{"id":4734,"date":"2020-10-14T18:08:08","date_gmt":"2020-10-14T10:08:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/?p=4734"},"modified":"2020-12-03T11:35:21","modified_gmt":"2020-12-03T03:35:21","slug":"things-vietnamese-millennials-remember","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/things-vietnamese-millennials-remember\/","title":{"rendered":"8 Things Only Vietnamese Millennials Will Remember From The \u201980s &#038; \u201990s, And Where To Get Them"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>Things only Vietnamese millennials will remember\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Even though imported fashion and accessories are flooding Vietnam\u2019s market these days, they can\u2019t replace the objects and toys of the 1990s and early 2000s that Vietnamese kids of the era knew and loved.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From <\/span><b>song lyric books<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to <\/span><b>marbles<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, here are the most memorable <a href=\"https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/disappearing-vietnamese-jobs\/\">things only Vietnamese millennials will remember<\/a> that will take you right back to your childhood days.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>1. Song lyric books &#8211; so we could sing along to tunes such as &#8220;Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Ta N\u00f3i&#8221; and &#8220;\u01af\u1edbc G\u00ec&#8221;<\/strong><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-156972\" src=\"https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/lyricbookcovertsl-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"90's keepsakes_song lyric book\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1636\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/lyricbookcovertsl-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/lyricbookcovertsl-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/lyricbookcovertsl-1024x654.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/lyricbookcovertsl-150x96.jpg 150w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/lyricbookcovertsl-768x491.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/lyricbookcovertsl-1536x981.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/lyricbookcovertsl-2048x1308.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/lyricbookcovertsl-690x441.jpg 690w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/lyricbookcovertsl-783x500.jpg 783w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/lyricbookcovertsl-310x198.jpg 310w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/lyricbookcovertsl-400x256.jpg 400w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/lyricbookcovertsl-210x134.jpg 210w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/lyricbookcovertsl-90x58.jpg 90w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/lyricbookcovertsl-480x307.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Back in the early 2000s when us teenagers had to beg to borrow CDs from our friends so we could write down the lyrics of our most loved famous songs, these <\/span><b>song lyric books<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> were some of the <\/span>best-selling items in bookstores<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for kids fortunate enough to get a hefty allowance so they didn\u2019t have to keep replaying music tracks. For the rest of us, we found ways to browse these books in the store and sneakily copy the lyrics down.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now that people no longer find the need to buy a lyric book when they can Google lyrics for free on the Internet, these lyrics books function only as proof of the old glorious days of VPop. These books may no longer be useful, but from \u01afng Ho\u00e0ng Ph\u00fac\u2019s song \u201cNg\u01b0\u1eddi Ta N\u00f3i\u201d to M\u1ef9 T\u00e2m\u2019s hit \u201c\u01af\u1edbc G\u00ec\u201d, they surely carry <\/span>a precious memory of yours within.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #d47978;\"><b>Price range<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #d47978;\">:<\/span> VND7,000-VND14,000 (~USD0.30-USD0.60)<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #d47978;\"><b>You can find this item here:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nguy\u1ec5n V\u0103n C\u1eeb Book Store, 1\/6 Hu\u1ef3nh T\u1ea5n Ph\u00e1t, B\u00ecnh Thu\u1eadn Ward, District 7<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>2. Fountain pens and fountain pen ink &#8211; how we practiced our handwriting before computers were a thing<\/strong><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-156964\" src=\"https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/but-muc-2.jpg\" alt=\"90's keepsakes_fountain pen\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/but-muc-2.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/but-muc-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/but-muc-2-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/but-muc-2-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/but-muc-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/but-muc-2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/but-muc-2-690x460.jpg 690w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/but-muc-2-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/but-muc-2-310x207.jpg 310w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/but-muc-2-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/but-muc-2-210x140.jpg 210w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/but-muc-2-90x60.jpg 90w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/but-muc-2-480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><br \/>\n<em>Image credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/tintuconline.com.vn\/giao-duc\/but-may-sap-mau-muc-cuu-long-ca-mot-troi-ky-niem-cua-nhung-ngay-di-hoc-xua-cu-ua-ve-n-342648.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tin T\u1ee9c Online<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>99.9% of millennials in Vietnam began their education with <b>fountain pens <\/b>and<b> ink jars<\/b>. If we held our fountain pens in the wrong way or were not careful with the ink jar, we\u2019d be<b> covered in ink. <\/b>Unfortunately, the development of modern stationery has rendered fountain pens a thing of the past.<\/p>\n<p>Nonetheless, this is still the best type of pen to hone your handwriting because writers tend to slow down when using a fountain pen, which forces you to pay attention to your pen strokes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-156965\" src=\"https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/but-muc.jpg\" alt=\"90's keepsakes_fountain pen\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/but-muc.jpg 640w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/but-muc-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/but-muc-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/but-muc-460x460.jpg 460w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/but-muc-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/but-muc-260x260.jpg 260w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/but-muc-140x140.jpg 140w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/but-muc-70x70.jpg 70w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/but-muc-334x334.jpg 334w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><br \/>\n<em>Image adapted from: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/3TdhziQQO-\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@butmucstore<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re keen to help your kids <b>improve their handwriting skills<\/b>, get them fountain pens and fountain pen ink &#8211; but maybe line their tables with newspaper and get them to wear old t-shirts first to catch the spills.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #d47978;\"><b>Price range for a fountain pen<\/b><\/span><span style=\"color: #d47978;\">:<\/span> VND30,000 &#8211; VND360,000 (~USD1.29-USD15.53)<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #d47978;\"><b>Price range for a jar of fountain pen ink: <\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">VND5,520 &#8211; VND10,500 (~USD0.24-USD0.45)<\/span><b><br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"color: #d47978;\"><b>You can find these items here:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nhanvan.vn\/muc-but-may-hong-ha-3434-muc-do.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nh\u00e2n V\u0103n online stationery<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/banbuonvpp.vn\/p516\/muc-viet-cuu-long.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BanbuonVPP<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/butmucstore\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">B\u00fat M\u1ef1c Store<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>3. Floppy disks &#8211; from the time computer games were small enough to fit into one or a few<\/strong><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-156970\" src=\"https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/floppy-disks-0.jpg\" alt=\"90's keepsakes_floppy disks\" width=\"739\" height=\"743\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/floppy-disks-0.jpg 739w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/floppy-disks-0-298x300.jpg 298w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/floppy-disks-0-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/floppy-disks-0-458x460.jpg 458w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/floppy-disks-0-497x500.jpg 497w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/floppy-disks-0-259x260.jpg 259w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/floppy-disks-0-139x140.jpg 139w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/floppy-disks-0-70x70.jpg 70w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/floppy-disks-0-332x334.jpg 332w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 739px) 100vw, 739px\" \/><br \/>\n<em>Image credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B6SowypHEv-\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@akstis.su<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re one of those lucky kids who owned computers in the late 90s and early 2000s, chances are that your home must have been loaded with<b> 3.5 inch floppy disks.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>For gamers of those days, it was a sinful habit to bring a pile of floppy disks to computer stores to copy games such as Mario and Contra to bring back home to install on your home PC, but only to see app shortcuts that&#8217;d you&#8217;d copied by mistake thinking they were the actual game files in the end.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-156971\" src=\"https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/floppy-disks.jpg\" alt=\"90's keepsakes_floppy disks\" width=\"931\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/floppy-disks.jpg 931w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/floppy-disks-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/floppy-disks-150x101.jpg 150w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/floppy-disks-768x518.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/floppy-disks-682x460.jpg 682w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/floppy-disks-741x500.jpg 741w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/floppy-disks-310x209.jpg 310w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/floppy-disks-400x270.jpg 400w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/floppy-disks-208x140.jpg 208w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/floppy-disks-90x61.jpg 90w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/floppy-disks-480x324.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 931px) 100vw, 931px\" \/><br \/>\n<em>Image adapted from: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CGQgsGzj0k7\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@baboon000<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re a fan of computer paraphernalia, you should get a collection of these disks as a keepsake to flaunt to your next generation before they disappear from the market for good. Try asking zoomers where the \u201cSave\u201d icon on Microsoft Word comes from &#8211; when they realise what it actually depicts, it\u2019ll blow their young minds.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #d47978;\"><b>Price range<\/b><\/span><span style=\"color: #d47978;\">:<\/span> VND300,000-VND500,000 (~USD12.94-USD21.57) per box of about 6-10 disks.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #d47978;\"><b>You can find this item<\/b><\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.usbgiare.com\/dia-cd_dia-dvd_hop-dung-dia-85\/dia-mem-1.44mb-verbatim-mf-2hd-1186.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>here<\/b><\/a><span style=\"color: #d47978;\"><b>.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>4. Battery-powered Tetris game<\/strong><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-156975\" src=\"https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/tetris-game.jpg\" alt=\"90's keepsakes_handheld game\" width=\"510\" height=\"580\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/tetris-game.jpg 510w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/tetris-game-264x300.jpg 264w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/tetris-game-132x150.jpg 132w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/tetris-game-404x460.jpg 404w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/tetris-game-440x500.jpg 440w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/tetris-game-229x260.jpg 229w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/tetris-game-123x140.jpg 123w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/tetris-game-62x70.jpg 62w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/tetris-game-294x334.jpg 294w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px\" \/><br \/>\n<em>Image adapted from: <a href=\"https:\/\/nhabanhang.com\/thong-tin\/op-iphone\/161394\/op-lung-dien-thoai-dang-may-choi-game-tetris-danh-cho-iphone-6-6s-7-8-plus-x-xs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nh\u00e0 B\u00e1n H\u00e0ng<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>In the early days when computers were not common in our homes, the fanciest item any rich kid could boast was this <b>battery-powered Tetris game device.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-156974\" src=\"https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/tetris-game-2.jpg\" alt=\"90's keepsakes_handheld game\" width=\"750\" height=\"655\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/tetris-game-2.jpg 750w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/tetris-game-2-300x262.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/tetris-game-2-150x131.jpg 150w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/tetris-game-2-527x460.jpg 527w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/tetris-game-2-573x500.jpg 573w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/tetris-game-2-298x260.jpg 298w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/tetris-game-2-344x300.jpg 344w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/tetris-game-2-160x140.jpg 160w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/tetris-game-2-80x70.jpg 80w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/tetris-game-2-382x334.jpg 382w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><br \/>\n<em>Image adapted from: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CCTQ6t8gOrQ\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@collectorturk<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s much more affordable now, so if you want an alternative to tablets for your kids, buy them this as a gift. There are also plenty of 2D battery-powered game sets in local stores that are both fun and educational, so you don\u2019t have to worry about them wandering into undesirable Internet territory on your tablet.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #d47978;\"><b>Price range<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #d47978;\">:<\/span> VND 70,000-VND 150,000 (~USD3.02-USD6.47)<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #d47978;\"><b>You can find this item online here:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tiki.vn\/may-choi-game-4-nut-huyen-thoai-benrikids-game-mau-ngau-nhien-p12058802.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tiki.vn<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maytinhaz.com\/may-choi-game-4-nut-huyen-thoai-benrikids-game-mau-ngau-nhien-nti12058802.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">M\u00e1y T\u00ednh AZ<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>5. Tamagotchi &#8211; the only kind of pet our parents would trust us with<\/strong><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-156973\" src=\"https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/tamagotchi-1.jpg\" alt=\"90's keepsakes_tamagotchi\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/tamagotchi-1.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/tamagotchi-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/tamagotchi-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/tamagotchi-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/tamagotchi-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/tamagotchi-1-460x460.jpg 460w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/tamagotchi-1-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/tamagotchi-1-260x260.jpg 260w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/tamagotchi-1-140x140.jpg 140w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/tamagotchi-1-70x70.jpg 70w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/tamagotchi-1-334x334.jpg 334w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><br \/>\n<em>Image credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B6H3C6zAiFO\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@minjigochi<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>The<b> Tamagotchi<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a handheld digital pet created in Japan, and also one of the biggest toy fads of the early 2000s that Vietnamese kids were not spared from. This is how the game is played: an egg appears on the screen and will wiggle for several minutes, then hatch into a small pet. The player can <strong>care for the pet<\/strong> however they want to, and the outcome depends on the player&#8217;s actions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Again, if you want your kids to learn about responsibility and let them have fun at the same time, give them a Tamagotchi. New versions of this game are still being released with new characters, so even adult players can experience <\/span>something new in something old.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #d47978;\"><b>Price range<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #d47978;\">:<\/span> VND79,000 &#8211; VND3,430,000 (~USD3.41-USD147.99)<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #d47978;\"><b>You can find this item online here:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tiki.vn\/may-nuoi-thu-ao-tamagotchi-p15236054.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tiki.vn<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TamagotchiVietnam\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tamagotchi Vietnam<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/shopee.vn\/search?keyword=tamagotchi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shopee<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>6. <em>Petits chevaux<\/em> &#8211; how we flexed our brainpower in front of our friends<\/strong><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-156976\" src=\"https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/cocangua.jpg\" alt=\"90's keepsakes_petits chevaux\" width=\"1780\" height=\"1196\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/cocangua.jpg 1780w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/cocangua-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/cocangua-1024x688.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/cocangua-150x101.jpg 150w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/cocangua-768x516.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/cocangua-1536x1032.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/cocangua-685x460.jpg 685w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/cocangua-744x500.jpg 744w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/cocangua-310x208.jpg 310w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/cocangua-400x269.jpg 400w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/cocangua-208x140.jpg 208w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/cocangua-90x60.jpg 90w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/cocangua-480x323.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1780px) 100vw, 1780px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Groups of students used to play <\/span><b><em>petits chevaux<\/em> (a French game similar to Ludo)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, once the king of brain games among millennial kids, during school breaks.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now you can still find this game on mobile apps, with yourself as the solo player, but it just doesn\u2019t feel the same as playing the traditional physical version with a group of friends.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-156966\" src=\"https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/co-ca-ngua-2.jpg\" alt=\"90's keepsakes_petits chevaux\" width=\"750\" height=\"741\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/co-ca-ngua-2.jpg 750w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/co-ca-ngua-2-300x296.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/co-ca-ngua-2-150x148.jpg 150w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/co-ca-ngua-2-466x460.jpg 466w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/co-ca-ngua-2-506x500.jpg 506w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/co-ca-ngua-2-263x260.jpg 263w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/co-ca-ngua-2-304x300.jpg 304w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/co-ca-ngua-2-142x140.jpg 142w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/co-ca-ngua-2-71x70.jpg 71w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/co-ca-ngua-2-338x334.jpg 338w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><br \/>\n<em>Image credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CFrylp3AgbZ\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@maichoiquengiove\u00a0<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>You can still find retro versions of this game in stores, and they often come with retro packaging too. Nostalgia-ridden Vietnamese millennials can still buy this game to play in family gatherings, such as during Christmas or Tet <a href=\"https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/vietnamese-festivals\/\">holidays<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #d47978;\"><b>Price range<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #d47978;\">:<\/span> VND15,000 &#8211; VND50,000 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(~USD0.65-USD2.16)<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #d47978;\"><b>You can find this item here:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nguy\u1ec5n V\u0103n C\u1eeb Book Store, 1\/6 Hu\u1ef3nh T\u1ea5n Ph\u00e1t, B\u00ecnh Thu\u1eadn Ward, District 7<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>7. Marbles (or <em>bille<\/em>) &#8211; we\u2019d get so engrossed playing this with the neighbors that our moms would wonder where on earth we went<\/strong><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-156963\" src=\"https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Ban_bi.jpg\" alt=\"90's keepsakes_marbles\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Ban_bi.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Ban_bi-266x300.jpg 266w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Ban_bi-908x1024.jpg 908w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Ban_bi-133x150.jpg 133w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Ban_bi-768x866.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Ban_bi-1362x1536.jpg 1362w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Ban_bi-1816x2048.jpg 1816w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Ban_bi-408x460.jpg 408w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Ban_bi-443x500.jpg 443w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Ban_bi-230x260.jpg 230w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Ban_bi-124x140.jpg 124w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Ban_bi-62x70.jpg 62w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Ban_bi-296x334.jpg 296w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><br \/>\n<em>Image adapted from: <a href=\"https:\/\/vi.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/T%E1%BA%ADp_tin:B%E1%BA%AFn_bi.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wikipedia<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This was the king of boys\u2019 games in the 80s, 90s, and early 2000s: <\/span><b>shooting marbles. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If homework wasn\u2019t your *cough* biggest priority, you would leave home at sunset to play this game with neighbors and only came back at dinner time.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Like billiards, this game was both <\/span><b>fun and educational<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for us Vietnamese millennials because it required lots of concentration and technique from the player. You can encourage your kids to play this game by telling them that this is their preparation for adult billiard games that they can play when they are old enough.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #d47978;\"><b>Price range<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> VND50,000 &#8211; VND150,000 (~USD2.16-USD6.57)<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #d47978;\"><b>You can find this item here:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lazada.vn\/products\/bo-300-vien-bi-du-mau-du-loai-do-choi-truyen-thong-legaxi-cb09-i137691775-s140441568.html?spm=a2o4n.searchlistcategory.list.15.12111d96ot75aB&amp;search=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lazada.vn<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/shopee.vn\/B%E1%BB%99-120-Vi%C3%AAn-Bi-%C4%90%E1%BB%A7-M%C3%A0u-%C4%90%E1%BB%A7-Lo%E1%BA%A1i-%C4%90%E1%BB%93-Ch%C6%A1i-Truy%E1%BB%81n-Th%E1%BB%91ng-Legaxi-CB09-i.14652399.603163270\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shopee.vn<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>8. Th\u1ed1ng Nh\u1ea5t Matchsticks &#8211; a daily sight in the 80s and 90s, soon going extinct<\/strong><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-156982\" src=\"https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/diem-Thong-Nhat-3.jpg\" alt=\"90's keepsakes_matchsticks\" width=\"741\" height=\"732\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/diem-Thong-Nhat-3.jpg 741w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/diem-Thong-Nhat-3-300x296.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/diem-Thong-Nhat-3-150x148.jpg 150w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/diem-Thong-Nhat-3-466x460.jpg 466w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/diem-Thong-Nhat-3-506x500.jpg 506w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/diem-Thong-Nhat-3-263x260.jpg 263w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/diem-Thong-Nhat-3-304x300.jpg 304w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/diem-Thong-Nhat-3-142x140.jpg 142w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/diem-Thong-Nhat-3-71x70.jpg 71w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/diem-Thong-Nhat-3-338x334.jpg 338w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 741px) 100vw, 741px\" \/><br \/>\n<em>Image credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BThAmULBoWP\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@annieeee.p<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From this year onwards, if you read the classic fairy tale <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Little Match Girl<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to your niece or daughter, you might have to figure out a way to help her picture<strong> matchsticks<\/strong> &#8211; as they might soon become a thing of the past in Vietnam.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">First available in 1956,<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">matchsticks manufactured by <\/span><b>Th\u1ed1ng Nh\u1ea5t Company <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">became the most popular tool for starting a fire in every Vietnamese household until lighters became the safer, more modern alternative. For those born in the 80s and 90s, seeing your dad lighting a cigarette or your neighbor starting his charcoal stove with a bunch of Th\u1ed1ng Nh\u1ea5t matchsticks was an everyday scene.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-156969\" src=\"https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/diemt-hong-nhat.jpg\" alt=\"90's keepsakes_matchsticks\" width=\"586\" height=\"577\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/diemt-hong-nhat.jpg 586w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/diemt-hong-nhat-300x295.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/diemt-hong-nhat-150x148.jpg 150w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/diemt-hong-nhat-467x460.jpg 467w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/diemt-hong-nhat-508x500.jpg 508w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/diemt-hong-nhat-264x260.jpg 264w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/diemt-hong-nhat-305x300.jpg 305w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/diemt-hong-nhat-142x140.jpg 142w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/diemt-hong-nhat-71x70.jpg 71w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/diemt-hong-nhat-339x334.jpg 339w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 586px) 100vw, 586px\" \/><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Image adapted from: <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BNBFAlLAmrI\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@justbetom\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, starting from this year, 2020, you will never see them again. After 63 years of maintaining a strong foothold in Vietnam, the Th\u1ed1ng Nh\u1ea5t company has officially pulled the plug on this product because of low demand. If you\u2019re a match-hoarder, purchase them wholesale as keepsakes before they become extinct.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #d47978;\"><b>Price range<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #d47978;\">:<\/span> VND2,000-VND5,000 (~USD0.09-USD0.22) per packet.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #d47978;\"><b>You can find this item here:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.diemthongnhat.com.vn\/diem-thong-nhat-505947.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">diemthongnhat.com.vn<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/shopee.vn\/S%E1%BB%89-10-h%E1%BB%99p-di%C3%AAm-th%E1%BB%91ng-nh%E1%BA%A5t-i.5841118.836363565\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shopee.vn<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>Things only Vietnamese millennials will remember<\/strong><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/hong-kong-restaurants-saigon\/\">The 80s and 90s are making a comeback<\/a> in the realm of fashion, so who knows if these knickknacks will come back and be popular again? What I regret the most is that I didn\u2019t keep any of these items, because their prices have shot up drastically and they\u2019ve become \u201climited edition\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Even though the abundant supply of modern technologies make life easier and more exciting, these items still have their uses, and will always be a fun and wholesome alternative for Vietnamese millennials from the labyrinth of tempting distractions surrounding us nowadays.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also check out:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/disappearing-vietnamese-jobs\/\">9 Vietnamese traditional jobs that will disappear soon<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/essential-vietnamese-phrases\/\">23 essential Vietnamese phrases every foreigner needs to know<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/hong-kong-restaurants-saigon\/\">10 Hong Kong-themed restaurants in Saigon for a stroll down the memory lane<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/mid-autumn-festival-toys\/\">9 Vietnamese traditional toys that will bring a smile to your child&#8217;s face<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/phuong-nam-book-city\/\">Saigon readers can read 5,000 books over coffee at Phuong Nam Book City Saigon Center<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cover image adapted from: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TamagotchiVietnam\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">@TamagotchiVietnam<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CGQgsGzj0k7\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@baboon000<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pg\/diemthongnhat\/photos\/?ref=page_internal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@diemthongnhat, <\/a>and The Smart Local Vietnam<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Enjoying The Smart Local Vietnam? 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