issue 49 - AsiaLIFE Magazine

listingssports &leisureSport StreetHuyen Tran Cong Chua, D1 betweenNguyen Du and Nguyen Thi Minh KhaiServices include mending and restringingbroken tennis rackets. Products rangefrom badminton birdies and rackets tobasketball hoops, free weights, rollerblades, scooters, soccer jerseys and allmanner of balls.Trophies & Custom Signage StreetLe Lai, D1 between Truong Dinh andNguyen Thai HocOffers custom engraving on trophies andplaques made of plastic, wood, metaland glass.CRICKETSaigon Cricket AssocationSocial cricket league plays 25 oversa side matches Sunday mornings atRMIT’s District 7 pitch. Season runs Novemberthrough May, with friendly gamesthroughout the pre-season. Practice onSaturdays and Sunday afternoons.Australian Cricket ClubTerry Gordonterrygordoninasia@yahoo.com.ausaigonaustraliancricketclub@yahoo.comwww.saigoncricket.comEnglish Cricket ClubRichard CarringtonRichard.carrington@pivotalvietnam.cominfo@eccsaigon.comwww.eccsaigon.comIndian Cricket ClubManish Sogani, manish@ambrij.comUnited Cricket ClubMr. Asif Ali, asif@promo-tex.netkeshav.dayalani@rmit.edu.vnDANCINGDanCenter53 Nguyen Dang Giai,Thao Dien, District 2Tel: 3840 6974www.dancentervn.comPurpose built studio with foreign traineddance instructors. Classes in jazz, ballet,tap, hip hop, yoga, zumba, belly, hula,capoiera and more. Kids can start from4+ and adults of all ages and levels arewelcome. Schedule and news on eventsavailable on-line.Salsa Dancing at La Habana6 Cao Ba Quat, D1www.salsaigon.comsalsaigon@gmail.comSix-week salsa package at 350,000VND for single persons and 550,000 fora couple, run by Urko. Lessons everyTuesday (beginners L.A. style at 7.30pm; intermediate L.A style at 8.30 pm).Registration required.FITNESS & YOGACalifornia WOW XperienceParkson Plaza, 126 Hung Vuong, D528/30-32 Le Loi, D1 Tel: 6291 5999The world’s biggest fitness centre chainis one of Saigon’s most modern placesto get your sweat on. Located in HungVuong Plaza, CWX offers a huge workoutarea and all kinds of classes includingspinning, KickFit, yoga and more.Caravelle Club Spa19 Lam Son Square, D1Tel: 3823 4999Modern and stylish gym with lots of cardiovascularmachines and free weights.The swimming pool is a great place fora dip, and the massage parlour, sauna,steam room and jacuzzi are there forwinding down.Equinox Fitness & Leisure CentreEquatorial Hotel, 242 Tran Binh Trong,D5 Tel: 3839 7777Decent-sized 3rd-floor gym with moderncardio and weights machines, sauna,steambath, jacuzzi, and large 4th floorpool great for swimming laps.Suzanne & Saigon YogaTel: 090 835 2265suzanne@saigonyoga.comSuzanne is an ERYT- 200 (Experienced)Yoga Alliance Instructor. She boasts twodecades of experience, offering variousyoga styles in District 2 and yoga retreatsin Vietnam.FOOTBALL & RUGBYAustralian Rules FootballTel: 093 768 3230www.vietnamswans.comvietnamswans@gmail.comThe Vietnam Swans play regular internationalfooty matches around Asia. Trainingsessions are held weekly in HCM City(2.30 pm Saturday, RMIT D7) and Hanoi(midday, Saturday, UN InternationalSchool, Ciputra). All skill levels and codeswelcome.RMIT Vietnamsports.recreation@rmit.edu.vnA new player on the SIFL scene witha team made up of students from theUniversity. They have their own footballground on-site consisting of two brandnew pitches. Contact Landon Carnie.Saigon Raidersjon.hoff@saigonraiders.comSociable football side who are always onthe lookout for new talent for their weeklymatches and training sessions. The teamparticipates in the Saigon InternationalFootball League and also has regularfixtures against local teams in the outlyingprovinces and also participates ininternational tournaments.Saigon Rugby ClubTel: 0903 735 799www.saigonrfc.orgsaigonrugbyfootballclub@yahoo.comSocial, mixed touch rugby playedevery Saturday afternoon for adults atRMIT from 4 pm until 6 pm. Regularlywelcomes visiting teams and tours theregion for men’s contact and women’stouch rugby tournaments. Beginnerswelcome.GOLFDong Nai Golf ResortTrang Bom Town, Trang BomTel: 061 3866 288 / 3677 590www.dongnaigolf.com.vnLarge golf resort with 27 holes, plus avilla complex, bar, sauna. jacuzzi andbilliards. The resort sits on 160 hectaresof land in Dong Nai Province, about 50kilometres from the city.Ocean Dunes Golf Club1 Ton Duc Thang, Phan ThietTel: 062 3821 995odgc@vietnamgolfresorts.comDesigned by Nick Faldo, the 6,746-yardpar-72 course winds through seasidedunes, with the variable coastal breezeschanging its character each day. Anenjoyable and eminently playable courseand has become a favourite venue forexpatriate tournaments.Saigon South GolfNguyen Van Linh, Tan Phu, D7questions for the coiffeurBy Lloyd MorganQ. My stylist uses a razorto cut my hair and it alwayslooks dry, is that the reason?A. If your hair wasn’t dry priorto the razor cutting I wouldsay you could blame therazor. It slashes the cuticleto pieces, resulting in frizzytextured hair. I haven’t useda razor for over 30 years. Iwas trained in the technique,but it has limitations becauseyou cannot cut all hair typeswith a razor. Cutting with arazor has been an Asian thingfor a long time because itsbest suited for straight hairtypical of Asians, but hasnever really caught on withCaucasians. Tony Moscolo,founder of Tony and GuySalons, invented new cuttingtechniques over 15 yearsago and introduced texturizinginto the hair world andrevolutionized it. Messy hairwas once in and now flippedout texturized cuts are everywhere.The texturizing effectis the same as a razor minusthe frizzy look so razor cuttinghas taken the back seatover the years, but as witheverything it has its place inthe hair world.Q. My 9-year-old daughterhas very curly hair and shehates it. Should I considerpermanently straighteningit?A. No! Firstly, she’s way tooyoung to be exposed tochemicals like ammoniumthioglycolate, which is themain chemical in straighteningsystems. It’s also in permsolutions, but straighteningis not comparable to sittingwith perm solution in your hairas it’s not on the hair for verylong, normally between 15 to25 minutes. However with thestraightening systems it’s afour-hour procedure that I’msure no nine-year-old could sitthrough anyway. After it’s finished,if the hair is really curlyit’s going to be a nightmareto grow back because theroots will be curly and the reststraight; the curlier the hairthe worse the effect is when itgrows. The Brazilian straightsystem steers clear of that,but it has a whole set of itsown issues. For example, theyuse keratin hair fibre and formaldehydeis produced whenheat is applied to the solutionso you need to wear a gasmask, as does the stylist.Lloyd Morgan runs the LloydMorgan International HairStudio at 234 Nguyen VanHuong, Thao Dien, D2. Contacthim at 0908 422 007 orlloydart@yahoo.com.64 asialife HCMC