Bro Simnon,

If you had an uneventful or unhappy trip, dont spoil bro fantasea's upcoming trip lah.
If it was expensive & unsafe to you, try hooking up with the Singaporean expat community there or pay for the well worth it services of the Singaporean company that I used about a year ago. It was my best trip to HCM although it was my first then.
Hope you are not one of those that stay at the expensive 5 star state joint venture hotels that make u book another room for ur female companion. (many safe & service oriented mini hotels in the city lah)
Anyways, bro Fantasea, go with an open mind and get your friend to bring you around or use the company that I had my best trip & cheonging buddy with.
the email to contact them is at [email protected]
I think you can call them before you depart or even if you are there already.
Dont listen to me or even Simnon, go there enjoy yourself, & then let us know how HCMC is to you ok.