tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49864353717036563342024-02-19T22:28:21.696-08:00THANH NGASTORIES OF MY FAMILY, FRIENDS & INTERESTSThanh Ngahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03023995915473738867noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4986435371703656334.post-35039775851037014962012-05-21T00:31:00.000-07:002012-05-21T01:02:41.433-07:00<i><b>Hanoi Weather: </b></i>
Hanoi became the capital of Vietnam in 1010. Since then, it has been the social, cultural and economic center of the country. It is one of the most captivating cities in Southeast Asia. The lovely sight of lakes, shaded avenues, verdant parks and French-colonial architecture complements the unhurried pace of life.
Hanoi has emerged as a fascinating and unconventional tourist destination for several years. Many people, fed up with visiting clichÐ crowded places, now prefer Hanoi as a charming unique city for its own beauty and culture.
Experienced travelers would like to have a brief overview of the place they are going to visit and its weather surely tops the information-list so that they can have a pleasant weather during their tour.
The climate of Vietnam varies greatly from the North to the South due to its long and narrow territory. Therefore, you can never assess Hanoi’s weather from the knowledge of the other Vietnamese regions.
Hanoi, lying in a plain, belongs to Red River Delta and is far from the sea. It features the hot climatic zone under the influence of south and northeast monsoons.Hanoi experiences the typical climate of Northern Vietnam where summer is hot and humid and winter is relatively cold and dry.
Summer lasts from May to early September with its extremely hot weather and plenty of rain. In particular, during June, the peak temperature can rise up to 39-40oC. I do not like too heavy rain but I still prefer cool rainy weather to hot sunny weather in summer.
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As roughly said above, with a humid tropical climate, Hanoi is characterized by monsoons like most of Northern Vietnam. The period from July to September witnesses heavy rainfall and sometimes this leads to floods causing much trouble in traffic.
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Then, autumn and early winter are the most beautiful season in Hanoi. The sky is clear, the weather is warm and slightly sunny. The colour of Hanoi autumn is light yellow, so lovely to me. I also like this season best because my birthday is around then.
Next, winter rules from November to March. The weather remains cold and dry. The minimum temperature in Hanoi can dip as low as 6-7oC. Northeast monsoons are frequent in winter. January is the coldest month usually accompanied by a cold north-easterly wind. For myself, though very cold, winter is still much more comfortable than summer for its lower humidity.
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Especially, spring is an inspiring nice season in Hanoi and the most pleasant time to visit, avoiding the heat and heavy rain. That is from February to April. By that time, gardens of colourful fresh flowers blossom everywhere. Hanoi people become happier in a new joyful atmosphere of welcoming a Lunar New Year. The weather is cool with sometimes slight rain, making Hanoi view more romantic.
Born in Hanoi, having grown up here with so many memories both happy and not, I am feeling deeply my always unchanged true love for this green homeland even with its changing weather.Thanh Ngahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03023995915473738867noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4986435371703656334.post-57045346259283481522011-09-02T01:03:00.000-07:002011-09-02T04:15:16.356-07:00Lotus in MoonlightFor these days, as our traditional Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching soon in Vietnam, my mind has been quite willing to produce a new painting before and for this special occasion.
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<br />Earlier, more than once, I wanted to choose a topic of a Full Moon or a New Moon as a typical symbol for Autumn, especially for the coming Mid-Autumn Festive Night when the Moon will be surely full or round in shape and clearly bright.</strong></strong>
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<br />Then I simply liked to recreate a beautiful and romantic image of the Moon or Moonlight, those English words meaningful to me for my name Thanh Nga in Vietnamese also means a Bright Moon or Clear Moonlight in English.
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<br />However, after that, for I often continuously missed my deceased Mother with her name Thanh Lien which means a Clear Lotus or Bright Elegant Lotus, I preferred to go ahead with a painting of this special flower. Moreover, seeing various photos online of the Lotus in Autumn usually associated with or in Moonlight, simultaneously remembering that my late Mother in her life always loved to hold many cheerful activities for her kids, including me as her only daughter, during our childhood, such as a mid-Autumn Festive Night party with various mooncakes, plentiful fruits and so full of happy smiles for every year, I decided to change my painting topic this time into "The Lotus in Moonlight".
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<br />So yesterday afternoon, I worked quite willingly and passionately, and finally completed my new water-color artwork of "The Lotus in Moonlight" by title.
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<br />I would like to share it as done with my best efforts (as shown in the image below) with you, my dear readers, and hope for your view with good understanding that my Lotus is being shined brightly by the Moonlight. This small picture is also for partly showing my forever-lasting memory with deep love and endless gratitude for my late esteemed Mother named Thanh Lien or the Bright Elegant Lotus.
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<br />There is another important point I would like to express that I like to draw around my Mother’s name a Full Moon better than a heart because I always remember my special friend’s words to me that we should circle our loved ones' names by a circle instead of a heart for a heart can be broken but a circle never ends. Thanh Ngahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03023995915473738867noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4986435371703656334.post-69254406775122093392010-09-20T03:39:00.000-07:002010-09-20T03:49:26.516-07:00Good inspiration toward Mid-Autumn Festival !Today, my father has just come back from his trip to Ho Chi Minh city. I was glad to receive from him some special Mooncakes branded Nhu Lan sent me from my young nieces and nephews who are living and working in that far city, and hear him telling all happy stories about them. As currently I’m not sure when I will have a good chance to travel again to Southern Vietnam, and Ho Chi Minh city in particular, to see them personally, any gift from them is so nice to me now. Moreover, as it is approaching to our Mid-Autumn Festival in a few days when the moon will be full round, a special mooncake (the symbol of this Chidren’s Festival) is more meaningful for us, especially really enjoyable for my son Tuan.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbllm3UdEqEHcKJKe3wFGIeq41ImWNHcUoGQF24Bzkrwbgyy4ko7LrAUk9BKx6LyyIdqGY1I4urwqb3gbFiHyLvVQfNpwLQcVkapG41LUg5syzboC8e7RkpB3d9T4zRWVKFcCFLHuyNr4/s1600/NhuLan+MoonCakes+Special.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbllm3UdEqEHcKJKe3wFGIeq41ImWNHcUoGQF24Bzkrwbgyy4ko7LrAUk9BKx6LyyIdqGY1I4urwqb3gbFiHyLvVQfNpwLQcVkapG41LUg5syzboC8e7RkpB3d9T4zRWVKFcCFLHuyNr4/s320/NhuLan+MoonCakes+Special.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518943727799306578" /></a><br />For more than a week now, my spirit has become more relaxed and comfortable everyday and night. My voice has made considerable progress after an intensive treatment period by facial acupuncture for some months now. Meanwhile, I have also kept on more active self-training by the same method at home. I’m really happy for my speaking in Vietnamese now is well understood by my family members, old friends and neighbours. I’m even happier when my spoken English now can be well understood on phone by all my new friends of other nationalities. In such a good inspiration, my daily life now has become more interesting with keeping email correspondence with both my old colleagues and friends as well as making some more new friends online who come from other countries like UK, US, Switzerland, Spain and so on. All this is quite good encouragement for me to try better in improving my spiritual life. Through their stories, I have found the world so endless, its socio-cultural life so plentiful and different in each corner of the earth. I hope to get a better health soon to take some more tours to several corners of the world (those of my best interests) to enjoy their cultural values by my own eyes.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYv6w0kvuR7W2jb9hzm77Kjpw4l5oFGQAr1vTOPPv6royHVcdwaq7Xjcws7rtZ0QTMsTpMwpziyBVrc8ILMfXW2pzbZkWX9uoWXx5jdE5sT750WykZjw0Fea9XT-tXTe4xTIqjdfY4xcc/s1600/Moon+agains+Bright+Hues.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 231px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYv6w0kvuR7W2jb9hzm77Kjpw4l5oFGQAr1vTOPPv6royHVcdwaq7Xjcws7rtZ0QTMsTpMwpziyBVrc8ILMfXW2pzbZkWX9uoWXx5jdE5sT750WykZjw0Fea9XT-tXTe4xTIqjdfY4xcc/s320/Moon+agains+Bright+Hues.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518944798535327826" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3rSIsr5yUsAbzH3TSiPvojtd74ykBTYvVZQE-qIR0yl9SMVdLtorZJuhkbou_VbN__-nz3tCRebUzud7b_bhUuxqWi-fkTIRbjasyFMFVw2OSu_74wInQ2bR1jypT4ofZgv58mxQtG6w/s1600/Banh+trung+thu+(Mooncakes).jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 292px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3rSIsr5yUsAbzH3TSiPvojtd74ykBTYvVZQE-qIR0yl9SMVdLtorZJuhkbou_VbN__-nz3tCRebUzud7b_bhUuxqWi-fkTIRbjasyFMFVw2OSu_74wInQ2bR1jypT4ofZgv58mxQtG6w/s320/Banh+trung+thu+(Mooncakes).jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518945140766988658" /></a><br />Besides, just as a share-holder, I always feel hopeful for better success in my husband’s new business plans in several fields like wedding photography and associated services, real estates trade… and some others that he is going to start as soon as he gets really interested in. So my family is going to welcome a joyful Mid-Autumn Festival with some fruitful and prospective news.Thanh Ngahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03023995915473738867noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4986435371703656334.post-66367207287445626032010-05-24T23:51:00.000-07:002010-05-25T00:12:19.058-07:00Summer flowers reflecting my moodThis week, as the early summer days are very hot, my son Tuan is going to take his 3-month summer holiday, and I myself have been doing quite progressively with the new treatment course for my voice, my mood is good in general but has various tones throughout the day. In the morning until midday, I often feel rather hot inside, making my spirit more active. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKM7tyZJQzp5PNwUvUKSugoKxtAa9Mq6iXMI6329Hep-grVq17DAhjTSN1xy8Rc-n1uw-kcBR326qUYma_fsi0YRI5E3eiCrt9rQFcRlnHHUcFwXoFOqUQN6sqsvkOuFLM8elCUJ7mn-k/s1600/Hoa+phuong+ben+ho.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKM7tyZJQzp5PNwUvUKSugoKxtAa9Mq6iXMI6329Hep-grVq17DAhjTSN1xy8Rc-n1uw-kcBR326qUYma_fsi0YRI5E3eiCrt9rQFcRlnHHUcFwXoFOqUQN6sqsvkOuFLM8elCUJ7mn-k/s320/Hoa+phuong+ben+ho.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475097478325001554" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgRfpSKXu07kKGBfAiJx6Ei282bGbrVpaSmqkYSy4-evRdQ6X3WeZH7ppcNZEi-5sx9uQTUSkCn6QVH5KQp67pOIvhegW6aGCJK8SJGsMTYhAJuPtpSAWaJMED3RwZR3LdjgRCoX8pjIo/s1600/Hoa+phuong+nhin+xa.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 227px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgRfpSKXu07kKGBfAiJx6Ei282bGbrVpaSmqkYSy4-evRdQ6X3WeZH7ppcNZEi-5sx9uQTUSkCn6QVH5KQp67pOIvhegW6aGCJK8SJGsMTYhAJuPtpSAWaJMED3RwZR3LdjgRCoX8pjIo/s320/Hoa+phuong+nhin+xa.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475097724445272082" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg76M_Fn7U6yT1796MCMvqtNMWiWseQdlkcJO23QDly7C2ujquBYzgl3Agj4K03tw5wPYE5cyShr5XouW8ldHQoJb_89nyIYZoIS1D2oxS-wgV9ot7AcZIeylAOpkwRV0FPTQlpJKsrd8/s1600/Hoa+phuong+truoc+ho.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg76M_Fn7U6yT1796MCMvqtNMWiWseQdlkcJO23QDly7C2ujquBYzgl3Agj4K03tw5wPYE5cyShr5XouW8ldHQoJb_89nyIYZoIS1D2oxS-wgV9ot7AcZIeylAOpkwRV0FPTQlpJKsrd8/s320/Hoa+phuong+truoc+ho.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475097935361443154" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMWT-Sy94IGEyE6tRH-jXl8qacVWQCf8Qiswcco3Ci0Biv0sy0amFFzRzrxFwcY2NozHLP0_I_10V5vDDOCLATWiuwY7cTK5e-53A-IOO0zfNnvuw7Nm1VLRbTYQmnA4eVZz5j-Yq6NHM/s1600/Hoa+phuong+no+ruc.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 216px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMWT-Sy94IGEyE6tRH-jXl8qacVWQCf8Qiswcco3Ci0Biv0sy0amFFzRzrxFwcY2NozHLP0_I_10V5vDDOCLATWiuwY7cTK5e-53A-IOO0zfNnvuw7Nm1VLRbTYQmnA4eVZz5j-Yq6NHM/s320/Hoa+phuong+no+ruc.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475099468461802386" /></a><br /><br />Especially when receiving good comments and friendly greetings from new friends, I even feel more energetic and cheerful like these images of Flambuoyants. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6owbDOxvV6tEAbVxzaRnyKEtW5N-J-LCC7rBHFyNeMzs1D2hpwDXxgMc5-KwuJ9U9Gy0-TQVBSWBUgNeqFTR4BGmGmp5EjvvH50dWf0fJGWFleIS0v_Mo1WRVkAeh0NuTZc2Pmb4MNJk/s1600/hoa+phuong+truoc+nha.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6owbDOxvV6tEAbVxzaRnyKEtW5N-J-LCC7rBHFyNeMzs1D2hpwDXxgMc5-KwuJ9U9Gy0-TQVBSWBUgNeqFTR4BGmGmp5EjvvH50dWf0fJGWFleIS0v_Mo1WRVkAeh0NuTZc2Pmb4MNJk/s320/hoa+phuong+truoc+nha.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475098192408814082" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYz7Mjce4B03-kvEoP-pDHH7UvivWSTmLKOqMU8XMQdGg7R3jhr4rRWIhl-BJbpBwYmUP4fo9vl8HUwbv__GFVZiy_rF0NZw5j06Ia220x3X39iLMnac2jXUbb_7j8-RT4hyG7K-L7Ugk/s1600/Tre+con+choi+hoa+phuong.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 227px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYz7Mjce4B03-kvEoP-pDHH7UvivWSTmLKOqMU8XMQdGg7R3jhr4rRWIhl-BJbpBwYmUP4fo9vl8HUwbv__GFVZiy_rF0NZw5j06Ia220x3X39iLMnac2jXUbb_7j8-RT4hyG7K-L7Ugk/s320/Tre+con+choi+hoa+phuong.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475098503939307442" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirSQcOy2qmcC9cCoFAku3qujLZJBtJzKfjQEh9eozy7foXzBsRcWIYgkCpSMHIZW_XNdGNU21JXS50zIQu1wlyyQ68wHUdqaeH383Xnbf_qT0O92BuyZ44NnnwujZTNPGw3RslvfShsbo/s1600/Hoa+phuong+va+bang+lang.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 223px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirSQcOy2qmcC9cCoFAku3qujLZJBtJzKfjQEh9eozy7foXzBsRcWIYgkCpSMHIZW_XNdGNU21JXS50zIQu1wlyyQ68wHUdqaeH383Xnbf_qT0O92BuyZ44NnnwujZTNPGw3RslvfShsbo/s320/Hoa+phuong+va+bang+lang.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475098347321940114" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjigI5tj9zJk0pHqEXyD9cQ_ihJmClqj_wZgZWlMzx-0KeFPSjFwRCItYFOuNTub2-sxKt_tM4ytbxEcTNJzFzrjcqp38vfwyIh1bfU27eL2Emzi7IZTHRJaTN9f_oirSaEYshdJzX4CTA/s1600/Mecon+di+duoi+hoa+phuong.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjigI5tj9zJk0pHqEXyD9cQ_ihJmClqj_wZgZWlMzx-0KeFPSjFwRCItYFOuNTub2-sxKt_tM4ytbxEcTNJzFzrjcqp38vfwyIh1bfU27eL2Emzi7IZTHRJaTN9f_oirSaEYshdJzX4CTA/s320/Mecon+di+duoi+hoa+phuong.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475099640209182338" /></a><br /><br />However, toward late afternoon, as the sunshine is lighter and lighter, and then replaced by the night falling, my mood becomes much cooler and calmer just like the following images of Lotus. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguztUu4QCMpbbJt36CjsceAzK_8p_deP7eLDQxHxnbyd0d7iZqOhvhZEO8fnMlbpKd8D1ei9z-NH0OnEyvYSVo_Q9dHuF5foTuraPFbdlZmO1rtQ2fFAt_1_kt_pQf9vqsm1xMp_tKIt0/s1600/Lotus+Bud.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguztUu4QCMpbbJt36CjsceAzK_8p_deP7eLDQxHxnbyd0d7iZqOhvhZEO8fnMlbpKd8D1ei9z-NH0OnEyvYSVo_Q9dHuF5foTuraPFbdlZmO1rtQ2fFAt_1_kt_pQf9vqsm1xMp_tKIt0/s320/Lotus+Bud.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475100470889839506" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYdBb6ZDfj8VUafLLY1q8zf-45xSFWAf6RcyewsWv7fEB1Y77TQm5aYDoADXTA3DRi12rhTbiArm3i6Lko1Vx35mZE5x6It_u3H5sFjrZivFjx1Yrft5vr9UxoqlyGpg9W-R4weKrAyNg/s1600/Plump+Lotus+Bud.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYdBb6ZDfj8VUafLLY1q8zf-45xSFWAf6RcyewsWv7fEB1Y77TQm5aYDoADXTA3DRi12rhTbiArm3i6Lko1Vx35mZE5x6It_u3H5sFjrZivFjx1Yrft5vr9UxoqlyGpg9W-R4weKrAyNg/s320/Plump+Lotus+Bud.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475100936711444706" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLLR1bQn1WyaWUnK9NOjZl5XOkVnd1ynDqTezzXwf9_HbqW6xGFprABfizsXNBEmcSCup9niYMihcDV8-RVaRDNUFDtQPQDuHNCYEKTv96v_c5uhbRLVjXUf2C4fdTGaS9UvdVr8-jP-M/s1600/Light+pink+lotus+2.bmp"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLLR1bQn1WyaWUnK9NOjZl5XOkVnd1ynDqTezzXwf9_HbqW6xGFprABfizsXNBEmcSCup9niYMihcDV8-RVaRDNUFDtQPQDuHNCYEKTv96v_c5uhbRLVjXUf2C4fdTGaS9UvdVr8-jP-M/s320/Light+pink+lotus+2.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475101172369837666" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsuNlPXFkhFzaHMumAzEJLQ0K_12bgGIW208R4NevbRp2uuE7uTy5qzh92pjIdk59FEqJQA1VRN4Ns1YBjBAUHbADmN9mvzq9NHoZx6o4ig7o_HPGZiXJTmbERaABUn5ygAqw9o5jAkCI/s1600/Pink+Lotus+1.bmp"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsuNlPXFkhFzaHMumAzEJLQ0K_12bgGIW208R4NevbRp2uuE7uTy5qzh92pjIdk59FEqJQA1VRN4Ns1YBjBAUHbADmN9mvzq9NHoZx6o4ig7o_HPGZiXJTmbERaABUn5ygAqw9o5jAkCI/s320/Pink+Lotus+1.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475101652788267506" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB5GKO7D98PC1biOAfxD-GK1wrEo4tyoI9zCtHkvK6NHuEAuef_c3360brdRbrlJgExBYTsgIaQ_pFY6NkTMXF0F3LRqzMyk_hxrGp6pbzeC1aw5C4eHKZl-ffxZJ7vKNGrG8hC0FUba4/s1600/Hoa+sen+no.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB5GKO7D98PC1biOAfxD-GK1wrEo4tyoI9zCtHkvK6NHuEAuef_c3360brdRbrlJgExBYTsgIaQ_pFY6NkTMXF0F3LRqzMyk_hxrGp6pbzeC1aw5C4eHKZl-ffxZJ7vKNGrG8hC0FUba4/s320/Hoa+sen+no.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475101926664186562" /></a><br /><br />Anyway, now I don't have to worry about Tuan's study for at least some weeks ahead because I have agreed with my son to let him relax and play freely until mid June.Thanh Ngahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03023995915473738867noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4986435371703656334.post-42069947035359124782010-05-04T02:52:00.000-07:002010-05-04T23:28:22.411-07:00Cheerful Eventful Last Week!Last week was eventful and cheerful for me. Beginning was my son Tuan’s birthday on April 27th when he became 10 years old. In preparation for this, my husband and I had discussed before and agreed to hold it in a simple way. <br /><br />One day before his birthday, on Monday April 26th, I was enthusiastic to get two new English books titled "Let's Learn English Student's Book 2" and its associated "Workbook 2" as a birthday present for my son,for Tuan had repeated several times that he liked them. Additionally, because Tuan still had to go to school on his birthday, he had asked his Daddy to buy in advance for him some parcels of coffee-flavored candy and some other various kinds, together with one big bag of sweet gelatin cakes, so that he would share all these (to be considered as a small birthday party) with his teacher and classmates in the breaks at school. Seeing Tuan so excited and delighted to bring these tiny things to school in the morning of his birthday, I realized that happiness for children is so simple but important for encouraging their spirits. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNAO5zIYR3alxL5jWojquzb3hVr_WgDONk0mQhuOSWZpBBFOmeJi3s7NbUj1cUazbk8Z38-GeJRcYyV9DXdZLhPUY50XADQS2rbPW4H6TKdSXpGa40mV3lMWOD4PrEWEEn2WxGTWx3NnM/s1600/Image012.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 256px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNAO5zIYR3alxL5jWojquzb3hVr_WgDONk0mQhuOSWZpBBFOmeJi3s7NbUj1cUazbk8Z38-GeJRcYyV9DXdZLhPUY50XADQS2rbPW4H6TKdSXpGa40mV3lMWOD4PrEWEEn2WxGTWx3NnM/s320/Image012.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467352279347424930" /></a><br />After that, I was glad to arrange the yellow roses that Thang had bought early in the morning into our most beautiful vase, watered to make them fresher, and then put this on the main table in our living room. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimikYeCELB6XdEUhAtAeyXkIa6uoDXldZiqwtsCFIaL1CxqgC4Hq93IhlSpQRg97k92VieQiVepHgKngmRqbardYz-uF3IsKPo2N01sXp2a1X4aYJ8QRm9g5IGqkhAKEzSC3GeHA_DCZk/s1600/Image054.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 256px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimikYeCELB6XdEUhAtAeyXkIa6uoDXldZiqwtsCFIaL1CxqgC4Hq93IhlSpQRg97k92VieQiVepHgKngmRqbardYz-uF3IsKPo2N01sXp2a1X4aYJ8QRm9g5IGqkhAKEzSC3GeHA_DCZk/s320/Image054.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467352531688789218" /></a><br />The flowers looked so bright and became an attractive focal point in our home. I did not forget to put one flower in a smaller vase for decorating our kitchen, too. All of us, both family people and home furniture, especially the things in Tuan's corner, seemed to show high inspiration to join my son’s special happiness this day.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicrri5ki_-X2Eey8fRB6bS6UnzxNvx1OHBKl8eu7U5CqFnYYylRNAEoE45rtNLUKVwVFi0qDMubmJTTYT3O41-q1sGPShHkACT7JnuVbuF_qeEQB6YjVGbEvMzilMlwvu3pwxm3QSSbcM/s1600/Image055.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 256px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicrri5ki_-X2Eey8fRB6bS6UnzxNvx1OHBKl8eu7U5CqFnYYylRNAEoE45rtNLUKVwVFi0qDMubmJTTYT3O41-q1sGPShHkACT7JnuVbuF_qeEQB6YjVGbEvMzilMlwvu3pwxm3QSSbcM/s320/Image055.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467352783528005218" /></a><br />Tuan’s birthday home mini party was held in the evening within our family. Also as recommended by Tuan, we had a simple dinner with only a boiled chicken followed by cooked chicken vermicelli, both of which are Tuan’s favorites. This mini party was also special for the participation by my father (Tuan’s external grandfather). <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFvbZoeYrbN-6jcZ-YrTjTLTWJQeKXR-Rk_hFMy-bUtF37j1MZGdc1B9CjCa2mJWasnVr2wxJps0ApRHwctWODrvRXuAebNz88Rf2-fg56DS0T4ify7YxJYGu-9-TDRTwaKMw6y999fvY/s1600/Image058.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 256px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFvbZoeYrbN-6jcZ-YrTjTLTWJQeKXR-Rk_hFMy-bUtF37j1MZGdc1B9CjCa2mJWasnVr2wxJps0ApRHwctWODrvRXuAebNz88Rf2-fg56DS0T4ify7YxJYGu-9-TDRTwaKMw6y999fvY/s320/Image058.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467353743709916914" /></a><br />Such a simple meal, finished by a light dessert including various fruits: mangos, apples, mangosteens ..., without champaign or wine..., was still joyful with our merry wishes and smiles for its important meaning of a new start of my beloved son’s age 10. I wished him all the best for his upcoming period, the best luck for his good health, full happiness, progressive study, and good friendship too with his classmates.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWusFr7xVCH6o4nIdjkKXCcp_f7bNZWFf-c6NMaXkknxoxZ3urdxRVLKRkeFXtKvohJP23XmVVRhHIrW5J3DBEKm7D59o0Z2xmVILTr-Vk4s-I6vc3rzFR3dLEXIX1VSBzcZ7kYfMtc6w/s1600/Image057.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 256px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWusFr7xVCH6o4nIdjkKXCcp_f7bNZWFf-c6NMaXkknxoxZ3urdxRVLKRkeFXtKvohJP23XmVVRhHIrW5J3DBEKm7D59o0Z2xmVILTr-Vk4s-I6vc3rzFR3dLEXIX1VSBzcZ7kYfMtc6w/s320/Image057.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467354358769379122" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4GLOcl-gxCY-308QIrVWpaIK5dXCgS_aZjW85xfmq7IQuUDOcPdfLWPEzE1eVxRyvsmKBF2vy2SO4tVdLA1nFz2LC0iOHHDa7vXTnNNEC3OqJqdF4jIjAT8ZJZIwCSNOAbcZVmsl4f1g/s1600/Image061.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 256px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4GLOcl-gxCY-308QIrVWpaIK5dXCgS_aZjW85xfmq7IQuUDOcPdfLWPEzE1eVxRyvsmKBF2vy2SO4tVdLA1nFz2LC0iOHHDa7vXTnNNEC3OqJqdF4jIjAT8ZJZIwCSNOAbcZVmsl4f1g/s320/Image061.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467360471175467730" /></a><br /><br />With the resonance of my pleasant mood from April 27th, I woke up quite early on the April 28th. Nearly lunch time, after finishing my usual housework, I rang Ha Tron, one of my close friends, to inform her that I would come to her place soon to get those Amway products which she had bought for me. Then, at her home, after our business talk, Ha Tron invited me to a café nearby. For both of us looked healthier, had better spirits, especially for both got new good friendship with some foreigners, we decided to go for lunch at Pepperonis Restaurant, our usual favorite Italian restaurant. Though the restaurant was very crowded and the food was not very delicious, we both felt happy to join each other after a while of distance.<br /><br />The next day April 29th also passed happily with so many email greetings and regards from my new online friends living in USA, UK, and some other nations.<br /><br />The April 30th came to our family as a special day because it was a public holiday being the 35th anniversary of the Liberation Day when our country was completely liberated from US army. Besides watching the festival activities on TV on this special occasion, during this day, all of us in our small family were excited to look forward to the fire-work show in the evening. <br /><br />After a quick dinner, around 7.30pm, Thang, I and my son set out a motorbike trip to the central area of Hanoi city for feeling clearly this holiday atmosphere and then watching the fire-work show. A nice surprise for us was all the streets much less crowded than normal days. I felt the air much cleaner and fresher with such a thinner population. <br /><br />In pending the fire-work show to start later, we went into an ice-cream shop for Tuan to enjoy some favorites. Each of us chose a different ice-cream, but all of us were happy. Such going-out activities are really beneficial for us as a good change from staying home almost all the time everyday.<br /><br />Leaving the ice-cream shop, Thang took me and Tuan to the highway along the Red River. Why so ? I quickly understood that he wanted to avoid the crowded people near the Hoan Kiem Lake (Returned Sword Lake) where the fire-works would be shot from. On the highway, a bit far away, we could still enjoy seeing the fire-work show quite clearly and with much fresher air.<br /><br />At 9pm sharp, the fire-works started to appear in the sky. The show was more and more beautiful with plentiful colors and lights: green, red, violet, yellow, white and so on… The sky became brighter and brighter with continuous clusters of colorful fire-works looking like glowing flowers. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMm8kcFKuO0BZz-VDR6VVtY-rfLFNcny7WvD1Di4Hji14KEVhcNUXP_GJI7bMck6_Cdkdu0Rkx3dMTFfo4FFP6tx8K5Uw7RwuT6gB_-EG5kbQQf95u3tut-O-5WxO-9Rtzh1d9rnEf1Ms/s1600/Phao+hoa+trang+sang+30.04.10.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMm8kcFKuO0BZz-VDR6VVtY-rfLFNcny7WvD1Di4Hji14KEVhcNUXP_GJI7bMck6_Cdkdu0Rkx3dMTFfo4FFP6tx8K5Uw7RwuT6gB_-EG5kbQQf95u3tut-O-5WxO-9Rtzh1d9rnEf1Ms/s320/Phao+hoa+trang+sang+30.04.10.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467354796391228242" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEhb0tlF_EyYO4PZG925KtMbutshNRn3D1nm6K-0ioLnA66oWJpHvdLchWPU2GiBeMJN6kuYJuv-_K1_FWYkiSjt2jElD2zUAHm0zaxtFEvsQLOTrfKU7PiaY1_eH1ZlVeQbwZXRfmlzQ/s1600/Nguoi+xem+chup+phao+hoa.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEhb0tlF_EyYO4PZG925KtMbutshNRn3D1nm6K-0ioLnA66oWJpHvdLchWPU2GiBeMJN6kuYJuv-_K1_FWYkiSjt2jElD2zUAHm0zaxtFEvsQLOTrfKU7PiaY1_eH1ZlVeQbwZXRfmlzQ/s320/Nguoi+xem+chup+phao+hoa.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467355123117821298" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuzV-4W4_hVrJ2dfQeVd5SZlPe5I_vzKSFTW8_kdqD7VdMmg-Zj7JPtR0OqRrlVYsAMr1b-Qwxuu-i3vpPUsJHrAO7UoHF1C3bEGP295cP6DjtR0YmECKd3avZpiNU1wYt5_9ErUNreNM/s1600/Phao+hoa+dep+30.04.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuzV-4W4_hVrJ2dfQeVd5SZlPe5I_vzKSFTW8_kdqD7VdMmg-Zj7JPtR0OqRrlVYsAMr1b-Qwxuu-i3vpPUsJHrAO7UoHF1C3bEGP295cP6DjtR0YmECKd3avZpiNU1wYt5_9ErUNreNM/s320/Phao+hoa+dep+30.04.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467355295215867586" /></a><br />Hearing and watching the brilliant and resounding fire-works in such a merry public atmosphere, Thang showed much happier for this encouraged him to memorize his past glorious days around 1975 when he was in the Vietnamese army as an engineer of tanks. I myself and my son Tuan were also happy partly for sharing my darling's joy, but mainly for the fire-work show was much more wonderful than last year. <br /><br />Finally, after the enjoyable show, on the return way, despite the crowded people in the streets, we still kept happy until getting home. And in such a good mood, that night, surely all three of us had happy dreams.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkinl-oBp5iArUJrcxb_LapIOjjdvb4WLlW6kJ0YBRMxBgMUNoKr13KF5s3JkyaE4OcjCT-5FYsLzRRz45byUGfkkik9yDFYbnFGlBtkvVQxtRChuG1dkm5GR95KzmqFzZwHRpS4cabFo/s1600/Dong+ngyoi+dem+30.4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkinl-oBp5iArUJrcxb_LapIOjjdvb4WLlW6kJ0YBRMxBgMUNoKr13KF5s3JkyaE4OcjCT-5FYsLzRRz45byUGfkkik9yDFYbnFGlBtkvVQxtRChuG1dkm5GR95KzmqFzZwHRpS4cabFo/s320/Dong+ngyoi+dem+30.4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467355564045929586" /></a><br />Through last week, we wish to have similar cheerful days more often so that we can smile and laugh more for keeping our souls younger and more affectionate for life.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxenCNvSQNMt2C4OozLO8_Oa2MP5DBRT4cjiAPlzEfPnFode__w7BSHhCIhGc8V4rMUems9DTNXjCgUlJNSSyPfXkSJEm_4uBEFnTDne46AudJDh3QDBzD2wMbkH7Lmk7qCjfq12F2a78/s1600/Image053.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 256px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxenCNvSQNMt2C4OozLO8_Oa2MP5DBRT4cjiAPlzEfPnFode__w7BSHhCIhGc8V4rMUems9DTNXjCgUlJNSSyPfXkSJEm_4uBEFnTDne46AudJDh3QDBzD2wMbkH7Lmk7qCjfq12F2a78/s320/Image053.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467355919316589522" /></a>Thanh Ngahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03023995915473738867noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4986435371703656334.post-37234326966113104582010-04-13T00:58:00.000-07:002010-04-13T23:33:00.641-07:00Pineapple, Good Example to LearnToday has been an effective Monday for me. Now by lunch time, I have completed almost all the work items I planned to do for the whole day. As usual as every Monday, today morning, I wipe cleaned and tidied up all our home, especially the living room. Then I put the dirty clothes into the washing machine for its operation. Next, I washed some rugs and hung them out in the balcony for drying. Finally, I also put the washed clothes out for drying in the yard downstairs. As having finished all these things with a surprisingly inspirative spirit and without tiredness, I happily realized that my strength and mind have improved apparently as compared with last week.<br /><br />The above encouraging progress of my health status and mood is partly thanks to my current treatment by the massage cushion combined with my proper daily nutrition regime with more fish, vegetables, fruits and yoghourt, less fat, more water, and regular exercises by jogging around the lake in front of my house everyday.<br /><br />After a modest mini lunch with instant noodle as usual, I thought I should treat myself some fruit juice as a dessert and also a small bonus for my progress in health. Opening the fridge, I saw some various fruits, but came first to my nose only the attractive strong fragrance from pineapple juice. So I decided to drink a glass of it for refreshment. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBmTLuGRWZDetzqxU0elezpzkVq19QADdgL-TGLoQP0dRpPBg8MbUaM0caHgJtWjZlw2nJgSmPpgbwoU3hS5eXst4VfqTn0rv5tr-66LtO7zIa0jvR2rq8yLAcxnPlE0zKRr9O8I5ByVw/s1600/2+coc+nuoc+dua.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 295px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBmTLuGRWZDetzqxU0elezpzkVq19QADdgL-TGLoQP0dRpPBg8MbUaM0caHgJtWjZlw2nJgSmPpgbwoU3hS5eXst4VfqTn0rv5tr-66LtO7zIa0jvR2rq8yLAcxnPlE0zKRr9O8I5ByVw/s320/2+coc+nuoc+dua.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459528867872836882" /></a><br />Enjoying this juice, I suddenly imagined the strange shape & difficult thornful out-cover of pineapple fruit, so I felt this sweetness more tasty and fragrance more attractive. I have really admired pineapple for the impressive contrast between its rough-and-tough outside appearance and its inside bright yellow color containing fine qualities.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiby4QB6yVL2hwWpQxogv316WpgkR43d4CZCFkHMQW5KiFlwRBieQue3nV5kQUU7GI0CZfokXiCFr97LLNtfDj5zDKm_KqxC8ZzAdUS_lcOZZoZ5fZFAVKeRIM2jQe09CRYtmIRGc7CKiU/s1600/Dua+nhin+tu+tren+xuong.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiby4QB6yVL2hwWpQxogv316WpgkR43d4CZCFkHMQW5KiFlwRBieQue3nV5kQUU7GI0CZfokXiCFr97LLNtfDj5zDKm_KqxC8ZzAdUS_lcOZZoZ5fZFAVKeRIM2jQe09CRYtmIRGc7CKiU/s320/Dua+nhin+tu+tren+xuong.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459531837429381490" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXIn6ixHKhh4uoMFDrBAgtgaOwZ7D_5WZnP7U-VDN_fDc7uCqKht4subtPTlToz-xOO79_FMdbKgQ5TvbYeOrphvl4UsoMNHm2i8A67wreusYkO4mE7SFov5LyN4SSIiUZ3X12iVrSDgE/s1600/Nhin+gan+qua+dua+chin.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 216px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXIn6ixHKhh4uoMFDrBAgtgaOwZ7D_5WZnP7U-VDN_fDc7uCqKht4subtPTlToz-xOO79_FMdbKgQ5TvbYeOrphvl4UsoMNHm2i8A67wreusYkO4mE7SFov5LyN4SSIiUZ3X12iVrSDgE/s320/Nhin+gan+qua+dua+chin.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459529223168370434" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2eZv4AAC4G-uASdlH2mK6KLtGTDMnARrmg-s2dR1mQcE1yNG6M2V4i1Kcqgd4H2dtwCxPCN9JK2WBWvu1Mv4f93zN6PPSFNNMQwlRGE7OMqSvQIK6tTASB1xlrvaOGgqFo3BHujTnJX0/s1600/Nua+qua+dua.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2eZv4AAC4G-uASdlH2mK6KLtGTDMnARrmg-s2dR1mQcE1yNG6M2V4i1Kcqgd4H2dtwCxPCN9JK2WBWvu1Mv4f93zN6PPSFNNMQwlRGE7OMqSvQIK6tTASB1xlrvaOGgqFo3BHujTnJX0/s320/Nua+qua+dua.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459533252404393186" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2y1dHnlKTKWDPO5bC-gJc4S6wOe8z_iP18BZ5YcrB6Zu43rWhAYH_2udYLuKrW0VqM1b5ZR_cFbxrQmxdUKhFyXinvpADqxXWWWynYB3BObcT43_Nco0QxLpERP82WMsfF8Tai3_0lcw/s1600/Dua+uop+da.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2y1dHnlKTKWDPO5bC-gJc4S6wOe8z_iP18BZ5YcrB6Zu43rWhAYH_2udYLuKrW0VqM1b5ZR_cFbxrQmxdUKhFyXinvpADqxXWWWynYB3BObcT43_Nco0QxLpERP82WMsfF8Tai3_0lcw/s320/Dua+uop+da.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459529760743267842" /></a><br /><br />So curious to learn more about pineapples, this afternoon, I tried searching for some websites on good effects of this fruit. Such images as these below could help recall me of a period of my childhood (around the year 1972) when Hanoi city was in the war with the US army, my family had to evacuate to a rural region in Vinh Phu province and temporarily lived for some months in a farmer’s family’s house which was all surrounded by pineapple fields. As still appearing in my mind now, thousands of pineapple plants were grown in very dry and barren land without watering anytime. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnxsVJeKkqXBJL185MaUggnMffcXklcI1nwX0UFrhNX28IMQyyEQ9IF3BIZq7SRzjXTaTP2bMUW9N1cZhwzCMP5_UUULWdSLOsYE4DoQHyK3G4hQIHSJ3Ra7x-a_vSg5L3__HBrYQO4sc/s1600/Dua+to+can+canh.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnxsVJeKkqXBJL185MaUggnMffcXklcI1nwX0UFrhNX28IMQyyEQ9IF3BIZq7SRzjXTaTP2bMUW9N1cZhwzCMP5_UUULWdSLOsYE4DoQHyK3G4hQIHSJ3Ra7x-a_vSg5L3__HBrYQO4sc/s320/Dua+to+can+canh.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459530646759749970" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUHvw1Gvcej7xIu3wjtxt_FF9xYVDrE3tdxVvzvgo6rm-Oqs8CNi-wI5fczaSTcS_9aWF_BdPh2TX9DvXxm1G3q_d9IFM3KKp_hTcK9r-i0M1TNQZh-hcyGVEBkz-lV0zn53QEedleEC4/s1600/Cay+dua+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUHvw1Gvcej7xIu3wjtxt_FF9xYVDrE3tdxVvzvgo6rm-Oqs8CNi-wI5fczaSTcS_9aWF_BdPh2TX9DvXxm1G3q_d9IFM3KKp_hTcK9r-i0M1TNQZh-hcyGVEBkz-lV0zn53QEedleEC4/s320/Cay+dua+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459530918854580162" /></a><br /><br />However, for me, looking from afar, pineapple plants and fruits have their own beauty, the beauty of strength in growth. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfzwr-1Uhxv19V09YIS-nzifsrbS7Fo02V3GQdedWiROw34PlAxTRrrqsdbhPMMYMkuMIOkVnBNPc2fw7RrV9xGomDLqEz-f6V9h3FwrLoU02EpFOpKalzWyVfncRQqHqHGicWmUMpk-s/s1600/Qua+dua+tren+cay.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 258px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfzwr-1Uhxv19V09YIS-nzifsrbS7Fo02V3GQdedWiROw34PlAxTRrrqsdbhPMMYMkuMIOkVnBNPc2fw7RrV9xGomDLqEz-f6V9h3FwrLoU02EpFOpKalzWyVfncRQqHqHGicWmUMpk-s/s320/Qua+dua+tren+cay.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459532220241383698" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1nRus_zhoumXgz4U2FXQXvQ64jlhSisE0r4SVhiFejEsg6OplvgEwJ6jLIxxmOvDwUNdbwFJdkFCLk2Tx6j4oLMaATX7nSZbKDBNbljKb7q71eu9e05N-C9vM_iFjx9kiimM4IHgamWc/s1600/Qua+dua+dep.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 186px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1nRus_zhoumXgz4U2FXQXvQ64jlhSisE0r4SVhiFejEsg6OplvgEwJ6jLIxxmOvDwUNdbwFJdkFCLk2Tx6j4oLMaATX7nSZbKDBNbljKb7q71eu9e05N-C9vM_iFjx9kiimM4IHgamWc/s320/Qua+dua+dep.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459531293870081794" /></a><br /><br />As all of us can see, when getting ripe, after cleanly uncovered and processed in various ways, pineapple can become so nice and delicious-looking as in the following cakes or caramel:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij0Dmiwxhhb9VkPNsfLmmZMPFHcKiwBnouKGWndO6g5lu-b89V4v4PGrFIpPM66PndubNArv_N8y-o9p3pErJUS_KcAXZf9Xr80-l4eFaOllYyQ0U_bmemwHYy-8WD7fqtRVzg7999IK0/s1600/Banh+dua+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij0Dmiwxhhb9VkPNsfLmmZMPFHcKiwBnouKGWndO6g5lu-b89V4v4PGrFIpPM66PndubNArv_N8y-o9p3pErJUS_KcAXZf9Xr80-l4eFaOllYyQ0U_bmemwHYy-8WD7fqtRVzg7999IK0/s320/Banh+dua+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459533956335056882" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpz59w-EMdTx01emF9Xfz5yi29D2J9dozMyNCI6V-0nOHxZuJFbkKgZnH35b4212PKLSfr2q4WBHyscXrKAxRGnYT7qG1TX0mOxJjyWghjkdrnJ38zmRf182Ym7mZyMCxwAnVwtZdXHW4/s1600/Banh+dua.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 230px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpz59w-EMdTx01emF9Xfz5yi29D2J9dozMyNCI6V-0nOHxZuJFbkKgZnH35b4212PKLSfr2q4WBHyscXrKAxRGnYT7qG1TX0mOxJjyWghjkdrnJ38zmRf182Ym7mZyMCxwAnVwtZdXHW4/s320/Banh+dua.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459534131654822402" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf8tdkeJ6WaFDXl5yR4PYNlVQHLW_nq2B6WqcaiO6KFiD4A50mpklJvpDym6g3whw3gCUtDk8aGko4OoNGCgTQyKu-eWQ_yAp9KQprVnK4YnRt-IIiiqKJfWeXJfaxr3ZNbt0HbwG_MvY/s1600/Banh+dua+3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf8tdkeJ6WaFDXl5yR4PYNlVQHLW_nq2B6WqcaiO6KFiD4A50mpklJvpDym6g3whw3gCUtDk8aGko4OoNGCgTQyKu-eWQ_yAp9KQprVnK4YnRt-IIiiqKJfWeXJfaxr3ZNbt0HbwG_MvY/s320/Banh+dua+3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459534321215063138" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQAa5ag9tviq6Pt2YVaxBXx1BkqvFTQgDGwJz8D7nKXBu-5yr1XvDuqXTUfUKX03swIDUQIb-dXT-4a40KqVY5UshBS7unlwLdaOzRRMlXeTTzrSw3_LCkrhcfHEElWJDRy5cn3zM6YXA/s1600/Caramen+dua.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQAa5ag9tviq6Pt2YVaxBXx1BkqvFTQgDGwJz8D7nKXBu-5yr1XvDuqXTUfUKX03swIDUQIb-dXT-4a40KqVY5UshBS7unlwLdaOzRRMlXeTTzrSw3_LCkrhcfHEElWJDRy5cn3zM6YXA/s320/Caramen+dua.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459534457844506082" /></a><br /><br />Small-cut pieces of pineapple pulp can be mixed in good harmony with some vegetables, tofu, cashew, some herbs and onions, to make into healthy salads like the below:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSz6N5RaZcVH34ps7hzVXxOjTvBwTYpNBhByocgQUQesTmO6g-TuIzZuypn_BkQ7x5chWLzoMHusPGIlE9km13JTCLuVaFT6_4NQesdtAsb9Iw08434wOo9rMbix8J9qChIl8U7hsA6P8/s1600/Salad+dua.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 189px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSz6N5RaZcVH34ps7hzVXxOjTvBwTYpNBhByocgQUQesTmO6g-TuIzZuypn_BkQ7x5chWLzoMHusPGIlE9km13JTCLuVaFT6_4NQesdtAsb9Iw08434wOo9rMbix8J9qChIl8U7hsA6P8/s320/Salad+dua.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459535276593816738" /></a><br /><br />It can become even more beautiful and charming as decorative accents for an ice-cream:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOUFb9Djca1ImhWQi5lH0hfX7EIbAJLYqeBV9_PucVC1yfLmubeYMmEkDUu52rtzrulW8-YX8fNubx18F8Z9_ULWYKiA0_4OP8kevG8MGOqWb8GK7aI3mQZhaUOefqNR6tG-7w-bz17Lk/s1600/Dua+tron+kem.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOUFb9Djca1ImhWQi5lH0hfX7EIbAJLYqeBV9_PucVC1yfLmubeYMmEkDUu52rtzrulW8-YX8fNubx18F8Z9_ULWYKiA0_4OP8kevG8MGOqWb8GK7aI3mQZhaUOefqNR6tG-7w-bz17Lk/s320/Dua+tron+kem.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459535479577127106" /></a><br /><br />Or in the simplest way, pineapple fruit can be cut fresh into small pieces or big slices (depending on eaters' different tastes), mixed with some sugar, cooled in the fridge before being enjoyed as a wonderful dessert:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHUqLnEfCjfu1hCm8vHsH3EGt65_jqeoJdgpBXnnnFLc9H4j9qCAlF3lld9mEu-n_AUT2HB8bEB1VKFg1gcE4V-cix-JWK6JIKNFI-YSrji5BNX-yoF8KIeZQNNfaizB6TvZh44hBpoE0/s1600/Dua+cat+mieng+to.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 218px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHUqLnEfCjfu1hCm8vHsH3EGt65_jqeoJdgpBXnnnFLc9H4j9qCAlF3lld9mEu-n_AUT2HB8bEB1VKFg1gcE4V-cix-JWK6JIKNFI-YSrji5BNX-yoF8KIeZQNNfaizB6TvZh44hBpoE0/s320/Dua+cat+mieng+to.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459535904651877170" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiunYYyaalCipnsDB27sRpsY9NjMZ_rokR1hUroyr5vMvHfVJ_FzfDH33Z6IgWgSoXA-Mc_lb-P7WlbzO5CgpW6vFZhmcyXCL3ZDyUkQxKbjslaFY3_6oZsbBZ7kKdHoLY1FwOhHAlVkTk/s1600/Dua+cat+lat.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 258px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiunYYyaalCipnsDB27sRpsY9NjMZ_rokR1hUroyr5vMvHfVJ_FzfDH33Z6IgWgSoXA-Mc_lb-P7WlbzO5CgpW6vFZhmcyXCL3ZDyUkQxKbjslaFY3_6oZsbBZ7kKdHoLY1FwOhHAlVkTk/s320/Dua+cat+lat.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459536191967258610" /></a><br /><br />I am even more surprised at pineapple fruit beauty as it can combine with other fruits to create such unique fresh artworks as hereunder:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5nRN95E8NeOgSwZB6r6yAAeqdjJowKH8lA5N0mH13zMAsPoZ5S39j1TDz_d5GBvZzE1_830x6NYQpOHihGCBp387xZfD5ArfcvPcIHDQJ7HqqyI9eGF-dwO-zf3_6apNDbltex17QM4M/s1600/Dua+trang+tri.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 285px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5nRN95E8NeOgSwZB6r6yAAeqdjJowKH8lA5N0mH13zMAsPoZ5S39j1TDz_d5GBvZzE1_830x6NYQpOHihGCBp387xZfD5ArfcvPcIHDQJ7HqqyI9eGF-dwO-zf3_6apNDbltex17QM4M/s320/Dua+trang+tri.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459536737319211522" /></a><br /><br />Recently, my new teacher of the fitness and fat-burning mini course online, who is an US professional body-builder, advised me to eat pineapple fruit and drink its juice more because this is one of the top fruits rich in Vitamin C, calcium and potassium, thus very good for protecting teeth, gum and mouth in general. Moreover, as I have begun my age of 41, I also need to think of preventing ageing and decreasing bone. So I like pineapple fruit for its manganese-rich content, which is good for my bone-building and repair function.<br /><br />Admiring pineapple from its origin, then growth, to products with helpful beneficial uses for human beings, I am telling myself that I should learn from this natural plant its way of overcoming all surrounding difficulties to aim better goals in life. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKsCO9LW9IvLPSpbzxRZskn0945hJswtEEW4OOPLpCp1s-2h8-US2dlXZzoQu8Ejza-IDetbnOSeBBIUVKdUvbGp4gDTUkueVn1ChJwK3PXHk8iDkXjv56wTElBkhwDdPUVb2wIDIFXZw/s1600/2+qua+dua+to.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 247px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKsCO9LW9IvLPSpbzxRZskn0945hJswtEEW4OOPLpCp1s-2h8-US2dlXZzoQu8Ejza-IDetbnOSeBBIUVKdUvbGp4gDTUkueVn1ChJwK3PXHk8iDkXjv56wTElBkhwDdPUVb2wIDIFXZw/s320/2+qua+dua+to.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459537089120126402" /></a><br /><em>These pineapple fruits look so beautiful and their pulp is surely more enjoyable !</em>Thanh Ngahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03023995915473738867noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4986435371703656334.post-74706940363882837192010-04-02T03:39:00.000-07:002010-04-02T22:53:49.079-07:00New special friend in my homeThis week has been running strangely fast, much faster than my previous ones. Each day has come and gone with apparently more lively activities. Do you know why ? Well, it’s a simple reason that I have just welcome a new special active friend into my home – that is the Shiatsu Massage Cushion SMC by Medisana. Since its appearance at the beginning of this week, my activity day has become much busier, more effective, and also more exciting with my training of some basic German home-therapy head and neck massage techniques with this lovely cushion. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh80V_wIOn3bHQdHiOCDKNNf-0qtbLBWB0abk3L8dE-epV1n7HESbMtzw_2-4UfAVMdo6wwdxyxqqUvXBIFj72VHJ2SmOGfWG2VgouSbGPUCl_STrX_mg35bLr_1OW4EiW01BwZ3e3RBcc/s1600/Neck+Massage+Cushion+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 230px; height: 230px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh80V_wIOn3bHQdHiOCDKNNf-0qtbLBWB0abk3L8dE-epV1n7HESbMtzw_2-4UfAVMdo6wwdxyxqqUvXBIFj72VHJ2SmOGfWG2VgouSbGPUCl_STrX_mg35bLr_1OW4EiW01BwZ3e3RBcc/s320/Neck+Massage+Cushion+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455488676391512178" /></a><br /><br />For some months lately, for much concerned about my not-yet-recovered distorted voice status (that means still bad blood circulation in my head and neck), my darling Thang has made his considerable endeavors to search online and survey to many medical-care equipment and device shops in Hanoi, and he finally found and bought this German-made multi-functional massager called exactly Medisana Shiatsu-style Massage Cushion (SMC in short), which he considers most suitable for us with its small size, easy to handle, and most importantly, very effective in massaging our heads, necks, backs, as well as hands and feet.<br /><br />Hearing Thang tell me to read the SMC manual for its use instructions, I felt so touched at my husband’s devoted care and thorough action for me that I could not express enough my thanks to him in words. Then I thought and keep thinking now that the best way of thanking him is my regular training with this massage cushion for some good result or visible certain progress of my health.<br /><br />Delighted and hopeful for better improvement of my head and neck blood circulation, and also sometimes for my back pain relief with this cushion strong support, I was eager to read quickly but carefully all the main points of the operating manual. Through it, I have known that Shiatsu is a form of finger pressure massage and one of the most important massaging techniques along with manual lymphatic drainage and reflexology. This form of massage was developed in Japan but stems from traditional Chinese massage. Gentle stroking and beneficial pressure application techniques are used to awaken life forces and encourage them to flow through the body. The object of the massage is not just to ease tension, but also to optimise the flow of life force and harmonise body and soul.<br /><br />Since the recent Monday afternoon, I have trained these massaging techniques 3 or 4 times everyday. I have felt this Medisana SMC Shiatsu Massage Cushion is a state-of-the-art device for genuine head and neck massage. With its 4 massage heads rotating in opposite pairs, the direction of rotation can be reversed. Additionally, the device is equipped with an optional heating function for massage heads. The combination of intensive massage and radiated heat makes the massage cushion an effective and relaxing treatment. During these recent days, depending on each exact position where my head or my neck was placed on the cushion, I felt each massage different, sometimes deeper, sometimes softer, altogether felt like someone’s fingers dexterously pressing on my spots on my head or neck, very relaxing and calm. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaD9r692RbP_oB3JVHUtOx5CQTvKsA2mg1T0OqmdPJW1O0YGrvyCIKiMFG6pyEL4kzBzUyIvFC2cmEu8jxZGLlq3yg9DL5cy1AAp2VpMmhhxtnlBgx2sUO2Sc0L-YQwtuUHkY2YBPhjbM/s1600/Massage+Cushion+with+light.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 230px; height: 230px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaD9r692RbP_oB3JVHUtOx5CQTvKsA2mg1T0OqmdPJW1O0YGrvyCIKiMFG6pyEL4kzBzUyIvFC2cmEu8jxZGLlq3yg9DL5cy1AAp2VpMmhhxtnlBgx2sUO2Sc0L-YQwtuUHkY2YBPhjbM/s320/Massage+Cushion+with+light.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455489572737472738" /></a><br /><br />As said in the manual, the SMC will treat your tired muscles and tissues, thus improving your wellbeing after a stressful day. I believe so, and indeed felt my mind at ease and more optimistic after each massage. Therefore, I strong believe that with daily regular treatment, in some months’time, the cushion can help my blood circulation better, so to improve my voice, and provide me with pleasant relaxation and a peaceful mood for long. As it can also be used for massaging hands, legs, feet, and other parts, it is also useful for fitness, another area of my special attention now.<br /><br />Last evening, sitting by my little Tuan along with the new friend being Shiatsu Massage Cushion, I was quite happy to be encouraged by my son, “Do you like to massage now, Mum ? Let me switch on the cushion and control it for you.” He stared at the massage cushion very curiously, then sometimes smilingly asked me,“How do you feel, Mum ? When you finish, please let me put off the power as per Dad’s guidelines”. I thought thanks to my husband being so active and dynamic, always looking for new things to serve us, all of us, especially I and my son have now enjoyed such favorable conditions with so modern technology of the world, so laborless and surely beneficial. <br /><br />My darling and my son’s care and encouragement are firmly strong support for my higher determination to fight against my illness and get a better health because I understand deeply that for the time being, my good health partly means good happiness for my family.Thanh Ngahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03023995915473738867noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4986435371703656334.post-68422707154960727862010-03-28T00:10:00.000-07:002010-03-28T23:05:06.939-07:00Keeping Fit - Difficult or Not ?!!!For some weeks lately, everyone who has met me has given the same comment that I look fatter. Hearing these words, I am not yet worried right now because I can see myself still slim in the mirror everyday, but I have truly realised that it is already time to be more vigilant to sweets, cakes, sugar, milk, butter… and their related products, and simultaneously to think seriously of a more proper diet regime and a more regular training program so as to control my weight effectively, keeping it from putting on any more. <br /><br />As per my own experience in the past, to keep fit is not too difficult and quite feasible, but it requires patience and a high spirit of determination. That means for a certain period of time ahead, sometimes I must sacrifice part of my interests, I cannot live only by instinct. Furthermore, I must live by more will, essentially follow some strict rules for my daily living activities. I must choose which habits are good to maintain and develop while removing which are not good. Especially for my eating habit, from now on, I should temporarily limit myself from almost all roasted or grilled dishes or other fat-high food stuffs with their attraction for at least 3-4 months. Instead, I should offer my top priority to calcium-rich and fat-low or fat-free dishes, especially more vegetables and fruits. I know this process is not easy, but everything is always difficult at the beginning, should be gradually easier in doing afterwards. Therefore, for a practically beneficial objective of keeping fit, getting a healthier mind and body, living younger and looking nicer to everyone’s eyes and to myself too, I must overcome all and try my best.<br /><br />To start this challenging campaign, this afternoon, I tried to make up a relatively adequate menu of several healthy dishes for one month ahead for convenient automatic implementation and unnecessary to think or wonder before cooking or eating out each day. As soon as I completed drafting a table on Winword for my new menu, very promptly, appeared in my mind the beautiful image of a special dish named <em>Bun Rieu Cua. </em><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwp2A0iyuzJq_hteKCT2-7E0XchS5GF3KoHDtWR29qGVxpqQvInnrOleY3Mveuw0f2qA8sQm2DpuNiSYV0glnmkJTxEE0Uq5B1iqdf4wiSE3JEi-zDasCEnCXYsb-nHkTXV58ZTdfeC7A/s1600/Canh+rieu+cua+8.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwp2A0iyuzJq_hteKCT2-7E0XchS5GF3KoHDtWR29qGVxpqQvInnrOleY3Mveuw0f2qA8sQm2DpuNiSYV0glnmkJTxEE0Uq5B1iqdf4wiSE3JEi-zDasCEnCXYsb-nHkTXV58ZTdfeC7A/s320/Canh+rieu+cua+8.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453579206163180146" /></a><br /><br /><em>Bun rieu </em>is a Vietnamese traditional and typical rice noodle soup, which can be seen in many popular street-shops in every corner of Hanoi.There are several varieties of <em>bun rieu</em>, including <em>bun rieu cua</em>, <em>bun rieu ca</em>, and <em>bun rieu oc </em>(respectively with crabs, or fish, or snails as main bases for the soups). Bun rieu cua is served with tomato broth and topped with crab paste. In this dish, various freshwater paddy crabs are used, including the brown paddy crab found in rice paddies in Vietnam.The crabs are cleaned by being placed in clean water to remove dirt and sand. Then the crabs are pounded with the shell on into a fine paste. This paste is strained and the crab liquid is a base for the soup along with tomato. The crab residue is used as the basis for crab cakes. Other ingredients for this dish are: fried tofu, me or giam bong (kinds of rice vinegar), Garcinia multiflora, split water spinach stems, shredded banana flower, rau kinh gioi and some other herbs.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjYlbm084TMU6zNIOGo7WHNDYaF459webCj5LDpO_kmcO5VjhDQfznU67KmI-tkUdvbDVUiirLbdLKPhtbX27mnnZMGEAHRU8W_6ScvGuW3Ry4VVuUcXJyoOWLuHCxpxdc2xOd88OwV7g/s1600/Bun+rieu+cua+7.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 252px; height: 252px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjYlbm084TMU6zNIOGo7WHNDYaF459webCj5LDpO_kmcO5VjhDQfznU67KmI-tkUdvbDVUiirLbdLKPhtbX27mnnZMGEAHRU8W_6ScvGuW3Ry4VVuUcXJyoOWLuHCxpxdc2xOd88OwV7g/s320/Bun+rieu+cua+7.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453579590829857522" /></a><br />For me as well as most of other Vietnamese people, bún riêu cua must be enjoyed at its full delicacy with some small slices of fried tofu. Besides, depending on each person’s taste, <em>bun rieu cua </em>can be more flavored with a special sauce being shrimp sauce well stirred with lemon, fresh chilly, and a bit sugar. Finally, for me, this speciality is more perfect if taken with some pickled baby eggplants (ca phao), very typical of the Vietnamese countryside, that is the origin of <em>Bun rieu cua.</em> <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilTDiIyzGmEwXOBhTWHQ94_VJoVZBq_fQjonTc3dvopTidjlCNBJu7nAlsngdeGhB5Pc3r2u7Qjgqtm2czn98A_TFfRiTfimz1N_XaR0EVd_cMszCWx3bVy9mmpF0b3bShY63O-nt4qPI/s1600/Ca+phao+muoi+xoi.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 250px; height: 188px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilTDiIyzGmEwXOBhTWHQ94_VJoVZBq_fQjonTc3dvopTidjlCNBJu7nAlsngdeGhB5Pc3r2u7Qjgqtm2czn98A_TFfRiTfimz1N_XaR0EVd_cMszCWx3bVy9mmpF0b3bShY63O-nt4qPI/s320/Ca+phao+muoi+xoi.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453579931282342386" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPDNSWEzduXDnwqojwhcGdpopL6u7KxHZAPkMkl429aEifrFvcAQ90_PzQvR5FWSB6AW3fjctzWgBhXiiyme7aMOeYRge4tLPaklUqZYPZMOQS6cr6rHh9Wq5RflUQMzKdxbUDIfGqbJQ/s1600/Bun+rieu+cua+3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPDNSWEzduXDnwqojwhcGdpopL6u7KxHZAPkMkl429aEifrFvcAQ90_PzQvR5FWSB6AW3fjctzWgBhXiiyme7aMOeYRge4tLPaklUqZYPZMOQS6cr6rHh9Wq5RflUQMzKdxbUDIfGqbJQ/s320/Bun+rieu+cua+3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453580293023105266" /></a><br /><br />Enjoying these charming images of <em>Bun rieu cua</em>, I am telling myself that this simple dish, with so remarkable qualities of calcium-high content, cool and fresh ingredients of tomato and various herbs, rich natural protein source of crabs and tofu, and most importantly, its special taste and flavor, is worthy of the top and opening position in my new menu. Today my menu is still short, but hopefully, day after day, it will surely get longer with more healthy dishes.Thanh Ngahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03023995915473738867noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4986435371703656334.post-40383479205349540742010-03-20T02:51:00.000-07:002010-03-22T04:26:00.283-07:00My ordinary close friends everyday !Today is Friday already. I have been so busy this week with my son having made good preparation for his exam of Vietnamese which he must be going to start by 1.30 this afternoon. I am wishing all the best luck for him to do it smoothly. And also this afternoon, I can be reassured to return to my own work of writing new posts. <br /><br />After a simple lunch with my usual favorite instant noodle branded Omachi, this afternoon, I was sitting for a while at the window, with a cup of tea, listening to light music, my mind feeling at ease. Suddenly, a thought came to me: I had written more than 10 articles on various dishes but seemed to pay attention only to special delicacies. What about those ordinary food items which I've been familiar with everyday, especially for my lunch ? I would be so unfair if I did not mention them as memorable close friends of my daily life now. Yes, first of all now, I am speaking of instant noodles. <br /><br />Instant noodles have been familiar to each and all the members of my family for quite a long time. We have liked this product line for its time-saving and convenient advantages. Especially when the weather is rainy or cold and we cannot go out easily, or when there is no power, then instant noodles naturally become our strong support in getting our meals ready quickly and with a taste good enough.<br /><br />Moreover, for my little Tuan, nothing is more tasty than instant noodles. Particularly, since recently, he has become best fond of the one branded Cung Dinh (Royal Palace in meaning) with its sour and chilly beef-soup flavor. Almost every Saturday noon, when at home, he usually prepares his lunch by himself with this instant noodle.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHU9l6xUYMKpegb3eGBEI46HNvrvLS9wCGVa_eg7gzz0RsLAPAbdpfYEGHFvYddVP06W57aL7iVLKe_gmrTzBa_pw5SgeOGHSsSPFfGpxySZmJL4SsG8MGFc7Zo6XLMz-WLuzC02jvzN0/s1600-h/My+Cung+Dinh+1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHU9l6xUYMKpegb3eGBEI46HNvrvLS9wCGVa_eg7gzz0RsLAPAbdpfYEGHFvYddVP06W57aL7iVLKe_gmrTzBa_pw5SgeOGHSsSPFfGpxySZmJL4SsG8MGFc7Zo6XLMz-WLuzC02jvzN0/s320/My+Cung+Dinh+1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450652603057167250" /></a><br />And about half an hour later, if I agree, he also prepares another bowl of noodle for his Mum but with another product named Omachi with a lighter flavor finely called "chops well-cooked with vegetables and fruits". <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjipIv2Gz6JjogesUI1crdxhFGgwOhyphenhyphenZW-2DvAthteWKx2CeijvMC0kjAgt3B9zDU1Uhalr5qB_H2QWm5eHZzLRqkF5sj9ldlfIz4PDKJ10Gy_gduTP3oMuZfgNKCrLGU3GKRmLrA45wdI/s1600-h/Mi+Omachi+xanh+1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjipIv2Gz6JjogesUI1crdxhFGgwOhyphenhyphenZW-2DvAthteWKx2CeijvMC0kjAgt3B9zDU1Uhalr5qB_H2QWm5eHZzLRqkF5sj9ldlfIz4PDKJ10Gy_gduTP3oMuZfgNKCrLGU3GKRmLrA45wdI/s320/Mi+Omachi+xanh+1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450653122041292082" /></a><br />For myself at present, instant noodles of various brands together act a regular main role in my every weekday lunch. I like best the product series branded Omachi for they are made of potato, so they can partly help me avoid getting hot inside. This choice is quite sensible when I stay home alone. Cooking rice with some dishes for only myself is so time-wasting and heavy for me. <br /><br />For preparing instant noodles, the quickest way is the same as the instructions shown on the packs. However, to make my lunch more delicious and have changing flavors day by day, I can cook the noodle in a small pan, and add different things. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg60cFlX6sjJjE525epmIVjTnUMjJQg0sc1RubEpM2zA9ybNn0zmjW3G0QxFyW__Iq2LDmG62WTq3EanUmvwRZ8_jD7M3hLBplNSYhEjL6Zc0HFiWYj3HXrn5A7wTUQdVblgy4d71wn6NA/s1600-h/Cooked+instant+noodle+in+pot.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 145px; height: 108px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg60cFlX6sjJjE525epmIVjTnUMjJQg0sc1RubEpM2zA9ybNn0zmjW3G0QxFyW__Iq2LDmG62WTq3EanUmvwRZ8_jD7M3hLBplNSYhEjL6Zc0HFiWYj3HXrn5A7wTUQdVblgy4d71wn6NA/s320/Cooked+instant+noodle+in+pot.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450653438987708882" /></a><br />Usually, I add tomatoes or vegetables for more cooling and freshness. For more flavors, I can add an egg, some pieces of soya curd. To make the noodle sweeter, I can put in some pork pieces, or chops, or beef, depending on my likes each day. So from one same block of uncooked dry noodle, I can make into many dishes of different delicacies. Finally, I never forget to add on top some herbs (preferably coriander) and green onions before getting the noodle completed. So I always have a good appetite with these do-it-myself meals.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHyUNbqIvHySqXqGW1XUtVCpuPISDAZxGvNGVwYMiZOMyYGcdswzBSbMdairz7uKcuWmKLG6EL3isssVdhu7zdaLsT_0zLHB9BxgXeXmZVobbL37q9BZ1B7a3yTzB0KT3Q6BWklEYCgOY/s1600-h/Cooked+Instant+Noodle+6+with+egg.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 250px; height: 173px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHyUNbqIvHySqXqGW1XUtVCpuPISDAZxGvNGVwYMiZOMyYGcdswzBSbMdairz7uKcuWmKLG6EL3isssVdhu7zdaLsT_0zLHB9BxgXeXmZVobbL37q9BZ1B7a3yTzB0KT3Q6BWklEYCgOY/s320/Cooked+Instant+Noodle+6+with+egg.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450653716699458706" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib8esVb0S646iaOcqNFJN9uW2AHrMRgWDjlF7H9xWRIjr6KZUib9uYB3n37Nq0VQfqzvEYX7R2Xu7S76w0T_FkdZMbu9pRbkRZ3eqF9tLuXWD7CxByWqK-d445O_GF2as4N0e_FgHkN4o/s1600-h/Cooked+instant+noodle+4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 145px; height: 108px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib8esVb0S646iaOcqNFJN9uW2AHrMRgWDjlF7H9xWRIjr6KZUib9uYB3n37Nq0VQfqzvEYX7R2Xu7S76w0T_FkdZMbu9pRbkRZ3eqF9tLuXWD7CxByWqK-d445O_GF2as4N0e_FgHkN4o/s320/Cooked+instant+noodle+4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450653881392847362" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqd45ARJ-YFtkah3vnTyDQG5oebYzZMWUFWosaV9U7V_IgAfCqdpLWNPTtIGhyphenhyphen58yh3VQjyMdHaz2d8TM8N5mtYJ-nKQnKWqVzJdrjaBhd2U7JLFXtWBI1LWRRZKEecPJVV4bdXkh650w/s1600-h/Cooked+instant+noodle+5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqd45ARJ-YFtkah3vnTyDQG5oebYzZMWUFWosaV9U7V_IgAfCqdpLWNPTtIGhyphenhyphen58yh3VQjyMdHaz2d8TM8N5mtYJ-nKQnKWqVzJdrjaBhd2U7JLFXtWBI1LWRRZKEecPJVV4bdXkh650w/s320/Cooked+instant+noodle+5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450654132261345666" /></a><br />It’s nearly 2 pm already. Now I must take a short break for having my yaourt the second time today. For nearly one year now, it has become my habit to have yaourt twice a day. Now I love yaourt very much. This passion of mine has surely come from the truth that this special milk product has helped me much in improving my skin,keeping me fit regularly,and also supporting my digestion better than before. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTPpEWCBkmIARuI7fMC9G02iYAU-KovuvlYlMzdNh8rUhwCbU-LqNdpduIqGEltPh4T_LTaS8AT1mLwqP2H3dOBqYWcFRm9ZlhBD0Wca11Q0hrtPqzkRd_eb1C4_ZtyNfJqpY7iXlTdMA/s1600-h/Yahourt+Vinamilk+white+1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTPpEWCBkmIARuI7fMC9G02iYAU-KovuvlYlMzdNh8rUhwCbU-LqNdpduIqGEltPh4T_LTaS8AT1mLwqP2H3dOBqYWcFRm9ZlhBD0Wca11Q0hrtPqzkRd_eb1C4_ZtyNfJqpY7iXlTdMA/s320/Yahourt+Vinamilk+white+1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450655536812267922" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH2oazXcCfG_55yDoHTEqLLb9K2pl_CLs6f0CyH7GVkSd7H4ovHRyiD2R8ufAP3JKvRuXDDUNxXZ84vHLnQ2B6sWZQ8G30P1HQDhatlxiWoc_LPI4nvjlyJ9ZVCTuLiP2gw3LK4uGEdQc/s1600-h/Beautiful+Yahourt+with+fruits+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH2oazXcCfG_55yDoHTEqLLb9K2pl_CLs6f0CyH7GVkSd7H4ovHRyiD2R8ufAP3JKvRuXDDUNxXZ84vHLnQ2B6sWZQ8G30P1HQDhatlxiWoc_LPI4nvjlyJ9ZVCTuLiP2gw3LK4uGEdQc/s320/Beautiful+Yahourt+with+fruits+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450655886814955586" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPnhTtX79ZCYS1IpTGZMbkyimhK2-Z5zrwVEQTLhGzRjQdEfwVpefiE-p4qMhtxO1SuvANpP-0y5eNPYqClbclltccCyP6LXGoLfSOjw2avZhK3MylomZ2N4TsAxbWj5x_UWr2lbzhbqU/s1600-h/Sua+chua+tu+lam+1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 252px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPnhTtX79ZCYS1IpTGZMbkyimhK2-Z5zrwVEQTLhGzRjQdEfwVpefiE-p4qMhtxO1SuvANpP-0y5eNPYqClbclltccCyP6LXGoLfSOjw2avZhK3MylomZ2N4TsAxbWj5x_UWr2lbzhbqU/s320/Sua+chua+tu+lam+1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450655721001577986" /></a><br />Furthermore, looking at such nice images as above, I cannot but remember back the days of my childhood when my Mother was still alive and always made everything by herself at home for me being her little daughter then. Among many many things she made, I still remember enjoying very much her so cool and fine white yaourt everyday.<br /><br />I feel that time is flying so fast as it’s nearly 3pm already. I can imagine now Tuan must have completed all his exam. I can also imagine how he will look when coming home from school later this afternoon. No matter how well he has done with his exam, he will be surely tired and hungry when back home, and will certainly ask for something to eat then. So I must prepare something for his pre-dinner around 5pm or 5.30pm: maybe a small loaf of bread with cheese or butter will be a nice treat, followed by a drink of orange juice or apple juice. That’s fine.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEickL1EwkVRjTPQCzyFsEwQsESiMMprkLoj427EzBPkF02L9JiuzykEaO7bpZQwJ1GvTm8huMxo8S2nUcUDwGL40CnX4rb-i5gePqGVmKQmqG3YzLlT6tIxkNqeASmlHye6LO3R8F0eUT4/s1600-h/Small+bread+round+loaves+many.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEickL1EwkVRjTPQCzyFsEwQsESiMMprkLoj427EzBPkF02L9JiuzykEaO7bpZQwJ1GvTm8huMxo8S2nUcUDwGL40CnX4rb-i5gePqGVmKQmqG3YzLlT6tIxkNqeASmlHye6LO3R8F0eUT4/s320/Small+bread+round+loaves+many.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450656144269339186" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiABpUNqOLvjbqBuV60WhK_yXiVHBnfrxqp5EyYC4lb8-0vFEegalIk6OAS9RTPlV9yFtK2IkXs8TOR86alSGOAJxQKeoZ37a7GpGRDUPCJ-Wr9aKi4VoZmSHQ1buX5f8C6Q34RLrWNnkI/s1600-h/Bread+with+cheese.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 135px; height: 101px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiABpUNqOLvjbqBuV60WhK_yXiVHBnfrxqp5EyYC4lb8-0vFEegalIk6OAS9RTPlV9yFtK2IkXs8TOR86alSGOAJxQKeoZ37a7GpGRDUPCJ-Wr9aKi4VoZmSHQ1buX5f8C6Q34RLrWNnkI/s320/Bread+with+cheese.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450656367625181426" /></a><br /><br />And also now, what is for myself when nearly finishing this draft ? Maybe I'd better take a walk around my front yard as some exercise before re-checking my draft again and proceeding to post it on my blog. I’m whispering that I can be less strict to myself by allowing me to have a light instant coffee. Anyway, I am feeling very well and happy now, so enjoying coffee is quite reasonable and acceptable. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlE4uiojH9Qab9mrzdBlOY0AlLi3Z4-67swSy5ml82Ir75YPjI2XyQqXKawMzQ-QaPkdBffnUUix4J0wkDcKIur-2Wj-anc5lZimqBgezCQ31JBrxhbk9pC3fRUM1qMUufdu7PkxohEp4/s1600-h/Instant+Coffee+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 145px; height: 119px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlE4uiojH9Qab9mrzdBlOY0AlLi3Z4-67swSy5ml82Ir75YPjI2XyQqXKawMzQ-QaPkdBffnUUix4J0wkDcKIur-2Wj-anc5lZimqBgezCQ31JBrxhbk9pC3fRUM1qMUufdu7PkxohEp4/s320/Instant+Coffee+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450656543375263282" /></a><br /><br /><em><strong>Good Appetite to All of You !</strong></em>Thanh Ngahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03023995915473738867noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4986435371703656334.post-44977549259222008812010-03-17T02:59:00.000-07:002010-03-17T04:49:05.920-07:00Delicious Sunday Lunch of Fish - Good Spirit Meal too !Among our daily meals at home, I have always had my special interest for fish dishes. It is partly because I have learnt from various information sources and through my own experience too that fish is very good for human brain for all ages, especially for our memory. Yet more importantly, it is because I always feel those fish dishes dexterously prepared by my husband Thang are really delicious. <br /><br />Last Sunday, seeing me and our little boy Tuan very busy revising many lessons for his coming exams, our chef cook Thang considered it best to improve our spirit by treating us a special lunch with an unique and changed delicacy – that was Sour Bamboo Shoot Soup with Tipilia Fish taken with rice sticky noodle. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSUTAnqsfuYG2S1OFE2KVQGT2Ci0lqVWyNohXxs57C4sHB69SQHyPtUhVxEIVWHT81qxCmUdloFGG5ZNsUDUhRx41iJKN5xYYSHwQQ222bvV_SVznSzeqVnB3t5CQGQTGIdbQy3geEb5A/s1600-h/Canh+mang+chua+ca+ro+phi+2.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 223px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSUTAnqsfuYG2S1OFE2KVQGT2Ci0lqVWyNohXxs57C4sHB69SQHyPtUhVxEIVWHT81qxCmUdloFGG5ZNsUDUhRx41iJKN5xYYSHwQQ222bvV_SVznSzeqVnB3t5CQGQTGIdbQy3geEb5A/s320/Canh+mang+chua+ca+ro+phi+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449540987360293618" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Since Tuan’s smaller age, both Thang and I have agreed to gradually get our son used to almost all the Northern Vietnamese popular dishes for daily meals and even some necessary seasonings and spices such as lemon, chilly, vinegar, pepper etc. So now at his age of 10, Tuan seems to enjoy even chilly dishes like the bamboo shoot soup as said above. Moreover, after a whole week having had lunch at school with repeated dishes, he apparently showed very delighted to eat a special dish of a changing taste. So he kept smiling while quickly arranging the bowls and chopsticks for his parents and for himself too.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_RKNFpk1O6Kal2C2StK-27AEWbglnGcdNy71pLlnOv2yFegdl8HhqaSvj5mmZwTwKiH7YTSq6qe5S5PC7z3JD-eEQcR4wb-zFqgl1BKJ6KKR7mptC1tmi5oEkYu2uHkAZ32757pVpxnE/s1600-h/Canh+Mang+Nau+Ca+Ro+Phi+1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 279px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_RKNFpk1O6Kal2C2StK-27AEWbglnGcdNy71pLlnOv2yFegdl8HhqaSvj5mmZwTwKiH7YTSq6qe5S5PC7z3JD-eEQcR4wb-zFqgl1BKJ6KKR7mptC1tmi5oEkYu2uHkAZ32757pVpxnE/s320/Canh+Mang+Nau+Ca+Ro+Phi+1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449541268276390882" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Truly, the soup was so hot, good-smelling and delicious. Not only Tuan but all of us were enjoying its rich-tasty and sweet-smelling flavor of the tipilia fish getting on well with the strange sour and chilly taste of bamboo shoots, combined with tomatoes, and more flavored by some fresh chilly slices, appropriate herbs,and onions. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw254D2JrQMwafss5M26Zme5yZ-Ykh9Fa2X1MqB019uCNLbzfNQq7AIjwseVt96MMYO3CnuJNnNw_IO8_-t2yB5pP_oNrS6U2SL92Ya935kR8uytR-vk2zO1uOaN33Js9cY3aDRBqVZEs/s1600-h/Can+canh+canh+mang+chua.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 253px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw254D2JrQMwafss5M26Zme5yZ-Ykh9Fa2X1MqB019uCNLbzfNQq7AIjwseVt96MMYO3CnuJNnNw_IO8_-t2yB5pP_oNrS6U2SL92Ya935kR8uytR-vk2zO1uOaN33Js9cY3aDRBqVZEs/s320/Can+canh+canh+mang+chua.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449541606820756274" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Only spices or seasoning in this soup but quite worth our keen impression were the two special herbs called Culantro (Mui Tau in Vietnamese) and Rice Paddy Herb (Rau Ngo), both with very distinct strong flavors, thus making an excellent match for fish. For myself, such a Sunday meal is valuable not only for its special delicacy but also for its spiritual meaning of our family's close tie, mutual care and love. That's our simple happiness.<br /><br />After lunch, I washed the dishes without feeling any tired. Then I and my son surely had a higher spirit to continue working in the afternoon and for the whole new week to come.Thanh Ngahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03023995915473738867noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4986435371703656334.post-76859401880721842022010-03-09T01:49:00.000-08:002010-03-11T20:11:54.869-08:00Women's Day Spirit !I have been very busy for nearly a week now for helping my son Tuan revise his Vietnamese exercises in preparation for the upcoming examinations next week. However, today, quite pleasant in the spirit of Women’s Day of 8th March, I can’t but write a new post, though short, to share with you my happy feelings yesterday evening when having a small party with my father, my darling and my little son.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6YdV3YPBe2hp-MxedNzdo-5HsRRjXfz7YRhu6y-E6Lo_Q1KVVilUw2V0b_2pgATOQ9SzcM70XGsHRjPu3lYJ3mfJrp0l85FB_pafrHKQcy_ToXR_wj5ae8phTpqoDjqBYRmkdj4_BYZM/s1600-h/Red+roses+from+Dad+for+8+March+2010.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 274px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6YdV3YPBe2hp-MxedNzdo-5HsRRjXfz7YRhu6y-E6Lo_Q1KVVilUw2V0b_2pgATOQ9SzcM70XGsHRjPu3lYJ3mfJrp0l85FB_pafrHKQcy_ToXR_wj5ae8phTpqoDjqBYRmkdj4_BYZM/s320/Red+roses+from+Dad+for+8+March+2010.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446569408988961810" /></a> <br />Yesterday on Sunday 7th March, we held the Women’s Day in advance to take full use of this off-day. As my family is quite small, and usually none of us likes to be finical in cooking, my Dad decided to buy a special dish from a restaurant nearby for our dinner. That was Fried Soft Shell Crabs, a seafood speciality of our common favorite.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQpuAcF2d00P7f8X1zDmNMkzrt-Rer-MlkKjiFz3eujmEO3WGY6Zh0Kt1ZunDSRXtqoI1Yi5Up_4PqOhhxPYlIvnhyphenhyphenzgCvvPlkdge2_Zg6r_kGxY0KCaoKLpcgXYMG1gznwCOWXWcb7gg/s1600-h/Soft+Shell+Crab.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQpuAcF2d00P7f8X1zDmNMkzrt-Rer-MlkKjiFz3eujmEO3WGY6Zh0Kt1ZunDSRXtqoI1Yi5Up_4PqOhhxPYlIvnhyphenhyphenzgCvvPlkdge2_Zg6r_kGxY0KCaoKLpcgXYMG1gznwCOWXWcb7gg/s320/Soft+Shell+Crab.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446569923425523314" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJuJGykTc6P-qXLFGt7zaaqOEssEaBQBIDfS4U4lbASAf40QfVQYTe1HYFLgX12L9Zuhe7z4bvalexFoh9TE6xAh75920Dnr6uy6HSi2kyK2tlhGTROOeYlNIWaPzqHkJxTx1O2a8kpxk/s1600-h/Fried+Soft+Shell+Crab+2010+No.2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJuJGykTc6P-qXLFGt7zaaqOEssEaBQBIDfS4U4lbASAf40QfVQYTe1HYFLgX12L9Zuhe7z4bvalexFoh9TE6xAh75920Dnr6uy6HSi2kyK2tlhGTROOeYlNIWaPzqHkJxTx1O2a8kpxk/s320/Fried+Soft+Shell+Crab+2010+No.2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446569736487572802" /></a><br />Having got the main course so special, my chief cook Thang could not forget to prepare some special soya sauce with chilly and lemon to accompany suitably the dish. He also had mayonaise sauce for our choice. Besides,he also prepared a salad from fresh cucumber, baby tomatos, herbs and onions. We all understood that vegetables are always good for balancing and cooling while eating fried food. And as an assistant, little Tuan cooked some rice as usual. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNGt5HwsWiyujyGKQ_Qu2HFDMl02tPdJ6Tqo9jwa-CcF-Pi0eR1rmoEszmrgOiwW_H6ftFxzoTo60g4egyi99Lcke1HI7DfFpXpeYK0mFMMekiKSd2HeXFWuaOpnHx6rVqcyRJmjj6pOw/s1600-h/Fresh+cucumber+and+baby+tomato+2010.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNGt5HwsWiyujyGKQ_Qu2HFDMl02tPdJ6Tqo9jwa-CcF-Pi0eR1rmoEszmrgOiwW_H6ftFxzoTo60g4egyi99Lcke1HI7DfFpXpeYK0mFMMekiKSd2HeXFWuaOpnHx6rVqcyRJmjj6pOw/s320/Fresh+cucumber+and+baby+tomato+2010.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446570236734471410" /></a><br />Though at such a simple party, we were all very cheerful. In an usual good appetite, Soft Shell Crabs should have been taken together with beer. But the cold weather yesterday only allowed us to have this with some whisky and red wine.. Anyway, we still raised our glasses happily to cheer up for Women’s Day spirit. My father, Thang and then little Tuan successively wished me, the only woman in the family, their best wishes for my improved health and all joys everyday. Hearing them, I felt so happy that I seemingly saw the fresh roses they had presented smiling at me at that moment. Suddenly, I recalled earlier in the afternoon, I had been very touched by Tuan’s action of drawing some flowers on computer as a special gift for his Mother. Then he smiled telling me that next time he would try to draw more beautifully. I smiled at him too and nodded quite contently and of course passionately. <br /><br />Yesterday evening, I thanked sincerely all the three men (the eldest of age 80 and the youngest of only 10 years old) in my family for their warm emotions for me. And now, in the middle of the special day for our whole world of women, once again, I would like to express our best thanks to all those men who have special attention and true emotions toward us. Their wishes and presents, though small, are all precious as good encouragement and inspiration for us in life.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbKWMYIvCd14FzqPEX0Qr1uZ8_6FVkkF4TgObTSho0HoVd0vKMQnc7oXGDl3U2ebeS-uJl31vqu5kd6YDq-8NshFjj9SDILxF3czVjNDyx76-KThvZ4oXcEcmRWZtbpQsBbfSXo3Z3Nq4/s1600-h/Image012.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbKWMYIvCd14FzqPEX0Qr1uZ8_6FVkkF4TgObTSho0HoVd0vKMQnc7oXGDl3U2ebeS-uJl31vqu5kd6YDq-8NshFjj9SDILxF3czVjNDyx76-KThvZ4oXcEcmRWZtbpQsBbfSXo3Z3Nq4/s320/Image012.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446570555287560578" /></a><em> <em><em><em><em>A photo of myself taken by my 10-year son this afternoon - Women's Day of 8th March 2010.</em></em></em></em></em>Thanh Ngahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03023995915473738867noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4986435371703656334.post-73566401348970658712010-02-25T06:44:00.000-08:002010-04-07T06:02:26.039-07:00Fresh feelings of Spring !For some days now, it has been warmer and sunny again after such a cold weather prolonged during most of the time of the recent Lunar New Year holiday. As today, 10th of the 1st lunar month, is the first official school-day again for my son Tuan, he has been absent almost all the day. And my husband Thang, a dynamic businessman, has also got busy again with his appointments with his friends and some new partners. So I have been left at home alone with so valuable silence for writing this article. <br /><br />Though being a housewife now who can be free in daily time control, I am still trying to set up and maintain for myself a relatively flexible weekly working-schedule so that I can never get too lazy and can be active enough. Therefore, today, as the offices have opened again and everyone has come back to work, I also want to resume working as a blogger. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqmA6SfeIC4XPTtCTGplKvpn-GvcbUWx78yuoubk5Df09kBpIgCKoOt6lPhJHL9-fhQM54lF-bibfd2ca__4LvZ6RGNyVSdGtq4VO2cIZCW6L6Ci_kFVGgdutMjdW5fduSRJbZh0j6lN0/s1600-h/Image028.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqmA6SfeIC4XPTtCTGplKvpn-GvcbUWx78yuoubk5Df09kBpIgCKoOt6lPhJHL9-fhQM54lF-bibfd2ca__4LvZ6RGNyVSdGtq4VO2cIZCW6L6Ci_kFVGgdutMjdW5fduSRJbZh0j6lN0/s320/Image028.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442193409309118482" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Indeed, some days ago, I saw on TV and got very keen on an interview with Ms Nguyen Thi Thu Hue – a Vietnamese well-known writer of novels, short stories and films – who I had learnt and admired since my young age. I am deeply impressed by her comment that as a writer one should note down immediately his or her feelings, emotions or moods as soon as they come, or otherwise they could quickly fall into oblivion without memory. With a fresh feeling of Spring, I am recalling some pleasant memories I have just experienced during the recent Lunar New Year holidays.<br /><br />From the past until now, Thang and me have agreed that Tet (Lunar New Year holiday) is special but not too special for us because we prefer having fun everyday (though little) to having too much fun only for some short days of Tet. Based on this directive spirit, we are never finical in preparing for our Tet as well as other festivals in a year. However, like all other Vietnamese families, we also began our Tet activities on 23rd day of Thang Chap (12th lunar month of the previous year – the Year of Ox), which was the Kitchen God’s Day. According to Vietnamese viewpoint from long time ago, the Kitchen God (Ong Tao in Vietnamese) lives in a family’s kitchen, records all what that family has done in a year and reports to the King of Heaven. Though already simplified, our worship ceremony for Kitchen Gods still included adequately scented joss-sticks, candles, flowers, fruits, joss-paper things, and most typically, two men’s hats, one woman’s hat and one carp. As the legend said, the carp should carry these 3 Kitchen Gods (2 men and 1 woman) to pass through the Heaven Gate (Vu Mon) to come to see the King of Heaven. <br /><br />On the same day, I also began feeling more clearly the colors and fragrance of Spring when my house was decorated with fresh flowers. Only some red roses together with some branches of violet in a new ceramic vase brought to our living-room a new look, much fresher and more romantic.<br /><br />For some following days, from 24th to 26th, I became happier for receiving many New Year wishes by email from my old friends and colleagues, who live in various regions of the world: Malaysia, Australia, United States...and Vietnam too. I always appreciate their warm greetings and sincere comments as good encouragement for me to try better in life. More particularly, I had a high spirit when Robert, a new friend online, who is an US designer presently living and working in China, posted on his own blog my New Year wishes for him with beautiful images of Vietnamese spring flowers. My special attention to this news came from the fact that last year Robert had become one of my first fans and friends on blogspot.com and often followed my posts with quite friendly and encouraging comments. Though this seemed a bit moody and child-like, I felt glad to have appeared to the readers with the title ”Thanh Nga – a very special person” on a professional designer’s website, I felt much encouraged for continuing writing my stories in English. <br /><br />On the 28th of Tet, my little Tuan began his 10-day vacation for Tet. As a chief cook of our small family, Thang quickly finished his shopping duty for some necessary food items. His task was really much lighter because more than a week earlier, I had already bought all our proposed Tet presents for my father, my mother-in-law, and some other relatives (this was mainly to avoid the peak prices at Tet). Thang looked really cheerful when his own daughter Phuong (Tuan’s half-sister) and her husband An came to visit us with their Tet present (incl. Banh Chung and meat pies from Nam Dinh, his home town). <br /><br />On the 29th day of Tet, both I and Tuan were responsible to tidy up our home and excited to decorate it with new fresh flowers. I arranged ten scarlet gladioli evenly in a white vase, added some small branches of violets for more color tones. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKjFYkOFaeUcAmkhzsIrlBDNo6fyQBD9xjsUB8VI3OcukJy8dsCfU5nArQ8PYhMQUXNVCtc0n98y19wkkMiu3DWZEqifkXwYxnrI5I6bN88SXFzSAR0imFSHfJQo3yvodL1Wsc0QrYZQQ/s1600-h/Image022.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 256px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKjFYkOFaeUcAmkhzsIrlBDNo6fyQBD9xjsUB8VI3OcukJy8dsCfU5nArQ8PYhMQUXNVCtc0n98y19wkkMiu3DWZEqifkXwYxnrI5I6bN88SXFzSAR0imFSHfJQo3yvodL1Wsc0QrYZQQ/s320/Image022.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442194099573030482" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />And then, I arranged in another black-and-red vase all violets in a free style, letting them look as natural as possible. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjepI63UbPn5yWtGO4XftOm5NV92qhCNKhdfRocxZQv0ahFBgkWCj84_ms4qJ5NMDrmJN5fnTmGD3aB68BCHvQzJ7hZTlTs6VugQVZyMQi-cYWOYIMy6IW5rEvPLiz7XPKqcapNLGzY0fs/s1600-h/Image020.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 256px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjepI63UbPn5yWtGO4XftOm5NV92qhCNKhdfRocxZQv0ahFBgkWCj84_ms4qJ5NMDrmJN5fnTmGD3aB68BCHvQzJ7hZTlTs6VugQVZyMQi-cYWOYIMy6IW5rEvPLiz7XPKqcapNLGzY0fs/s320/Image020.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442193849508302722" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />All the flowers were so fresh and beautiful to brighten our living space. More specially, this Tet we also had a small yellow apricot bonsai presented by a friend who came from Ho Chi Minh city. So we combined the colors from the North and South of Vietnam in our home.I put on some light music for a more joyful atmosphere, feeling it sweeter than usual.<br /> <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLs8f785pTM7BeCx-QNTrYclWkDhVDRNdnrBeqblwWnRxkgKjEBEjH-5Q_DGGsoMIL-GvA3EKfKR1O0u1SpmrIwulrulOFnjY7zp3beoPna4QLsPv_Sz52TN5S21N8t_AAGeIi_-u-0iA/s1600-h/Image029.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLs8f785pTM7BeCx-QNTrYclWkDhVDRNdnrBeqblwWnRxkgKjEBEjH-5Q_DGGsoMIL-GvA3EKfKR1O0u1SpmrIwulrulOFnjY7zp3beoPna4QLsPv_Sz52TN5S21N8t_AAGeIi_-u-0iA/s320/Image029.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442195434453337330" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I was smiling happily when seeing Tuan actively helping me and sometimes dancing some wrestling jerks while saying in both Vietnamese and English,“Chuc Mung Nam Moi ! Happy New Year ! Happy Tet!”.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBNkBug5ZVze4o56fQ3bnBXRr6XYyM4JP1bPeSuwNr8C-IrMC1Ncc73sglBhO6KPT5gQJ1fW-n94FMDKMaGQjkS4rRRvppTZL57_GBrAtd8Pz7jVcc0CysYoz8ox1tOVwzdiQWqjO5KrI/s1600-h/Image018.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 256px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBNkBug5ZVze4o56fQ3bnBXRr6XYyM4JP1bPeSuwNr8C-IrMC1Ncc73sglBhO6KPT5gQJ1fW-n94FMDKMaGQjkS4rRRvppTZL57_GBrAtd8Pz7jVcc0CysYoz8ox1tOVwzdiQWqjO5KrI/s320/Image018.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442215415861318530" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfjkBYYObXE7UDXnRUycktOv9ezvXALADH3HcCi1gYefuNQ5A8a_uE19TeOdYaABJvu1aqW3JMdcSqG0a9xoE74MFFTC8liBjSLFTRt6clOpU3SS7aATd-RIIEHB5sEFbH_AQt34h-sY0/s1600-h/Image025.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 256px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfjkBYYObXE7UDXnRUycktOv9ezvXALADH3HcCi1gYefuNQ5A8a_uE19TeOdYaABJvu1aqW3JMdcSqG0a9xoE74MFFTC8liBjSLFTRt6clOpU3SS7aATd-RIIEHB5sEFbH_AQt34h-sY0/s320/Image025.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442195081389276130" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQn4ggr0kdpHibbfOIzAG-L0rEoa8taEVqOUXY29MiqDNTluR9RWtNGR8kKbZcA4LoMI53N170YwrvsjLJJ7Z9GHckSG9b81zYNmaZ-BAfy2y3CzIg2f1gu_Q6TZhXNNdGeqeWbzhiyDk/s1600-h/Image035.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 256px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQn4ggr0kdpHibbfOIzAG-L0rEoa8taEVqOUXY29MiqDNTluR9RWtNGR8kKbZcA4LoMI53N170YwrvsjLJJ7Z9GHckSG9b81zYNmaZ-BAfy2y3CzIg2f1gu_Q6TZhXNNdGeqeWbzhiyDk/s320/Image035.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442196575346589010" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />In the afternoon of 29th of Tet, in a calm mood, I took Tuan to see my father aged 80, who lives in the neighboring house, and lighted joss-sticks to my Mother’s treasured memory. Similarly as every previous year, this Tet, I prepared carefully for my Dad a special present including some Ensure Gold powder milk (I thought most suitable and useful for his health) together with some lucky money. He looked quite happy and satisfied to have received my present and heard me telling about our business good success during last year. I wished him my warmest wishes for good health and happiness for the New Year of Tiger. My father also wished me for better health and better spirit for taking care of my own family, especially my son. <br /><br />In the morning of 30th of Tet, my small family started leaving for my mother-in-law’s house in Gia Lam district in the suburb of Hanoi. Along our way from the centre of Hanoi to Ngoc Thuy district (in Gia Lam), we felt really peaceful and comfortable for the quiet streets with so few people, which scene could not be found in ordinary working days. On arriving in Gia Lam, after greeting my mother-in-law and other relatives in our internal family, we went to visit my father-in-law’s grave near the village. Such a visit to our ancestors’ graves by Thang as the oldest son in his family and Tuan as the first grandson is not only an obligation but also considered a very important deed at the end of a lunar year. It was a nice surprise and touching to both Thang and me when Tuan said, “I still remember last year I carried the photo of Grandfather in his funeral”. According to Vietnamese tradition, only the first grandson has the honor to carry his internal grandfather's photo in the lead of the funeral march. It seemed Tuan was partly aware of his important role. <br /><br />At midday, we joined and enjoyed a family lunch party as the final meeting in a year with presence of almost all our internal family members. I also had for my mother-in-law a special Tet present being a nice-looking package of a dozen cans of Red Ginseng water from Korea. I myself had tried this product for some weeks and found my mind less tired in those days of changing weather. I presented her this special drink with best wishes for good health at her precious high age of 85. <br /><br />In the afternoon, back home again, we had a final shower of the year. Then we were all well dressed to get ready for welcoming the New Year’s Eve to come in a few hours. For myself, I enjoyed very much a TV show on Hanoi’s 36 old streets with its special traditional features on Tet holidays: for example, Hanoi people’s eating customs on Tet with Banh Chung (glutinous rice cakes) and many special dishes, paintings on Hanoi streets, Hanoi’s peach and other flowers in Spring, and so on. This partly made me miss my Mother – a real Hanoian of the past. <br /><br />My spirit seemed younger when the young newly-married couple Tuan and Hong, our grandcousins, came to us. I have found a common voice with them possibly for they are learning English in London (the language I have been familiar to for many years), and for they studied in China - the country I love to see in my near future.<br /><br />Without sophisticated dishes, my small family gathered merrily in our New Year’s Eve simple dinner. We all became more fun and cheery while watching the comedy with its title “Meeting at the End of the Year”. That was about the final meeting between all the leaders (ministers) with the King of Heavens. Among the ministers’ reports on the Vietnam’s economic situation and all the fields of its society, I liked best the recommendation by the Minister of Transport to the King of Heaven that we should have Tet holidays more often so that our Hanoi streets could be much less crowded and there could be no traffic jam any more.<br /><br />The weather got colder and began drizzling at the watch-night, a typical weather for Tet in Hanoi. When it was approaching nearly 12 pm, we went out to the entrance gate of Lenin park near our home where we could join many other people in watching beautiful fireworks in the sky to welcome the first moment of Lunar New Year. At that moment, each of us had our own emotions and feelings, but all of us were surely quite happy. Tuan was happier as we got for him a balloon of Doremon’s image. That was the character in the pictured stories which he was passionate in reading. <br /><br />Thang being a man of Cat's year considered matching for this year of Tiger, we decided for him to first-foot our home very early on the 1st day of Lunar New Year. After that, we had our first lunch with my father. Though with only 2 dishes being boiled chicken and chicken vermicelli, our small party was very cheerful. My father and Thang had some whisky of Red Label while I and Tuan had some red wine. We all raised our glasses in a merry spirit, warmly wishing each other for good health, good luck, good success, prosperity and happiness in the Lunar New Year of Tiger with hopefully stronger power. Tuan was also self-confident enough to say: “Cheers!” to all the adults, especially to his external grandfather. Furthermore, my father also expressed his New Year wishes to Tuan by offering him some lucky money. In response, Thang also presented my father some lucky money.<br /><br />This Tet was also special for the 1st day of Lunar New Year was also Valentine’s Day. For myself, although my husband seemed not to know about this special occasion (likely because he followed only Eastern customs), I still had a pleasant mood as having received some wishes from my friends in some European countries, especially from Germany – the nation I admire greatly for its modern architectural works and open interior styles.<br /><br />In the morning of the 2nd day, Tuan was enthusiastic to set pen to paper for the first time in the New Year. He chose an essay on our family written in English for this important work. Next, we warmly welcame my nephew Duong. I was glad to hear him encourage me that my health would be better soon. He told me some examples of crippled people who had overcome all troubles and won themselves. Moved by his naive thinking and sincere comments, I smiled friendly and thanked him truly. Then I wished him to be more grown up as getting 16 this year, more matured, become a real man soon, and also study better in the New Year with the power of Tiger.<br /><br />I must say that the weather during the recent Tet holidays were changing strangely and unfavorably for going out. After some very hot days before Tet, from the New Year's Eve until the 6th day, the cold was increasing day by day. That was the reason why on the 2nd and 3rd days, while my husband and son were visiting our relatives and friends around Hanoi, I had to stay home alone for keeping my newly-recovered health good. Luckily, I could not be bored because my friends and me could still exchange our New Year wishes by mobile, phone or email. Besides, there were many interesting shows on TV on Vietnamese traditional-trade villages for me to watch. Among these, I liked best the contest show between 2 villages in Thanh Tri district (in the suburb of Hanoi city) on making steamed rolled rice pancakes being their traditional local speciality. It was not important to be the winner but more important to maintain such traditional cultural features of Hanoi.<br /><br />From the 4th onward, delighted with so much lucky money received during Tet, Tuan was willing and eager to restart his lessons on English. I was also very willing to practice speaking English with him and guide him to complete revising all the new words and model sentences he had learnt recently. <br /><br />This evening of 10th, after the first official school-day of the Lunar New Year, Tuan came home happily with some more Lucky Money from his teacher and one mark 10 on maths. So he got first signs of good luck as good start for him for the whole New Year.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPwES9mtwoNoPBkBh3-u0B0K13SY__AA4TbyQUB4wkq-mbZ2WK_DuGpwlYWKNvzjR1DQWg-HGm3dtA0D-P8mJWv7ZEkIZOZIEqau8KK8kDWmqO6CHp0tOnUZpR5nMVsrz22VTNLvo2qNU/s1600-h/Image033.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 256px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPwES9mtwoNoPBkBh3-u0B0K13SY__AA4TbyQUB4wkq-mbZ2WK_DuGpwlYWKNvzjR1DQWg-HGm3dtA0D-P8mJWv7ZEkIZOZIEqau8KK8kDWmqO6CHp0tOnUZpR5nMVsrz22VTNLvo2qNU/s320/Image033.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442197211491963490" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Now, I am completing this first post of the New Year of Tiger, I would like to write down and share with all of you, dear friends, my happy feelings and fresh inspiration of new Spring as a good start for my on-going flow of energy in writing English posts all over this year. I trust blogging is a good way to share my thoughts with other people and sometimes with myself, at the same time, to train me better in English writing skills. And another important point is that I do not have to kill time but am taking full use of my time.<br /><br />Once again, Happy Lunar New Year !!!Thanh Ngahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03023995915473738867noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4986435371703656334.post-11631542651651933822010-02-10T21:25:00.001-08:002010-02-10T21:50:05.792-08:00Happy Lunar New Year of Tiger !Happy Lunar New Year of Tiger ! May the New Year bring more Power to everyone to achieve All Best Wishes !<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo0DqGX_qJWmNBMQzSY5uztizrlfKT0jLvbocLqQjYjiR8A1CTVzLpNYWkRdJf5h4iZqB0J8hFZ5jfQb7BlIBdEWWWYfKDVylRauO2_H9lhj9WX2SJgIgBp7ze4cUIsAPmxo9PDyDH2x0/s1600-h/Peach+bonsai+1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo0DqGX_qJWmNBMQzSY5uztizrlfKT0jLvbocLqQjYjiR8A1CTVzLpNYWkRdJf5h4iZqB0J8hFZ5jfQb7BlIBdEWWWYfKDVylRauO2_H9lhj9WX2SJgIgBp7ze4cUIsAPmxo9PDyDH2x0/s320/Peach+bonsai+1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436853511619574946" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlW5gwi9HtDeIPaOfQVJTLS0lJT4dsZqwKDo0HYSxtbyZCJs1Dfa43Qe1XABSjiDimM3OYJJb4KL1q1zK6Rh2oqxSmuWJKmUeq1U2lkbkZniD65Si2QYg_Il6l6beR2e8AiYEveimcuFM/s1600-h/Ao+dai+beside+peach.jpg"><img style="float:left; 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Moreover, as we are planning to re-arrange our entertainment corner and our small yard in front, we are now badly in need of new ideas for simple but beautiful and harmonious focal points. <br /><br />Many other times, I had to spend hours with my eyes too tired for looking across many many related websites but could not find anything of my favorite or suitable for my purpose of use. However, this time, I was so lucky that right at the beginning my eyes caught a website on creative ways of gardening for home décor. I was passionate in reading their quick guide of how to create a small container garden inside or outside to decorate and refresh our living space. Here are some images of their strange and nice-looking container gardens and water feature which I like though small:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_6TLPrqbJwVW0W88b4lTegEfUAw3SIiPUB-mlcT2f-3bJA3qmFuQaHHPuzdE7J2KxVOB1UcoIUwMPZS5tDS6bHxX1Bn36KKSSVU21sJvnaneRtom2G7dKCj_IpkFDur7mgfeoNDE76tY/s1600-h/Container+Garden+1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_6TLPrqbJwVW0W88b4lTegEfUAw3SIiPUB-mlcT2f-3bJA3qmFuQaHHPuzdE7J2KxVOB1UcoIUwMPZS5tDS6bHxX1Bn36KKSSVU21sJvnaneRtom2G7dKCj_IpkFDur7mgfeoNDE76tY/s320/Container+Garden+1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432153987063864418" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBnSr_C8ZRZarlXW1tnb9FChGyne_Nk-fW4N5n5seEMNvhUGW9ZQj3un8NTNiyDWC_GJWpg_K_scypXkAVTR-Wx_aQUkEUYgVvu_GOehpMN3jzm_0GfJ4ntzammYj3F84nlqWhE2lqJNI/s1600-h/Container+Gardening+2.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBnSr_C8ZRZarlXW1tnb9FChGyne_Nk-fW4N5n5seEMNvhUGW9ZQj3un8NTNiyDWC_GJWpg_K_scypXkAVTR-Wx_aQUkEUYgVvu_GOehpMN3jzm_0GfJ4ntzammYj3F84nlqWhE2lqJNI/s320/Container+Gardening+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432154236596813026" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdtEvP-EGbN0chHargF57HpSqTQSTWclJFsA-9Aasq8C6vvp3tLCDwmHXZ-6LEkLZnOF_XMzTRQRQ1xrF9h2ajL1Xf_S1XeIVyP5itJlAuITySEldCndvt0Lu1Ww3744wDAYFcc5BjUm0/s1600-h/Water+feature+1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 223px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdtEvP-EGbN0chHargF57HpSqTQSTWclJFsA-9Aasq8C6vvp3tLCDwmHXZ-6LEkLZnOF_XMzTRQRQ1xrF9h2ajL1Xf_S1XeIVyP5itJlAuITySEldCndvt0Lu1Ww3744wDAYFcc5BjUm0/s320/Water+feature+1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432154378150107458" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />In an uplifting feeling, I made a Ceylon tea for myself and enjoyed it as encouragement for continuing searching for new other things. Only a few minutes later, I saw in the website of InteriorArcode – a UK brand specialized in interior design and house decorating - some simple ways of minimal fixtures arrangement as shown in the photos below which I thought maybe suitable for us to apply partly:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggnI3TmqAuL_DrfdfZGMkHI7SdYDLnJ339rK0DJMgDnY9fUS7CnTC71sPv2Ri8iwt35jTRwoG7u3sIZ8CHGiqwD8lyKvJbNJ9ZYZBNG9i5a0k0qCEkcADte7bC-cl6J8QvSog3aMm90wk/s1600-h/Modern+Living+Room+1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggnI3TmqAuL_DrfdfZGMkHI7SdYDLnJ339rK0DJMgDnY9fUS7CnTC71sPv2Ri8iwt35jTRwoG7u3sIZ8CHGiqwD8lyKvJbNJ9ZYZBNG9i5a0k0qCEkcADte7bC-cl6J8QvSog3aMm90wk/s320/Modern+Living+Room+1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432155195191420610" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM9GKJMbk3N8cT7MTF_2v3v7TmnvtJaHM00GuWDU-KIUY-EVOOT0Ow5nbdowW3LvIkkh3Kq9c5oGEkue8uOi3oPaIB3_utBbDENl6-LDLcPYoA7j_v-CSzD_Ip5CdtKc-l5rkaOKIVSew/s1600-h/Elegant+Living-room-decor.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM9GKJMbk3N8cT7MTF_2v3v7TmnvtJaHM00GuWDU-KIUY-EVOOT0Ow5nbdowW3LvIkkh3Kq9c5oGEkue8uOi3oPaIB3_utBbDENl6-LDLcPYoA7j_v-CSzD_Ip5CdtKc-l5rkaOKIVSew/s320/Elegant+Living-room-decor.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432155595573912818" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Quite by chance, I went on surfacing same website and suddenly had a nice surprise when seeing the following amazing living room designs – which I would like to share to all of you now:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-njSDUDiYRul3ASt7Z_9jA1CjzO96DL4RKLyfLL95AKyxvSr9EBTpjMDqte5GR1hDTYaqzRULg-8tVo65sRR8MeqdaljzZSahsKaQAPlK5bSVTR5Z3SyT6-MWCt11Hxwyd2bKNR5mvsw/s1600-h/Red-White+Living+Room+1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 251px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-njSDUDiYRul3ASt7Z_9jA1CjzO96DL4RKLyfLL95AKyxvSr9EBTpjMDqte5GR1hDTYaqzRULg-8tVo65sRR8MeqdaljzZSahsKaQAPlK5bSVTR5Z3SyT6-MWCt11Hxwyd2bKNR5mvsw/s320/Red-White+Living+Room+1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432155797859729538" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2z2LT_eHZD5p6jYiAMoOEKVYRpC5tmi7nI4wnqzgtY3-YuXSZHYIJQF23Z-wo26hOSTqDtYiu5oDkmBpqkEXcQOpU86QFLoZ2cjFveZGd76EE0_mTnj6RvNPVri526oJSFD39N413DTg/s1600-h/Red-White+Living+Room+3.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2z2LT_eHZD5p6jYiAMoOEKVYRpC5tmi7nI4wnqzgtY3-YuXSZHYIJQF23Z-wo26hOSTqDtYiu5oDkmBpqkEXcQOpU86QFLoZ2cjFveZGd76EE0_mTnj6RvNPVri526oJSFD39N413DTg/s320/Red-White+Living+Room+3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432156417969059298" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI3dgcIQ6P6ficzLs8pPfF_qpAJb2w2m4Jxd5Xgao2G4CMPPF_C2XKf153IFxvyDObkbhbwJoUKgPecjsbX4IUxkK9dsB2pUV9ON57C_dEEuj8f80YcrjEKrexwYbOxMlQlOcFrjtX2-0/s1600-h/Red-White+Living+Room+4.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI3dgcIQ6P6ficzLs8pPfF_qpAJb2w2m4Jxd5Xgao2G4CMPPF_C2XKf153IFxvyDObkbhbwJoUKgPecjsbX4IUxkK9dsB2pUV9ON57C_dEEuj8f80YcrjEKrexwYbOxMlQlOcFrjtX2-0/s320/Red-White+Living+Room+4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432156580672432930" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJko4ZlINwefR7fc8qqlJ6ZLRPvvCEMConYZEYYFAm2p6XRxIk3_0tXcybH4VsVSPVSCkBOwkRMj16HK6ywZUCN2bK97hTZiWoAetvMTjd_n43jIBPUKn82xJ3Di5lGgYjIqsId5IZ_0I/s1600-h/Red-White+Living+Room+5.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJko4ZlINwefR7fc8qqlJ6ZLRPvvCEMConYZEYYFAm2p6XRxIk3_0tXcybH4VsVSPVSCkBOwkRMj16HK6ywZUCN2bK97hTZiWoAetvMTjd_n43jIBPUKn82xJ3Di5lGgYjIqsId5IZ_0I/s320/Red-White+Living+Room+5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432156741939720050" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBgPhPnl_HTBqUhDdX-Catv25tC-TtfIMEKXqLCZQGh1HrpPjtc-vxQZ2jTVLzk0tRC5_QvThZqE0lOWB_yFPEl8ITkTPlAJhfXS_jXLuYd90uh_Qq8NSlko3bvnHFfBDs9JDQ5GigH6s/s1600-h/Red-White+Living+Room+w+Flower+Wall.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBgPhPnl_HTBqUhDdX-Catv25tC-TtfIMEKXqLCZQGh1HrpPjtc-vxQZ2jTVLzk0tRC5_QvThZqE0lOWB_yFPEl8ITkTPlAJhfXS_jXLuYd90uh_Qq8NSlko3bvnHFfBDs9JDQ5GigH6s/s320/Red-White+Living+Room+w+Flower+Wall.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432156941246778258" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiELwHo_qVQOeAXHkit5xb4M-rGtPnwJ7KQNLk8f5s8u5wxjHNhfFCxrWc_Ujhb5m49NaQQMkbe6exYLObiRTEZAwrrnXXFiqQswkV_V5mmFcDaS3Wmqb-JweEzY2_DFAMndFEDaHXCzSs/s1600-h/Red-White-Black+Living+Room+2.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 199px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiELwHo_qVQOeAXHkit5xb4M-rGtPnwJ7KQNLk8f5s8u5wxjHNhfFCxrWc_Ujhb5m49NaQQMkbe6exYLObiRTEZAwrrnXXFiqQswkV_V5mmFcDaS3Wmqb-JweEzY2_DFAMndFEDaHXCzSs/s320/Red-White-Black+Living+Room+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432157154900717490" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZtcnITWE8e_S8Fae0hv7oan2lbcnzlrnvFpjkLE_pLB7LEyBVxGpk4krVRCQb4BetjZyX_qxlscjdfbIcjP9AoEDLtmFqsou3MdyJB8gIz6zEQdGMURL41f_ZWSj2y0tEIE_Dvp7ah98/s1600-h/Red-White+Living+Room+Cool.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 199px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZtcnITWE8e_S8Fae0hv7oan2lbcnzlrnvFpjkLE_pLB7LEyBVxGpk4krVRCQb4BetjZyX_qxlscjdfbIcjP9AoEDLtmFqsou3MdyJB8gIz6zEQdGMURL41f_ZWSj2y0tEIE_Dvp7ah98/s320/Red-White+Living+Room+Cool.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432157388842320450" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />As all of us can see, they use the red and white color combination in different ways. Knowing all these designs are suitable for younger people, I still find all of them fascinating, daring and creative. White is considered to be subtle and Red very intense. Together these colors seem to create a great combination. In some living rooms, the color red is used scanty as an accent while in others it dominates more than white. I do not comment enough as interests differ to each person. But it is sure that with each ratio between White and Red, the feeling and atmosphere created for the living space is quite different. Finally I would like to thank the designers for their great amount of thought in designing these so that now we can enjoy their unique beauty and possibly some you of us can apply to their own projects.Thanh Ngahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03023995915473738867noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4986435371703656334.post-71534003354565516632010-01-22T03:06:00.000-08:002010-01-22T23:17:40.379-08:00I will try better for my sonFor more than a week now, Tuan’s apparent progress in his preliminary English skills, particularly his quick understanding of the difference in use between various model sentences (eg: These are very nice TV sets is different from These TV sets are very nice in form though similar in meaning), has made me feel more self-confident in my program of guiding him to revise his English lessons for some upcoming weeks before teaching him anything new. From the beginning when sending him to learn English from my friend Miss Ha – who is experienced in teaching English to children and speaks English quite finely with correct intonation, I agreed with the teacher that Tuan needed to learn English without high speed but essentially with steady comprehensive grasp, that means, he was expected to get good skills in listening and speaking, correct pronunciation, long memory of new words, new model sentences, and correct writing too. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2dYyxlQdmQIvxFqMYlMCAlqOdTae3GKl-yVYQaVUoa3r0FS1xgJ5G7eOFOkon27kif2-dwfpdvVEnJaWyori9Slix6GtlXvH54lGIXTPl-ZQuL2c4UwMpbO-PokAcAEnlWN8tKXCh6b8/s1600-h/Tuan+ve+dau+he+2009+.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 256px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2dYyxlQdmQIvxFqMYlMCAlqOdTae3GKl-yVYQaVUoa3r0FS1xgJ5G7eOFOkon27kif2-dwfpdvVEnJaWyori9Slix6GtlXvH54lGIXTPl-ZQuL2c4UwMpbO-PokAcAEnlWN8tKXCh6b8/s320/Tuan+ve+dau+he+2009+.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429519291323075794" /></a><br />After about 4 months of being the only student in his class taught by Miss Ha at her home every Saturday morning, thanks to her careful guidance combined with my and his own efforts to practice regularly English at home at weekends, Tuan has made some, though still small, progress in listening, speaking and writing English. <br /><br />To tell the truth, as an expert of English for many years, I always very much wish my son to learn better and better this foreign language so that he will have an useful means of communication and good for reading purpose in his future work. That’s why whenever seeing Tuan’s attitude of being less enthusiastic and sometimes even lazy in practicing speaking and listening English, I can’t but get angry with him. I usually show my worry about his laziness by shouting loudly or even scolding him. However, just a few minutes later, seeing him to seemingly repent of what he has done, hearing him speak or read English better or seeing him more eagerly type English new words on computer, I must reproach myself and rethink of my own attitude toward him. Probably I am not patient enough as a mother toward my son. I must be calmer and more reasonable to him. Tuan is only a 9-year child, not grown enough to understand fully the necessity of learning English as well as other new things. I must be more patient in explaining these to him for his gradual awareness, Especially more than once he asked me: "Do I speak correctly, Mummy ?", expressing his more serious attitude of learning, then I realized of having been too tough to him, I should have been more gentle. I must be more optimistic in my thinking too: English will be necessary but not so important for Tuan as for me because Tuan should study in a technical branch for his major future profession as we have defined quite clearly for him, that means, English will be only a bridge for him to come into scientific-technical knowledge. <br /><br />This evening, Tuan will go on learning Unit 10 of Let’s Learn English Book 1 with my guidance. Some hours ago, I just completed drafting some main points of my explanation to him tonight on the new words describing the weather. In fact, I don’t like the rainy weather today, but such a weather is good for Tuan to imagine the sentence “It’s rainy in Ha Noi today. There are many clouds over there”. Tomorrow is Saturday, starting Tuan’s weekend, so I hope it will stop raining and get fine so that he can write and then we, both mother and son, can jointly say this right “It’s sunny in Ha Noi today. There are no clouds.”Thanh Ngahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03023995915473738867noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4986435371703656334.post-42400696306607664092010-01-11T02:49:00.000-08:002010-01-11T03:04:01.272-08:00I like vegetables in good combinationFormed as a custom in my small family, after some holiday feasts mainly with meat and much protein content there should be usually some lighter meals of mainly vegetables and soya curd ingredients. These can be understood as essential breaks to balance our nutrition regime and keep us fresher with more components from nature that are vegetables and fruits, Through more and more experience by ourselves and our friends around, we have known better the top necessity of vegetables which are much cheaper than meat, fish, prawns or other high-protein food items but not at all less important in our human beings’ mental and physical activities. Moreover, vegetables are surely less harmful and more helpful in many cases, especially for high-blood-pressure cardio-vascular people. <br /> <br />Therefore, for myself at the age 40 as beginning of ageing, I have more highly considered the balanced and reasonable proportions between milk, sugar, meat, fish, prawns etc and more vegetables and fruits, more water amount in our daily meals so as to ensure enough protein, calcium and vitamin content and simultaneously to minimize cholesterol in blood. That’s why such images as the water spinach combined with some other items in the following dishes are also appealing to me:<br /> <br />Have you ever tried cooking this way ? First, fry soya curd into yellow color, take them out. Then, fry some garlic and onions until they turn yellow, next put spinach into the pan, stir evenly until it becomes soft but still keeping green, next put back the soya curd in, put in soya sauce (or yellow bean sauce), add some more garlic and also ginger for more taste. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBXuBmThjKlR3m_CSH3QgIyFYxdvIeLWD5WtXiO6cftbzb-Ac6mIpi_20cGWw9OmT2tMbO9kY6jCncwBuSDpELLncuqs5hGi6ISYbE1KsR_apYU-uGkAG9u8f16UOGxICoFhfHV7Y-eh4/s1600-h/Dau+phu+xao+rau+muong+gung+toi.bmp"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBXuBmThjKlR3m_CSH3QgIyFYxdvIeLWD5WtXiO6cftbzb-Ac6mIpi_20cGWw9OmT2tMbO9kY6jCncwBuSDpELLncuqs5hGi6ISYbE1KsR_apYU-uGkAG9u8f16UOGxICoFhfHV7Y-eh4/s320/Dau+phu+xao+rau+muong+gung+toi.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425433582529500962" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />And hereunder is a special soup with freshwater mollusks and water spinach, it sounds very close to nature. The ways of cooking this soup can be various : <br /><br />- First way, after deeping the fresh mollusks in water for 10 minutes and washing clean, you can boil them in water and then remain them in their shells (as in image). Next, put the spinach in and boil again, add sauce and seasoning powder and garlic for more taste.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5Z_3Ds1dYuqcAKnnamfWtc1VGs16-eekpNSqTobLnDiaggpl3qiyIwK3LHSs7VTvSAEpyewcIXWGNop4u2xzto_zASdx3ph0c80DolzH_LB8MmO6tcR1iV-68id4rVo1hyPJLqZFPzXA/s1600-h/canh+ngao+de+nguyen+con.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5Z_3Ds1dYuqcAKnnamfWtc1VGs16-eekpNSqTobLnDiaggpl3qiyIwK3LHSs7VTvSAEpyewcIXWGNop4u2xzto_zASdx3ph0c80DolzH_LB8MmO6tcR1iV-68id4rVo1hyPJLqZFPzXA/s320/canh+ngao+de+nguyen+con.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425433903256537090" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />- Another way, after cleaning fresh mollusks, you can take the filling out of the shells and discard the shells. Then cook well the mollusks together with spinach in enough water until the mollusks becomes well-done and spinach turns soft but still keeping green, next add fish sauce, seasoning powder, garlic and ginger for more taste. The sweet flavor is fine and cool, making you feel pure and healthy.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfx534-U3vcgmyPSowrB4OPJRcS4Xwo9gVCZ91IeF1hAzsJmuaduklv7orsh3EHf3zBK2jDXeFL-BSbTNPoMEMtMKItTLa3Dh1L5-EbTcHSA0f_tb5lOQF3A87jSutBwjErGUB0d3hPi8/s1600-h/Canh+rau+muong+nau+ngao+2.bmp"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfx534-U3vcgmyPSowrB4OPJRcS4Xwo9gVCZ91IeF1hAzsJmuaduklv7orsh3EHf3zBK2jDXeFL-BSbTNPoMEMtMKItTLa3Dh1L5-EbTcHSA0f_tb5lOQF3A87jSutBwjErGUB0d3hPi8/s320/Canh+rau+muong+nau+ngao+2.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425434160174128338" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I believe you would have a good appetite with less meat and more vegetables becauce they are really delicious too. Please try these once and probably you would like to do them again !!! <br /><br /><strong></strong>Thanh Ngahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03023995915473738867noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4986435371703656334.post-79993886742912733732010-01-07T02:00:00.000-08:002010-01-07T02:10:51.413-08:00Delicious "Pho Bo" - Thang's devoted care for meI have never found a “pho bo” delicious like the one I had this morning. Though I did not know where it was bought, it was bought so timely when the weather was cold enough to feel the special delicacy and flavor of this specialty of Hanoi.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvFPIIAeNN7H5uvH05QZesl-b5qxdcxEBo1DacOuUEaZIs5a4Qit8QBT0wACCH7wgfhA6Z2VQ42Ip_nkJON8lDAtiRvVzPi9I_8ev9pbut9BLleGCsNU9fHirqjvKfA7R1g-R2109v8y8/s1600-h/Pho+bo+tai+chin+1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvFPIIAeNN7H5uvH05QZesl-b5qxdcxEBo1DacOuUEaZIs5a4Qit8QBT0wACCH7wgfhA6Z2VQ42Ip_nkJON8lDAtiRvVzPi9I_8ev9pbut9BLleGCsNU9fHirqjvKfA7R1g-R2109v8y8/s320/Pho+bo+tai+chin+1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423936415434452194" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />You can imagine how it happened when I woke up this morning in the feeling of cold and hunger. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFBg7Xrav6If_pp8WuSJBKmcfiJdWwQDgejTDhyphenhyphenRQRaaTEjQe-HIp2gXg8hB8VnJTycrnJ9t_bSyCx6bl0pDqP5O1sILmvrqLsAfKxJv90lL2Cy-tPPN-o3kcZuBGOWahuRwJQoGjYCqA/s1600-h/Yellow+rose+and+bud.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 208px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFBg7Xrav6If_pp8WuSJBKmcfiJdWwQDgejTDhyphenhyphenRQRaaTEjQe-HIp2gXg8hB8VnJTycrnJ9t_bSyCx6bl0pDqP5O1sILmvrqLsAfKxJv90lL2Cy-tPPN-o3kcZuBGOWahuRwJQoGjYCqA/s320/Yellow+rose+and+bud.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423936053931180530" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Right at the same time, my husband appeared bringing with him a mess kit containing “pho bo tai chin” still hot and delicious smelling. He was so timely and psychological as he always is. He seemed to know what I preferred to eat in such a cold weather, he surely read what I was thinking that “pho” or a similar warm food was much much better for my lunch than bread or other cold fast food in such a cold monsoon and rainy weather. He knew very well what was good for my health care better than I thought of myself. <br /><br />Now, sitting beside an yellow rose given me by my husband, feeling warmed in my stomach and in my heart too by my darling’s devoted care, I would like to share to all of you that my happiness is so simple but so sweet. My small happiness is happening everyday and felt deeply by me. I can say I am the happiest and luckiest woman I have known, so I am behaving to Thang so fairly as he has done to me.Thanh Ngahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03023995915473738867noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4986435371703656334.post-12320267776562969762010-01-06T21:53:00.000-08:002010-01-07T21:40:08.847-08:00Recent New Year Holiday fully enjoyableOnly until yesterday afternoon when seeing my son Tuan happily enjoying his ice-cream at the Fanny Ice-Cream Shop near Ho Guom among other children after our tour around the city centre where took place a Flower Festival on the recent New Year holidays, I just felt that I had completed my duty to him on those holidays. <br /><br />Though there were many TV programs for children on this special occasion, both I and my husband still felt a bit guilty to our only son if we were lazy staying at home and did not take him to have a tour around Ho Guom – the central area of Ha Noi capital – where a flower festival was organized merrily to welcome the first spring of the new decade – the year 2010. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLauHY7IxcaADk91qOfJVnjX1vw2_2GQD7KJO5X6tbaJjNuTo1Y0oZV2RfcZUru7SBO56F8Y4YwM95kSVTONO35_u6g3sR7sNuut7Z8140VgnmzVEBS8wBDOSDxOh8UkXeMWYnlkz6p1A/s1600-h/Coc+kem+Fanny+3.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLauHY7IxcaADk91qOfJVnjX1vw2_2GQD7KJO5X6tbaJjNuTo1Y0oZV2RfcZUru7SBO56F8Y4YwM95kSVTONO35_u6g3sR7sNuut7Z8140VgnmzVEBS8wBDOSDxOh8UkXeMWYnlkz6p1A/s320/Coc+kem+Fanny+3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424238563695272210" /></a>Only when we were happy together standing beside Ho Guom on the 3rd of January 2010, sharing with each other our fun romance of watching the beautiful fresh flowers still in good order and good display around the lake, we felt the New Year’s coming even warmer and happier.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1HTLqLWt93wvTfAMHVBXL3njPBSXv3m8cT2LVwlhA6BUaLw6I6VJ4vCf4RCuKoYM2M3O2D1tNTfYmS0Uu98ieNEUjfDbfR9S8qX528CASum6mBe_p4-FWdzM6AaW1542iJSWg16sLoMs/s1600-h/Kem+Fanny+2.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 112px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1HTLqLWt93wvTfAMHVBXL3njPBSXv3m8cT2LVwlhA6BUaLw6I6VJ4vCf4RCuKoYM2M3O2D1tNTfYmS0Uu98ieNEUjfDbfR9S8qX528CASum6mBe_p4-FWdzM6AaW1542iJSWg16sLoMs/s320/Kem+Fanny+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423873210167590770" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6WqnNOTmNWcjXVkdtc04iLwPO8Ia_3KwMi_PXMqxMzWNOthfYXcoqe0j1d-0r89PrODsJqhPLeVw9R97jiIf8E-0q42jkvVSQOqqYe8a0-zkhfWRh4viSzyhcPFcM1j3Hg986NZgLdOE/s1600-h/Kem+ngon+qua+!.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6WqnNOTmNWcjXVkdtc04iLwPO8Ia_3KwMi_PXMqxMzWNOthfYXcoqe0j1d-0r89PrODsJqhPLeVw9R97jiIf8E-0q42jkvVSQOqqYe8a0-zkhfWRh4viSzyhcPFcM1j3Hg986NZgLdOE/s320/Kem+ngon+qua+!.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423873492590631026" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Hope these images of ice-creams can partly enlight the joys in all of you in the New Prospective Year 2010 !!!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIa92H2luHAwr7L2tIhrRWmCym-vOR-ccMY6IVcVEeknXLwz6h0Do2oaOIkK0XRZp5_yhLwn-cobibQl4lDgXwmLuqEZPWX3ggD0fDjspeNDT4tdmc3pLhfJdKxVrpZdWXYwPAWfJ1sxo/s1600-h/Thap+cam+Fanny+4.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIa92H2luHAwr7L2tIhrRWmCym-vOR-ccMY6IVcVEeknXLwz6h0Do2oaOIkK0XRZp5_yhLwn-cobibQl4lDgXwmLuqEZPWX3ggD0fDjspeNDT4tdmc3pLhfJdKxVrpZdWXYwPAWfJ1sxo/s320/Thap+cam+Fanny+4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423874013460957026" /></a>Thanh Ngahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03023995915473738867noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4986435371703656334.post-77412748110798541712009-12-25T23:21:00.000-08:002009-12-26T02:49:34.465-08:00Vegetables - My close friend after Christmas feastsAfter the recent Christmas feasts full of beef and chicken and too little vegetable content, at lunch time today I began craving for more vegetables. <br /><br />The first vegetable I have thought of is tomato.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgliNWmm8vq1HRxaawo0nq2RfO64xOLGTPZzebAdcv7p4Tec_HSBr1EXw7S2f4CIIZ96ptRsbUoEdWeZbgTctvlWeeorGBqiFV7qBUtldQ9tJ74xma82he1b75hYLho5o14UTj62JQl_wo/s1600-h/Tomato+many+1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgliNWmm8vq1HRxaawo0nq2RfO64xOLGTPZzebAdcv7p4Tec_HSBr1EXw7S2f4CIIZ96ptRsbUoEdWeZbgTctvlWeeorGBqiFV7qBUtldQ9tJ74xma82he1b75hYLho5o14UTj62JQl_wo/s320/Tomato+many+1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419442649878404098" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />As read and heard from various information sources, now I know that lycopene, a compound found in tomatoes, is widely touted as a protector against cancer, particularly prostate cancer. But for myself, tomatoes do not only mean good for health but also special for its cool sweet taste and fine-looking succulent pinky-red skin. <br /><br />Usually I take tomato in salads: <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTnDA02TPNYQD3uIvJvdM1kHiXDtxC0WBkqwwsHZ-gpjc9WLC8JzS0Vkhpcp701ANzz0HQuNMGuAzBW-EbLvdi7_BwOflF3nDX8c7k0lIKgOKpUfvokMA31822_lf18YTFu6SRJRIIqDs/s1600-h/Salad.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 160px; height: 120px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTnDA02TPNYQD3uIvJvdM1kHiXDtxC0WBkqwwsHZ-gpjc9WLC8JzS0Vkhpcp701ANzz0HQuNMGuAzBW-EbLvdi7_BwOflF3nDX8c7k0lIKgOKpUfvokMA31822_lf18YTFu6SRJRIIqDs/s320/Salad.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419447248275536274" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmAcqnoiH_qK5iXuWBHTCKGWUV-0YeVHHUJA-X797MfysYENppl0TFmDHpHQX1qmpXjvGh4xFUjoRvMNGQZcIhVC1i4n6_jW6a7NMcMlUehqobf4Fb1AuRV-2CiADU7eDhYfPnq3jF5mA/s1600-h/Tomato+salad+1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 113px; height: 170px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmAcqnoiH_qK5iXuWBHTCKGWUV-0YeVHHUJA-X797MfysYENppl0TFmDHpHQX1qmpXjvGh4xFUjoRvMNGQZcIhVC1i4n6_jW6a7NMcMlUehqobf4Fb1AuRV-2CiADU7eDhYfPnq3jF5mA/s320/Tomato+salad+1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419459997797342002" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglTnHDuDzzg4DC9Q6QE_lymuSf9Yjv-ySqTmk_vRmHWHrVpnjBTXi3Un-Yhir2JH5_Sn6hQvv3ryjK7EQIu3JzqKNXQphaoAVI5Xf8gy5tH_aRJvdcoVAPOC5APd0mleMLhzWGzK2mvr4/s1600-h/Tomato+salad+2.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 170px; height: 114px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglTnHDuDzzg4DC9Q6QE_lymuSf9Yjv-ySqTmk_vRmHWHrVpnjBTXi3Un-Yhir2JH5_Sn6hQvv3ryjK7EQIu3JzqKNXQphaoAVI5Xf8gy5tH_aRJvdcoVAPOC5APd0mleMLhzWGzK2mvr4/s320/Tomato+salad+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419460218170172290" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />For today lunch, tomato was cooked in a soup with some fish:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi74afIB0Q7VvzHw5Z3wzQIbKelnnCje1VdnNZSQdtNL9oMiIpfySNV6uwhvWNvoMj8DpWTDsivc8fQDs4QzNhhXvO_QHU4iYAWtnfZcRiHkCKmdq2W2rJDr0wCj-f7Wboaf_2e-OfZ6BM/s1600-h/Canh+chua+ca+1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi74afIB0Q7VvzHw5Z3wzQIbKelnnCje1VdnNZSQdtNL9oMiIpfySNV6uwhvWNvoMj8DpWTDsivc8fQDs4QzNhhXvO_QHU4iYAWtnfZcRiHkCKmdq2W2rJDr0wCj-f7Wboaf_2e-OfZ6BM/s320/Canh+chua+ca+1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419447777703452834" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Besides, sometimes I also drink tomato juice as a nutrient drink:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmVeCHagZjc-In0jyL2UbX4EaxNol3vgZiMDW8RXK4TZOKvJ15kZXXPRW0BSJ5tc4-JX71_1hp8YazgCABaZ0N9_mTOWtdFUnaVPrhiBV14jVoGHffmccmXnTZEu4SS-v47yRIuUcm3P8/s1600-h/Tomato+juice+3.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 170px; height: 170px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmVeCHagZjc-In0jyL2UbX4EaxNol3vgZiMDW8RXK4TZOKvJ15kZXXPRW0BSJ5tc4-JX71_1hp8YazgCABaZ0N9_mTOWtdFUnaVPrhiBV14jVoGHffmccmXnTZEu4SS-v47yRIuUcm3P8/s320/Tomato+juice+3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419448065483045794" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Another type of vegetable very special to me for its strange taste is bamboo shoots. We usually fry them with beef. But today as we liked to eat vegetables only, we fried it with tomato and green onion only: <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfJnXPZ-HWQ0Cxj5S73hpnPwpnZuJH-Z9ZCzvhtCmntTMOeKDQCJ0sxl_UdBMAiUdL6g_Oxb0LgszBHGBXNjJVS6JMfaEAXB9qOEk9n6OkOe0HJPjM9OsAgAclykJRg0o_7Zi3Bogeb90/s1600-h/Mang+xao+ca+chua+1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 160px; height: 106px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfJnXPZ-HWQ0Cxj5S73hpnPwpnZuJH-Z9ZCzvhtCmntTMOeKDQCJ0sxl_UdBMAiUdL6g_Oxb0LgszBHGBXNjJVS6JMfaEAXB9qOEk9n6OkOe0HJPjM9OsAgAclykJRg0o_7Zi3Bogeb90/s320/Mang+xao+ca+chua+1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419448422669618722" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The third and also final item of our vegetarian menu today was cabbage for its cooling quality. The simplest way and for me the best choice is boiled cabbage. In this way, we can first take both boiled cabbage leaves as a main course for our meal and cabbage water as a soup. And it is better if we eat cabbage leaves with fish sauce mixed with boiled chicken egg (shown below):<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1eXD2LoE5kdr2AS73SBCgJVPG0AUUrW-KnL7qBwXn3okFdS9bHx-4ZaRHCBS0ijZ426_81GMjQnRce_tGIszwGltQNektx3rhyphenhyphenx9HiU3g-jKqHeUjUZjq8bLbo-tvb-Eb9PLgI5rkWqk/s1600-h/Cabbage+fresh+1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 144px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1eXD2LoE5kdr2AS73SBCgJVPG0AUUrW-KnL7qBwXn3okFdS9bHx-4ZaRHCBS0ijZ426_81GMjQnRce_tGIszwGltQNektx3rhyphenhyphenx9HiU3g-jKqHeUjUZjq8bLbo-tvb-Eb9PLgI5rkWqk/s320/Cabbage+fresh+1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419448866702698946" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA-_Fnla6RR3CTsTg5rZLVLaoZWu42y_lWkRXQ3eQPYYpJ9mieuWbDM_h7yFYxdA3StJRmVfY2vshi09FxeJg0RFW-KGgtQsfCsydFu4qTX87IcJWo3iZfuNHBDUgUcAsQF8ftwahxJWM/s1600-h/Boiled+cabbage+with+boiled+egg+1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 250px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA-_Fnla6RR3CTsTg5rZLVLaoZWu42y_lWkRXQ3eQPYYpJ9mieuWbDM_h7yFYxdA3StJRmVfY2vshi09FxeJg0RFW-KGgtQsfCsydFu4qTX87IcJWo3iZfuNHBDUgUcAsQF8ftwahxJWM/s320/Boiled+cabbage+with+boiled+egg+1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419449337273154258" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />We can also take cabbage water as a refreshment drink after our meals.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl4e6ek2gy0QxzUFAiZe-ycE2IvnfledgJTaRQJYkS_F9AhJpFxcuAPNkCnIhwc_zGosNn_pOFE4l_bhR8XqB3XLvA0f2Ju0eMYHSV3cRLqkQyi4ToeGnAcXWbdW5X4YTsv-IkvyPSKps/s1600-h/Boiling+cabbage+water.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 160px; height: 106px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl4e6ek2gy0QxzUFAiZe-ycE2IvnfledgJTaRQJYkS_F9AhJpFxcuAPNkCnIhwc_zGosNn_pOFE4l_bhR8XqB3XLvA0f2Ju0eMYHSV3cRLqkQyi4ToeGnAcXWbdW5X4YTsv-IkvyPSKps/s320/Boiling+cabbage+water.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419449703150342866" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Though each of us knows the benefits of vegetables to our health at a different level, we are all sure that we need them as refreshment and cholesterol-reducing fighter in balance with meat, fish and other protein and fat-high content food stuffs we take everyday. <br /><br />Here is another more picture of tomato as a small reminder to you of super necessity of vegetables:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrUhRj-8ch_MSHc_niKqnLK2rul0_CU-Z6eFO1Nc0UTtma2cnywS4HrplerBaAGRpvXOO1KKcTrIqZ5_E2siHfASQB3f76pIAOjMRvLzdMzjChKPgTyqWBo8y04kIlr-ABtEolE2hZf18/s1600-h/Tomato+with+water+drop+1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrUhRj-8ch_MSHc_niKqnLK2rul0_CU-Z6eFO1Nc0UTtma2cnywS4HrplerBaAGRpvXOO1KKcTrIqZ5_E2siHfASQB3f76pIAOjMRvLzdMzjChKPgTyqWBo8y04kIlr-ABtEolE2hZf18/s320/Tomato+with+water+drop+1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419451000848972514" /></a><br /> <br />Good Appetite for your New Year Holiday !!!Thanh Ngahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03023995915473738867noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4986435371703656334.post-79741011238351788842009-12-22T03:05:00.000-08:002009-12-22T03:31:08.199-08:00Sunday lunch of some favoritesThis Sunday, on the occasion of another successful news in our business, we had a special lunch with a simple menu of low-fat dishes of all our three family members’ favorites.<br /><br />The first dish was my son’s usual favorite fried chicken eggs - but today made in a different way of soft frying with pork, mushrooms, Jew’s ear fungus, onions for a slight changing taste for him. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3x8wZFIws3RDP-gZ1KHtSXxR54-xLVnD_A0A2S3GKH3rNEluwwGwUIEjRZdXBpUumBn2q9O__I2Jf12S3kazdB56T9lac30xYhGRQB0PhtjPAwGI1QxcRIXz-4Y5bz3tVZb1ZwbAVhKE/s1600-h/Fried+Egg+with+mushroom.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 160px; height: 119px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3x8wZFIws3RDP-gZ1KHtSXxR54-xLVnD_A0A2S3GKH3rNEluwwGwUIEjRZdXBpUumBn2q9O__I2Jf12S3kazdB56T9lac30xYhGRQB0PhtjPAwGI1QxcRIXz-4Y5bz3tVZb1ZwbAVhKE/s320/Fried+Egg+with+mushroom.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418015874200184834" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The second course is both my darling Thang and myself’s favorite healthy fried soya curd. Today I also made it in a special way which I had just read from a Vietnamese cuisine website. <br /><br />- In short, soya curd was first well mixed with onions and sweet chilli slices, then shaped into cakes. <br /><br />- Then these cakes were fried once. Next soaked with a mixture of soya sauce, chicken eggs, green onions and pepper.<br /><br />- After that, the cakes were fried quickly on the pan once again to be completed. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIMkts7zznccyErSSAb5FQbAmoBYS-omvINvk0T-28eAkG6MAWgj6NWs_IXuq1wDuMAjl7ZbKtq6LNogF7SL8Awg_wbjThZtXUKvfcdJhLWracWkPtSdGrfe6Y7vsAUMGwORgTlJ3wwXY/s1600-h/Dau+phu+ran+tam+hanh.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIMkts7zznccyErSSAb5FQbAmoBYS-omvINvk0T-28eAkG6MAWgj6NWs_IXuq1wDuMAjl7ZbKtq6LNogF7SL8Awg_wbjThZtXUKvfcdJhLWracWkPtSdGrfe6Y7vsAUMGwORgTlJ3wwXY/s320/Dau+phu+ran+tam+hanh.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418016345759317938" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />This dish could be fully delicious only when enjoyed with a carefully prepared soya sauce with green onions, chilli and pepper. <br /><br />All three of us need vegetables, we know this better and better. That’s why today we chose to make a salad with ingredients mainly cucumber, tomato, some other herbs, onions, added fish sauce, vinegar, a little sugar, seasoning powder. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidCaQkZquP_WHBCChyphenhyphenC1J3V-L9wp8k3411GYIByvaFuG83IWEtIzDaDM-N_rGDjsXDA8TtQ7tnBRzM332VEkFP7OltTIZ1QVtsURc0Y9sMavpO4WSFdAVXMP7Jl2uhAsNEI6ElAuPHqno/s1600-h/Garden+Salad+1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 160px; height: 106px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidCaQkZquP_WHBCChyphenhyphenC1J3V-L9wp8k3411GYIByvaFuG83IWEtIzDaDM-N_rGDjsXDA8TtQ7tnBRzM332VEkFP7OltTIZ1QVtsURc0Y9sMavpO4WSFdAVXMP7Jl2uhAsNEI6ElAuPHqno/s320/Garden+Salad+1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418019242459159042" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Finally, we all had rice together with warm Green Chinese Cabbage Soup with Shrimps. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvYARxwVfWaQUFiV9wE413VwTAXzGgWXJtzGXKbPjtBKgG2GIbqfKMDya3Ym3s1fLnjSe68ZPnBY5Eh3A_068RogjtuLfP3ftKfZhDaY9lUuL-9EAR_O27w8_Mg3n_ZTuz8hryzkz6vxI/s1600-h/Canh+cai+tom.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvYARxwVfWaQUFiV9wE413VwTAXzGgWXJtzGXKbPjtBKgG2GIbqfKMDya3Ym3s1fLnjSe68ZPnBY5Eh3A_068RogjtuLfP3ftKfZhDaY9lUuL-9EAR_O27w8_Mg3n_ZTuz8hryzkz6vxI/s320/Canh+cai+tom.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418017125423818274" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Today, for dessert, we also had a special type of fruit, that is sapodilla plums which my mother-in-law offered us from her garden beside her house in Gia Lam - the suburb of Hanoi city. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirclHKnu4G82jjn4U9wU0xdq3PZ3pgIrGyUOPCzx333Es8pnzvgZrHjpihJxqBYOhkJk_aw1-7Mx3CDq29x4DofTbOWYi6WTEqNPowhN5F3Uh1a_7O3cPg4M1B0BAplKQh8nO9hgUz4eU/s1600-h/Sapodila+Plums+1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirclHKnu4G82jjn4U9wU0xdq3PZ3pgIrGyUOPCzx333Es8pnzvgZrHjpihJxqBYOhkJk_aw1-7Mx3CDq29x4DofTbOWYi6WTEqNPowhN5F3Uh1a_7O3cPg4M1B0BAplKQh8nO9hgUz4eU/s320/Sapodila+Plums+1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418017353274462450" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />As usual, good appetite for Sunday and the whole new week !Thanh Ngahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03023995915473738867noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4986435371703656334.post-34894966960989193912009-11-11T01:22:00.000-08:002009-11-11T05:49:11.074-08:00Bedding colors- decisive for good sleep<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdhqvlnu2spi0VTYOBEk2c5_Jh3gxu30lnt3P7QFHW6H2xHraEcqfbYAgEEBsV9AdM3Zk-XnCRneiTPepOlv5auyp4bOHl8Gj1gWL02wLlefZb93ksDySG2L_HbGpY4WLEjQuKixlwIA4/s1600-h/My+simple+bed+with+calm+green+cover+and+warm+colored+cushions.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 256px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdhqvlnu2spi0VTYOBEk2c5_Jh3gxu30lnt3P7QFHW6H2xHraEcqfbYAgEEBsV9AdM3Zk-XnCRneiTPepOlv5auyp4bOHl8Gj1gWL02wLlefZb93ksDySG2L_HbGpY4WLEjQuKixlwIA4/s320/My+simple+bed+with+calm+green+cover+and+warm+colored+cushions.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402778851803064066" /></a><br />As it is becoming cooler and cooler in Hanoi this season, I have been feeling more and more clearly the truth that the material and colors of blankets, pillows, bed sheets and mattress act an important role in my sleep quality. Every morning, when awake after a good deep sleep at night, I make up my bed quite happily with the cotton-made bed sheets of light, cool and fresh colors being Green and Blue which I have chosen. I also like the third thicker sheet for winter of Light Yellow. All these three colors are calm for my spirits at night, they can slightly massage my mind after a long day. Being a simple person, I do not like to decorate too much, I just added some sheep-fur-made pillows with covers in light red and orange tones together with some light blankets of natural colors of Light Green and Light Yellow on the Green mattress as background, which all creates a good color balance and makes me feel warmer. Besides, we set on the wall at the bed side a simple-shaped lamp quite functional for reading and looking unique. Though small, my bed corner looks so peaceful. It is good for my health, even better than tonic. Everyday life is so simple but sweet to me.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrVr5eJy5iLDeBEsEtKgtoE26w6iLJ7BDl_SRyDBZntX6xVkLJ6InuxfPSnHVNS5JbCFImbZapPvSOxctMNE0HL9zM4dZWiGHcDnHxhz7EXzZHioqesdGAFhn7OJ1q3NALoTidf3UHyzE/s1600-h/Den+doc+sach+dau+giuong.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 256px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrVr5eJy5iLDeBEsEtKgtoE26w6iLJ7BDl_SRyDBZntX6xVkLJ6InuxfPSnHVNS5JbCFImbZapPvSOxctMNE0HL9zM4dZWiGHcDnHxhz7EXzZHioqesdGAFhn7OJ1q3NALoTidf3UHyzE/s320/Den+doc+sach+dau+giuong.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402783836881734802" /></a>Thanh Ngahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03023995915473738867noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4986435371703656334.post-1008517139193973312009-09-01T09:14:00.000-07:002010-02-08T02:04:48.558-08:00Threatening event to health - valuable experience for passing risk for continued lifeToday, at the beginning of Autumn, as my health has been restored to its stable condition, I am recalling and telling you my recent story as an actually threatening and challenging experience which I have overcome and now keep in mind as a very good lesson.<br /><br />It happened that around the middle of August, as a bad sudden effect of the rapidly changing hot weather of summer, particularly the atmostphere pressure changes, I lost sleep at night, suffered heavy headache and tension continuously for a few days.<br />And then one afternoon, while doing shopping, I fell suddenly in front of a shop near my house, my face hitting the pavement. My little son, who went with me then, though afraid, still kept calm enough to come back home to call his father. That night and the next day, several partial seizures occurred to me leading to some related lung problems. After trying for me some usual medicines without result, seeing my condition even worse day by day, my husband realized it best to call emergency. He decided to call emergency service from Bach Mai Hospital, one of the best hospital in Hanoi City with high-tech medical equipmnent, good professional and responsible doctors and nurses, and good-quality service. Then he accompanied me in the ambulance to the Emergency Department of this hospital. <br /><br />As Thang told me later, he was only less worried about me when knowing that the doctors, based on the CT scan result of my head and X-ray image of my lungs, urgently carried out some special cure measures to get me out of the dangerous situation. And me, then as too tired and partly as taken a lot of transquilizers, I came into a long sleep and sometimes like a comatose, so I could not hear anything, could not know anything around during my 2-day stay in the Emergency Department. I only began hearing and knowing the world around me again when moved on bed to the Intensive Care Unit. The first thing I saw was the ventilator plugged into my mouth and nose, that meant, I could not yet breathe normally by myself and still needed this machine as a support. Though well aware of its necessary use for my ventilation, as a too sensitive person, bearing the ventilator’s plastic-made breathing circuits in my mouth and nose for 3-4 days was really annoying to me. Being supported strongly by my darling Thang’s best care for me in the role of a nurse day and night for nearly 2 weeks, additionally encouraged by the frequent visits by my nearly-80-year Dad and the other people, finally I passed the treatment period in the Intensive Care Unit, and the doctors decided to allow me to exit the hospital and continue restoring my health at home.<br /><br />After the long and boring days with powder milk allowed as the only food for me everyday, with so many tests on me, so many medical equipments lived with, now I feel so happy to have freedom at my home again. Especially I was so moved and cheerful crying when seeing my little son Tuan again. I could not imagine how he had managed himself alone at home for over 10 days when his Dad had been busy looking after me almost all day and night. Anyway he was then smiling warmly and happily to his Mum who just came back. For my first days back home, as I was still rather dizzy and weak when standing, Tuan followed his Dad's guidelines to make his part to looking after and helping Mum in daily activities. He got food, drinks or other things needed to Mum's bed, supported Mum to walk into the bathroom or go around so on. He was also in charge of all the tasks usually done by Mum, for example, washing and drying clothes, preparing instant noodle for his lunch, cleaning floor etc. And at the end of everyday, he typed all these deeds in his diary on his computer. I believe in my position, any mother should be happy when seeing her child do the same.<br /><br />At the hospital, as it was very strictly limited for patients’ visitors, only one of my friends could come to see me then. But now as I stay home again, things are easy again to my friends. So many friends have come and all of them been welcome warmly. It is only a bit pity that now I am still suffering a light sore throat and find somewhat difficult to speak as a consequence from lung inflammation and bad oxygen circulation of one main artery into my brain, which has prevented me from talking freely. I promise to all of them that I will improve my voice and my health in general in the soonest time possible to welcome them next time with more fun. <br /><br />Living in the deep sympathy and devoted care by my husband Thang – who is now my hone doctor and cook, with my son as a helpful assistant, with on-going spiritual encouragement by everybody, especially by my Dad nearly 80 but still very optimistic and self-active in work and life, I have been feeling better quite quickly and see my daily life more worth to live. I have been really surprised at myself now not at all scared of illness, instead, I am quite calm and optimistic to take best methods possible I've known to prevent any impact on health everyday (with special attention to avoiding weather unusual changes). I must have a better health to lessen everybody’s worries and more highly respect my own and my close ones'small daily happiness. I am confident that I will be much stronger soon so that I can enjoy cheerful holidays as before!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUCVkA50eQlJiUKlDAzNO-WaH34njF4BvQklj41bcaXmk7SljUwr7P-39GOOMXeZdItKQodQpqdI4cRfn4bKZvY29Y6oStHt4HVXwy1YR10v77r0WAA3DSt3IVh51rRBmo2KXJMKxDxig/s1600-h/DSC01169.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUCVkA50eQlJiUKlDAzNO-WaH34njF4BvQklj41bcaXmk7SljUwr7P-39GOOMXeZdItKQodQpqdI4cRfn4bKZvY29Y6oStHt4HVXwy1YR10v77r0WAA3DSt3IVh51rRBmo2KXJMKxDxig/s320/DSC01169.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377274378980736194" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0aLmKz7BMrDDCvj5oXUwxLExtueyg-zdBzL4cm_jyCfgYFXeMrlwPWsSsqHMAnRTLzFPKqK4qbv5Iu9qQ1CMGKfp9z6C-lx64oliDVSmsV149Q3olUSvHg9NjoUMbmYSdCsy6pyjbynA/s1600-h/Picture+026.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0aLmKz7BMrDDCvj5oXUwxLExtueyg-zdBzL4cm_jyCfgYFXeMrlwPWsSsqHMAnRTLzFPKqK4qbv5Iu9qQ1CMGKfp9z6C-lx64oliDVSmsV149Q3olUSvHg9NjoUMbmYSdCsy6pyjbynA/s320/Picture+026.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380495790916581010" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtYSmB84hSD2-YJT6IzX_dit2QuK0rsO3bwHH09ar3t7xE2sZhW1LHWZ4DSsb9xjCMop7Qf6dtu6hPtAM01j_6EUDG5JHvlrPxeR4n_KPurxzTTH61Hh17KP61Xrh-BmHMAmcq8g93DVk/s1600-h/Picture+020.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtYSmB84hSD2-YJT6IzX_dit2QuK0rsO3bwHH09ar3t7xE2sZhW1LHWZ4DSsb9xjCMop7Qf6dtu6hPtAM01j_6EUDG5JHvlrPxeR4n_KPurxzTTH61Hh17KP61Xrh-BmHMAmcq8g93DVk/s320/Picture+020.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380490687855288386" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxyzezS2tc185qOe1Etizbi_uD2C80NLHIli0yrVGbRzuxUJo_tKFwP8St8gYTBEd1XCqphTMXMUydtxo2sErPj2WPdqxxH_RAM-HlNOp62msfNrLSPi_yzEyGiLjcEnDY6gxdjt7r83M/s1600-h/Picture+015.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxyzezS2tc185qOe1Etizbi_uD2C80NLHIli0yrVGbRzuxUJo_tKFwP8St8gYTBEd1XCqphTMXMUydtxo2sErPj2WPdqxxH_RAM-HlNOp62msfNrLSPi_yzEyGiLjcEnDY6gxdjt7r83M/s320/Picture+015.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380490681154824594" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Now I have a simple but essential wish of sleeping well every night and waking up well and peacefully in my new-repaired apartment so that I can enjoy breakfasts including milk, fruits... given me by my friends, neighbors and relatives. <br /><br />From this experience, in practice, I am now determined to improve my health by arranging more time for sleep at night, morning exercises regularly. I must also set up for myself some menus with less hot substances, more cool components, with less cholesterol, more calcium, vitamins and so on. That means I must eat less pork and chicken, and take more fish and seafood, more vegetables, fruits. I have started a regime of taking yahourt daily and find it quite good for my skin and digestion. Especially I must be more strict to myself: I can have some light tea but stop drinking coffee unless very special cases.<br /><br />Surviving from the risk of danger, I love my life more passionately. And to me now nothing is more valuable than a good stable health. Only with a good health, I can really enjoy life.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxsPxd8RofiGnVuNj5_fzFwjK_w5ZGyLApw3s9cJvBQK1WDaMhkbZ8y6gpMUDkCtMjAT8pkYXwxHcyu_kMsVioTS8QFXZrRu2S_0lwT7IymghIB9iZpNwgbgqSKJN1QBWtQk8mFfRfpbk/s1600-h/DSC00844.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxsPxd8RofiGnVuNj5_fzFwjK_w5ZGyLApw3s9cJvBQK1WDaMhkbZ8y6gpMUDkCtMjAT8pkYXwxHcyu_kMsVioTS8QFXZrRu2S_0lwT7IymghIB9iZpNwgbgqSKJN1QBWtQk8mFfRfpbk/s320/DSC00844.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377264681478084098" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMYVQtTxwTAADiiorB2WySyXFbJXI_QYcC3lKbfATt_-k4BGAliR4XWYbtwAWtNjzk4YENozhWTJ_FXVZpAOe10_3LuiWHmupxjcE1ph-1wR8zYndRBLypRkyn4yKS-p2OKUfDAs7ShN4/s1600-h/DSC00838.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMYVQtTxwTAADiiorB2WySyXFbJXI_QYcC3lKbfATt_-k4BGAliR4XWYbtwAWtNjzk4YENozhWTJ_FXVZpAOe10_3LuiWHmupxjcE1ph-1wR8zYndRBLypRkyn4yKS-p2OKUfDAs7ShN4/s320/DSC00838.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377271927441158354" /></a>Thanh Ngahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03023995915473738867noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4986435371703656334.post-28676478735124770172009-07-06T07:11:00.001-07:002009-11-01T20:46:29.936-08:00How to make the right decision for a cheerful job with least stress !Time has passed so fast as it has been already over 1 year since I left my previous full-time job in a trading company, which I found unsuitable to me. Around the same time, we established our own family’s company providing construction machinery hire services to many contractors mainly in Hanoi city and nearby areas. Now only after 1 year’s operation, our business has progressed rapidly and will be likely more developed as the market demand is growing speedily and widely in Vietnam. My darling Thang and I view that we are going in a right and prospective way and we have been trying our best to lay a steady economic foundation for not only ourselves but also our son Tuan to develop it in his future.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn48ZyqNO2bp4m1aFwuaBJ8c3zvEycj8qJFIkTVFD0cfbhmY4jrlj1Vk7loO7bJXmh4ooQxgDq2NfxxYjJKHDRu2kHW03xVIwRkkmFdZTBUw8lkH3IG3lM822AAR6orjfyEI8e4JVf_OE/s1600-h/DSC00260.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn48ZyqNO2bp4m1aFwuaBJ8c3zvEycj8qJFIkTVFD0cfbhmY4jrlj1Vk7loO7bJXmh4ooQxgDq2NfxxYjJKHDRu2kHW03xVIwRkkmFdZTBUw8lkH3IG3lM822AAR6orjfyEI8e4JVf_OE/s320/DSC00260.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355751396364075362" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji8yZT0RnJvpaWHBf8AaIxD81zD4tPKPfIxSwVhRXI4YtMfPMv7BJwYYw-5XaD3EprLOjydjsifyCRiL7_MXpCWEwK-MnsohuUvcj-Wa9Ua7D1X9AIJjeL9oQfgSJ6QiL-vcFjx7KIzbY/s1600-h/Ca+nha+vui+SN+Tuan+7t.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji8yZT0RnJvpaWHBf8AaIxD81zD4tPKPfIxSwVhRXI4YtMfPMv7BJwYYw-5XaD3EprLOjydjsifyCRiL7_MXpCWEwK-MnsohuUvcj-Wa9Ua7D1X9AIJjeL9oQfgSJ6QiL-vcFjx7KIzbY/s320/Ca+nha+vui+SN+Tuan+7t.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377251959442143394" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1IqrBKSGgibitwlbj11Mt1Y-MYFTaXzml4IxHWCRSyNViUiFurPxaygNRqTXbr5umbLqiQwBq9eOc1Fst5sCAwMYTvgdM7omViRkv1h_MNPf4LfHJLN1Y2G6uqiJXxvHZVsVHUN5zS5U/s1600-h/Hoa+sy+Tuan+Gau.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1IqrBKSGgibitwlbj11Mt1Y-MYFTaXzml4IxHWCRSyNViUiFurPxaygNRqTXbr5umbLqiQwBq9eOc1Fst5sCAwMYTvgdM7omViRkv1h_MNPf4LfHJLN1Y2G6uqiJXxvHZVsVHUN5zS5U/s320/Hoa+sy+Tuan+Gau.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377251949273029730" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpk1gCojENqxU0n7Tq9_w3kJHqayI-VX8rz13Qu11cyz6GkJhslVcodNhesluRxg7MFwKKqGbwunW3ZS-LRQBJ7VcUipY-ooH_KOjYTkDJ4jdSk8BAOTU30-h_FweNuIKUwwuVH9qsCCI/s1600-h/Lop+1E+cua+Tuan+ngay+khai+giang.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpk1gCojENqxU0n7Tq9_w3kJHqayI-VX8rz13Qu11cyz6GkJhslVcodNhesluRxg7MFwKKqGbwunW3ZS-LRQBJ7VcUipY-ooH_KOjYTkDJ4jdSk8BAOTU30-h_FweNuIKUwwuVH9qsCCI/s320/Lop+1E+cua+Tuan+ngay+khai+giang.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377251939324153554" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />At this stage, I do not have to worry about earning money for daily use, but I cannot stop working so early at 40 as I am still quite energic, and I cannot lose or fade my social knowledge and experienced English skills. The matter is what type of work should be best for me now? It must be surely less stressful and with more fun, and most importantly it must help keeping me happy with social communication. More than once, I was going to apply for a position of office secretary or translator of English, for which I had got long experience. But after reconsidering and consulting my friends and former colleagues, I have found this type of jobs is more suitable for young people under 30, so I did not follow this direction.<br /><br />As much interested in painting and home décor, recently I have attended some e-courses online on this subject and got some basic knowledge. Then I thought of the possibility of working as a part-time customer consultant for some gallery or interior company based in Hanoi city. And I actually made a survey to some galleries and interior shops which I had known earlier. But I was really disappointed at these shops'owners' attitude toward their employees. They gain so high profit for each product sold, but they are so mean and have no respect toward their laborers (most being students and new graduates). The salespersons have to work all day with so overloaded work under so tough supervision. Facing this fact, though feeling a bit pity and sad, I had to change my mind and looked forward to another direction. I can come back to these shops but only as a customer or observer. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvP3zIhMnJUHBQ-e2lfxjQu-rHquazQ0PlTmLpbN56HgoxWxFbW8EcOpEFhP-H1_A93FMNJfWD3CadtnRGWYFh31k54MGGUlw3TjeJEfj1nrSK9UuTV0KppdWx5jgDhPANv6_yIoDcg1E/s1600-h/Dao+no+don+Tet+2006.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvP3zIhMnJUHBQ-e2lfxjQu-rHquazQ0PlTmLpbN56HgoxWxFbW8EcOpEFhP-H1_A93FMNJfWD3CadtnRGWYFh31k54MGGUlw3TjeJEfj1nrSK9UuTV0KppdWx5jgDhPANv6_yIoDcg1E/s320/Dao+no+don+Tet+2006.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355745200453643378" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />My friends are always helpful at the right time. When I was so puzzled and not yet quite clear for which step to take next, I asked my close friend Kim Chi - a Master of English Education - for her advice. She asked me why I could not be a teacher of English ? Deep in mind, earlier I had thought of this but only as an alternative if other options could not be implemented because I had found my personality unsuitable to teaching, the job requiring a more open and very patient character. But when hearing Chi to encourage me to be more optimistic and recommended some groups of learners most suitable to me, I felt more self-confident and better aware of this prospect. As having long experience in practicing English in admin and business work, why can’t I guide those people in similar positions but with less experience to improve their English skills ? The answer should be YES I CAN. This job is good for both learners and myself as it will bring me more fun from talking in English with younger people and it has minimal stress. Difficulties have been overcome, I have made the right decision to be a teacher of English, and my mind now feels refreshed like flowers full of vitality in Spring. <br /><br />Recently as I read from a Chinese culture website published in San Francisco, those people born in Year of Rooster are usually devoted, interesting and extremely brave in any situation. As I was also born in a Year of Rooster, though I do not yet have all these qualities at the moment, I will try better to develop this inborn potential.Thanh Ngahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03023995915473738867noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4986435371703656334.post-43855929568293300282009-06-18T22:20:00.000-07:002009-11-01T20:50:00.917-08:00Thanks to My Darling Thang !Today, as having a happy family life, I would like to tell you, all my dear friends, about my husband Thang.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6deKCZTOb_vsm0rx-zOmsQWqWiKGg0KOT9WmrXpFZXR2kqLOyB1FlIFOPWAJMEFc1lbBAjsBHWSF7qS3IMT-YfeB4QanRNj4yBn2byrFVQSvgQYrYLg_OxH6KyLQKm3nndLboHDSeaxk/s1600-h/Lai+xe+cho+bo+ngay+Tet+2006.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6deKCZTOb_vsm0rx-zOmsQWqWiKGg0KOT9WmrXpFZXR2kqLOyB1FlIFOPWAJMEFc1lbBAjsBHWSF7qS3IMT-YfeB4QanRNj4yBn2byrFVQSvgQYrYLg_OxH6KyLQKm3nndLboHDSeaxk/s320/Lai+xe+cho+bo+ngay+Tet+2006.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349691873075313346" /></a> After ending my first and unlucky marriage at my young age 26, for a long period of 3-4 years, I was very allergic to almost all men who wanted to make friends with me, particularly I was scared of thinking of re-marriage. But after that, time passed and passed, gradually helping me to forget my unlucky past, and I became more clearly oriented for a future family life. Then I met Thang the first time at the age 30 when I was much more matured and better understood what was good for a marriage, especially for a future child. Both Thang and I shared the same viewpoint that love was essential and important but not enough for a married life. We both highly considered the significance of mutual understanding, sympathy, respect, and most important for both of us then was having a child, preferably a son. In December 2000, our wedding was organised in a quite simple way but cheerful with the attendance by our close friends and colleagues. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ0_C58WBNKHZwgJqhqbxCaFHhw1LumGJR5lqwDk5z49TUO8hvWDj9683prqcgftOD3n8JWIm3ojeiy_je6NyVf-8wVvQPAXBb7Yu-VJD7bkWRq0Shj8sClkqvDmZpDmjCtMAZazpUEiI/s1600-h/DSC01147.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ0_C58WBNKHZwgJqhqbxCaFHhw1LumGJR5lqwDk5z49TUO8hvWDj9683prqcgftOD3n8JWIm3ojeiy_je6NyVf-8wVvQPAXBb7Yu-VJD7bkWRq0Shj8sClkqvDmZpDmjCtMAZazpUEiI/s320/DSC01147.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349437972463551122" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwvT_ZPVnDxBHKWws_WUDPfIwiLcGzp2XTrlgey2M4PjISzX3pmYUsHbgVGymfZU0qockrRMhwB6cE2WVcUgOEzLNj1B1xgNutlHk-0YZ2tfnY1cGf-7d6d_8XbI4X3DVuJ4NPQVnYZlE/s1600-h/DSC01165.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwvT_ZPVnDxBHKWws_WUDPfIwiLcGzp2XTrlgey2M4PjISzX3pmYUsHbgVGymfZU0qockrRMhwB6cE2WVcUgOEzLNj1B1xgNutlHk-0YZ2tfnY1cGf-7d6d_8XbI4X3DVuJ4NPQVnYZlE/s320/DSC01165.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349438126539867618" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfMWHqa7Daw2E5-G_AknnXhrDd0SKcRwilBWRl53eQswqrVNROQHIiXlo6WkMWrDs0ZnYF1REzkPgKSrgRVTRHOFGlG-SVtPXDuPxkIBcIeQTiVLSiGXGdZpojBXU0-Ybfo_kbbTaSRKs/s1600-h/DSC01162.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfMWHqa7Daw2E5-G_AknnXhrDd0SKcRwilBWRl53eQswqrVNROQHIiXlo6WkMWrDs0ZnYF1REzkPgKSrgRVTRHOFGlG-SVtPXDuPxkIBcIeQTiVLSiGXGdZpojBXU0-Ybfo_kbbTaSRKs/s320/DSC01162.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348906389284479698" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><em>My husband Thang, me Nga and my son Tuan enjoying our small party on his 7th birthday 27 April 2007.</em><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGwfVYb0SbBtgWjNIotvjaTqcYHQ5RDADCY-7JTTUKYSWf2tcpp9ibl-BVH3chzW7Grhsfp_gHCdzkEQmRfXsj6DqWO1Ng4w-gwldqr_i77Sx3oOo_hUSSvuyJqTuMvRzacsXnr5chLpM/s1600-h/TH1.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 166px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGwfVYb0SbBtgWjNIotvjaTqcYHQ5RDADCY-7JTTUKYSWf2tcpp9ibl-BVH3chzW7Grhsfp_gHCdzkEQmRfXsj6DqWO1Ng4w-gwldqr_i77Sx3oOo_hUSSvuyJqTuMvRzacsXnr5chLpM/s320/TH1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348905764675348162" /></a><br /><br /><br /><em>Father Thang and son Tuan when Tuan was 1 year old.</em><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I have realised that since the birth of my son Tuan in April 2001, our life has surely become happier. Tuan is a cute, clever and active boy and he is always a flexible and stable bridge between me and my husband. Whenever we have some argument or disagreement on some issues, both my husband and I have always tried to lower our pride of ourselves and think most for the son, so the peace always comes back between us very soon.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6vYyL4690ciCWASw8SHAeBW3Tydh_hDahdb2yJ13tRZXb5_O1ktdq8-FLjCeLJ9cZ6JckwPoNN6XrMu3mRKoPb8Pwu740KYrGd_bN2T9J7XZGmsfa_booGGoSbONlRUjxHde-uAiT-Ng/s1600-h/Bocon+mo+loc+nam+moi.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6vYyL4690ciCWASw8SHAeBW3Tydh_hDahdb2yJ13tRZXb5_O1ktdq8-FLjCeLJ9cZ6JckwPoNN6XrMu3mRKoPb8Pwu740KYrGd_bN2T9J7XZGmsfa_booGGoSbONlRUjxHde-uAiT-Ng/s320/Bocon+mo+loc+nam+moi.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349694342471118882" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCcCUvFkCUpklXNeNjg-fWJdl_zaegY9FbP9a2l1FoV9_FFF5xKyzr7kSFGh1zVI93XfBA0a76vvNDkO8RHH1HiAD-ABcqnc2YMWjuXRdhnxNcR96GCiAC9BK0P5njW_0uF177FIG3JDs/s1600-h/Nang+chen+chuc+mung+nam+moi+2006.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCcCUvFkCUpklXNeNjg-fWJdl_zaegY9FbP9a2l1FoV9_FFF5xKyzr7kSFGh1zVI93XfBA0a76vvNDkO8RHH1HiAD-ABcqnc2YMWjuXRdhnxNcR96GCiAC9BK0P5njW_0uF177FIG3JDs/s320/Nang+chen+chuc+mung+nam+moi+2006.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349691218505541970" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Now as we have been living together happily for nearly 10 years, I can proudly say that I am so lucky to have a wonderful husband. I cannot explain why but I never feel shy when any friend asks me about the age difference between me and him. Maybe it is because despite the real difference of 18 years between us, my darling is really still quite young and active in his life style and working manner. As a trained & experienced engineer, he always likes simple, precise and functional things and has a special passion for new high-tech facilities. This is helpful for me and my son to access new modern household facilities and machines, making our living more comfortable. Combined between his intelligence and diligence, he is often thorough, dynamic and creative in everything he does. With his wide and deep knowledge in many fields, especially in technical issues, he can do by himself or supervise workers closely in any required repair-work of our electricity, water systems etc, making sure for our daily living conditions always smooth and sound. <br /><br />He is a good father, always taking care of our son. Every evening, he often helps and guides Tuan so carefully in learning and revising mathematics exercises at home. Giving birth to our son at his age 50, which is commonly considered late, my husband has been well aware of the necessity of educating the little boy to become independent and self-confident the sooner the better. Now only 8 years old, Tuan has been taught by his father to get used to doing more and more things by himself. Agreeing on this point, I have also guided Tuan to do daily things at home by himself, such as making his bed, helping me in tidying up our home, controlling TV, air-conditioner, typing and using some simple softwares on computer, and so on. This is now good for him as some games for a child to relax his mind after hours of study, and hopefully also good for step by step training him to become a self-confident, dynamic and caring person in the future.<br /><br />Thang is also a good, generous and sympathetic husband, never hesitant of helping me in troubles. Earlier when I was at work, whenever I complained with him about my work stress, he always encouraged me to make better efforts to overcome challenges, and also advised me to be optimistic for a brighter prospect. Knowing that I was very busy at work, he never complained about me coming home late day by day. He was even willing to be a good cook for me and my son when necessary. <br /><br />It is his high spirit of determination and continuous efforts that have helped Thang to achieve good results in his business now. He has become Managing Director of our own newly-established company named Thien Phu Machinery JSC in the field of construction machinery hire services, which is very prospective. I must also express another important contributive element to his favourable business is wide, good and long-lasting relationship and friendship with many senior persons in various authorities, both civil and army, who are willing to help him to find contractors if possible. This has made me now quite reassured to stay home as a housewife to have more time for taking care and teaching my only son. Furthermore, Thang also encourages me to find ways, eg. through internet, TV, and other means of media, to maintain my English skills, keep on social communication, and update my background knowledge, in order to keep in touch with the social community and have fun everyday. On the other hand, he also reminds me to have proper diet with more vegetables and fruits, rest enough and avoid any tension. I should be more strict to myself to follow this good advice everyday, which is likely keep me more fresh and young longer. <br /><br />I can say after my parents, I would like to thank sincerely my darling Thang so much for having helped me to become more grown up in thinking, behaviour, and always see life brighter and more meaningful !Thanh Ngahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03023995915473738867noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4986435371703656334.post-34793642512329889472009-06-09T03:07:00.000-07:002009-11-01T20:52:12.926-08:00I enjoyed a re-union meeting with my old friends on New Year holiday 2005<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8m-_NfxCT7dDbG0zdJzTtMHBdpe39B5b-fxOEJHJwNpMZAbAoM4dOGDibVQtCgJJwPxHIuYt2w_Ch08adly8ahyphenhyphen4mGXGRwU5zkE4zXAHYD0WjbaeaFnDVIYOwPIzSktA1j4jgj-STZ1M/s1600-h/Lop+FA86+gap+mat+Tet+2005.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8m-_NfxCT7dDbG0zdJzTtMHBdpe39B5b-fxOEJHJwNpMZAbAoM4dOGDibVQtCgJJwPxHIuYt2w_Ch08adly8ahyphenhyphen4mGXGRwU5zkE4zXAHYD0WjbaeaFnDVIYOwPIzSktA1j4jgj-STZ1M/s320/Lop+FA86+gap+mat+Tet+2005.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345273959043232338" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />My old classmates incl. some back home from abroad (My Hanh from Singapore, Thang from USA & Vu from Canada), and the others based in Hanoi (Hong Hanh, Bich Hanh and Ha Tron). All smiling together cheerfully after years of distance. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiypKDlVDWqNOmQOcRwiQzhT5FwRs3DXScnZ77byjDYge6UYbrOm8Cjj0gEPCfWMjbVsZvDrBpp-hVpmBGeuW-tjcph0p-wkWzds0Km_VKuk0HZDv9Kanhl6Bfa5mJVVUS3Omwvef_kMnE/s1600-h/Ca+lop+chup+anh+chia+tay.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiypKDlVDWqNOmQOcRwiQzhT5FwRs3DXScnZ77byjDYge6UYbrOm8Cjj0gEPCfWMjbVsZvDrBpp-hVpmBGeuW-tjcph0p-wkWzds0Km_VKuk0HZDv9Kanhl6Bfa5mJVVUS3Omwvef_kMnE/s320/Ca+lop+chup+anh+chia+tay.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345273958744261314" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />All of us surrounding our former teacher-in-charge Mrs Thu Phuong. Our re-union took place in Lan Vien Restaurant based in Hanoi near Christmas holiday in 2005.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKPamJ4lNOo94g20U9RynYGWLZqpVMJdzkBk8cvQ1WhyIYMHWSglRS9KiwQrVsAdyJWNyVJ7-vWEghyphenhyphenkp8IdmENIwRB9atqVIi4kD_SrHo0ITYdLapobi3Ert-ogFU2K2_wjkEPJaxNFE/s1600-h/Lau+gap+nhau+vui+qua.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKPamJ4lNOo94g20U9RynYGWLZqpVMJdzkBk8cvQ1WhyIYMHWSglRS9KiwQrVsAdyJWNyVJ7-vWEghyphenhyphenkp8IdmENIwRB9atqVIi4kD_SrHo0ITYdLapobi3Ert-ogFU2K2_wjkEPJaxNFE/s320/Lau+gap+nhau+vui+qua.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345273956114533554" /></a> <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Some old friends incl. Minh Phuong (our former monitor - now working for Hanoi Dept of Judisciary), Thang (coming back from USA), Ha Tron (Round Ha - teacher of English at home), My Hanh (working & based in Singapore), Bich Hanh (working for Vietnam Airlines in Hanoi), Hong Hanh (working in British Council based in Hanoi, Bang Tam (working in ABN-Amro Bank based in Hanoi), together with myself (Nga - second from right in front - then working for a Singaporean medical equip. trading company in Hanoi). All of us have grown up and been doing business well. <br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd2W4FLh7ecK5S6174_twu9Cqiowynnu1_B5My17cccsk5UtPT7jKuKjSoaSFj2N-JQplhNxpFqBnZU69tCmzk2S4P8DVDt5Fi_T24eqzgB5pqnUfCK5UutsIARrf782h-yyIlpPIOm0w/s1600-h/Cac+ban+va+co+giao+Phuong.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd2W4FLh7ecK5S6174_twu9Cqiowynnu1_B5My17cccsk5UtPT7jKuKjSoaSFj2N-JQplhNxpFqBnZU69tCmzk2S4P8DVDt5Fi_T24eqzgB5pqnUfCK5UutsIARrf782h-yyIlpPIOm0w/s320/Cac+ban+va+co+giao+Phuong.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345273953038905890" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Mrs Phuong happily hearing our stories of our achieved success and prospects in work and life.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Fbdwz5aFrjqGGlJ8w4ubyodMrjiqcTHHQLkUVniFt5s3US5_6hG03JfC9Kcib9PCG2BxiRQQVLwIJdikm5zwnOdWOEDtR6qD-3kCSv4oA8oCDQmEuzFlosUTuGJc8YOGMLj7hX2BihM/s1600-h/Ca+lop+nang+coc+chuc+mung.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Fbdwz5aFrjqGGlJ8w4ubyodMrjiqcTHHQLkUVniFt5s3US5_6hG03JfC9Kcib9PCG2BxiRQQVLwIJdikm5zwnOdWOEDtR6qD-3kCSv4oA8oCDQmEuzFlosUTuGJc8YOGMLj7hX2BihM/s320/Ca+lop+nang+coc+chuc+mung.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349434662079178242" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Cheers !!!Thanh Ngahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03023995915473738867noreply@blogger.com1