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Hey David, I just realized who you are. Glad your back open, how is business? I will stop by on my way home today and have some of that awsome Black Cat if you are still getting it. Probably around 3pm.

absolutely, what's the name of the place and the address. I will be there today.

Hi, if you are in Saigon again, don't forget to call me for some coffee cups.

I am good for whatever. I prefer to do something hat I can't get here in Atlanta. What is a cool local hangout? You have my cell number...right?

Hey David...I get into Houston at 6:00 Sunday. Want to grab a bite?

Just give me a call or drop me an email (email on my website front page or Max has my number) and we'll iron out details.

Yeah, bro, I have no problem with that if you want to pick up your share of gas, hotel and common expenses, including van rental and hotel parking.

sounds lovely. wish i could swing in and try a couple doubles of it.

Hi mate good to hear from you. In response to your question, the the term Barista is relatively unheard of here. Espresso is really in its infancy stages. All the people I teach, I introduce them for the first time to espresso stuff, so its all new. Also the precision and quality of beans and equipment necessary for good espresso is few and far between there. That being said, I do have one client with a LaMarzocco GB5 so its great working with them. However, one thing I learned from working at some of the best cafes/roasters in Australia is that really high end equipment such as a Synesso, GB5, Mistral, Mirage, double-boiler, etc... is not necessary to make great espresso. I have worked with many machines such as ECM, Faema, and other single boilers and produce awesome esresso.

The thing about Vietnam is that most people cannot justify spending more that $3000.00 for a machine, and don't even want to buy a water filter. Most filtered bottle water in Vietnam is sub-standard so this all affects the quality of the coffee.

I may be interested in the room your friend has for lease, if its not too expensive.

Talk soon,

Nat

Hey man. Got some coffee for ya. I'll swing but and see ya in the mornin'.

Hey mate, I have been living in Saigon (HCMC) for a year now.

Excellent. Well, thanks again. I hope your customers enjoy it.

Whoah, cool! How much did you buy from Max? That's great. Thanks! Let me know how it comes out.

I'm always planning a trip to somewhere, someday it'll be houston.

Hey man, you don't know me, but I noticed that you are in Houston and I was wondering if you had ever heard of a place called Boheme. I was reading about it and it sounde pretty cool. Just looking to see what you think. Thanks.

Very Nice...=)

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Yes, Malls may be the way to go. As you have probably heard the roading infrastructure here is diabolical. It can take 2 hours to travel 5km. To that extent Malls are like islands of sanity for shoppers. In NZ or Australia customers would happily (and easily) travel accross Auckland or Sydney for a Primo coffee experience. Here, at least in Jakarta, that is not going to happen. Malls also attract customers who will be there literally all day, a captive market so to speak. I think your concept would work well.