Sunday, October 4, 2009

Check xem mình có khốn nạn lắm k :-?

1. Hút thuốc
2. Dùng qua chất có cồn ( rượu, bia, vang, bla bla bla )
3. Ngủ cùng giường với ng khác giới
4. Ngủ cùng giường với người cùng giới
5. Hôn người cũng giới
6. làm chuyện vợ chồng
7. Có người ở trong phòng mình mà ko phải người trg gia đình
8. xem phim sex, đọc truyện sex.....
9. Mua bán văn háo phẩm đồi trụy
10. Thử dùng chất gây nghiện

TOTAL : 8


1. Dùng thuốc giảm đau.
2. Lấy đơn thuốc của ng khác .
3. Nói dối bố mẹ.
4. Nói dối bạn bè.
5. Trốn khỏi nhà đi đâu đó.
6. Đã làm ji đó phạm phápl.
7. Bị đau đớn về 1 mặt nào đó.
8. Làm người khác đau đớn vè một mặt nào đó.
9. Mong muốn ai đó chết tươi.
10. Nhìn thấy tận mắt ai đó chết .

TOTAL: 8



1. Muộn giờ giới nghiêm của bố mẹ hay muộn học....
2. Không ở nhà cả đêm.
3. Ăn cả thùng kem 1 mình.
4. Đã từng trải qua chữa trị nghiêm trọng ( phẫu thuật, cưa mổ xẻ ... )
5. Đã từng bị cải tạo giáo giục
6. Đã nhuộm tóc.
7. Nhận dc vé mời đi đâu đó.
8. Đã từng bị tai nạn ( ngã, giao thông,.....).
9. Đến hộp đêm.
10. Đến quán rượu

TOTAL: 7




1. Đã từng ở liên hoan cắm trại trg rừng hay ngoài biển.
2. Đã tham gia 1 cuộc diễu hành bất kì .
3. Đã từng uống nhiều hơn 3 loại đồ có cồn trg 1 đêm.
4. Có 1 kì nghỉ ở Florida.
5. Đã khinh bỉ cái ji đó ( đại loại đồ ăn, ngửi rồi thấy muốn nôn ra )
6. Sơn móng tay đen.
7. Đeo băng tay đen.
8. Mặc áo với tên nhóm nhạc nào đó.
9. Nghe nhạc rap.
10. Mua 1 đĩa nào đó của thg 50 Cent .

TOTAL: 9



1. Mặc quần áo kiểu thổ dân.
2. Mặc quần áo nữ tính.
3. Mặc như đứa ăn xin.
4. Ăn mặc như 1 ông nông dân .
5. Ăn cáp cái ji đó.
6. Uống cho say để nhớ lại cái ji đó .
7. Giấu, ỉm đi cái ji.
8. Nhụt chí
9. Bị chèn ép từ ng xung quanh.

TOTAL: 8


1. Bị đàn áp, xua đuổi từ bạn bè.
2. Có mặt trg 1 buổi hòa nhạc .
3. Trêu trọc, khinh thường ng bị gù lưng.
4. Bị gọi là đĩ.
5. Nói ai đó là đĩ.
6. Lắp đài phát thanh trên ô tô.
7. Làm vỡ gương.
8. Tắm ở nhà ng khác giới
9. Đánh răng = bản chài của đứa khác.

TOTAL: 6


1. Ý kiến ý cò về ca sĩ rap yêu thích.
2. Xem phim R - rated ở rạp.
3. Đi chơi đến 1 trung tâm mua sắm.
4. Trốn học.
5. Đã qua phẫu thuật.
6. Từng bị hãm hại.
7. Ra tòa.
8. Đi ăn rồi té, ko trả tiền.
9. Nói dối về tuổi thật của mình.

TOTAL: 4

1. Cho thuê 1 căn hộ .
2. Phạm luật khi có cảnh sát trông thấy.
3. Qua lại với ng đã có bạn trai / gái
4. Gặp vấn đề với cảnh sát.
5. Nói chuyện với ng lạ .
6. Ôm người lạ.
7. Hôn người lạ.
8. đi chơi với ng lạ.
9. Đã từng bị quấy rối .
10.Từng bị quấy rối = lời nói.

TOTAL: 4


1. Gặp mặt 1 người chỉ mới quen trên mạng.
2. Onl hơn 5 tiếng liền tù tì.
3. Buôn điện thoại hơn 4 tiếng liền tù tì.
4. Xem tivi hơn 5 tiếng liền tù tì.
5. Tham gia 1 chợ phiên.
6. Bị gọi là thành phần bất hảo gây ảnh hg xấu đến ng khác.
7. Say và lái xe.
8. Gọi điện trêu ai đó.
9. Nằm trên giường với ng khác giới.
10. Quay bài.

TOTAL: 10 =))



Tổng cộng: 64 :)>-



Nếu tổng hơn 10, Viết trên title là : " Mình vẫn còn tốt chán "
Nếu tổng hơn 20, Viết trên title là : " Mình ngoan dạng trung bình khá"
Nếu tổng hơn 30, Viết trên title là : " Hư mẹ rồi "
Nếu tổng hơn 40, Viết trên title là : " Mình là thành phần cá biệt"
Nếu tổng hơn 50, Viết trên title là : " Mình là đứa khốn nạn"
Nếu tổng hơn 60, Viết trên title là : " Mình phải vào tù mới đúng"
Nếu tổng hơn 70, Viết trên title là : " Sao mình chưa chết nhỉ "

Ặc, mình phải vào tù mới đúng, khổ thế đấy. Nhưng ở đời mà ko khốn nạn thì sao lớn lên được.

Thursday, August 6, 2009

Stole from Ziangneo's blog

1. What time did you get up this morning?
I think it was 10:20 AM, yeah if i don't have to do anything or go anywhere, i don't get up before 11 but sometimes 10

2. How do you like your steak?
Medium rare. Has to be a little red and runny, so juicy.

3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema?
Year One. Very funny.

4. What is your favorite TV show?
Friends (forever), 30 Rock, The Office

5. If you could live anywhere in the world where would it be?
Hanoi. My love Hanoi.

6. What did you have for breakfast?
Don't usually eat breakfast because i never get up early enough for breakfast

7. What is your favorite cuisine?
Vietnamese cuisine is always the best

8. What foods do you dislike?
Dog meat and cat meat. SICK!

9. Favorite Place to Eat?
Nama sushi. Sushi sushi sushi.

10. Favorite dressing?
I tend to go for italian or vinaigrette

11.What kind of vehicle do you drive?
An old 2001 Ford Taurus, red, loves to crap out on me

12. What are your favorite clothes?
Summer dresses, beach dresses, and jeans

13. Where would you visit if you had the chance?
Europe. Italy perhaps?

14. Cup 1/2 empty or 1/2 full?
I'm drunk right now, so cup half full. But when i'm sober, it's cup half empty.

15. Where would you want to retire?
Somewhere with a beautiful beach. Or a big lake. I need water.

16. Favorite time of day?
Yeah really don't know

17. Favorite Season?
Summer of course

18. What is your favorite sport to watch?
I would say football, that's the only thing i would stay and watch the whole game

19. Who do you think will not tag you back?
Don't care, not tagging anyone

20. Person you expect to tag you back first?
Don't care

21. Who are you most curious about their responses to this?
See, i don't fucking care

22. Bird watcher?
No, not patient enough

23. Are you a morning person or a night person?
Night

24. Do you have any pets?
No. I'm responsible enough to know that i'm not responsible enough to have pet. =))

25. Any new and exciting news you’d like to share?
Yes, i am going to Greensboro for the weekend to see my boyfriend for his birthday. YAY!!!

26. What did you want to be when you were little?
A doctor. Apparently that didn't turn out well

27. What is your best childhood memory?
Yeah.. can't think of one right now

28. Are you a cat or dog person?
Dog.

29. Are you married?
No, not yet.

30. Always wear your seat belt?
Yeah, always or my car will beep like crazy

31. Been in a car accident?
No, not really.

32. Any pet peeves?
Maybe. I hate waiting for people. I hate people being late. I'm always on time.

33. Favorite pizza toppings?
Veggy

34. Favorite flower?
Anything yellow

35. Favorite hobby?
Travel, photography, interior design, architecture, outdoor activities

36. Favorite fast food restaurant?
I have to say McDonalds, love their sweet tea and french frieds.

37. How many times did you fail your driver’s test?
2 haha. Third time's a charm.

38. From whom did you get your last email?
Some spam email

39. Which store would you choose to max out your credit card?
I stopped using my credit card 6 months ago. But it would be CB2.

40. Do anything spontaneous lately?
Yeah, took a 2 day bike trip, did a total of 77 miles (123km).

41. Like your job?
I don't have a job

42. Broccoli?
Yeah, the way my boyfriend makes it

43. What was your favorite vacation?
2 weeks at Ocean Isle Beach.

44. Last person you went out to dinner with?
That must have been my boyfriend and his mom and her husband

45. What are you listening to right now?
Crickets.

46. What is your favorite color?
I love every color

47. How many tattoos do you have?
None.

49. What time did you finish this quiz?
it's 12:40AM. I should go to bed

50. Coffee drinker?
Yeah, love coffee but not addicted.

Tuesday, August 4, 2009

100 questions

1. Đã hôn ai bao giờ chưa ?
Hơ....tất nhiên là.....zồi :">

2. Có ý định lấy chồng/vợ không ? Năm bao nhiêu tuổi ?
Có chứ. Tính là 27-29 tuổi, tức là mình còn 4 năm để chơi

3. Đi ngủ có bao giờ nude không ?
hơ, hỏi.....tế nhị nhờ....nhưng mà ngủ nude thích lém

4. Điều ám ảnh nhất từ bé đến giờ là gì ?
Tuổi thơ ko dữ dội cho lắm nên ko có gì ám ảnh cả

5. Mối tình đầu là ai ?
Ôi... cái nì bí mật chỉ có 2 người biết thôi

6. Có bao giờ ngắm sao một mình chưa ?
Rồi nhưng mà toàn bị muỗi đốt :(

7. Có yêu thích sự tĩnh lặng của màn đêm không ?
Có :) khi buồn, chán, hay có tâm sự gì, thík ngồi 1 mình trong bóng tối để suy nghĩ, nếu ko có bóng tối thì chui vào tủ quần áo ngồi, êm lắm

8. Thích vị gì ?
Chua ngọt

9. Tên những con pet ở nhà ?
Mới cho mất 2 con cá, một con tên là Tee, một con tên là Death or Die (tại vì trước có 1 con Death, 1 con Die nhưng một con chết mất nhưng ko biết con nào chết). Cho boyfriend mang về nhà, bf đặt lại tên cho bọn nó là Spot với Slick.

10. Có biết lái xe ôtô không ?
Có biết, lái vèo vèo, đường xa đường gần không ngại.

11. Có ý định giết một ai chưa ?
Ôi nhiều lắm, có cả cái list dài

12. Thích em bé chứ ?
:( sợ em bé lắm

13. Màu đen và màu trắng thích màu nào hơn ?
Đen

14. Vàng hoe có phải là ngu dốt không ?
Không, vàng hoe cute lắm

15. Thích tóc thế nào ?
Ngắn hơn một tí, mái ngắn hơn một tí và ko lởm chởm nửa nâu nửa vàng

16. Loại nước hoa ưa thích là gì ?
Burberry weekend for women, Mango cái lọ màu tím í, nước hoa của bf

17. Thời trang để lại nhiều ấn tượng nhất ?
Ko quan tâm lắm đến thời trang

18. Bài nhạc hay nghe gần đây nhất ?
Đang nghe Mỹ Tâm

19. Kỉ niệm đẹp nhất từ trước đến giờ ?
Nhiều lắm kể ko hết

20. Thích ngồi ngắm mưa không ?
Thỉnh thoảng, ngồi một mình buổi tối ngắm mưa thì sợ ma lắm

21. Những lúc buồn hay làm gì ?
Nghe nhạc

22. Những lúc vui hay làm gì ?
Nghe nhạc

23. Đã từng yêu đơn phương một ai chưa ?
1 lần zồi :p yêu đơn phương khổ lắm

24. Số đo 3 vòng ?
Ôi, lâu lắm rồi ko đo nhưng mà béo hơn ngày xưa rất nhiều, cái gì cũng to lên

25. Tự hào điều gì nhất ở bản thân ?
Đã tốt nghiệp đại học =))

26. Ghét điều gì nhất ở bản thân ?
Cả tin

27. Món ăn nào cảm thấy khó nuốt nhất ?
thịt chóa, thề ko bao giờ đụng đũa

28. Món ăn nào kết nhất ?
Phở, các loại bún, bánh giò bánh cuốn, nói chung là đủ loại món ăn việt nam (trừ thịt chó mèo)

29. Dậy thì lúc bao nhiêu tuổi ?
Lớp 6 là bn tuổi nhỉ?

30. Đi tắm cởi áo trước hay cởi quần trước ?
Ặc ặc, tiện cái gì thì cởi cái đấy trước =)) tế nhị

31. Có bao giờ hành động như một con nít giữa chốn đông người chưa ?
Hờ hờ chắc chắn là rồi

32. Có lúc nào khóc trong lớp học chưa ?
Một lần học hè, mẹ ko đến đón thế là khóc ti tỉ. Hồi cấp 3 ôm em Thu khóc ti tỉ. Còn nhiều lần khác ngồi rưng rưng nước mắt trong lớp thôi chứ ko òa lên.

33. Thầy cô nào ngưỡng mộ nhất ?
4 thầy cô đại học

34. Tác phẩm văn học nào ưa thích nhất ?
Pride and Prejudice của Jane Austen

35. Có thích đọc truyện trinh thám không thế ?
Ko, chỉ thích Conan thôi

36. Thích lái xe hay để người khác chở ?
Nếu là con trai thì thích để con trai lái (tại biết con trai thích lái hơn), nhưng nếu đi với con gái thì thích lái hơn (nhất là đi với mẹ tại mẹ lái rất chậm)

37. Thích màu gì nhất ?
Màu gì cũng thích

38. Loài hoa gì ghét nhất ?
Chắc là có nhưng giờ ko nghĩ được

39. Có biết Marc Levy là ai không ?
Không hờ hờ, nghe tên quen quen

40. Ai là người yêu quý nhất trong nhà ?
Yêu các em nhất

41. 1 nam và 1 nữ đang sắp chết đuối, sẽ cứu ai trước nào ?
Ghét những câu hỏi kiểu này

42. Đã đua xe bao giờ chưa ?
chưa, trừ khi là đua xe đạp =))

43. Trốn nhà đi chơi với bạn bao giờ chưa nhỉ ?
Roài, nhiều lắm

44. Lúc này đang nghĩ về ai thế ?
Về cô giáo, vừa email cho cô xong xin việc

45. Đêm dài hơn hay ngày dài hơn ?
Ngày dài hơn

46. Đất nước nào muốn đến nhất ?
Nước nào cũng muốn đến

47. Nơi nào ở Việt Nam muốn ở suốt đời ?
Hà Nội lụt lội

48. Đã bao giờ có ý định tự tử chưa ?
Rồi, thật đáng buồn

49. Có nghĩ rằng tiền bạc là đi đôi với hạnh phúc không ?
Có chứ, cả hai cái cùng nắm tay nhau đi lên, nhưng nếu tiền bạc đi xuống thì hạnh phúc sẽ kéo tiền bạc lên, nhưng nếu hạnh phúc đi xuống thì tiền bạc khoanh tay cười khẩy rồi quay lưng đi chỗ khác. Khốn nạn lắm.

50. Đêm trung thu có thích rước đèn không ?
Ko, lame bỏ xừ

51. Thích làm gì trong ngày 14/2 ?
Rúc trong chăn cười hí hí, cùng nhau nấu cơm, xem phim, một ngày như mọi ngày thôi mà

52. Sẽ làm gì nếu có 1 triệu đô ?
Đi du lịch

53. Nếu chỉ còn có thể sống được 1 ngày thì sẽ làm gì ?
Lại ghét những câu hỏi thể loại này

54. Giữa thương 1 người mà không nói ra được và thương 1 người mà không được đáp lại, điều nào sẽ buồn hơn ?
Cũng ghét câu hỏi thể loại này

55. Thích ngắm bình minh trên biển không ?
Rất thích, nhưng thích ngủ hơn

56. Giữa tình bạn và tình yêu nếu phải lựa chọn sẽ chọn cái nào ?
Tình bạn

57. Trước tới giờ làm điều gì cảm thấy hối hận nhất ?
Có 1 điều nhưng mà bí mật

58. Nếu bây giờ được 1 điều ước, sẽ ước gì ?
ước đưa đc hết những ng thân yêu của mình từ VN sang đây :D hehe

59. Thích ngày nào nhất trong năm ?
Ngày nộp đồ án

60. Bánh mì và tình yêu, sẽ chọn cái nào ?
Tình yêu, ko thích ăn bánh mỳ của bọn tây cho lắm.

61. Giả sử có một người chạy đến bên tát cho một phát rõ đau rồi nói: "Anh yêu em!" - Bạn sẽ làm gì ?
Giơ đầu gối lên đá cho nó một cú thật đau

62. Có bao giờ nghĩ mình sẽ mang 1 giới tính khác chưa ?
Có, ngày xưa thích làm con trai

63. Con chó dại là con chó gì ?
Là con chó ko ăn được

64. Những lúc vui nghĩ đến ai ?
Boyfriend

65. Có bao giờ hỗn láo với ba mẹ chưa ?
Chưa

66. Đã từng có bao nhiêu người yêu rồi ?
Hờ.. đếm đã, đếm cũng lâu phết, mất thời gian lắm

67. Giả sử con vật nuôi thân yêu bị chết, có khóc nhiều không ?
Buồn thôi, ko khóc

68. Có niềm tin vào tình yêu vĩnh cửu không ?
Ko

69. Con mèo hay con chó trung thành hơn ?
Chóa

70. Việc điên nhất từng làm ?
Nhận lời yêu 1 ng mình ko yêu, ừ há.

71. Có thích để đầu trọc lóc cho yêu đời không nhỉ ?
Ko

72. Biết chơi nhạc cụ nào không ?
Hồi bé học piano 7 năm, nói thế thôi

73. Thích nhạc cụ nào nhất thế ? Vì sao?
Guitar, lãng mạn hí hí

74. Đã từng đoạt huy chương của bất kỳ môn thể thao nào chưa ?
Ko chơi thể thao

75. Vấn đề quan tâm nhất hiện nay ?
Làm thế nào kiếm được việc

76. Hay tự dằn vặt mình bằng những chuyện không đâu ?
Có ng bảo mình có, nên chắc là cũng có....hơi hơi :-s

77. Có giỏi trong chuyện an ủi và thấu hiểu bạn bè không ?
Không, ngu vấn đề này lắm

78. Thế nào là một người bạn tốt ?
Là người không xét nét so sánh cân đong đo đếm những gì mình làm, luôn ủng hộ mình

79. Làm gì khi biết một người bạn tìm cách hãm hại mình ? Có buồn không ?
Ko ăn ở bạc bẽo đến mức để có đứa bạn như thế

80. Nghĩ gì về les or gay ?
Chấp nhận, con trai thì vui tính lắm, chơi với bọn nó thích nhưng chưa chơi với đứa les nào cả

81. Trứng có trước hay vịt có trước ?
Tạo hóa có trước

82. Thích ma hay những chuyện kỳ dị lạ thường không ?
Trước thì có nhưng giờ chán rồi

83. Đã bao giờ gặp ma chưa ?
Chưa :D

84. Món quà quý nhất từ bé đến giờ ?
Nhẫn papa tặng, 7 năm rồi vẫn luôn đeo trên tay

85.Nấu ăn giỏi không ?
Không

86. Muốn điều gì nhất ở những người bạn ?
Hiểu nhau

87. Có bao giờ đi một mình trong đêm không ?
Có, rất hay phải đi bộ về nhà một mình lúc 3h sáng

88. Nghĩ gì về việc tai đeo headphone, bước đi một mình trong mưa ?
Bình thường

89. Thường tự an ủi bằng cách nào ?
Ko hay tự an ủi bản thân cho lắm

90. Điều không bao giờ quên ?
Có nhiều lắm

91. Có nghĩ rằng mình đẹp không ?
Cả về ngoại hình lẫn tâm hồn đều ko xấu ^^, nghĩ thế thoai (nhưng mà đen tối)

92. Quay cóp lần đầu tiên là khi nào thế ?
há há nhiều lắm ko kể hết được

93. Thích hôn không ?
Có

94. Hôn lips on lips hay tongue on tongue ?
Lips on lips

95. Có biết Cô giáo Thảo là gì không ?
Có nhưng chưa đọc bao giờ

96. Định nghĩa tình yêu đi nào ?
Tình yêu là... chưa bao giờ định nghĩa được

97. Bạn xấu nhất khi nào ?
Khi vừa ngủ dậy

98. Khi nào thì bạn thấy mình dễ thương nhất ?
Chả biết, boyfriend bảo lúc đói mà được ăn là háo hức mặt mũi sáng bừng lên trông dễ thương, chết vì ăn là thế đấy

99. Điều bạn muốn làm nhất lúc này ?
Đi làm

100. Điều bạn muốn nói nhất lúc này ?
GIVE ME A JOB

Tặng Chú

1. Bạn nhiu tuổi?
- 23 tuổi 8 ngày

2. Bạn có độc thân?
- Không nhưng mà hiện tại đang sống độc thân

3. Bạn sẽ kết hôn lúc nào?
- Trong khoảng từ 27-29 tuổi (đến năm 29 mà vẫn chưa cưới thì ra đường tìm anh nào đẹp giai, kề dao vào cổ bắt cưới)

4. Bạn có nghĩ bạn sẽ cưới người bạn đang hẹn hò không?
- Hi vọng là có nhưng mà mong manh lém, tại xa nhau

5.Nếu không bạn sẽ cưới ai?
- Chịu

6. Ai sẽ làm phù dâu/rể của bạn?
- Chắc là bạn thân, nhưng bít chọn đứa nào nhỉ?

7. Bạn tổ chức đám cưới ở đâu?
- Santorini, Greece :D hehe

8. Bạn sẽ tổ chức trăng mật ở đâu?
- Nơi nào có biển xanh cát trắng và nắng vàng, chắc là một địa điểm nào đó ở vùng Caribbean

9. Bạn sẽ mời nhiu khách?
- Mời cả Hà Nội luôn, ai bay được sang Greece thì dự há há

10. Sẽ có cả bồ cũ nữa chứ?
- Chắc mời 1 người

11.Bạn muốn bánh kem nhiu tầng?
- Hơ, chưa nghĩ đến

12.Bạn tổ chức đám cưới lúc nào?
- Chưa tính đến

13.Những bài hát sẽ chơi trong đám cưới?
- Ôi giời ơi nghĩ sao nổi, lúc đấy kết bài nào thì chơi bài đấy.

14. Buffet hay bàn tiệc?
- Buffet (xem được bn người đến dự đám cưới mình nhỉ?)

15. Champagne hay Vang?
- Cả hai, ai thích gì uống cái đấy.

16. Còn trang phục?
- Thoải mái, lịch sự là được

17. Tiền hay đồ đạc?
- Gì cũng quý, gì cũng lấy.

18. Bàn tiệc 10 hay 12?
- Buffet mà, ai ngồi đâu thì ngồi

19. Món ăn thì sao. bao nhiu món nè?
- Hic, ặc ặc, chưa nghĩ ra

20. món tây, ta, tàu?
-Nhưng mà làm gì có ai đến dự đám cưới, nghĩ làm gì nhỉ?

21. Nghi lễ thì sao? đơn giản hay hoành tráng?
- Đơn giản, càng đơn giản càng tốt (ghét nghi lễ đám cưới của vn)

22. Bạn mong ai có mặt nhất?
- Những người quan trọng

23. Còn ai ko mong nhất?
-Không mong thì ko mời

24. Bạn muốn có mấy đứa con?
- 3, 2 đứa sinh đôi 1 gái 1 trai :D

25. Bạn sẽ ghi lại đám cưới của mình chứ?
- Tất nhiên, đám cưới nhất định phải có thợ ảnh, máy quay thì... nghĩ đã

26. BẠN MUỐN BIẾT WEDDING PLAN CỦA AI NHẤT TIẾP THEO?
- Em Vịt

Thursday, May 14, 2009

I've done 88 out of 132 Stupid Things

Level 1
(Yes) Smoked A Cigarette
(Yes) Smoked A Cigar
(Yes) Kissed A Member Of The Same Sex (multiple times but i'm gonna leave it for your imagination)
(Yes) Drank Alcohol

SO FAR: 4

Level 2
(Yes) Are / Been In Love
(Yes) Been Dumped
(No) Shoplifted
(No) Been Fired
(No) Been In A Fist Fight (Noone told me so, so that No)

SO FAR: 6

Level 4
(Yes) Had A Crush On An Older Person
(Yes) Skipped School
(No) Slept With A Co-worker
(Yes) Seen Someone / Something Die (my bird died on my hand)

SO FAR: 9

Level 5
(Yes) Had / Have A Crush On One Of Your Facebook Friends
(No) Been To Paris
(No) Been To Spain
(Yes) Been On A Plane
(Yes) Thrown Up From Drinking

SO FAR: 12

Level 6
(Yes) Eaten Sushi
(No) Been Snowboarding
(No) Met Someone BECAUSE Of Facebook/Myspace
(Yes) Been in a Mosh Pit

SO FAR: 14

Level 7
(Yes) Taken Pain Killers
(Yes) Loved/Liked Someone Who You Can't Have
(Yes) Laid On Your Back And Watched Cloud Shapes Go By
(No) Made A Snow Angel (i thought it was lame)

SO FAR: 17

Level 8
(No) Had A Tea Party
(Yes) Flown A Kite (luv my childhood)
(Yes) Built A Sand Castle
(No) Gone Mudding (Off Roading)
(Yes) Played Dress Up

SO FAR: 20

Level 9
(Yes) Jumped Into A Pile Of Leaves
(Yes) Gone Sledging (sand sledging haha)
(Yes) Cheated While Playing A Game
(Yes) Been Lonely
(Yes) Fallen Asleep At Work / School (for sure ^^)

SO FAR: 25

Level 10
(Yes) Watched The Sun Set
(Yes) Felt An Earthquake (wish I could)
(No) Killed A Snake ( i watched many got killed)

SO FAR: 27

Level 11
(Yes) Been Tickled
(Yes) Been Robbed / Vandalized
(Yes) Been Cheated On (well...)
(Yes) Been Misunderstood

SO FAR: 31

Level 12
(Yes) Won A Contest
(No) Been Suspended From School
(Yes) Had Detention (for being late haha)
(Yes) Been In A Car / Motorcycle Accident (a very minor one)

SO FAR: 34

Level 13
(Yes) Had / Have Braces
(no) Eaten A Whole pot Of Ice Cream In One Night (i'm not that fond of ice cream)
(No) Danced In The Moonlight

SO FAR: 35

Level 14
(Yes) Hated The Way You Look (its over)
(Yes) Witnessed A Crime
(No) Pole Danced (havent tried yet, maybe in BParty^^)
(Yes) Questioned Your Heart
(No) Been Obsessed With Post It Notes

SO FAR: 38

Level 15
(No) Squished Barefoot Through The Mud
(Yes) Been Lost (Duh who hasn't)
(Yes) Been To The Opposite Side Of The World (right now, rigth?)
(Yes) Swam In The Ocean
(Yes) Felt Like You Were Dying (it was bad, but dont think was dying)

SO FAR: 42

Level 16
(Yes) Cried Yourself To Sleep
(Yes) Played Cops And Robbers
(Yes) Recently Coloured With Crayons / Colored Pencils / Markers
(Yes) Sang Karaoke (luv that)
(No) Paid For A Meal With Only Coins (have more coins than rag :p)

SO FAR: 46

Level 17
(Yes) Done Something You Told Yourself You Wouldn't
(Yes) Made Prank Phone Calls (very funny ^^)
(Yes) Laughed Until Some Kind Of Beverage Came Out Of Your Nose (specially with my buddy)
(Yes) Kissed In The Rain (smt have to)

SO FAR: 48

Level 18
(No) Written A Letter To Santa Claus (kind of)
(Yes) Watched The Sun Set/Sun Rise With Someone You Care/Cared About (always want to do this once more)
(Yes) Blown Bubbles (can make a double ;))
(Yes) Made A Bonfire On The Beach or Anywhere (i didn't make one, other people did)

SO FAR: 52

Level 19
(No) Crashed A Party
(No) Have Travelled More Than 5 Days With A Car Full Of People
(Yes) Gone Rollerskating / Blading
(Yes) Had A Wish Come True
(No) Been Humped By A Monkey (that would have been hilarious)

SO FAR: 54

Level 20
(Yes) Worn Pearls
(No) Jumped Off A Bridge
(Yes) Screamed "Penis" or "Vagina"
(No) Swam With Dolphins

SO FAR: 56

Level 22
(Yes) Got Your Tongue Stuck To A Pole/Freezer/Ice Cube (frozen to the .. tongue )
(No) Kissed A Fish
(Yes) Worn The Opposite Sex's Clothes
(Yes) Sat On A Roof Top

SO FAR: 59

Level 23
(Yes) Screamed At The Top Of Your Lungs
(No) Done / Attempted A One-Handed Cartwheel
(No) Talked On The Phone For More Than 4 Hours
(No) Recently Stayed Up For A While Talking To Someone You Care About (haha i am shallow)

SO FAR: 60

Level 24
(No) Picked And Ate An Apple Right Off The Tree
(Yes) Climbed A Tree (sure, like it so much)
(No) Had/Been In A Tree House (kinf of)
(Yes) Been Scared To Watch Scary Movies Alone

SO FAR: 62

Level 25
(Yes) Believed In Ghosts=
(Yes) Have had More Then 30 Pairs Of Shoes (if you count from the time i was born)
(No) Gone Streaking
(Yes) Visited Jail (to pay a speeding ticket)

SO FAR: 65

Level 26
(Yes) Played Chicken
(Yes) Been Told You're Hot By A Complete Stranger
(No) Broken A Bone
(Yes) Been Easily Amused

SO FAR: 68

Level 27
(No) Caught A Fish Then Ate It Later
(No) Made A Porn Video
(Yes) Caught A Butterfly
(Yes) Laughed So Hard You Cried
(No) Cried So Hard You Laughed (?)

SO FAR: 70

Level 28
(Yes) Mooned/Flashed Someone
(Yes) Had Someone Moon/Flash You
(Yes) Cheated On A Test
(Yes) Forgotten Someone's Name (dont give me more than 3 names at the same time)
(Yes) French Braided Someones Hair (for my mum and my sis but was a mess)
(No) Gone Skinny Dipping (only with swimming suit)
(No) Been Kicked Out Of Your House

SO FAR: 75

Level 29
(Yes) Rode A Roller Coaster
(Yes) Went Scuba-Diving/Snorkeling (this summer I guess)
(Yes) Had A Cavity
(Yes) Black-Mailed Someone
(No) Been Black Mailed

SO FAR: 79

Level 30
(Yes) Been Used
(Yes) Fell Going Up The Stairs
(Yes) Licked by A Cat
(Yes) Bitten Someone
(Yes) Licked Someone

SO FAR: 84

Level 31
(No) Been Shot At/Or At Gunpoint
(Yes) Had Sex In The Rain (if doing it in a car while it was raining count)
(Yes) Flattened Someones Tyres
(Yes) Rode Your Bike/Driven Your Car Until The Fuel Light Came On (oh yeah all the time)
(Yes) Got Five Pounds Or Less Worth Of Fuel

SO FAR: 88

Sunday, February 15, 2009

25 things (the facebook tagging game)

I'm bored and really don't want to post it on facebook, too many strangers!!!! Haha.

1. I'm not so crazy about shopping, well that translates to i'm always broke so i never go shopping. I would rather spend money on good food. I tend to go the mall when feeling lonely or upset but not intend to buy anything. But then i would feel worse at the mall, seeing people and stuff... so the day gets worse. Plus, shopping gives me headache.

2. My mood swings according to the weather. If it's cloudy and grey and rainy, i get grumpy and negative. But if it's bright and sunny and warm, i talk non stop. Winter is when i get depressed because i have to use a lot of energy to stay warm. And so now i have a dilemma: i can't move to NYC it's too cold up there. The Bahamas would be super nice.

3. I'm not a pet person because i can't take care of anything. I would love to have a dog, but there will be a dog sitter attached to the dog. And i'm allergic to cat. I used to have hamsters, and parakeets, and snails (yeah), and turtle, and crazy little insects (like stone worm).

4. My next country to visit is hopefully somewhere in Europe. I can't see that day coming anytime soon thou. Oh my dark future, can't even see the light at the end of the tunnel.

5. Fav. tv show of all time is Friends. I cite Friends in my daily life. My new fav tv shows are the office and 30 rock.

6. I love photography, i love taking picture of other people.

7. I want to live near water, like a house/condo with a view of a lake, the ocean would even be better. I dreamed of having a villa on the beach of Nha Trang, unfortunately my parents didn't buy the villa, instead they broke up. Water calms me down when i'm frustrating and crazy.

8. I have very short term memory, that's why i don't remember anything about history or psychology or anything at all, except for technical stuff like how high is kitchen counter top and codes. My friends would tell me a story about myself, and it was like something she completely made up.

9. I used to play piano for 7 years, and then realized that i sucked at it, so I quit. My music path is not very bright. Even thou... i recorded 2 CDs and some more songs here and there... they are not allowed to be listened by anyone.

10. I love food. I enjoy the original flavor, the true taste, so i don't use soy sauce when eating sushi, or put chili in my pho*. I love korean food, japanese food, thai and indian food. Of course i love vietnamese food the most.

11. I love Hanoi, love it so much it hurts everytime i leave.

12. I'm not afraid of scary movies. But sometimes i get paranoid about dark spaces especially in a big house.

13. I don't own a tv, so i never watch tv, but i do watch shows online during dinner.

14. I need jeans, desperately.

15. I love dating guys who can cook, because then i won't have to and they usually make super tasty food. I hate it when a guy cant even make pasta but picky about food.

16. Even thou i'm easy going, i get mad when people are late and not keeping their promises. But then i have a best friend who's always late and breaking her promises. I get mad at her all the time and she says "you have to learn to be late". Great!

17. My fav drink is beer, all kind of beer especially stout. I don't like cocktail unless it's Long Island Ice tea. I only date guy who appreciates beer. I judge guys who doesn't like stouts (i am terrible).

18. I'm in love with my tennessee sweat pants. I can wear them everyday.

19. I am not as good as you assumed. So stop assuming.

20. Weakness: i cry every year on valentine's day.

21. I like yellow flowers, especially sun flower.

22. I'm on a soda diet, so i only drink water and coffee.

23. I'm lactose intolerant so i can't drink milk or eat too much milk product (that includes cheese, yogurt, cake, basically everything). But i can tolerate the pain pretty well.

24. I can swim, but that's about it. I am too lazy to do any other form of exercise.

25. It's very hard for me to make friends. I usually stay quiet with nothing to say, i only talk when feeling comfortable with the other person. It took me a year to start hanging out with my studio people.

Saturday, February 7, 2009

Spring

Spring is not here yet, it's only the beginning of Feb but the weather is warm enough, bright days and clear blue sky. I wonder what spring is like in my Hanoi. The thick gray clouds disappear, exposing a beautiful blue sky that i have not seen in hanoi for a long time. What is spring like there? Is it warm enough to just wear a light jacket, jeans and flip flop. What's the color like? I can't think of any spring flowers... cherry blossom? Pink and a hint of green. People don't write poem about spring in hanoi, no song, no novel, not even a short article. Spring ties to lunar new year? Pink and green and orange, and yellow, and the red color of the holiday, it's a full spectrum when the day is cold and cloudy.

There's a type of flower that blossoms in the spring, small and timid, a flower i've never seen before. And there supposed to be green grass, lots of dews, lots of flower. How do i not remember anything about hanoi spring.

Sunday, January 4, 2009

nothing-ness



I don't know what to write about. Being at home is nice and all, and for sure i'm not ready to go back to school, can't imagine myself having a job either.

My friends all have jobs already. Good jobs actually. One is working for a stock company, his family owns it. One is working in marketing department for Pepsi, her salary is the highest among all of us: $800/month. Another one is working for a television company, she collects and writes the news and reads them too so she'll be on tv soon, her salary is around $500/month. Not good to live in the states but for vietnam, that kind of salary might be considered high. What about me? I really have no idea what i would be doing after graduation. No idea. So far i have a job and got paid $200/month.

Maybe it's time to come up with a plan? I want to travel, to take a few months off before starting a job. That plan won't actually work because 1. money, and 2. i can't return to the US after graduation if i don't have a job offer. So if i have a job offer by May, they wouldn't want to wait for me for a few months before i can start working right? There we go, i won't be able to travel if I get a job.

Now. If I don't get a job that would be so sad. I want to work for a few years and get my NCIDQ, then probably go to grad school in architecture. Mom freaked out when i told her it would take 3 years and a half. She wants me to go home and get married. To whom? I can totally see myself not getting married till later, when everybody has children and when mom actually worries. Funny thou. It's not 20 years ago anymore, the idea of getting married before 27 to me is totally weird. I want my career and want to have fun first. But sadly, as realized, people here still get hitched too soon, a lot of them do so because "the doctor said so" (meaning pregnant). Oh and some people i know get married because the fortune teller said so "if you don't do it this year, you'll have to wait 3 years". I would totally wait if i have only dated the guy for less than 2 years. And why would i listen to the stupid fortune teller anyway, full of crap.

So I know how to hold a baby now. He actually smiles at me when i made funny face to him. He doesn't cry when i hold him anymore, that's a good thing right?

Friday, January 2, 2009

It's coming closer...

Around this time a year ago, sitting in a dark room with a glow of pink coming from the window, I bursted to tears feeling completely empty and lonely. It was the first day back in the States, it was only 24 hours after saying goodbye to Ha Noi. The song was playing in my ipod, that one song I try not to think about every time i leave. That one beautiful but very sad song about my dear Ha Noi, my dear city that I can never get enough of.

My friend translated the song into english, made it a poem, a rather incomplete one. I've listened to it countless time, tried to imagine myself at home sitting at some coffee place.

"Tomorrow, I'll be leaving Hanoi
Goodbye to each familiar tree and conner,
To each trilling sound of pagodas' afternoon bell
And sparkling lights on the Sword Lake...

My dear Hanoi, how each wind excites my heart
A whispering wave on the West Lake's surface,
In a peaceful afternoon, I listen to the wind singing...

It's time for a farewell, my dear Hanoi,
How touchingly the summer's rain comes.
Hanoi dear, what else still bothers you?
Memory of you I will never forget...

Wishing one day I could come back,
Walking by your side on Hanoi's streets,
I would still have you like days in the past.
Now we're parted, but will meet again,
My dear Hanoi..."
_NXH_


I have not heard afternoon bell from pagodas for a long time. I have not stopped just to look at West Lake, I have not stopped just to look at Sword Lake. Leisure is how Hanoians lived, they drank coffee and let the day went by slowly into imagination, and i have not done that in a while. I no longer visit 13 Dinh, no longer feel the urge to sit on the tiny balcony over looking Sword Lake. 13 Dinh only exists in my memory now, once my hide away place, one contains all my pain and secrets, a place where we talked by eye contacts and listened to death metal.

Oh, my dear Hanoi streets.
I still remember you with the perfume of orchid.
I still remember you with the perfume of milk flower.
The quiet street whispers with rain.
A girl waits, her long hair wet, covering her shoulders.
I still have you, Hanoi, and the memory of the lonely tree in winter.
I still have you, the lonely street corner in winter.
The lonely cresent moon in winter.
That winter, in a collasped house, sounds of a piano echoed.
The afternoon prayer is over, but why still echoes the bell?
I still have you, ever green, though time has gone by.
In an afternoon when the girl waits, her hair radiant.
The artist wanders on streets,
suddenly unable to remember even a street name.
I still have you, the old streets covered by moss
An uneven tile roofs fill my heart with memories.
West Lake in the afternoon echoed with waves.
Twilight came unexpectedly.
Oh, my dear Hanoi streets.
_Translated by David Lamb_

Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Photo day 2

The next day we met up at "Flag pole" Highland coffee (well, don't know the real english name of that thing). The coffee place sat in the court yard of some war museum next to a huge brick flag pole that looks like a light house and you can go up to the top. Afterward, we went across the street to Lenin park where there's a big statue of Lenin standing proudly. Well... we just hung out there, tried to ride Mr.Tru*'s crappy dirty bike.

Quang cao cho mu bao hiem
Hang and I on my bike (motor scooter). We hate wearing helmet.

Highland Cot co
This is our table at the coffee place. My most favorite thing to do is to explore hidden or unique coffee shop.

Highland "flag pole"
This is a bigger view of the place. Hanoi is so small and everybody seems to know each other. I met that pink shirt guy the night before when he looked at me and said "you went to Giang Vo junior high". Apparently he did too but I don't remember him at all. The brown shirt guy i met right there for the first time. He looked at me and said "Are you Hin?" I was like, oh my god how did you know my name. He said "you and Xuan Hai used to hang out a lot a few years ago, right? I went to high school with him." ...... Wow! Hold on a minute, i've never seen you before, and Hai has never mentioned you before. Turns out, that guy and my friend were not close friends, but that guy hung out with my friend's ex who knows me and things got complicated.... blah blah blah. So crazy.

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Bonus: A picture of my best friend on my photo day 3, i was my model for the shooting session.

Monday, December 29, 2008

Picture time

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Me and my grandma and my cousin at another cousin's wedding.

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We went to Ba Vi (my hometown too) to visit an orphanage. I spent a lot of time in the infant building because I'm obsessed with babies (just looking at them). This baby girl is Chieu Xuan, she's two and she was really sweet.

@ Loo w/ my brother
At Loo Christmas night with my brother. I had an asthma attack there because the kids lighted up fire strings (whatever) at the same time, i inhaled that and my air way just closed up so fast. I didn't have my inhaler with me so i was coughing and trying to breath, good thing it didn't completely close up.

Ha.t nuoc to 1
We spent 2 afternoons taking pictures, it was so much fun. On the first day, we started out at the Hanoi Opera House, one of the most beautiful building in Hanoi, one of the most beautiful place to hang out too. This picture is taken in the court yard of the opera house, where there's a famous Highland coffee and the fancy Nineteen 11 restaurant.

Dang nhi`n xem xe minh con day ko
Another view of the court yard

Thursday, December 18, 2008

Vietnamese wedding

I went to my cousin's wedding today, it was a happy day for the couple but at the same time exhausting for everybody including themselves, parents and guests.
Vietnamese weddings are complicated and they get bigger and bigger over the years. Mom said her wedding was simple, they only served tea and sweets, and there was another small celebration with food for family members. I remember seeing pictures of her wedding, she dressed in a traditional ao dai, there were two rolls of tables in a court yard... It looked like a happy stress-free day.
That was 23 years ago. Nowadays, weddings are big and wasteful. Weddings are for parents instead of the groom and the bride, because the majority of guests are parents' friends. Everybody gets to eat, to seat in a big hall, there's a professional speaker and walking down the aisle and popping the champagne bottle. The number of guests can easily be 600 or more.
Let's do some math on my cousin's wedding: they actually have 2 weddings. Today was the first one with only the bride's side, which means the bride's parents' friends and family. There were 80 tables, 6 each, that made 480 people. Not all 80 tables were full, there were about 10 empty ones which means the food for those tables will not be eaten. The groom's side will have more people, which means another 80 tables? that makes 160 tables and 960 guests. Holy crap!
The happy couple had to stand by the door greeting guests coming in. Then they walked down the aisle together (technically entered the room and walked to the stage together). Then the bride's father made a speech, sometimes all parents get to talk. Then they gave each other rings, then poured champagne, then cut the cake (that no one gets to drink or eat). After all that, the couple had to go to each table to thank people for coming, to be congratulated and toasted. When they're done making a round, they had to stand by the door as people were leaving.
As for the food, it's always the same for every weddings: green beans sticky rice, some soup, chicken, stir-fried vegetable, beer, soda, squid cake, shrimp, etc. The food wasn't any good, and there were a lot of left over, and once you're done eating off you go.
After the wedding, the bride goes home, exhausted that she can hardly take her dress off. The groom is being dragged somewhere else with his friends, always come back completely wasted. The wedding night is out of the question. Then 2 days later, it all happens again: another wedding for the same couple, this time it's even bigger, double the size of the first one. More money, more wasted food, and i'm sure the happy couple will never want to go through all that again.

I went home and told mom "if I ever get married, you're not inviting your friends to my wedding, if i can't have a small tiny wedding then I won't have one at all." Mom just laughed at me, she said it's a unavoidable tradition. I believe it will change eventually.

Monday, December 15, 2008

It's not the same without you



I realized that on my way to the visa office this morning, a weird feeling - somewhat lonely- fills up inside. I got out of the house at 9:15, didn't have any plan for the rest of the day. Not even breakfast with the girls, not even a cup of coffee. Everyone's busy working and i'm the only one on vacation. How sad!

I got my visa, but the interviewer caught me off guard when he asked "what's your mascot". All i can say was "Smoky!" I wasn't supposed to be nervous and I was. He declined a lot of people this morning, and i think he was being very reasonable. There were people who couldn't even speak english but wanted to go to college in the US. This one guy even had a list of questions he might be asked during the interview and an acceptant letter from West Texas A&M, and the interviewer asked him "What color is my shirt, what day is today, what month is it..." Of course he was rejected. One girl got really upset but she didn't speak any english and she picked the school because her relatives live in that city => she probably will end up at a nail shop instead of college.

I finished 2 designs for the cover of my portfolio yesterday. The 2nd one looks better, maybe the color is not quiet there yet. I tried to pick a different color but they didn't look right, didn't feel right. Red is just too girly, yellow is too bright, blue is depressing, purple is cheesy, green is the right shade and lime green is perfect.

Got my hair cut, not too short thou. I told the hairdresser to cut it whatever way he wanted, he was super excited and did a good job. The salon was super busy thou, you can't really walk around in there without getting into the way, hazard hazard.

Dear you: Hanoi is not the same without you but I can deal with it. Can't find anyone to go to Nhac Tranh with me thou, how lame. I miss our "people studying" afternoons over coffee and tea, people think i'm weird for doing that and no one would do it with me.

Traffic is terrible by the way, it's worse than last year, there's no easy way to go home without getting stuck in traffic, any time during the day. What caused all these madness? I feel like the population of Hanoi has multiplied by n+1 times. I see a lot of 17, 34, 19 license plates, and more cars. See that big red light at the theater, true they have left turn signal but at the same time, the other side get to go too so it's a bundle of people trying to get thru a knot in the middle of the intersection. Plus, people would start going when the timer hits 3 seconds or they just simply run the red light if there's no cops. And I really can't deal with driving a car here, driving a scooter is hard enough. Remember those day we strolled around slowly, just really relaxing? Yeah i can't do that anymore because i have to keep dodging people and cars. 1 day of driving can easily costs half a tank of gas because of all the traffic. What caused all these madness? Where did those people come from?

Went to see your mom the other day, I met your cousin for the first time too. She looked well. Why didn't i get to meet her before? Hanoi will never be the same. I want my 5000d bowl of pho but it costs like 20,000d now. Inflation sucks.

Saturday, December 13, 2008

I have a new bed

Mom bought 2 new beds yesterday, one for me and one for her. My bed is really cute and there are matching side tables and make up table. I'm really excited about actually stay in my room but the installing people forget the foot of the bed and i still need to go get some new sheets. Anyway, when it's all done i'll upload some pictures.

So this is the brand new house we're living in. Really bad design and bad color, i asked for wood doors and the architect picked french doors but with wood replacing the glass, really really ugly shit. I have a big shower in my bathroom with the glass butting up in the middle of the window. The architect was 60 years old so the house really reflects her time and not the present, the tacky french style and tacky french paint color that you find typical in every freaking house built in the 80's and 90's. FYI, this is the vietnamese french style because no one bothers studying the real one. They just copy what they see in houses that the french built ages ago. Not to mention the rooms are built not according to furniture arrangement, so now mom has her entertainment center blocking the balcony door and no good place for a home office desk.

The only good thing about my house is that we have a lot of windows even in the bathrooms and hallways, so during the day there's no need to turn on the light. Bedrooms are huge and every room has a bathroom in it. But my room is on the 4th floor so it's like running up and down the architecture building. The living room and kitchen is a big mess right now because my grandparents have too much shit sitting around. They're getting their own house soon thou, it's being renovated right now they can put all the shit they want in there.

So far it's nice being home lol. That is because my grandma doesn't know my cellphone number. I made fun of mom the other day for being called by grandma if she's out too late at night. Mom said she would call at 9, then again at 10, then again at 11 to check on her. Mom doesn't call me anymore unless i'm out pass midnight i guess. And grandma doesn't have my number, or else she would call all day long to see if i'm coming home for lunch, dinner, if i'm on my way home, how close, when... blah blah blah.

Thursday, December 11, 2008

My baby brother



I went to see my baby brother today. He's so tiny, like little tiny little. He's 1 month and 5 days old and he looks grumpy, angry little baby. Dad gave the baby to me and i was like "ehh!" Awkward!! I am so freaking afraid of holding a baby. One time i was trying to hold a puppy and i hurt him, and people were like "hold him like you're holding a baby". What? I dont know how to hold a baby. I can't even hold a puppy, don't give me that baby.
So i didn't hold him, that's a good thing. Dad said he rarely cries, he just eats and sleeps (and poops?). I'm just gonna sit and watch him and maybe hold his hand, that's it, no more. I bought him this little Tennessee baby bottle, show some school spirit here lol. Really hope he'll get to use it. My cousin is about to give birth to her 3th child, omg baby everywhere.

I'm reading The Fountainhead and really can not put the book down. I have this really weird feeling reading this book, a very different feeling as if I'm physically there watching everything. I read every word and understand everything, it's magical haha. No, but really it's very different, it makes me nodding along, marking stuff here and there, it's just awesome. I wonder if Dwight Schrute was an architect what would he be? The modernist? No, he would probably be the Renaissance one, or the Gothic. But really, Roark reminds me of Dwight, very rigid, very unfriendly, very architectural (if that even make sense). I can't decide if I like Roark at this point, i have to keep reading and see.

Wednesday, December 10, 2008

On my way home for Xmas



I'm home again for Xmas. The trip was 28 hours total and i was completely exhausted. I guess just being annoyed and unhappy for 14 hours really wore me out, i was falling asleep in Narita waiting for my next flight.
So the flight from Dallas to Narita was terrible. You know there are days when you just want to be alone, not talking to anybody, just want to read or do some thinking. Yeah, that's what i usually do on the plane, that precious 14 hours to think (usually about crap haha i am not a thinker), to read and watch movies, and sleep and not have to talk. But I sat next to this crazy korean woman and she wouldn't stop talking.

"Fountainhead? It's a good book. I don't have time to read. I go to Harvard."
"Do you play sudoku? What level do you play? Oh good i only play hard so you can have all my medium ones."
And there's a voice in my head saying "tell her to shut the fuck up"
"Oh oh Elf, you should watch Elf. Have you ever seen it it's really funny."
"Hey you should watch this movie it's very funny, it's The Women." Excuse me i'm in the middle of watching something else.
"You see that blue area over there, that's a lake" _ I guess i'm not smart enough to tell that it was a fucking lake.

She wouldn't stop interrupting me while i was watching movies just to tell me "this is very funny you should watch this next." Over and over. And over and over.

Narita was crowded as usual. I would normally go into those tiny store with only 2 feet between aisles, but i was in a pissy mood so... The flight from Narita home was nice, japan airline plane was super clean and the food was good, i slept like a baby and it was so hard to wake up (and the japanese guy sitting next to me doesn't talk).

Anyway, that's how my flights were and that picture of narita airport is from google.

Monday, September 15, 2008

Sep 15

Sáng nay Knoxville rùng mình trở lạnh. Chưa thấy lá vàng, chưa thấy nắng hanh, nhưng đã thấy phải khoác thêm áo ấm và hít căng lồng ngực vị gió nồng nồng ẩm ướt. Kính xe mờ vì hơi nước, mưa vẫn níu kéo trên bậu cửa sổ. Chắc là mùa thu đến thật rồi.
Thắp một ngọn nến, co ro dưới lớp quần áo được treo ngay ngắn, bật nhạc thật to. Nến lung linh mờ ảo, thứ ánh sáng léo lắt đấy khiến người đang vui mấy cũng chợt lặng người, thở dài và lục lọi nỗi buồn. Những nỗi buồn có tên mà không dám gọi, có với tới mà không dám chạm vào, sợ đánh mất nỗi buồn cho dằn vặt. Những nỗi sợ có thể gọi tên.
Ngày qua ngày, lặng lẽ trôi, khẽ khàng như ai đang dạo bước. Từng nhịp chậm rãi, đôi lúc lại dừng chân mệt mỏi, và lại chậm rãi đi. Nếu như con người cảm thấy cuộc sống của mình thật tẻ nhạt và lê thê, có lẽ phải nhìn lại chính mình. Bắt đầu cuộc khám phá về bản thân, đi tìm sở thích, tạo ra vô số những bận bịu để không còn thời gian thở dài.

Đi tìm niềm đam mê...

Tôi thiết kế một khu vườn yên tĩnh. Có cỏ cây, hoa lá, có dòng suối nhỏ chảy quanh và cả tiếng chim hót. Có ánh nắng, có ánh trăng, có lấp ló chú chim sâu nhỏ mải mê hót. Khu vườn của tôi được bao quanh bằng 4 tấm kính, bí bức, ngột ngạt, nóng nực và tất cả đều là giả tạo. Chiếc máy bơm nước được giấu dưới tảng đá bằng nhựa, những chiếc đèn mắt trâu làm ánh nắng mặt trời. Chú chim sâu không thể hót, và cỏ cây hoa lá sẽ chẳng bao giờ già. Có lẽ cái Zen của chính tôi cũng nhân tạo như vậy, nó không có thật, nó khiến con người ta cảm thấy yên bình khi nhìn vào, nhưng nó không có thật. Hãy ngồi đây, uống trà đạo, bàn bạc chuyện đời, bên cạnh 4 cây đèn được chọn lựa kĩ càng với cái giá có thể mua được hàng trăm ngọn đèn bình thường. Cuộc sống vật chất khiến cho khoảng yên bình trong tâm hồn cũng trở nên vật chất. Người ta có đủ tiền để mua một khoảng yên bình vật chất.

Cái đích của niềm đam mê của tôi là bán cho con người khoảng yên bình vật chất.

Và vẫn cứ đam mê cho đến khi không còn ai nghĩ rằng có tiền là mua được tất cả.

Wednesday, July 30, 2008

This is AWESOME: Sex and Calories

(Credit to my baby, he found this article/blog)

How much weight do we lose during sex?

Diet literature explains calories burned while jogging, playing tennis or golfing, but similar information concerning sexual activity has, until now, been unavailable.

Yet, a survey of 206,000,000 people indicated that 96% devote more time and effort to sex than jogging, tennis, or golf, and we felt that the time was right for a new type of sex manual.

EXAMPLES:

1 hr. intensive foreplay burns off: 1 slice (large) chocolate cake.

25 min. nonstop lovemaking burns off: 2 slices of pizza with cheese & mushrooms.

53 min. of kissing partner burns off: 1 cheeseburger with 14 french fries.

53 minutes kissing yourself burns off: Christmas turkey with all the trimmings.

PREPARING THE BEDROOM Includes setting the snooze alarm and dimming the lights: 42 (calories burned)

ADDITIONAL LAST MINUTE PREPARATIONS Hiding the sex manual: 3; Decanting the wine: 4; Without a corkscrew: 268

MAKING THE FIRST MOVE If you are shy: 15; If you are anxious: 43; If you beg: 100

SEDUCING THE PARTNER If you are rich (cash): 5; If you are rich (credit card): 15; If you are poor: 200

INITIAL BODY CONTACT Fumbling: 4; Casually rummaging around: 7; Seriously rummaging around: 42

REMOVING CLOTHES With partner’s consent: 12; Without partner’s consent: 187; Removing socks by violently shaking feet: 418

AROUSAL AND STIMULATION Blowing in partner’s ear: 15; Blowing in your own ear: 2,512

DISAPPOINTMENT (after seeing partner undressed) Partner looks better with clothes on: 10; Partner wears corrective underwear: 15; Partner turns out to be of wrong sex: 100; You don’t mind: 0.25; Partner wearing elevated socks: 50

DOING IT FOR THE FIRST TIME Fumbling around: 4; Desperately trying to put something somewhere: 18; Completely missing: 126

POSITIONS Italian (man on top; woman on bottom): 26; German (facing each other, but in different beds): 48; English (woman on top; man hiding): 15; American (both on top): 1,243

AFFLICTIONS Leg cramp: 36; Making believe you don’t have a leg cramp: 612; Sneezing (during intercourse): 7; Sneezing (during orgasm): 588

ASSORTED ACCIDENTS Toupee slips off (if your partner knew you wore one): 5; Toupee slips off (if partner didn’t know): 72; Extinguishing cigarette (in ashtray): 1; Extinguishing cigarette (in mattress): 17; Extinguishing cigarette (in partner’s leg): 133; Calling your partner the wrong name: 50

ORGASMIC INTENSITY SCALE Shoes flew off: 15; Expression didn’t change: 0.5; Room turned purple: 4; Face turned purple: 78; Earth moved: 30; If Earth actually moved: 1,234,588; Moaning in Turkish: 506

THINGS OFTEN SAID AFTER SEX “I am so grateful”: 15; “It must have been something we ate”: 15; “Was it good for you?”: 15; “Are you finished?”: 15

TRYING AGAIN If woman is ready: 5; If man is not: 563

ROLLING OVER AND GOING TO SLEEP After sex: 18; During sex: 546; While parking car: 212

SLEEP Real: 5; Faked (a good way to avoid sex-craved partner): 74

TAKING A BATH TOGETHER In a bath: 5; In a sink: 150; In a jacuzzi: 15,269

MAKING THE BED With partner still in it: 44 (indicates either a neatness obsession, a severe optic disorder, or a partner who is very tired). With you still in it: 97 (suggests extreme withdrawal and profound dissatisfaction)

KEEPING A JOURNAL Maintaining your own record of sexual activity will be helpful for keeping track of weight loss. You needn’t go into detail, just list the activity and the number of calories burned. A typical entry in a woman’s journal (for example) for a pleasant low-key sexual experience might read as follows:

December 1st: Sex with Harold:-

Explaining how: 12; Suggesting something different: 3; Calming terrified Harold: 40; Encouraging him to at least take off his socks: 8; Foreplay (a little of this; a little of that): 56; Intercourse (standing position): 22; Intercourse (holding Harold up): 10; Intercourse (urging him on): 5; Orgasm: not sure; Thanking Harold: 3; Waving bye-bye: 1; Total time: six minutes (taxi waiting); Total calories burned: 160

So, what are you waiting for…?

(Ever wondered why I’m eating so much? *lol*)

Source: http://lifecruiser.com/archive/sex-and-calories/

Sunday, March 30, 2008

Things to do before you turn 30

Just for fun, let's see how much I have accomplished so far...

1. Go traveling: Check. But I really want to travel more and more, especially to Europe and the Mediterranean.
2. Get something published: I got a few articles published in a teen newspaper back in middle school. Not very proud of them but oh well, check!
3. Watch these film: It's a long list so i'm just gonna list movies that I've watched
The Star Wars Trilogy: I was forced to watch it, so.. ok check
Godfather parts I and II: My mom watched it all the time when I was little, does it count? I really hate to watch it.
American Pie: YES!!! Check!
The lord of the ring trilogy: Well... don't want to
Fight Club: Yes. Check.
Back to the future: check. Stupid movie
Jaws: Check
The breakfast club: Yes
The outsiders: Yes

4. Live in the capital: Born and grew up in Hanoi.
5. Learn a second language: I speak 2 languages. This should be: learn a third language.
6. Run a marathon: Hell no.
7. Drive the CA coast: Oh i really want to
8. Have sex: (in public?)
9. Go to a music festival: Well.... if Sundown in the City counts.
10. Try different food: I'm not afraid of trying new food.
11. Get on the property ladder: Technically there is a house under my name so technically i do own a house.
12. Test yourself: does roller coaster count? If not, then well i need to do something. But no skydiving. But roller coaster is something that makes me step out of my comfort zone, so it counts.
13. Visit Paris: Someday, I want to visit Venice first
14. Blow 500 pounds in 1 night: on gambling, see I just turned 21 and haven't been to vegas since, and i don't like gambling
15. Get a saving account, and use it: Maybe this summer when I make more money and can actually save up some
16. Do something for charity: I recycle. I donated clothes and money.
17. Get yourself on tv: I was in a movie for a good 2 scenes, so check haha.
18. Eat at a very fancy restaurant: Yish, done that, especially when I go eat with my dad hehe.
19. Quit your job: I will in 8 months when i graduate college, i will quit my pop corn popping and cleaning job
20. Go to a live sporting event: Football games, basketball, soccer games.
21. Have a weekend in New York: I've had so many fabulous weekends in New York.
22. Read these books: I won't even list them out but i've read: Harry Porter. That's it on the list haha. But i've read some famous books too so.. this can't be checked.
23. Own a convertible: I own a very old ford taurus
24. Buy something really expensive: Laptop???? Car???
25. Buy wine worth more than 50 english pounds: maybe a glass of wine???
26. Sign up on facebook: Haha
27. Record your family history: I know some
28. Sing karaoke: Love it love it, I go karaoke a lot when I'm at home
29. Have a complete health check: every freaking year
30. Climb a mountain: If mountains in vietnam counts as mountain. Check

So far I have 18 out of 30 things that I've done. I have 9 years to go yay!!!! I'm so bored

Sunday, February 10, 2008

I have a dream


Sunday afternoon, I'm sitting here doing a little research about firms for my summer internship. There are thousands of firms across the country, small and big, local and national, and even international firms. They are all different, each has their own philosophy that sparks my interests. They have offices overseas, Shanghai, Tokyo, Dubai, London, you name it. Wouldn't it be awesome to be able to go somewhere else other than Seattle, Washington DC, to work and meet new people?
I won't be able to go home this summer because of the internship, which really sucks because I already made plans for Hanoi. Maybe this is just a silly dream, but I dream of being able to work for a Gensler, a Perkins and Will, a HKS in Hanoi, to be able to go home and still have a job that I worked hard for.
I was disappointed with my job last summer at home. Yes I didn't realized that until a few weeks ago when I started business class. I worked for a small but well-known firm, worked on high-end projects, charged people huge amount of money.... I should be happy. But no, I worked as a decorator, specifying wallpaper without any knowledge of it whatsoever. I spent hours looking at a floor plan with tons of odd arrangement and yet I was not allowed to fix anything. Why? There is a quote I read somewhere a few days ago that I don't remember exactly what it said. But the idea is that architects sometimes call themselves interior designers, that is unacceptable because they never had the education, they are only interior decorators. I dream of a day when architects realize that they better focus on their job and not try to do other people's job. Stop being so arrogant.
My point is that I was so disappointed with my internship at home, that i'm afraid I will never be able to find a real Interior design job at home. I will always be the interior decorator who struggles with not being able to move any walls or drop a ceiling. I will always be the one who people call to "please repaint my room, please redecorate my living room". That is not my job.
Working in the states is the only way I can do what I really went to school for. My dream is to convince my firm to open an office in Hanoi, for me to be at home, for them to open their opportunity to the world. Is it so hard? If Hanoi was like Dubai, with millions of opportunities, fast growing and constructions everywhere, then is won't be so hard. But for now, my dream is to work for Gensler, the number 1 architecture and design firm in the US.