back from Vietnam

[Dam Thanh Son <son@ctp.mit.edu>]

Hi, ca'c ba'c,

To^i vu+`a ddi nghi? 3 tua^`n o+? Vie^.t Nam ve^`, co' va`i chuye^.n go'p 
vui vo+'i ca'c ba'c nhu+ sau:

1. Ha` No^.i co' ca?m gia'c sa.ch ho+n mo^.t chu't so vo+'i 2 na(m 
tru+o+'c.  Co' le~ ta.i vi` ca'c kha'ch sa.n ddang xa^y do+? 2 na(m 
tru+o+'c thi` nay dda~ xa^y xong ro^`i, co`n nay thi` kho^ng ai xa^y 
kha'ch sa.n nu+~a\.

2. Kha'ch sa.n o+? VN e^' qua'.  Tho+`i buo^?i dda^u ma` kha'ch sa.n Rex
bo^'n sao o+? trung ta^m TPHCM gia' chi? co' $25 mo^.t to^'i\.  Ddo' la`
gia' cho ngu+o+`i VN, co`n ngu+o+`i nu+o+'c ngoa`i pha?i tra? $40, du` sao
va^~n re? so vo+'i tru+o+'c dda^y\.  Ca'c kha'ch sa.n kha'c o+? Saigon va`
o+? ca'c tha`nh pho^' kha'c co`n re? nu+~a\.  No'i ve^` chuye^.n 2 gia':
nhu+~ng no+i to^i ddi qua, va^~n co`n 2 gia' kha'c nhau cho ngu+o+`i VN
va` ngu+o+`i ngoa.i quo^'c. 

3.  O+? nhu+~ng kha'ch sa.n lo+'n o+? phi'a Nam, kho^ng co' ca'ch na`o
mo^.t ddo^i nam nu+~ thue^ ddu+o+.c mo^.t pho`ng chung ne^'u kho^ng co'
gia^'y dda(ng ky' ke^'t ho^n!  O+? Ho^.i An vo+. cho^`ng to^i ddi.nh thue^
1 kha'ch sa.n, thi` bi. mo^.t co^ tie^'p ta^n cu+o+`i be~n le~n e le^.
ho?i: "Anh chi. co' gia^'y to+` ho+.p le^. kho^ng?".  O+' ra mo^.t lu'c
mo+'i hie^?u co^ a^'y ddi.nh no'i gia^'y dda(ng ky' ke^'t ho^n.  Gia?i
thi'ch ma~i co^ a^'y cu~ng kho^ng cho va`o, cha'n qua' dda`nh bo? ve^`
Dda` Na(~ng.  O+? Rex trong TPHCM cu~ng va^.y, cuo^'i cu`ng vo+. to^i
pha?i ghi te^n cu`ng va`o 1 pho`ng vo+'i mo^.t co^ kha'c, va` to^i thue^ 1
pho`ng rie^ng. 

4.  No'i tie^'p chuye^.n dda(ng ky' ke^'t ho^n, co' vo+. cho^`ng ngu+o+`i
quen cu?a to^i o+? Ha` No^.i sa('p co' con ro^`i mo+'i dda(ng ky' ke^'t
ho^n, bi. pha.t ha`nh chi'nh 50 ca^n tho'c!  Ne^'u dda(ng ky' khai sinh
cho con ma` bo^' me. kho^ng co' dda(ng ky' ke^'t ho^n, cu~ng bi. pha.t! 
Hi`nh nhu+ dda^y lie^n quan dde^'n quy ddi.nh cu?a tha`nh pho^' Ha` No^.i
ma` mo^.t la^`n dda~ dda(ng tre^n VNSA, ai la`m 5 ddie^`u (cha.m ngo~, a(n
ho?i, dda(ng ky', cu+o+'i, ddo^.ng pho`ng) kho^ng ddu'ng thu+' tu+. la`
bi. pha.t. 

5.  O+? VN to^i co' ddu+o+.c ddo.c cuo^'n "Co+ ho^.i cu?a chu'a" ma` ca'c
ba'c ddang ba`n ta'n.  To^i chi? muo^'n no'i vo+'i ca'c ba'c: ddu+`ng vi`
Tra^`n Ma.nh Ha?o ma` bo? qua ngay la^.p tu+'c cuo^'n sa'ch ddo'. 

Ngoa`i ra, vu+`a ro^`i to^i mo+'i ddu+o+.c ddo.c cuo^'n "Ma?nh dda^'t
la('m ngu+o+`i nhie^`u ma" cu?a Nguye^~n Kha('c Tru+o+`ng ma` Tra^`n
Dda(ng Khoa co' nha('c dde^'n trong cuo^'n "Cha^n dung va` ddo^'i thoa.i"
cu?a mi`nh.  Quye^?n truye^.n cu?a Nguye^~n Kha('c Tru+o+`ng ra^'t hay\.


6.  No'i chuye^.n va(n chu+o+ng, na(m nay ba.n to^i ddi cha^'m thi dda.i 
ho.c, dde^` thi la` "Pha^n ti'ch ca^u tho+:

Tre^n nhu+~ng cha(.ng ddu+o+`ng ha`nh qua^n nung na^'u
Bo^~ng bo^`n cho^`n nho+' ma('t ngu+o+`i ye^u ..."

cua? Nguye^~n Ddi`nh Thi", ba.n to^i ke^? la.i mo^.t so^' excerpts trong
ca'c ba`i la`m cu?a ho.c sinh"

"Tre^n ddu+o+`ng ha`nh qua^n, ca'c anh bo^. ddo^.i ba^.n mo^~i ngu+o+`i 
mo^.t vie^.c, ngu+o+`i thi` nung, ngu+o+`i thi` na^'u, ngu+o+`i thi` 
nho+' ma('t ngu+o+`i ye^u ..."

"Ta.i sao nho+' ma('t ngu+o+`i ye^u ma` kho^ng nho+' ca'c bo^. pha^.n 
kha'c?  Ddo' la` vi`..."


Tho^i chu'c ca'c ba'c vui\.

So+n.