join us every Thursday after work plus one to four other days per month. Most of the male colleagues

around you do – become a member! Main contact of SC Football club: Anh or Tuan or

Hien, Floor 3 // Du or Thach, Floor 2.

Platinum Futsal Cup and PG Badminton Cup 2013 are coming close, near the end of 2013. In order to join the competitions and win, you had better practice from now.

Swimming club

Every Tuesday and Thursday after work and near our office, at Sky Garden 2, Phu My Hung

Contact Han, Floor 2.

At first, everyone looks unfamiliar and starts to make friends

After that, starting to make friends andenjoying their time together!

To whoever that did not join, come join usnext time at the end of the lunar year!

GUESS WHO made 2 little cute friends?

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Platinum Global people

The girls and I enjoyed every minutes on the beach during the last company trip

Hi Everyone, My name is Thuy Dung. My parents have 3 lovely girls and I am the oldest girl. My mom gave birth to me 27 years ago on a special spring day: April Fool Day. I know what you are thinking now...^^. No, I don't, I rarely tell lies, but you can… on my birthday. :D. I was born in a small village which is Uncle Ho’s Village neighbor in Nghe An province and spent my first 14 years of life in this village before moving to Nha Trang City with my family. Having been livingboth in rural and urban areas in different stages of life is the most interesting experiences in my life and a perfect way to nourish my soul (I think). I am on a boat trip in the lovely Metkong Delta

After leaving Nha Trang city, I came to Ho Chi Minh City for my study at university and after that came work of course. Up to now, I have been working for Platinum Global for almost 3 years. I have had many unforgettable memories with many wonderful colleagueshere, especially a very warm “lunch family” with a “husband” and his 3 other “wives”. I also have a chance to be friends with a humorous and skilled photographer who calls me a “professional model” ^_^. I would like to say one more thing before I stop talking about myself, which I normally don’t do. I have come to the conclusion that I am not good at any sports, although I look "sporty" ^^. I have been learning Aikido for over 6 months and I am still white belt now :( - feeling upset. But I can wrap flowers, cut one’s hair and dress hair…things like that.

With my colleagues during one of the company birthday trip

Do you know the above design of European clothes made by paper won the 1st prize at PG Fashion show?

Andrew Carr celebrated a thank you lunch with his senior staff last Friday. We went to a local Seafood

Restaurant

Congratulations!

All the best wishes to Trang Dang and Tri Hoang on their wedding day, Jun 16th! 

May your married life be full of laughter! 

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PLATINUM GLOBAL 802 Nguyen Van Linh Street, Tan Phu Ward, District 7, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Phone: 1800 181 930 Free Call 84-8-54110145

Fax: 84-8-54110149

E-mail: admin@platinumviet.com.au

What / When / Where?

Nguyen Thanh Mai 1-Jun

Le Thanh Tuan 2-Jun

Luong Thi Yen Xuan 8-Jun

Nguyen Thi Dan Thanh 11-Jun

Tran Thi Thuy Trang 12-Jun

Nguyen Hong Vi 14-Jun

Pham Ngoc Tran 20-Jun

Huynh Thi Ngoc Duc 20-Jun

Lu Phuc Thinh 26-Jun

Pham Thi Tinh 26-Jun

Pham Vu Quynh Thao 30-Jun

Nguyen Thanh Son 30-Jun

Upcoming events  

July:   Paintball definitely starts! ☺  

Vietnam Motorcycle Festival 2013 to rev up HCMC

The Vietnam Motorcycle Festival 2013 is expected to draw more than 1,200 high-end motorbikes from clubs nationwide to HCM City from July 27-28. Participating at the festival will be industry giants including Harley-Davidson, Benelli, BMW, Ducati, Kawasaki, KTM, Pilsa, Suzuki, Triumph and Victory. The event will include an exhibition of classic bikes, performances by racers from India, Thailand and Malaysia and a custom bike awards show.

According to Vietnamnews

The ‘You Cycle You Save’ (YCYS) campaign to change people’s perceptions and habits about using eco-friendly vehicles was officially launched in Ha Noi on April 10 and will continue through June 30. The campaign encourages people to ride bicycles and is offering promotions and discounts at 53 stores and restaurants in seven Ha Noi’s inner-city districts, including Hai Ba Trung, Cau Giay, Thanh Xuan, Dong Da, Hoan Kiem, Tay Ho and Ba Dinh. It also aims to create a network of destinations that offer preferential programs for customers who go there by bicycle. The YCYS campaign is organized by MBike Vietnam magazine and Green Destination, a group of university students in Ha Noi with a mission to reduce air pollution in the capital. It began in December 2012 with the advice of experts and support from Tea Talk Vietnam.

According to the Hanoitimes

Do you want to start cycling? ‘The Soul of Vietnam’ debuts in Hanoi

“Hon Viet - The soul of Vietnam”, a program which

aims to better promote traditional music and cultural values to foreign tourists and has been held regularly in Ho Chi Minh City in the past two years, has been

taken to Hanoi starting July 1.

According to Tuoitrenews.vn