Why 50LD
Pretty random actually
A few years ago, while riding a motorbike in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, I noticed the license plate of a car in front. It started with “50LD-”.
My father once told me how to read the prefix in a vehicle’s license plate. Applying to that car’s plate:
- “50” is a prefix for vehicles registered in Ho Chi Minh City
- “LD” is short for “Liên Doanh” — meaning “joint venture”. Vietnam's Government normally uses this term for a joint venture between a foreign firm and a local company.
So, that car was registered to a foreign-link joint venture company in Ho Chi Minh City.
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The reason I remember it now is that it looks like SOLD. I did look up various 50LD domain names, but nothing materialized in the end.
Back to the question: Why 50LD?
Two of my stories are still waiting for published by big publications. I feel bored just waiting.
So I tried to think of some random thing to do or to write about.
Then out of nowhere, I remember 50LD. Pretty random. I was not thinking of any selling or domains or even Vietnam.
So, the answer is: it is just random
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