30 Tết

A big dinner for the whole big family. Every dish is so good. Drink is Bin 2. Feel sleepy and tired now as lack of siesta and too hard working in the kitchen for 2 days. But happy, indeed. It is 23:15 at the moment. The New Year is coming very soon. Received fewer wishes so far than last year. Sent to no one. I am so lazy. Yes, I am. HAPPY NEW YEAR!

29 Tết

Trời trở lạnh. Lạnh dần dần. Đêm qua còn bật quạt đắp chăn đấy.
Cả ngày thu dọn, kỳ cọ, lau chùi, sắp xếp, nấu nướng, dọn rửa, mua sắm. Đến tận 4:30pm cả nhà mới cùng nhau rong ruổi xe máy đi chợ HOA. Lạnh ngọt quá, gió cay xè mắt, no kính, no khẩu trang, just want to enjoy chút gió lạnh. Lạnh đúng lúc thật. Thấy Tết hẳn. Hoa khắp nơi. Đường phố vắng nhiều so với mấy ngày trước. Vẫn có 1, 2 chú áo vàng lấp ló ngay mấy ngã tư. Got home. Cooked. Dinner with canh măng ớt đầu cá hồi (@_@), cải xào dầu hào nấm hương, khau nhục & tim bò. Lại lau chùi, dọn dẹp. Chăm thế không biết. Nhưng enjoy lắm mà. It emails qúa. Thư giãn tí đây!

Ong Cong Ong Tao

Nam nay toi an Tet tu 23 am lich...
Sang thu 7, moi hom qua thoi, quay 3 vong moi do duoc xe, roi lai bat taxi toi nha hang?!. Dao nay cong an lam gat lam, khong chu quan duoc. Moi nguoi da bat dau tu lau, tim cho minh mot cho sau cai cot to. Tung nguoi, tung nguoi present phan cua minh. Mo may, online, nhu co cai gi do thoi thuc, check, an email, bcc, hic, unexpectedly, so close, so familiar. Paid almost no attention to the presentation, but replied several important emails that forgot to do earlier, luckily, still had enough time. Smiled. Sth like a pride arising inside.
I am pressing these lines when being on the way back to HL from TY. It was quite long since I passed TY the last time. Just had a hurry and heavy dinner after a quick tour around the town and market. Doan nay xoc qua, hoi hoa mat, duong rat xau, qua nhieu khuc quanh va doc. Chang di phai xuong xe doi lai o CO vi trinh con non, ma toan containers nguoc chieu.
Vui. Rat nhe nhang. Hanh phuc chi don gian boi hai chu tien va tinh, nhi. Vi sao luc nay lai co the type nhieu nhu the, den gan hai thang khong viet gi roi day. Hom qua bat ngo vi nhan them mot giai phu, giai ca nhan co nhieu y kien dong gop nhat! A very nice party later it was. I left early. Picked NH up on the way home. Packed up very quickly... Duong xoc qua. Xe hom qua dinh dinh, vua duoc va va rua sang nay, gio lai bam day bun dat. Xoc kinh. Tiep chuyen hom qua... Left home for Nghi Tam, then Tan Dan at 3. Arrived in HL at 8. Had a very sound sleep last nite, really, could not get out of bed until 9:30... Xoc qua. Ngoi bang sau nen cung met, nam de chiu hon chang?

Toi qua passed Tiamo, this morning too. It would be nicer if I had time sitting there having a drink, looking at people passing outside. Just thinking of that makes me moved, yes, 3 tuan, vua moi day thoi... Bot xoc nhung cua nhieu, chong ca mat, hi vong thang sau duong moi duoc lam xong. Vua qua cho chiec container mat lai lao xuong ve duong, gio da duoc keo len. So. Duong vang xe hon luc di, thinh thoang moi co den pha nguoc chieu. Khat, de quay lai lam ngum lavie da, press tiep sau...