My dad attended this high school in Vientiane. That's where he met my mother. My family go visit Laos two times a year. Lao New Year and Christmas. We have a lot relatives in Laos.
Used to be the most famous high school in country. To get in this school, you have to be the top 5% out of about 3000 students who took the exam about 2-3 days for each year.
That’s correct. I still remember exam vividly when I took it, there were around 2,000 and the school accepted only 200. There was no bribery at the time. The quality of the education was superb and whoever graduated will be recognized in the community.
Merci Terry pour ce vidéo. J'ai passé 8 années de ma jeunesse au lycée de Vientiane, ma dernière année scolaire 1973/1974. Je suis quelque part au Brésil à environ 18000km mais le Laos est dans mon cœur. J'ai revu mon lycée en 1996 puis en 2000. Je suis l'évolution du Laos grâce à des gens de votre profession merci, je retournerai très prochainement à Vientiane. Bonjour à tous ceux qui aiment le Laos.
Thanks, it was requested from my FC to take a video of Oudom Vientiane I'm happy that many people graduate from this school and they see where they used be there 😃
Nice clip. This place reminds my childhood. I lived not far from there. The temple in front of this school has changed since I left the country where I was born. The last time I saw it is in 1975. I wish to know what does Lycée Sayamongkhoune become nowadays. Thanks a lot
@@TerryLaosTour Hi Terry, in deed in Vientiane on Singha road, not far from ministry of finance. Till 1975 it was private college. But I don' t know it still existes. If you ask 60-years-old person, maybe he can tell you. I' m from France and I watch your report.
Lycee Vientiane was a top school in Laos before Laos was falling into Communist after finishing TERMINALE then many students might go abroad to continue education in foreign countries like France or USA also in Thailand for a Bachelor degree. When I was at premiere class in Lycee Pakse then I went to American school in Vientiane for almost 2 years for career choice and I met a lot of students there who came from Lycee Vientiane, most students were very strong in English before you can attend American School, if you are a student from another provinces and the school has dormitory for you to stay for free plus school pays like 1000kip per day while you are in school and also the cost of living was very cheap at that time spending around 100kip was enough for whole day meals. After graduated from American school then I worked for USAID for 3 yrs. before Laos became the communist country, unluckily I was sent to political indoctrination camp for almost 2 years I was only 22 yrs. old then I escaped to Thailand and stayed in refugee camp for almost 1 years before I went to USA in late Nov.1979 after that in 1984 I graduated BA Bachelor of Business Administration from University of Minnesota then I have worked for banks/companies, by the way my youngest daughter just graduated in 2020 from University. I still like Laos but it treated me like its enemy at that time, now USA is like my home/country also America is not for everybody some like some don't depending on how individual can adapt to new home/place. Laos is my birthplace and I always love it.
