Citizens ... wifi

Over the past year, wifi coffee (wireless Internet connection) has become familiar with information technology connoisseurs in Saigon. Following that is a phenomenon: wifi coffee addict. Not exactly a good cup of coffee.

The group of students SV Thu, Trang and Duy discusses the idea of ​​advertising

Not necessarily a compelling music in bars. People come and "sit in the field" in the shop to . work, to get acquainted and learn from each other, many IT people 'pro' appear; The 'smart working' method - working smart - has become popular. They look at laptops, PDAs . peeking at a cup of coffee, I thought they were flamboyant and showing off, but that's not it .

Mr. Lam The Phuong is a guest of wifi D. Coffee a week he came here . five, six days in the early morning, afternoon, evening. Phuong said: 'This is a playground for people who like high technology. I am old, access to new technology is still slow. Here, the young brothers consulted, just did not feel 'embarrassed' like studying in school. '

Habit

Mr. Phuong is a senior manager for Menu Life Insurance. In this position, the average income per month is 'over two dozen bottles' (VND 20 million). The income level is enough for him to play a laptop or PDA comfortably, the money to drink coffee does not have to think. But the fate he entered into this world came from the boss. He complained: "He manages how many people with dozens of jobs every day but is about to put them there. Especially for me, I don't know why he can manage it: appointment, meeting, reporting . Ask me to know PDA user (digital personal support machine). What's the matter, what if he "pokes" it off. I can never forget this'.

Thanks to D coffee, the owner is very knowledgeable about PDA, Mr. Phuong orders to buy a Palm phone Treo 650 - PDA is considered the smartest in the world. In addition, in order to decide to overcome 'teacher', he equipped an IBM laptop. With such toys, Mr. Phuong is very confident in his ability to manage jobs and can 'perform' in any reputable wifi cafe in Saigon.

Mr. Phuong said: 'My family uses two' hybrids' (transmission lines) Internet; one of FPT, one of Saigontourist. Coming to the computer office connected to the Internet is also many but can not lack of wifi coffee. Ky very, no shop without wifi is found to be missing and annoyed '. Once Phuong was familiar with M, one of the big coffee shops in Saigon. The shop does not have wifi. He asked the owner to ask questions. She stuttered in a costly fear, a long time to sit - drink less, afraid to reduce revenue. He smiled, advising her: 'Pulling in more and more IT customers. They don't sit for long. Maybe just send the email a few minutes back. That's very convenient for them. ' Some time later, this lady got wifi and indeed, the customers were more crowded.

'I don't know how to speak, people listen! - Mr. Phuong said - I play what people like to play. Just last night I consulted for a friend who is working outside Danang to buy Treo for wifi. It was as if it was noon calling, calling for one, to be 100% new, money didn't matter. '

'Office . working smart'

Mr. Phuong is surfing the web

People play technology in Saigon not very strange about Win 'wifi', owner D. This hand is every 6-7 years to be a 'black market' about computers, then switch to 'wholesale' PDA and now open wifi coffee even though he is still a student. Until now, the shop still . 5-6 million dong per month but he 'likes to raise', mainly to make a common playground for technology brothers. He rarely left the bar. First to . sell coffee. Second, protect the network. When I first opened the network, the network dropped. If you leave the shop, you must call back to repair. After learning, the network was 'shot'. Anti-breakers are IT masters from competitive wifi shops. Just to know, to ensure network security for visitors to the shop to exchange, work . the result is not simple.

Win 'wifi' is about a new working philosophy, the philosophy he has to learn from . customers: 'The past decade, those who worked until 9-10 pm were considered hard-working and good . So called 'hard working' - work hard. But now those who solve the whole day's work in a good, dark morning for leisure time, go out. The term 'smart working' is now more common. Especially in the booming technology era, 'smart working' people appear more and more '.

And the "present" to Thang how to do this is none other than Mr. Th., Chairman of Vespa Club and his friends. Come to the shop, do not need to step in, but just look for the old vespa with countless signatures of famous people to know if he is present or not. Mr. Th. usually come to the shop at 10 o'clock and rarely leave after 6-7 hours of checking mail, surfing the web, exchanging jobs online . One day he sat until . the shop closed. Mr. Th. do design, graphic companies so the network related work very much. Previously, his 17-inch Toshiba laptop had an impressive screen, and now he doesn't use it anymore. Go to the shop, borrow a shop to use the temple, each time 'working smart' so he only uses two coffee cups with a single menu: black without sugar.

L. is an architect and he always chose T café in District 1 as a 'office' even though his company is based in District 5. Every morning, at 8-9 hours, he also took a laptop to work (his wife and children thought of the company) but in fact, he went into a coffee shop. Instead of choosing a seat to admire, watch . beautiful girls and be able to interact with people, he went to the most deserted place. The important thing is to find . where the power outlet is. Found then brought the laptop to plug in, work. Mr. L. said: 'I have many customers in the center.

Having something to invite them to the transaction shop or running through is also convenient. The work is available in the computer or online. The office is also the same. ' Mr. L. has two new habits from knowing coffee wifi: First, he does not read the newspaper anymore. In the past, the shopkeeper had to see where the shop's newsstand was. Sometimes he lacks the news that he has to buy more peddlers. Now leave. Secondly: from the time he entered wifi coffee, he found his office sad, without music, not many people passing by; while his creative work needs a lot of inspiration, 'push'.

Friendship time wifi

I met a group of three students at a foreign language and informatics school in the afternoon. They look simple, silently and don't have many technological "toys". They are Minh Thu, Thuy Trang and Bao Duy. But don't joke, they're talking about doing business. At the moment they are a laptop, many fine art websites are being 'searched'.

The letter said: 'We are planning to launch an advertising idea. Come here and try to talk about business and web surfing '. In addition to sipping a cup of coffee, they often go to the shop to visit sites like zidean.com (graphic site) or deviantart.com (design page) . Duy said: 'I have a feeling of doing wifi. work, not relax. The atmosphere and the professional people here also make me more excited. '

Mr. Phuong, the 'hand-held' said above, through wifi coffee also get acquainted and learn a lot from strangers. Once he sat at P shop, one of the three most professional wifi bars in Saigon. Next to him was a Sony laptop friend and hooked up his cell phone to talk about the loud music program. Sitting listening for a while, he easily got acquainted, saying that he also knew some musicians.

The humble friend did not talk much about himself but shared with Phuong about technology. Coffee crust, they cheerfully parted. There was a time after that, Mr. Phuong turned on the newspaper, seeing exactly what he met at the restaurant. He is Q., a famous musician! So I knew that I was honored to sit with a celebrity without being good.

Mr. Phuong acknowledged one thing: 'Sitting in a shop, making strange acquaintances. I wonder if it is because I sell insurance, so I have a good say. ' There was a memorable time in P. coffee too. He sat next to a guy who was using an IBM T43 laptop. Sitting for a while, he got acquainted, asked the network star slowly or 'dropped'. The other man also happily answered. The two sides cheerfully said a whole bunch of stories. Not knowing how he felt 'Phuong', after a while he took the mobile software hard drive to copy him a program to clean up the garbage in the computer. Mr. Phuong complimented: 'Looking at him is not a' pro 'but gallant people!'.

Now, the scene of customers with wifi coffee playing the 'toys' is no stranger. They have come to the healthy and eager to learn. There are only a few things left: to go to the shop to play games (popularly known as 'Martial arts legend'); or 'bait coffee' with those who go online to chatter 'go guests'; or the "guys" who hugged the bar of IT shops wandering around to get acquainted, entice guests and "price drugs". There is a story, the W shop also opened wifi room . VIP, which is very quiet and has a very nice, cool 'chicken' . Anyway wifi is not faulty. It's just from people who 'access' it.

XUAN NGOC CHENG BINH