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VNSA-L digest 296
VNSA-L Digest 296
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) Re: What can we do if China invades VN ?
by "Toan" <toan@usa.net>
2) RE: China and Vietnam ( Tu+o+'ng Ddo^.ng, buo^`n nhu+o+.c tie^?u cho , dde^'n bi ki.ch nhu+o+.c tie^?u Dracula )
by Aiviet Nguyen <aiviet@cat.syr.edu>
3) Re: Ti'nh ca'ch.... (1)
by Aiviet Nguyen <aiviet@cat.syr.edu>
4) Vietnam & China
by Ha Le <ha@math.wayne.edu>
5) From Bi`nh Than to the Internet Village
by ianb@sun670.telecom.tandem.com (Ian Bui)
6) Re: Take something back to Vietnam
by Buulong Nguyen <buulong@dutmpw1.tudelft.nl>
7) History repeats...
by ianb@sun670.telecom.tandem.com (Ian Bui)
8) Re: China & Vietnam ! Please read that !!
by Quoc Nguyen <qnguyen@st.nepean.uws.edu.au>
9) Ha?i ddi va('ng
by AnHai Doan <anhai@cs.washington.edu>
10) Ba'o VN: Sinh vie^n ta^.p kinh doanh
by AnHai Doan <anhai@cs.washington.edu>
11) Ba'o VN: Khi Ta^y ye^u ta
by AnHai Doan <anhai@cs.washington.edu>
12) Ba'o VN: Chu`m tho+ Thu Nguye^.t
by AnHai Doan <anhai@cs.washington.edu>
13) Ba'o VN: Bu't ky' xua^n cu?a Hoa`ng Phu? Ngo.c Tu+o+`ng
by AnHai Doan <anhai@cs.washington.edu>
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Topic No. 1
Date: Sat, 22 Mar 1997 09:01:21 -0500
From: "Toan" <toan@usa.net>
To: <vnsa-l@csd.uwm.edu>
Subject: Re: What can we do if China invades VN ?
Message-ID: <199703221344.IAA25002@ns.kreative.net>
cha`o ba'c Vinh,
La^u nay chu+a dda'p lo+` ba'c vi` nghi~ se~ ta`o lao da`i mo^.t ti'.
Ho^m nay tra? lo+`i nga('n nhe'
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> From: Yurong@oes.itri.org.tw
> To: Multiple recipients of list <vnsa-l@csd.uwm.edu>
> Subject: What can we do if China invades VN ?
> Date: Friday, 21 March 1997 8:15 PM
> Cha`o ca'c bo^^
> What could we (Vietkieu) do if China invades VN ?
Ne^'u Ta`u ma` ta^'n co^ng thi` mi`nh o+? dda^y la la`ng bo+' xo'm. Vie^.c
la la`ng ba` con mi`nh vo^'n la`m ra^'t hay tu+` xu+a nay ma`!
Tho^i he.n ba'c sau, mi`nh se~ tri`nh ba`y ki~ ho+n ve^` tre? em, v.v...
Toa`n
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Topic No. 2
Date: Sat, 22 Mar 1997 08:57:12 -0500 (EST)
From: Aiviet Nguyen <aiviet@cat.syr.edu>
To: vnsa-l@csd.uwm.edu
Subject: RE: China and Vietnam ( Tu+o+'ng Ddo^.ng, buo^`n nhu+o+.c tie^?u cho , dde^'n bi ki.ch nhu+o+.c tie^?u Dracula )
Message-ID: <Pine.SUN.3.91.970322072621.14992B-100000@lynx.cat.syr.edu>
Nha^n ca'c Anh ba`n ve^` nha^n ti`nh the^' su+., nho+' dde^'n tu+o+'ng
ddo^.ng VN cu?a Anh Vu~ Ho^`ng La^m to^i xin co' va`i suy nghi~ ta?n ma.n
ve^` no^~i buo^`n cho to+'i bi ki.ch cu?a nu+o+'c nhu+o+.c tie^?u va`
va`i chi tie^'t o+? cuo^.c ddo+`i bi tha?m cu?a ha^`u tu+o+'c Dracula xem
nhu+ la` na.n nha^n. Gio^'ng nhu+ Polpot cuo^.c ddo+`i dda^~m ma'u cu?a
o^ng na`y la` ke^'t qua? cu?a su+. bo'p me'o cu?a mo^.t y' tu+o+?ng da^n
to^.c tho^ng thu+o+`ng du+o+'i su+'c na(.ng kinh ho^`n cu?a nhu+~ng the^'
lu+.c ngoa`i ta^`m ddie^`u khie^?n.
==============================
Co' ngu+o+`i no'i VN gio^'ng hi`nh mo^.t hi`nh A^m-Du+o+ng. To^i tha^'y
VN gio^'ng hi`nh mo^.t ba'c no^ng da^n ddo^.i no'n, ddang ha' mo^`m co`ng
ca? lu+ng du+o+'c su+'c na(.ng cu?a mo^.t ho`n dda' kho^?ng lo^`la` TQ.
Ne^'u bie^'t a'p lu+.c va` ha(`ng so^' dda(.c tru+ng cho ti'nh ca'ch da^n
to^.c, mo^.t ddi.nh lua^.t Hooke suy ro^.ng cho phe'p ta nghi~ ra(`ng
xua^'t pha't ddie^?m cu?a ca'c qua' tri`nh dde` ne'n i't nha^'t pha?i tu+`
bo+` Nam cu?a so^ng Du+o+ng tu+?.
Vi` va^.y to^i cu+' nghi~ ra(`ng Ho^`ng Ba`ng thi. co' the^? la` mo^.t
nha'nh co`n so't la.i cu? ho. Hu`ng dda~ tu+`ng "tie^'m hie^.u xu+ng vu+o+ng"
o+? vu`ng Giang Nam xu+a va` bi. e'p cha.y ve^` mie^`n Nam ti`m no+i
la^?n tra'nh va` lie^n minh vo+'i ca'c bo^. to^.c Nam A'. ( Lie^n minh
ddu+o+.c hie^?u la` mo^.t cuo^.c chinh phu.c ba(`ng na('m dda^'m).
Du+o+i su+'c na(.ng na`y, ma` nhu+~ng quo^'c gia me^`m ye^'u ho+n la`
Champa va Cha^n la.p dda~ bi. dde` xe.p le'p. Cu~ng may cho ta, Champa
kho^ng la` mo^.t sie^u cuo+`ng. Thu+.c te^' dde^'n tho+`i Le^ Tha'nh
To^ng thi` so^' pha^.n cu?a quo^'c gia na`y dda~ an ba`i.
Nhi`n la.i ba`n co+` the^' su+. ta.i A^u Cha^u thi` ta va^~n co`n may
cha'n. Ne^'u cuo^.c co+` ta.i Ddo^ng Nam A' gio^'ng nhu+ co+` Ta`u, co`
thoa'ng da~ng ddo^i chu't., thi` ba`n co+` A^u cha^u mi.t mu`ng nhu+ co+`
Dam va^.y.
Bao quo^'c gia ra ddo+`i ro^`i suy ta`n. Mo^.t chi'nh nghi~a da^n to^.c
chung chung kho^ng da^~n to+'i mo^.t ke^'t cu.c to^'t. Nga`y nay trong
ca'c qua'n ru+o+.u o+? Vu`ng Central Europe, nhu+~ng ba`i ca bi tha?m
ma^'t nu+o+'c va^~n co`n buo^`n the^ lu+o+ng. Ne^'u o+? VN chu'ng ta co`n
co' the^? nghi~ cha('c cha('n, ta se~ tha('ng mo.i ngoa.i xa^m, va` ha`o
khi' da^n to^.c la` ca'i ddu~a tha^`n se~ da^~n dde^'n mo.i ky` ti'ch,
thi` la` vi` chu'ng ta co`n may ma('n la('m.
Cuo^.c ddo+`i cu?a Bote'p va` ca'c Hajduk ta.i Bolgari, Petofi, Kossuth
va` ca'c ddo^`ng chi' ta.i Hungari. Ro^`i ca'c da^n to^.c nhu+ Balan,
Tie^.p kha('c, Macedonia,...dda^u co' pha?i kho^ng anh hu`ng. Cuo^'i
cu`ng thi` va^~ chi? co`n la.i ca^u ha't dda^`y nu+o+'c ma('t " Co`n gi`
buo^`n ho+n tra^.n Moha'cs".
Chu'ng ta cu~ng may ma('n dde^? co' the^? vo^ tu+ que^n ddi nhu+~ng
cuo^.c tha^'t tra^.n cay dda('ng ta.i Ha't giang, Phong khe^, tra^.n
chie^'n Bo^ co^,Ha` tha`nh hai la^`n tha^'t thu?... Bi ki.ch tha^'t ba.i anh
Hu`ng cu?a cha con Dda(ng Ta^'t, Dda(ng Dung, Ca?nh Cha^n, Ca?nh Di.,
Nguye^~n Bie^?u,... du+o+`ng nhu+ i't ddu+o+.c sa(m soi dda'nh bo'ng ho+n
nhu+~ng trang ha`o hu`ng Chi la(ng, Ba.ch dda(`ng.
Cuo^.c cho^'ng cu+. qua^n Tho^? cu?a Dobo va Bornemissa ta.i tha`nh Eger
cu~ng la` mo^.t ky` ti'ch. Ma` tu+` ddo' A^u cha^u co' le^. rung chuo^ng
va`o buo^?i tru+a. Tuy nhie^n so^' pha^.n cu?a Bornemissa la` che^'t
trong ca^`m tu` ta.i ngu.c tu` cu?a Tho^?.
O^ng na`y ha~y co`n may cha'n. O^ng co' the^? che^'t trong mo^.t nie^`m
tin va` ha`o khi' nguye^n ve.n. Kho^ng pha?i ai cu~ng ddu+o+.c nhu+ va^.y.
Dracula la` mo^.t bi ki.ch, khi ma` nie^`m tin va` ha`o khi' bi. bo'p
me'o du+o+'i su+'c e'p du+o+'c su+'c na(ng ghe^ ho^`n cu?a ca'c sie^u
the^' lu+.c va` tro+? tha`nh qua'i go+? va` ma^'t nha^n ti'nh.
Ha^`u tu+o+'c Dracula, do`ng do~i mo^.t gia ddi`nh qui' to^.c ta.i Rumani.
O^ng so^'ng va`o tho+`i ba`nh tru+o+'ng cu?a vu+o+ng quo^'c Tho^? Ottoman.
Vo+'i dde do.a cu?a bo.n di. gia'o, Gia'o Hoa`ng dda~ ra tho^ng die^.p
la^.p mo^.t lie^n minh tha^`n tha'nh cho^'ng su+. ba`nh tru+o+'ng cu?a Tho^?.
Vua Hungari Mattyas ddu+o+.c dda?m nha^.n tra'ch nhie^.m la`m minh chu?
cu?a Lie^n minh na`y nha^n danh nu+o+'c ma.nh nha^'t o+? phi'a Ddo^ng co'
the^? ddo^'i dda^`u vo+'i Tho^?. Rumani tro+? tha`nh mo^.t ma?nh dda^'t
gia`nh gia^.t giu+~a hai the^' lu+.c na`y.
Ngay tu+` nho?, Dracula cu`ng cha va` anh dda~ bi. ca^`m tu`ta.i
Constantinov. O^ng dda~ nuo^i du+o+~ng lo`ng ca(m thu` vo+'i ngu+o+`i
Tho^?, tuy nhie^n cu~ng ha^'p thu. va(n hoa' Tho^? ra^'t nhie^`u: no'i
tie^'ng Tho^? ra^'t tha.o.
Khi o^ng na`y chu+`ng 16 tuo^?i, O^ng ddu+o+.c tra? la.i tu+. do cu`ng
vo+'i cha anh vo+'i mo^.t lo+`i cam ke^'t trung tha`nh vo+'i Ottoman.
Ta^'t nhie^n la` thoa't hie^?m nghe`o la` la^.p tu+'c ca'c vu+o+ng co^ng
Dracula lo xa^y du+.ng the^' lu+.c cu?a mi`nh va` cho^'ng Tho^?. Ta^'t
nhie^n ho. kho^ng pha?i kho^ng co' su+. kho^n khe'o cu?a VN, be^` ngoa`i
giao ha?o nhu+ng be^n trong thi` cho^'ng Tho^? ki.ch lie^.t. Tuy nhie^n
trong va'n co+` na`y thi` Vua Mattyas va Lien Minh Tha^`n tha'nh la.i la`
mo^.t the^' lu+.c he^'t su+'c to lo+'n. Lie^n minh na`y kho^ng ha`i lo`ng
vo+'i mo^.t dduo+`ng lo^'i ngoa.i giao trung dung va` muo^'n tha^'y
Dracula du+'t khoa't nga? ve^` Lie^n minh Tha^`n tha'nh. Chi'nh vi` va^.y
ma` cuo^.c ddo+`i Dracula tro+? tha`nh bi ki.ch.
Ca'c ha^`u tu+o+'c dda~ pha?i ddu.ng ddo^. vo+'i Tho^? vo+'i mo^.t
lu+.c lu+o+ng kho^ng tu+o+ng xu+ng, ca'c Anh cu?a Dracula che^'t tra^.n
vo+'i Tho^?. Cha cu?a Dracula sau khi ky' ho`a uo+'c nga^`m vo+'i Tho^?
bi. Lie^n minh tha^`n Tha'nh phu.c ki'ch va` gie^'t che^'t. Dracula tro+?
ne^n hung ba.o, cho^'ng ca? Tho^? va` Lie^n minh tha^`n tha'nh mo^.t
ca'ch tuye^.t vo.ng. O^ng la^.p ne^n nhu+~ng ky` ti'ch chie^'n tra^.n phi
thu+o+`ng mo^.t ca'ch tuye^.t vo.ng. O^ng dda'nh tha('ng qua^n Tho^?
trong nhu+~ng tra^.n chie^'n kho^ng ca^n su+'c. Ngu+o+`i Tho^? kinh so+.
Dracula, Da^n Rumani thi` coi o^ng nhu+ mo^.t vi. anh hu`ng. O^ng dda~
xa^y du+ng le^n tha`nh Bucarest nga`y nay. Trong chie^'n dda^'u nhu+
va^.y o^ng na`y thu+o+`ng ta`n sa't tu` binh tha(?ng tay. Su+'gia? Tho^?
dde^'n cho^~ o^ng thi` ma.ng so^'ng ke^? nhu+ bo?. O^ng ra^'t nghi ky. vo+'i
ca'c ngoa.i to^.c, ngu+o+`i Ddu+'c cu~ng bi. ta`n sa't ra^'t nhie^`u vi.
bi. nghi ky. la` pha?n tra('c. Ca'c huye^`n thoa.i dda^~m ma'u ve^` Dracula
ba('t dda^`u ddu+o+.c lu+u truye^`n ta.i A^u cha^u. Va` vua Mattyas
quye^'t ddi.nh pha?i thanh toa'n Dracual ma(.c du` ddo' la` mo^.t co^ng
cu. cho^'ng Tho^? ra^'t hu+~u hie^.u.
Ke^'t qua? Dracula bi. phu.c ba('t ta.i mo^.t cuo^.c ho^.i kie^'n vo+'i
thu? li~nh Lien minh Mattyas va` bi ca^`m tu` ta.i la^u dda`i cu?a ca'c
vua Hungari ta.i Viselgrad. O^ng na`y bi. ca^`m tu` 15 na(m ta.i dda^y
va` cha('c cha('n se~ che^'t gia` ta.i dda^y ne^'u kho^ng co' mo^.t vu.
a'i ti`nh xen va`o. Ti`nh co+` Dracula la.i lo.t ma('t xanh cu?a co^ng
chu'a Maria em ruo^.t vua Mattyas. Cha('c co^ na`y nghe danh con thu'
ngu+o+`i no^'i ti'nh hie^'u ky` xem cho+i te' ra la.i ye^u qua'ch.
Vi` va^.y Dracula du+o+.c pho'ng thi'ch va` cam ke^'t se~ cho^'ng Tho^?
suo^'t ddo+`i. Tru+o+'c khi ve^` Tho^? o^ng na`y co' o+? ta.i Budapest
mo^.t tho+`i gian. Sau na`y, co^ng chu'a Maria ddu+o+.c ta^?y xo'a ra^'t
ca^?n tha^.n ( tuy kho^&ng he^'t ddu+o+.c), trong ca'c ta`i lie^.u va`
hi`nh ve~ o+ Hung. Tuy va^.y ngu+o+`i ta va^~n co`n ti`m ddu+o+.c hai
bu+'c cha^n dung cu?a Dracula.
Sau khi ddu+o+.c tha? ra, Dracula, la.i lao va`o mo^.t tra^.n chie^'n
va` ta`n sa't hung du+~ ho+n xu+a. Ca'ch thu+'c ta`n sa't ngu+o+`i Tho^?
cu?a O^ng tha^.t kinh hoa`ng. Va` ta.i A^u cha^u trong ca'c ph`ng kha'ch
te^n tuo^?i cu?a o^ng cu~ng ddu+o+.c nha('c nhu+ mo^.t a'c quy?.
Cuo^'i cu`ng thi` o^ng na`y dda~ Tu+? tra^.n ta.i ngoa.i o^ Bucarest.
Va` chu'ng ta co`n la.i Dracula the vampire from Transilvania tre^n
ma`n a?nh Hollywood.
Ke^'t cu.c thi` Hungari cu~ng ro+i va`o ca'i tho+'t nghie^'n giu+~a hai
the^' lu+.c kha'c la` Nga va` Ddu+'c. Con cha'u vua Mattyas ngay nay cu+'
pha?i ha`nh huo+ng ve^` vu`ng dda^t to^? na(`m sa^u trong la~nh tho^?
Hungary va` buo^`n the^ tha?m no'i ve^` mo^.t Vu+o+ng Quo^'c Hungary
ro^.ng lo+'n mo^.t tho+`i.
Qua Dracula to^i la'ng ma'ng co' the^? hie^?u ddo^i chu't ve^` bi ki.ch
cu?a Polpot du+o+'i su+'c e'p cu?a ca'c the^' lu+.c lo+'n. La.i mo^.t di.
da.ng mo+'i du+o+'i ba`n nghie^'n cu?a ca'c the^' lu+.c cha(ng.
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Topic No. 3
Date: Sat, 22 Mar 1997 09:12:37 -0500 (EST)
From: Aiviet Nguyen <aiviet@cat.syr.edu>
To: vnsa-l@csd.uwm.edu
Subject: Re: Ti'nh ca'ch.... (1)
Message-ID: <Pine.SUN.3.91.970322090158.14992C-100000@lynx.cat.syr.edu>
Dde^? to^i ha^u cu. Ba`ng Ba' La^n mo^.t ca^u. Ca^u na`y co' le~ la` chua
xo't va` buo^`n nha^'t trong ca'c loa.i ca dao tre^n ddo+`i:
Con co`, ma` ddi a(n dde^m
Dda^.u pha?i ca`nh me^`m lo^.n co^? xuo^'ng ao.
O^ng o+i o^ng vo+'t to^i nao
O^ng co' lo`ng na`o o^ng ha~y xa'o ma(ng.
Co' xa'o thi` xa'o nu+o+'c trong
Ddu+`ng xa'o nu+o+'c ddu.c ddau lo`ng co` con.
Ba`i na`y to^i thuo^.c tu+` be' lo+'n mo+'i hie^?u ma` ba^y gio+` mo+'i
tha^'m. Tha^.t kinh hoa`ng. Vi` va^.y to^i cu+' nghi~, chu'ng ta pha?i
cho phu. nu+~ ta.m nghi? ho.c Tam To`ng Yu+' Ddu+'c chu`ng va`i tra(m na(m
dde^? nghi? me^.t. Ho.c Tam To`ng Tu+' Ddu+'c ro^`c ca'c vi. ma`y ra^u
dde^? vo+. con dde^'n no^~i a^'y ma` cha(?ng tha^'y bo'ng da'ng dda^u.
Co`n ma^'y o^ng thi si~ ve^` no^ng tho^n ta'n ga'i So+n nu+~, Tho^n nu+~.
E^~nh bu.ng ra ro^`i tha'o cha.y thi` kho^ng co' la~ng ma.m dda^u nhe'.
Cha('c ma^'y co^ ddo' la.i pha?i la(.n lo^.i a(n dde^m, ro+i va`o tay
ma^'y o^ng tru+o+ng tua^`n thi` chi? da'm xin ddu+o+.c " xa'o nu+o+'c
trong".
My sun glass is to dark, hum?
Cheers
Aiviet
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Topic No. 4
Date: Sat, 22 Mar 1997 09:45:10 -0500 (EST)
From: Ha Le <ha@math.wayne.edu>
To: vnsa <vnsa-l@csd.uwm.edu>
Subject: Vietnam & China
Message-ID: <Pine.SUN.3.91.970322094036.25359A@mathsun.math.wayne.edu>
Cha`o ca? La`ng,
To^i dda~ sa~n sa`ng nha?y ta`u ddi Chicago ro^`i, nhu+ng cu~ng xin nho+`
mo.i ngu+o+`i ba`n lua^.n the^m mo^.t kha? na(ng: ca'i lo+.i va` ha.i
cu?a vie^.c VN cho phe'p My~ thue^ la.i ca?ng Cam-ranh?
Ha
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Topic No. 5
Date: Sat, 22 Mar 1997 09:46:29 -0600
From: ianb@sun670.telecom.tandem.com (Ian Bui)
To: vnsa-l@csd.uwm.edu
Subject: From Bi`nh Than to the Internet Village
Message-ID: <9703221546.AA03083@zoo.tpmsdev>
Reading Mr. Tien's comment I couldn't help but burst
out laughing. (Maybe because it was Friday, and I
desperately needed something to cheer me up!?!? :))
It was obvious that, as anh AiViet wrote,
> Twenty five years ago, the old style cadres also used this logics:
> You came by the MONEY of government so you have to listen to ME,
> and I tell you that you should cut your hair in the style I IMPOSE.
> NO COMMENT , SHUT UP, you are kids and cannot understand how
> important the hair style is.
there still are people who subscribe to this "logic", even among
the supposedly educated elite... Ah well, evolution takes time...
Back to Binh Than. To me, the lesson of Binh Than was that our
society of old already had its version of democracy even though
it does not resemble the modern-day versions in many aspects.
Still, I happen to believe that the village institution of VN
played a very crucial role in providing early societies with an
environment from which independent-mindedness and decentralization
became a national characteristic -- e.g. "Tha` thie^'u thue^' vua
ho*n thua le^. la`ng".
I think, in order to determine which is the best course for VN
to take going into the 21st century, we need to examine closely
this fundamental aspect of our people, especially those belonging
to the common folks. It would be unwise to believe, as some of our
contemporaries have been dupped into believing, that only the learned,
the rich, or the powerful could make the right choices for an entire
nation.
The truth is that such misguided thinkings have cost our nation
dearly throughout our bloody history. Yet the lessons have not been
well learned. Still the deceptions and the lies are being promoted
(however clumsily) as the poor people of VN are trying their damndest
to get out from under the horrendous economic and political consequences
of such "logic".
What would Tra^`n Quo^'c Toa?n have done in this situation, I wonder.
Send an e-mail to the Prime Minister??? :)))
Cheers,
Ian
ps. there was a typo in the poem "The Flood". "slaugher" should have
been "slaughter" :)
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Topic No. 6
Date: Sat, 22 Mar 1997 17:09:53 +0100 (MET)
From: Buulong Nguyen <buulong@dutmpw1.tudelft.nl>
To: vnsa-l@csd.uwm.edu
Cc: Multiple recipients of list <vnsa-l@csd.uwm.edu>
Subject: Re: Take something back to Vietnam
Message-ID: <Pine.HPP.3.91.970322165949.4740A-100000@dutmpw3.tudelft.nl>
On Fri, 21 Mar 1997 huy.duong@ctsu.ox.ac.uk wrote:
> Dear vnforum & VNSA friends,
>
> I'm going back to Vietnam in May for two weeks. If we can get together and buy
> something for Vietnam, eg books or equipments for humanitarian purposes,
> I am willing to take it and deliver it in Saigon. Is there any idea
> what we should give and to whom? I would contribute 30$ to this fund.
I support the idea. I don't, unfrotunately, have any contact with Vietnam.
Could you suggest something? Maybe just an amount of money for a
district hospital?
The Tuoi Tre newspaper is well known as an organiser and coordinator of
that kind of social actions. Shall we contact the people there just
asking for an idea?
Hope to hear more from you.
Buu-Long
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Topic No. 7
Date: Sat, 22 Mar 1997 12:49:39 -0600
From: ianb@sun670.telecom.tandem.com (Ian Bui)
To: vnsa-l@csd.uwm.edu
Subject: History repeats...
Message-ID: <9703221849.AA03091@zoo.tpmsdev>
>> [Author unknown]
>>
>> I have an earache...
>>
>> 2000 B.C. - Here, eat this root.
>>
>> 1000 A.D. - That root is heathen. Here, say this prayer.
>>
>> 1850 A.D. - That prayer is superstition. Here, drink this potion.
>>
>> 1940 A.D. - That potion is snake oil. Here, swallow this pill.
>>
>> 1985 A.D. - That pill is ineffective. Here, take this antibiotic.
>>
>> 2000 A.D. - That antibiotic is artificial. Here, eat this root.
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Topic No. 8
Date: Sun, 23 Mar 1997 19:59:50 +1100 (EST)
From: Quoc Nguyen <qnguyen@st.nepean.uws.edu.au>
To: Multiple recipients of list <vnsa-l@csd.uwm.edu>
Subject: Re: China & Vietnam ! Please read that !!
Message-ID: <Pine.ULT.3.95.970323194131.12778C-100000@guinevere>
Dear all !
From what i saw in this mailing group.
Some of us are wondering about a possibility of Chinese
invasion against VietNam. I must say that it is very unlikely.
For the offshore territory that claimed by both countries.
I knew about a bit of it ( historically).
According to the agreement between French and The last chinese
emperor, it belongs to VietNam. For this agreement,
the chinese have a lot of disadvantages. However,
Vietnam had signed an international agreement that apply
to international offshore territory in 1992.
This agreement had been in place from 1981. According to this
agreement, the disputed territory between
VN and China belongs to China so the dispute occured. VN
have already been exploring two blocks that are very close
to the disputed area and has signed a contract with an America
company for oil& gas exploration in the area. However VN has
not touched the disputed area because VN wants to keep a good
relation with Beijing regime.
I don't want, who is right, who is wrong. u justify the situation
for yourself but don't panick China won't touch any VNese
territories that is not disputed. Oh my god, there are currently
two VNese oil&gas producing fields that are in another
disputed area (around Truong Sa). They are very promising fields.
Cheers
Ken
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Topic No. 9
Date: Sun, 23 Mar 1997 02:35:33 -0800 (PST)
From: AnHai Doan <anhai@cs.washington.edu>
To: vnsa-l@csd.uwm.edu
Subject: Ha?i ddi va('ng
Message-ID: <Pine.ULT.3.93.970323021746.8744A-100000@june.cs.washington.edu>
Cha`o ca'c ba'c,
To^'i thu+' ba?y thie^n ha. ru? nhau ddi cho+i he^'t, co' ngu+o+`i co`n
xuo^'ng ta^.n Metropolitan Hotel ddi nha?y. Rie^ng to^i 2 gio+` sa'ng
va^~n ngo^`i o+? dda^y. Tha^.t ddu'ng la` so^' ruo^`i bu :-(.
To^i pha?i xuo^'ng San Francisco dde^'n thu+' na(m tua^`n to+'i. Ba'c
DDa`m So+n thi` co`n ddang ddi theo ga'i dda^u ta^.n Los Angeles, nga`y
ve^` va^~n co`n mo+` mi.t. May qu'a ho^`i cho.n admin to^i sa'ng suo^'t
cho.n ca? ba'c Thanh la` ba'c dda~ va`o tro`ng, kho^ng co`n cu+.a qua^.y
ddi dda^u ddu+o+.c nu+~a. Va^.y trong tua^`n to+'i ca'c ba'c co' su+. co^'
gi` thi` gu+?i thu+ cho ba'c Thanh (ncthanh@csd.uwm.edu) va` ba'c La^m
(ddi.a chi? e-mail da`i qu'a kho^ng nho+').
To^i gu+?i ca'c ba'c i't ba`i va(n tho+ nu+~a ddo.c cho+i. Ba'c La^m se~
thay to^i gu+?i tin VN tu+` ca'c ba'o ha?i ngoa.i. To^i ba^.n qu'a chu+a
ki.p giao tay ho`m chi`a kho'a tin VN tu+` ba'o chi' trong nu+o+'c cho
ba'c Thanh. Va^.y ne^'u cuo^'i tua^`n na`y em gi` ddo' o+? LA co ca(?ng
dda' ba'c So+n, va` ba'c So+n quay la.i Seattle va^~n la` ba'c So+n cu~,
thi` ba'c So+n se~ dda(ng tie^'p ba'o chi' VN cho ca'c ba'c xem. Co`n
trong tru+o+`ng ho+.p em kia ga^.t dda^`u e le^. mo^.t ca'i thi` coi nhu+
ca'c ba'c ma^'t mo^.t admin va` nhi.n ba'o mo^.t tua^`n nhe'. Mong ca'c
ba'c tho^ng ca?m.
Tho^i chu'c ca'c ba'c happy netting.
Ha?i.
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Topic No. 10
Date: Sun, 23 Mar 1997 02:59:37 -0800 (PST)
From: AnHai Doan <anhai@cs.washington.edu>
To: vnsa-l@csd.uwm.edu
Subject: Ba'o VN: Sinh vie^n ta^.p kinh doanh
Message-ID: <Pine.ULT.3.93.970323025816.8744G-100000@june.cs.washington.edu>
Tuo^?i Tre? 18/03/97:
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Sinh vie^n ta^.p kinh doanh
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Ta^'t ca? nhu+~ng "doanh nha^n"" na`y dde^`u tu+`ng tra?i qua mo^.t thuo+?
"ha`n vi"" co+ cu+.c. Cu~ng nhu+ ba.n be`, ho. tu+`ng co`ng lu+ng dda.p
xe ddi da.y ke`m, tie^'p thi., bo? mo^'i ha`ng...
Ra Ha` No^.i cho+i trong mu`a he` vu+`a qua, nhu+~ng ddo^` va^.t trang
tri' do ca'c ba.n SV ngoa`i ddo' cu+' a'm a?nh Lan hoa`i. Tu+` chie^'c
tha?m va?i bo^' ddu+o+.c dda('p nhu~, chie^'c no'n la' co. ddi'nh va`i
nha'nh hoa kho^...Tro^ng la. va` dde.p ma('t, kho^ng gio^'ng vo+'i nhu+~ng
ma^~u ba`y ba'n o+? Sa`i Go`n. Tro+? va`o mie^`n Nam sau ky` he`, co^ SV
khoa su+? Dda.i ho.c (DdH) To^~ng ho+.p a^'y a^m tha^`m tha(m do` thi.
hie^'u, thi. tru+o+`ng ro^?i ba`n vo+'i ca^.u em (ddang la` SV na(m thu+'
hai DdH Ha`ng ha?i). Shop hoa kho^ a^'n Tu+o+.ng (2 Nguye^~n Ta^'t Tha`nh,
qua^.n 4) ra ddo+`i vo+'i su+. go'p vo^'n cu?a hai chi. em Linh, Lan va`
Phu+o+ng - co^ ba.n ga'i SV ngoa.i ngu+~. "Ta^'t ca? dde^`u mu+o+.n tu+`
ba me., ho. ha`ng" - Lan cho hay. Vu+`a khai tru+o+ng chu+a dda^`y tha'ng,
ba co^, ca^.u chu? dda~ thie^'t la^.p ddu+o+.c mo^.t ddu+o+`ng da^y ddu+a
ha`ng tu+` Ha` No^.i va`o. "Buo^n co' ba.n, ba'n co' phu+o+`ng !" - ba`i
ho.c dda^`u tie^n ho. ho.c ddu+o+.c trong kinh doanh la` the^'. Cu~ng nhu+
a^'n Tu+o+.ng, shop hoa kho^ Sinh Vie^n (79 Vo~ Thi. Sa'u) cu?a mo^.t
nho'm SV Kie^'n tru'c ba('t nguo^`n tu+` y' tu+o+?ng: tu+. thie^'t ke^'
ca'c sa?n pha^?m hoa kho^ theo y' tu+o+?ng rie^ng, ddo^.c dda'o va` la.
ma('t. Nhu+~ng ma(.t ha`ng dda^`u tie^n ddu+o+.c kha'ch ha`ng ddo'n nha^.n
mo^.t ca'ch thi'ch thu' la`m cho ho. tu+. tin ho+n. Cha`ng SV kie^'n
tru'c Lu+u Ha.nh vi` va^.y... nghie^~m nhie^n tro+? tha`nh nha` thie^'t
ke^' ca'c sa?n pha^?m na`y.
oOo
Chi? tie^u tuye^?n sinh DdH Lua^.t ta(ng vo.t va`o na(m ho.c 1995-1996
khie^'n nhu ca^`u nha` o+? cu?a SV ta(ng theo, KTX vo+'i su+'c chu+'a 600
SV tro+? ne^n qua' ta?i. Va^.y la` Pha.m Va(n Vu~ (K19 - DdH Lua^.t) va`o
cuo^.c. Vo^'n cu?a bo^' me. o+? que^ xoay vo`ng cha^.m qua', Vu~ thuye^'t
phu.c gia ddi`nh cho mu+o+.n. Anh lie^n he^. vo+'i mo^.t gia ddi`nh phi'a
sau KTX cu`ng xa^y nha` cho SV thue^. Ho. chi.u dda^'t va` nu+?a vo^'n
go'p, la~i chia theo ti? le^.. Anh co`n lie^n he^. vo+'i ca'c no+i co'
nhu ca^`u nha^n co^ng gio+'i thie^.u vie^.c la`m cho ca'c ba.n vo+'i hoa
ho^`ng ra^'t u+... SV. Nha^.n tha^'y nhu ca^`u ddie^.n thoa.i cu?a SV KTX
ra^'t cao, Vu~ bo? tie^`n ra la('p ddie^.n thoa.i vo+'i gia' go.i no^.i
ha.t 1.000 ddo^`ng/cuo^.c. Nhie^`u SV co' ngu+o+`i quen go.i dde^'n, "va(n
pho`ng" cu?a Vu~ ddi go.i ho. tu+` pho`ng o+? KTX xuo^'ng nghe ddie^.n
thoa.i. Chi? 1.000 ddo^`ng/la^`n nghe, go^`m ca? co^ng ddi nha('n. Ti?
le^. la~i kho^ng cao nhu+ng vo^'n quay vo`ng nhanh. Co^ng vie^.c cu+'
the^' ma` tie^'n trie^?n.
oOo
"O^ng chu?" Pha.m Va(n Vu~ va^~n nga`y hai bu+~a co+m ca(n tin, ngoa`i ra
cha? nghie^.n nga^.p ba^'t cu+' thu+' gi`. "Co' so+. bi. thua lo^~ kho^ng
?". Vu~ cu+o+`i ho^`n nhie^n tru+o+'c ca^u ho?i cu?a to^i: "So+. chu+',
bi. mo^.t la^`n ro^`i !". a^'y la` ca'i ba^.n mo+? qua'n a(n be^n Bi`nh
Tha.nh. Dda^`u be^'p ye^'u, su+'c mua tha^'p, qua'n ddo'ng cu+?a chi? i't
la^u sau nga`y khai tru+o+ng. V.M.T. - cha`ng SV kinh te^' (xin gia^'u
te^n), chu? mo^.t cu+?a hie^.u ba'n va^.t lie^.u xa^y du+.ng o+? ddu+o+`ng
Nguye^~n Oanh (Go` Va^'p) - chu+a que^n la^`n nghe ba.n be` ru? re^ buo^n
cu? kie^.u tu+` Bi`nh Ddi.nh va`o Sa`i Go`n ho^?i te^'t na(m ngoa'i.
Kho^ng chua^?n bi. tru+o+'c "dda^`u ra" ne^n ha`ng ba'n cha^.m, ha^.u
qua? la` dde^'n nga`y 28 te^'t, ga^`n hai ta^'n cu? kie^.u co`n la.i
pha?i...mu+o+'n xe cho+? ddo^~.
oOo
Gian pho`ng he.p sau shop a^'n Tu+o+.ng tro+? tha`nh "xu+o+?ng sa?n
xua^'t". Ho^.p gia^'y, va?i bo^', hoa kho^ xe^'p dda^`y mo^.t go'c. "Tu.i
em la^'y co^ng la`m lo+`i !" - Lan cu+o+`i. Mo+ u+o+'c cu?a ba co^ ca^.u
chu? (ma` ngu+o+`i lo+'n tuo^~i nha^'t sinh 1977) la` sau na`y co' tie^`n
mo+? mo^.t co+ so+? sa?n xua^'t hoa kho^ vu+`a ba'n ta.i cu+?a ha`ng,
vu+`a bo? mo^'i cho ca'c shop. V.M.T. thi` ddang a^m i? u+o+'c mo+ mo+?
mo^.t co^ng ty tra'ch nhie^.m hu+~u ha.n do mi`nh la`m gia'm ddo^'c... Co'
the^? ai ddo' cho ra(`ng ho. bo^`ng bo^.t, rie^ng to^i thi` ra^'t tin va`o
mo+ u+o+'c a^'y cu?a ho....
Ddu+'c Hie^?n - MinhTru+o+`ng - Vy
Kha'nh
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Topic No. 11
Date: Sun, 23 Mar 1997 03:00:51 -0800 (PST)
From: AnHai Doan <anhai@cs.washington.edu>
To: vnsa-l@csd.uwm.edu
Subject: Ba'o VN: Khi Ta^y ye^u ta
Message-ID: <Pine.ULT.3.93.970323025943.8744H-100000@june.cs.washington.edu>
Tuo^?i Tre? 18/03/97:
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Khi Ta^y ye^u ta
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Chu+~ ye^u trong ba`i na`y co' va^`n Y vie^'t hoa: Ye^u! Lo^'i hie^?u
"hie^.n dda.i" cu?a ye^u (kie^?u nhu+ "dde^m nay ta ye^u nhau nhe'!") o+?
ngu+o+`i Ta^y (va` ca? o+? ca'c ba'c Dda`i Loan) xin mie^~n ba`n to+'i
vi` dda~ ddu+o+.c no'i nhie^`u. Ngu+o+`i vie^'t ba`i na`y (to^i) chi? lu+u
y' lo^'i ye^u "co^~ ddie^?n". Tu+` nhu+~ng quan sa't he^'t su+'c "co^ng
phu", to^i dda~ ru't ra mo^.t cha^n ly' khoa ho.c xu+'ng dda'ng ddu+o+.c
trao gia?i Nobel: Ta^y ye^u ta la` mo^.t hie^.n tu+o+.ng nga`y ca`ng
ddo^ng dda?o, va` cu~ng gio^'ng nhu+ ta ye^u ta, mu`i vi. dda^`u tie^n ho.
ne^'m tra?i va^~n cu+' la` "che^'t trong lo`ng mo^.t i't".
Tie^'ng se't a'i ti`nh
Mo^.t anh cha`ng X la`m hu+o+'ng da^~n vie^n du li.ch ddu+a dde^'n mo^.t
kha'ch sa.n Y tre^n ddu+o+`ng Pha.m Ngu~ La~o mo^.t co^ ga'i ma('t xanh
mu~i lo~ dde^? xin thue^ pho`ng. Nhu+ng vi` cha`ng ta kho^ng co' passport,
chi? ca^`n xi` chie^'c chu+'ng minh nha^n da^n do co^ng an qua^.n ca^'p
(tu+'c la` mo^.t ngu+o+`i VN ddi'ch dda'ng), ne^n chu? kha'ch sa.n so+.
da^y du+a vo+'i co^ng an nha^'t mu+.c kho^ng cho va`o. Anh cha`ng be`n
xuo^'ng nu+o+'c: "Anh chi. tho^ng ca?m, co^ a^'y ye^u em qua' ro^`i". Ddo'
la` mo^.t vi' du. co' tha^.t 100 % ve^` mo^.t da.ng ti`nh ye^u ddi tha(?ng
tu+` co^? ddie^?n dde^'n hie^.n dda.i vo+'i to^'c ddo^. cu?a te^n lu+?a
Patriot. Ddo^i khi no' tie^'p die^~n ba(`ng mo^.t ti`nh tra.ng "do+? kho'c
do+? me^'u" nhu+...cu~ng chi'nh tru+o+`ng ho+.p anh X: ma^'y bu+~a sau anh
cha`ng dda~ "bo? cha.y", tro^'n chui tro^'n nhu?i, ma(.c cho ngu+o+`i
ti`nh Ta^y bi. phu. ba.c pha?i bu` lu bu` loa ddi ti`m kie^'m kha('p no+i,
co' le~ sau khi bi. la`m ha.i ma^'t ca? mo^.t ddo+`i con ga'i nha` la`nh
(?).
Ddo^i khi, tia se't a'i ti`nh cu~ng da^~n dde^'n nhu+~ng ha^.u qua? kho^ng
te^.. To^i co' quen mo^.t hu+o+'ng da^~n vie^n du li.ch kha'c te^n N..
Mo^.t co^ ga'i Canadda ye^u anh tha thie^'t va` ba'm theo dai ho+n ddi?a.
N. co' da^~n co^ ta dde^'n nha` to^i gio+'i thie^.u. Ma^'y bu+~a sau, co^
ca^.u la`m dda'm cu+o+'i. Ma^'y bu+~a sau nu+~a, to^i tha^'y co^ ca^.u
mo+? mo^.t va(n pho`ng di.ch vu. du li.ch. Tie^'p die^~n cu?a mo^'i ti`nh
na`y ra sao thi` to^i kho^ng theo do~i.
Mo^.t tru+o+`ng ho+.p "cu' ddo+` phu't" kha'c ma` to^i bie^'t la` J.,
mo^.t nghe^. si~ ghita ngu+o+`i Pha'p. Trong mo^.t chie^`u tho+ mo^.ng
ngo^`i nha^m nhi ta'ch ca` phe^ tho+m ngon no^?i tie^'ng cu?a tha`nh pho^'
bie^?n Nha Trang, anh dda~ ddem lo`ng ye^u tha thie^'t co^ chu? qua'n ca`
phe^ co'c co' ma'i to'c the^` va` quye^'t ddi.nh se~ ma~i ma~i o+? la.i VN
(ha(?n la` ba(`ng ca'ch gia ha.n visa mo^~i tha'ng). J. no'i anh dda~ ky'
ddu+o+.c ho+.p ddo^`ng cho+i nha.c cho mo^.t ho^.p dde^m hay nha` ha`ng
na`o ddo'. Ta.i mo^.t qua'n bia, anh ta^m su+. vo+'i to^i ra(`ng ma(.c du`
dda~ chu du kha('p nhie^`u nu+o+'c, ke^? ca? o+? Apganixtan, chu+a mo^.t
no+i na`o khie^'n anh ddo^.ng lo`ng va` thu+o+ng me^'n nhu+ Nha Trang, a^u
cu~ng la` do a?nh hu+o+?ng cu?a ti`nh ye^u.
Be^? kho^?
Mo^.t anh cha`ng ngu+o+`i My~ te^n N. ddo^.t ngo^.t xin ga(.p to^i
(ngu+o+`i "cai tri." mo^.t kha'ch sa.n nho? da`nh cho Ta^y balo^) co'
vie^.c ga^'p ca^`n ho^.i y'. Ve? tha^'t sa('c, anh chi`a ra mo^.t bu+'c
thu+ cu?a co^ ga'i Vie^.t (theo to^i kho^ng pha?i loa.i la`m tie^`n)
trong ddo' dde do.a se~ to^' gia'c anh vo+'i co^ng an ve^` to^.i "ha.i
mo^.t ddo+`i con ga'i nha` la`nh". N. ra^'t so+. bi. co^ng an VN ba('t va`
"la`m thi.t". To^i no'i: "Kho^ng sao dda^u, mie^~n anh kho^ng pha?i va^.y
la` ddu+o+.c ro^`i". Nhu+ng N. va^~n chu+a ye^n ta^m. To^i tha^'y co'
gia?i thi'ch ma^'y chu' cha`ng va^~n kho^ng hie^?u, be`n no'i bu+`a: "Anh
co' bi. thu ba(ng kho^ng? Co' chu+'ng co+' gi` anh cu+o+~ng co^ ta
kho^ng?". Khuo^n ma(.t N. gia~n ra, anh tho+? pha`o nhe. nho~m. Gia?i
to?a ddu+o+.c khu'c ma('c na`y, nhu+~ng nga`y sau ddo' to^i tha^'y anh
va^~n u ua^'t. Ho?i ra mo+'i bie^'t anh dda~ thu+.c su+. ye^u va` tie^'p
tu.c ye^u ngay ca? khi hai be^n dda~ pha?i du`ng dde^'n nhu+~ng lo+`i le~
dao to bu'a lo+'n.
Mo^.t tru+o+`ng ho+.p tu+o+ng tu+. dda~ die^~n ra vo+'i mo^.t cha`ng Ta^y
kha'c te^n P.. P. ye^u mo^.t co^ ga'i te^n T. va` co' y' ddi.nh nghie^m
tu'c thu+.c su+. ddi dde^'n ho^n nha^n...cho dde^'n khi co' nhu+~ng "su+.
co^'" die^~n ra. P. kho^ng tha^'y T. ddeo nha^~n ddi'nh ho^n va` nhu+~ng
ddo^` trang su+'c ma` anh ta(.ng co^, nhu+ng khi ho?i thi`, vi` mo^.t le~
bi' a^?n gi` ddo', T. kho^ng chi.u gia?i thi'ch va` hai be^n to tie^'ng.
Du+o+`ng nhu+ co' mo^.t su+. hie^?u la^`m na`o ddo' ve^` tie^`n ba.c
giu+~a hai ngu+o+`i. Vi' du., T. cho ra(`ng la^'y cho^`ng Ta^y thi` pha?i
la`m dda'm cu+o+'i linh ddi`nh dde^? "cho^." ba.n be` (mo^.t ta^m ly'
bi`nh thu+o+`ng), nhu+ng P. la.i ca?m tha^'y co' su+'c e'p tu+` phi'a cha
me. T. v.v. va` v.v...The^' la` cuo^.c ti`nh ddo^~ vo+~. P. ddau kho^~,
tha^~n tho+` suo^'t ma^'y tua^`n lie^`n. Anh nho+` to^i la`m trung gian
ho`a gia?i, nhie^`u la^`n go.i ddie^.n cho T. dde^? xin mo^.t la^`n ga(.p
ma(.t, du` la` chi? dde^? la`m sa'ng to? mo.i hie^?u la^`m. Nhu+ng T.
kho^ng bao gio+` co' nha` hoa(.c cu'p ma'y ca'i ru.p. Ma^'y tua^`n sau, P.
ddu+a cho to^i xem hai trang gia^'y dda^`y nghe.t nhu+~ng ca^u ho?i ma`
anh dda~ soa.n ra trong nhie^`u dde^m dde^? chua^?n bi. cho cuo^.c "ddo^'i
cha^'t" vo+'i T.. Nhu+ng cuo^.c ga(.p ddo' cha(?ng tha`nh. To^i no'i
ddu`a: "Anh que^n co^ ta ddu+o+.c ro^?i ddo'". P. no'i: "Nhu+ng to^i
muo^'n co' mo^.t cuo^.c chia tay ro~ ra`ng dde^? kho^ng co' gi` a^n ha^.n
suo^'t cuo^.c ddo+`i co`n la.i". Mo^.t la^`n tro` chuye^.n, P. cay dda('ng
chia phu. nu+~ VN la`m bo^'n loa.i: loa.i thu+' nha^'t chi? thi'ch
tie^`n, loa.i thu+' hai chi? thi'ch ddi nu+o+'c ngoa`i, loa.i thu+' ba
chi? thi'ch thu+.c ta^.p tie^'ng Anh (anh no'i: "loa.i na`y cho+i ddu+o+.c
nhu+ng ma^'t thi` gio+` la('m"), va` loa.i thu+' tu+ chi? muo^'n ti`nh
ba.n (anh no'i: "loa.i na`y number one"). Nhu+ng T. thuo^.c loa.i na`o
thi` P. kho^ng no'i ddu+o+.c. Khi ngu+o+`i ta ye^u, ngu+o+`i ta kho^ng bao
gio+` hie^?u ddu+o+.c ngu+o+`i mi`nh ye^u. Co' le~ the^' cha(ng?
Co' nhu+~ng mo^'i ti`nh Ta^y co`n oa'i oa(m ho+n nu+~a, khie^'n nhu+~ng
ke? ba?o thu? na(.ng nhu+ to^i kho^ng ta`i na`o hie^?u tha^'u. Mo^.t anh
cha`ng ngu+o+`i u'c tre? tuo^~i dde.p trai te^n M., la` ky~ su+ vie^~n
tho^ng, ye^u va` mo+'i la^'y mo^.t "cu+.u"...ga'i giang ho^` te^n B.
thuo^.c loa.i "qua^.y he^'t bie^'t". Trong nhu+~ng nga`y la`m vie^.c o+?
Dda` Na(~ng, kho^ng nga`y na`o M. kho^ng go.i ddie^.n ve^` cho B. du+o+'i
ba la^`n, co`n mo^~i khi ga(.p nhau thi` a'nh ma('t anh nhi`n B. co' the^?
khie^'n ba^'t cu+' co^ ga'i na`o cu~ng pha?i the`m thuo^`ng mong muo^'n
o+? y' trung nha^n cu?a mi`nh. Trong khi ddo', B. va^~n tie^'p tu.c uo^'ng
bia, hu't thuo^'c, ddi qua'n bar, tho.c bida ddo^., tie^u tie^`n nhu+ xa?
ra'c va` tha^.m chi' tuye^n bo^' se~ dda' va(ng M. ne^'u ca^`n (ma(.c du`
hai ngu+o+`i dda~ co' mo^.t ma(.t con). Ve^` pha^`n M. thi` ba^'t ke^? B.
muo^'n gi` cu~ng chie^`u. Ddie^`u ky` la. o+? dda^y la` ca'i ha^'p lu+.c
huye^`n bi' dda~ khie^'n cho nu+o+'c va` lu+?a co' the^? chi.u ddu+o+.c
nhau: M. co' tri`nh ddo^., hie^`n la`nh va` nhe. nha`ng, trong khi B. o^`n
a`o, a^`m i~, lu'c na`o cu~ng nhu+ sa('p bo^'c kho'i. Mo^.t la^`n, sau khi
du`ng co+m vo+'i hai vo+. cho^`ng to^i ta.i mo^.t nha` ha`ng, giu+~a M.
va` B. dda~ die^~n ra mo^.t cuo^.c tranh ca~i nho?: M. muo^'n leo le^n
sa^n thu+o+.ng o+? kha'ch sa.n Rex dde^? hi't tho+? kho^ng khi' trong
la`nh va` nghe nha.c da^n to^.c VN, trong khi B. la.i muo^'n chui va`o hun
kho'i thuo^'c la' o+? qua'n bar Hard Rock Cafe'. Cuo^'i cu`ng, chu'ng to^i
dda~ thu+.c hie^.n chuye^'n ddi cho+i "ta.p pi'n lu`" o+? ca? hai no+i:
Hard Rock tru+o+'c ro^`i dda`n tranh da^n to^.c o+? Rex sau.
Nhu+ng M. cu~ng chu+a hie^`n ba(`ng anh cha`ng ngu+o+`i Ddu+'c te^n R.
mo+'i cu+o+'i co^ vo+. VN te^n X. va` o+? kha'ch sa.n cu?a to^i trong khi
cho+` ddo+.i ru+o+'c da^u ve^` que^ nha`. Do X. va^~n chu+a chi.u nghi?
la`m ne^n ha(`ng nga`y co^ xa'ch xe bo? "cu.c bo^.t" R. giu+~a Sa`i Go`n,
ma(.c cho ca^.u cha`ng lang thang cho dde^'n gio+` tan so+? mo+'i ru+o+'c
ve^`. Co' mo^.t la^`n, R. buo^`n cha^n ta.t va`o mo^.t qua'n bar gia?i
sa^`u va` dda~ bi. "ba('t ta.i tra^.n". Ma(.c du` mo+'i chi? ki.p lo'
dda^`u va`o qua'n bar, chu+a la`m gi` ne^n no^~i, nhu+ng ddie^`u ddo'
cu~ng ddu? dde^? kho+i le^n co+n thi.nh no^. cu?a con su+ tu+? Ha` ddo^ng
(be^n ho^ng Sa`i Go`n). X. ddu`ng ddu`ng xa'ch vali bo? ddi khie^'n R.
ddau ddo+'n kho'c nu+'c no+? dde^'n su+ng hu'p hi'p ca? ma('t (o+? ngoa`i
pho`ng cu~ng co`n nghe tie^'ng ro^'ng cu?a anh). Hai ho^m sau, R. ddu+o+.c
tha thu+'. X. no'i vo+'i ba` xa~ to^i: "Ma^'y o^ng no^.i na`y pha?i da(`n
ma(.t mo^.t la^`n cho to+?n".
To^i nho+' to+'i lo+`i nha^.n xe't cu?a mo^.t kha'ch ngu+o+`i Pha'p kha'
lo+'n tuo^~i co' vo+. VN: "La^'y vo+. ngu+o+`i cha^u a' co^ng nha^.n
su+o+'ng, chi? co' ddie^`u la` ca'c ba? ghen qua' chu+`ng. Vo+. Ta^y
kho^ng u+ng no' thi` ly di., chu+' vo+. cha^u a' thi` no' ra`ng cho kho^ng
bo? cha.y ddu+o+.c". Va` ra`ng thi` cu~ng co' ra^'t nhie^`u ca'ch. Mo^.t
ba.n tre? ngu+o+`i Anh te^n S. co' ngu+o+`i ye^u Vie^.t te^n K. dda~ me^
ma^?n ca'c mo'n a(n VN dde^'n mu+'c...ghie^`n luo^n ta^'t ca? nhu+~ng gi`
lie^n quan dde^'n nu+o+'c Vie^.t. Sau chuye^'n tha(m VN, S. dda~ vie^'t
thu+ cho to^i ba(`ng mo^.t thu+' tie^'ng Vie^.t tha^.t de^~ thu+o+ng :
"Chu? nha^.t na`y, em va` K. na^'u ca` ri. Cha('c la` ba me. cu?a em so+.
bi. be^.nh (y' no'i la` "o+'n la.nh") lu'c a(n ca` ri tu.i em na^'u. Ba.n
em kho^ng tin em thi'ch a(n tru+'ng vi.t lo^.n, lu+o+n chie^n. Ba.n em
nghi~ em la` can dda?m...".
Mo^.t ngu+o+`i Pha'p te^n E. no'i vo+'i to^i ra(`ng du+o+`ng nhu+ ngu+o+`i
Vie^.t va^~n co`n ra^'t tha`nh kie^'n ddo^'i vo+'i nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i co^
ga'i ddi ca(.p ke` vo+'i ngu+o+`i nu+o+'c ngoa`i (theo o^ng, ddie^`u na`y
bie^?u hie^.n qua a'nh ma('t kho^ng thie^.n ca?m ddo^'i vo+'i nhu+~ng co^
ga'i na`y). To^i no'i, ddie^`u ddo' co`n tu`y theo ve? ngoa`i co^ ga'i
no'i le^n co^ ta thuo^.c ha.ng ngu+o+`i na`o. a^'n tu+o+.ng ve^` ca'c "me
Ta^y", "me My~" da^~u sao cu~ng kho^ng pha?i la` mo^.t di~ va~ng de^~
que^n. Nhu+ng tho+`i buo^~i dda~ ddo^~i thay. VN dda~ ddo^.c la^.p, ddang
mo+? cu+?a va` pha't trie^?n trong mo^.t the^' gio+'i toa`n ca^`u ho'a.
Do`ng tha'c chuye^?n di.ch lao ddo^.ng quo^'c te^' va` su+. bu`ng no^~ du
li.ch cha('c cha('n se~ da^~n dde^'n nga`y mo^.t nhie^`u nhu+~ng mo^'i
ti`nh "xuye^n quo^'c gia". Trong ca'i "la`ng toa`n ca^`u" nga`y nay, co'
nhie^`u ddie^`u ngu+o+`i Vie^.t ca^`n tie^'p nha^.n hay cha^'p nha^.n
ne^'u no' la` ti'ch cu+.c, hoa(.c i't ra kho^ng tie^u cu+.c. Va? la.i
nhu+~ng mo^'i ti`nh cha^n phu+o+ng, kho^ng va^?n ddu.c bo+?i nhu+~ng ti'nh
toa'n dden to^'i thi` co' gi` dda^u ma` kho^ng ddo'n cha`o ba(`ng ca? hai
tay? O^ng E. ga^.t gu` cu+o+`i. Co' le~ o^ng ddo^`ng y' vo+'i to^i.
TRANG VU
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Topic No. 12
Date: Sun, 23 Mar 1997 03:02:22 -0800 (PST)
From: AnHai Doan <anhai@cs.washington.edu>
To: vnsa-l@csd.uwm.edu
Subject: Ba'o VN: Chu`m tho+ Thu Nguye^.t
Message-ID: <Pine.ULT.3.93.970323030058.8744I-100000@june.cs.washington.edu>
Tuo^?i Tre? 18/03/97:
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Tho+
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Thu Nguye^.t - Mo^.t nha` tho+ nu+~ phi'a Nam. i't gu+?i dda(ng ba'o vi`
chi. tu+. nha^.n xe't: "No' cu~ ky~, que^ mu`a, kho^ng mo^'t...", nhu+
chi'nh suy nghi~ cu?a mi`nh.
TTCN gio+'i thie^.u nhu+~ng ba`i tho+ nho nho? na`y. Pha^`n co`n la.i
thuo^.c ve^` ngu+o+`i ddo.c... (Dd.T.Q.)
Pha^.n...
Tigo^n no+? giu+~a nu'i ddo^`i
Ma`u hoa qui' pha'i le? loi giu+~a ru+`ng
Bi`nh da^n sang tro.ng ca^`m chu+`ng
Ba'm va`o dda', tha^'y ru+ng ru+ng pha^.n mi`nh.
Nga`n ddo+`i dda' ha't la(.ng thinh
Tra(m na(m co^~ thu. to? ti`nh vi vu
Be~ ba`ng ca'i kie^'p tie^?u thu+
Ca^`m ba(`ng nhu+ the^' la` nhu+ the^' ro^`i.
Mang hoa ro+`i kho?i nu'i ddo^`i
La` anh, hay chi'nh la` to^i dda~ la^`m ?!
Nu'i ru+`ng la` cho^'n xa xa(m
Thi. tha`nh la` cho^'n bie^.t ta(m co^.i nguo^`n
Ba'm no+i na`o cu~ng tigo^n
Cu~ng bi`nh minh vo+'i hoa`ng ho^n la.nh lu`ng.
Nu+?a ddo+`i ngo^`i ddu+'ng chu+a xong
Bo'ng to^i ngue^.ch ngoa.c nga~ cu`ng tigo^n.
Nho+' nha`
Ba^'t ngo+` tie^'ng chim ro+i cuo^'i pho^'
Ddie^'ng lo`ng... trong tre?o tie^'ng que^ xa
Tha`nh thi. ta ngo^`i nghe nu+o+'c ma('t
Ti' ta'ch ro+i tuo^n no^~i nho+' nha`...
No+i a^'y ba ta gia` ye^'u la('m
Cuo^'i vu+o+`n ha'i tra'i nho+' con xa
La' ro+i xuo^'ng to'c kho^ng the`m phu?i
La^?m ba^?m buo^`n vui vo+'i cho', ga`...
No+i a^'y em ta nghe`o kho' la('m
Suo^'t nga`y cha^n dda^'t vo+'i tay chai
Va^'t va? so+'m ho^m bu`n be^'t to'c
Ra ngo~ nhi`n xa le'n kho'c hoa`i...
No+i a^'y cha'u ta ga^`y be' la('m
La' me, tra'i sa('n - tie^.c nha` vua
Ca`o ca`o, de^' nhu?i dde^`u ddem nu+o+'ng
Bo'ng kha'ch dda(`ng xa... dda~ cha.y u`a !
No+i a^'y so^ng dda^`y be` hoa ti'm
Theo do`ng tro^i xuo^'ng la.i quay le^n
O^i, gia' cuo^.c ddo+`i hie^`n nhu+ nu+o+'c
Do`ng so^ng que^ - ta: kie^'p lu.c bi`nh.
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Topic No. 13
Date: Sun, 23 Mar 1997 03:04:05 -0800 (PST)
From: AnHai Doan <anhai@cs.washington.edu>
To: vnsa-l@csd.uwm.edu
Subject: Ba'o VN: Bu't ky' xua^n cu?a Hoa`ng Phu? Ngo.c Tu+o+`ng
Message-ID: <Pine.ULT.3.93.970323030228.8744J-100000@june.cs.washington.edu>
Ba'o VN service
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
Mu`a xua^n thay a'o tre^n ca^y
Bu't ky' cu?a Hoa`ng Phu? Ngo.c Tu+o+`ng
Ba'o Va(n Nghe^. so^' 5+6, tha'ng 2/1997
To^i tin ra(`ng trong cuo^.c tie^'n hoa' cu?a nha^n loa.i, co' mo^.t so^'
gia' tri. ddu+o+.c ta.o tha`nh cu`ng lu'c vo+'i y' thu+'c so^'ng cu?a con
ngu+o+`i, ngay trong lo`ng nhu+~ng nho'm to^.c nguye^n thuy? so^'ng le?
loi chu+a he^` bie^'t to+'i giao lu+u ; thi' du. ca'ch la^'y lu+?a, ca'ch
la`m ra ru+o+.u tho^ so+ nha^'t, va` ca? mo^.t y' nie^.m huye^`n a?o
thuo^.c ve^` vu~ tru. go.i la` Mu`a Xua^n. Loa`i ngu+o+`i dda~ bie^'t
to+'i li.ch pha'p tu+` nhu+~ng ne^`n va(n minh xa~ ho^.i, nhu+ng y' nie^.m
ve^` mu`a ta^'t dda~ na^?y sinh tu+` nhu+~ng dda'y tho+`i gian sa^u tha(?m
ho+n nhie^`u, qua kinh nghie^.m so^'ng cu?a ngu+o+`i tie^`n su+?. Va^.y
thi` tie^'p theo sau nhu+~ng te^n go.i nhu+ dda', nu+o+'c, lu+?a, tra'i
ca^y, thu' ru+`ng..., co' the^? "Mu`a Xua^n" la` tu+` tru+`u tu+o+.ng
dda^`u tie^n cu?a ngu+o+`i ho^`ng hoang, do mo^.t ga~ thi si~ co^? so+
na`o ddo' dda~ ca^'t le^n, dde^? reo mu+`ng hie^.n tu+o+.ng bu+`ng so^'ng
cu?a tro+`i dda^'t sau nhu+~ng nga`y da`i la.nh le~o pha?i tro^'n trong
hang dda'.=20
Co' mo^.t nga`y ra kho?i mu`a ddo^ng nha' nhem tre^n ru+`ng, to^i ma?i me^
nhi`n ca'nh ru+`ng tra`n tre^` na('ng a^'m, nghe tie^'ng reo ha't cu?a
do`ng suo^'i dda~ trong xanh tro+? la.i, tie^'ng chim ngoa(~ng go.i nhau
"ddi ho. ddi la`ng" tre^n nhu+~ng ddo^`i ca^y la' no'n, va` cho+.t nha^.n
ra quanh to^i, nhu+~ng hoa da.i dda^`u mu`a dda~ ve~ nhu+~ng ne't ma`u
sa'ng tu+o+i tre^n ma(.t dda^'t. Ddo' la` nhu+~ng nga`y tie^'p theo sau
ca'i Te^'t kha'ng chie^'n dda^`u tie^n cu?a to^i o+? ru+`ng Khe Tra'i, va`
cu~ng la` la^`n dda^`u tie^n trong ddo+`i, to^i ghi va`o so^? tay lo`ng
bie^'t o+n cha^'t pha't ddo^'i vo+'i nha` tho^ng tha'i ba`n co^? na`o
dda^'y dda~ nghi~ ra cho nha^n loa.i ha^.u the^' ca'i te^n go.i tuye^.t
vo+`i na`y, "Mu`a Xua^n".=20
Tu+` tho+`i co`n tre?, to^i dda~ nhie^~m chu+'ng u+u du cu?a ngu+o+`i
Hue^', lo+ dda~ng nhi`n tha'ng nga`y. Qua? thu+.c to^i kho^ng ma^'y quan
ta^m dde^'n cuo^'n li.ch nha^.t du.ng, ma` tru+o+'c kia va^~n mang da^'u
kie^`m a^'n Toa` Kha^m Thie^n Gia'm. To^i chi? say me^`m do~i theo cuo^.c
bie^'n a?o cu?a Xua^n Ha. Thu Ddo^ng, qua bo^. li.ch vi~nh ha(`ng cu?a
Tu+. Nhie^n vie^'t tre^n ca^y co?.=20
o+? Hue^', nhie^`u khi ngu+o+`i ta kho^ng bie^'t co' Xua^n ve^` ne^'u
kho^ng co' ca^y mai va`ng. Trong ma`u xa'm vo^ ngo^n cu?a mu`a ddo^ng
co`n ke'o da`i qua' ma~i sau tie^'t Vu Thuy?, sa('c va`ng cu?a hoa mai
ddo^.t hie^.n trong nhu+~ng khu vu+o+`n lo^.ng la^~y nhu+ ma`u a'o hoa`ng
ha^.u. Nhu+~ng tua^`n cuo^'i ddo^ng, ca^y mai Hue^' va^~n phong ki'n sa('c
va`ng trong nu. hoa, dde^? bu+`ng no+? trong di.p Te^'t, hoa phu? ki'n
toa`n tha^n. Tho+ xu+a no'i la` "toa`n thu. khai tha`nh nha^'t ddoa' hoa"
(1). Vu+o+`n Hue^' na`o du` nghe`o, va^~n da`nh cho^~ cho va`i ba ca^y
mai, gio^'ng nhu+ di sa?n truye^`n cho nhie^`u ddo+`i, mai gia` tha`nh
co^? thu., ca`nh sa^.y ta'n lo+'n, toa? sa'ng ca? mo^.t vu`ng chung
quanh. Sa'ng mo^`ng mo^.t Te^'t mo+? cu+?a nhi`n ra tha^'y chu'a Xua^n
dda~ to+'i be^n the^`m. Vi` the^', du` la` ca^y vu+o+`n mai va^~n ta.o
mo^.t gam ma`u hoa`nh tra'ng cu?a kho^ng gian lo+'n, nhu+ ma`u a'o xua^n
nu+~ tro+`i dda^'t ban cho tha`nh pho^' co^' ddo^.=20
Tua^`n hoa cu?a mai kha' da`i, nu. mo+'i tie^'p tu.c na^?y the^m, nu. gia`
no+? hoa tre^n ca`nh, va` nhu+~ng ca'nh hoa dda~ no+? xong ro+i xuo^'ng
tha`nh nhu+~ng dda'm va`ng tu+o+i tre^n ma(.t co? kha'c na`o "bo'ng hoa"=20
va` ddo' la` ve? dde.p la^`n thu+' hai cu?a hoa mai. Nhi`n no', to^i
kho^ng he^` nha^.n ra chu't tu?i tha^n thu+o+`ng co' o+? nhu+~ng bo^ng hoa
dde.p ta`n he'o, cha(?ng ha.n o+? hoa tra` mi hoa(.c hoa phu` dung. Ca'nh
mai ru.ng va^~n tu+o+i nguye^n du+o+'i mu+a phu`n, tre? trung khie^'n u+a
nhi`n, co' le~ to^i ddang chu+'ng kie^'n khoa?nh kha('c hoa' tha^n nhe.
nha`ng cu?a hoa mai dde^? lua^n ho^`i va`o mo^.t mu`a xua^n kha'c.=20
Qua tie^'t nguye^n tie^u, trong kho^ng gian ti~nh ye^n cu?a nhu+~ng
vu+o+`n Hue^', se~ hie^.n ra mo^.t ne't bu't ky` tuye^.t cu?a thie^n
nhie^n tre^n lu.a, a^'y la` ve? dde.p cu?a hoa mai du+o+'i ma`u tra(ng
nguye^.t ba.ch.=20
Sau chie^'n tranh, to^i co' mo^.t dde^m xua^n ve^` tha(m khu vu+o+`n cu~
cu?a ba.n o+? xo'm Chi?. Ngo^ Kha dda~ hy sinh, hai cu. tha^n sinh dda~
qua ddo+`i, ca? ngo^i vu+o+`n to^? phu. na`y dde^? la.i cho mo^.t
ngu+o+`i chi. tro^ng nom. Sau na`y, to^i ra^'t so+. nhu+~ng khu vu+o+`n
cu~ o+? Hue^' : co? ca^y va^~n y nguye^n, nhu+ng ngu+o+`i dda~ bo? ddi
dda^u he^'t, mo^~i ngu+o+`i tro^i gia.t theo mo^.t so^' pha^.n, mo^.t
phu+o+ng tro+`i, mi`nh to^i quay la.i... To^i ngo^`i ye^n la(.ng tru+o+'c
the^`m, nhi`n ra tra(ng sa'ng dda^`y vu+o+`n. Nga`y a^'y, to^i va` Kha
thi?nh thoa?ng ve^` dda^y giu+~a mu`a tra(ng, ngo^`i du+o+'i hie^n to^'i
vo+'i nhu+~ng thie^'u nu+~ ri'u ri't ; co' mo^.t ai dde^? la.i tre^n vai
to^i i't nhie^`u hu+o+ng to'c ro^`i ddi, trong tuo^?i tre? dda^`y bie^'n
ddo^.ng cu?a chu'ng to^i. To^i tro+? ve^` ngo^`i mo^.t mi`nh du+o+'i ma'i
hie^n xo^ng dda^`y hu+o+ng bo^ng la`i bo^ng ly', nho+' la.i ca^u tho+ Ngo^
Duye^n - "Na`y to^i dda~ kho'c na`y em mi?m cu+o+`i"... Bo'ng ca^y khe~
ddo^.ng be^n the^`m, to^i nhi`n le^n va` ga(.p ca^y mai na(m xu+a ddang
no+? hoa. La' non dda~ lu+a thu+a tre^n ca`nh, va` du+o+'i a'nh tra(ng
la.nh, hoa mai bo+'t ddo^. va`ng cu?a ban nga`y dde^? nga? sang ma`u
hoa`ng ye^'n, gio.t su+o+ng la^'p la'nh rung nhe. tre^n nhu+~ng nha'nh
ga^`y. Hoa dde.p co' nhie^`u tre^n ddo+`i, mo^~i hoa mo^.t ve? kho^ng
de^~ so sa'nh, nhu+ng qua? to^i chu+a he^` ga(.p mo^.t sa('c dde.p na`o
gio^'ng nhu+ hoa mai lu'c na`y ; co' ca? ne't ddam me^ cu?a hoa ho^`ng,
ne't la(?ng lo+ cu?a hoa ha?i ddu+o+`ng, nhu+ng toa`n phong va^.n va^~n
toa? sa'ng ve? thanh thoa't cao sang cu?a hoa le^. Qua? la` giai nha^n
du+o+'i a'nh tra(ng, Khi ngu+o+`i xua^'t hie^.n, ta^'t ca? dda`o lie^~u
dde^`u nghie^ng mi`nh. Nhi`n thi` va^~n la` ca^y mai, nhu+ng thoa?ng qua,
to^i cu+' tha^'y tha^'p thoa'ng mo^.t bo'ng ngu+o+`i. Co' le~ hoa mai co'
mo^.t linh ho^`n. Co' le~ nhu+~ng Lan, nhu+~ng Ha.nh, nhu+~ng Duye^n cu?a
mo^.t tho+`i tho+ mo^.ng mo+ na`y dda~ xa ta^.n Dda`o Nguye^n, dde^m nay
la.i ve^` trong bo'ng Mai. Dde^? tha'ng sau ne^'u to^i la.i, tie^n nu+~
dda~ bay ve^` tro+`i, chi? co`n con nhe^.n thi si~ la(.ng le~ gia(ng
lu+o+'i hu+'ng nhu+~ng gio.t va`ng ro+i cuo^'i cu`ng trong no^~i si me^
muo^'n ke'o giu+~ mu`a xua^n o+? la.i.=20
Cu`ng tho+`i vo+'i hoa mai nhu+ng tha^`m la(.ng kho^ng ai bie^'t, la` mu`a
hoa sa^`u ddo^ng. Ngu+o+`i Hue^' go.i te^n ca^y nhu+ the^' la` ddu'ng,
vi` kho^ng co' loa`i ca^y na`o tro+ tru.i trong nhu+~ng tha'ng ddo^ng da`i
nhu+ no', nhi`n cu+' tu+o+?ng no' dda~ che^'t kho^. Thoa('t ca'i xua^n
ve^`, tra'i tim vui tro+? la.i ca^y sa^`u ddo^ng na^?y ra ma^'y cho`m la'
non ho^'i ha? dde^? no+? hoa, hoa nhie^`u va` nghi ngu't, xa nhi`n nhu+
nhu+~ng dda'm kho'i tre^n ca^y. La^`n a^'y to^i dde^'n tha(m anh Lu+u
Tro.ng Lu+ o+? sau chu`a Linh Quang, mu`i hu+o+ng sa^`u ddo^ng bay dda^`y
ngo~. To^i co' y' ti`m, ma~i to+'i cuo^'i ngo~ tru+o+'c co^?ng nha` no+'i
tha^'y mo^.t ca^y ddang no+? hoa. Ho^m sau to^i ra pho^' Nguye^~n Hue^.,
nhu+~ng ca^y sa^`u ddo^ng xoa` nhu+~ng chu`m hoa xuo^'ng ga^`n sa't dda^`u
to^i, nhu+ng co^' la('ng nghe, to^i va^~n kho^ng ba('t ga(.p mo^.t thoa'ng
hu+o+ng tho+m na`o he^'t. To^i tha^`m nghi~, hi`nh nhu+ hoa sa^`u ddo^ng
chi? tho+m o+? nhu+~ng ngo~ va('ng. Trong lo`ng mo^~i bo^ng sa^`u ddo^ng
tra('ng nho? xi'u co' mang mo^.t ve^'t ti'm huye^`n, khie^'n nhi`n ga^`n
nhu+~ng chu`m hoa tro+? tha`nh ma`u xa'm, ve^'t ti'm a^'y gio^'ng nhu+
chu't ky? nie^.m a^?n gia^'u tro.ng mo^.t ky' u+'c dda~ mo+ ho^`. Lang
thang mo^.t mi`nh tre^n ddu+o+`ng va('ng to^i thu+o+`ng ba('t ga(.p mo^.t
mu`i hu+o+ng sa^`u ddo^ng ra^'t sa^u, cha.m tha^'u tu+`ng te^' ba`o cu?a
tri' nho+' va` dda'nh thu+'c trong to^i nhie^`u ddie^`u nhu+ dda~ que^n
trong ddo+`i. O^i, nhu+~ng ky? nie^.m cu?a to^i, sao la.i tho+m mu`i
hu+o+ng sa^`u ddo^ng, la. tha^.t !=20
Na(m na`o cu~ng the^', tro+`i la.nh da`i suo^'t tha'ng cha.p va('t qua
gie^ng, la.nh buo^'t xu+o+ng va` sau ddo', ta^'t ca? ca^y trong tha`nh
pho^' no^'i tie^'p nhau ru.ng la'. Hue^' mu`a la' tru't hie^.n ra mo^.t
gu+o+ng ma(.t rie^ng, dda^`y nhu+~ng bie^'n ddo^.ng ba^'t ngo+` tre^n ca^y
co^'i.=20
Da'ng thay la' dde.p nha^'t la` ca^y ba`ng. Ba`ng ba('t dda^`u chuye^?n
ma`u va`o cuo^'i ddo^ng, va` vo+'i tu+`ng chie^'c la', tu+` ma`u lu.c gia`
sang ma`u va`ng, du+`ng la.i va`i ba ho^m tre^n ma`u ddo? tru+o+'c khi
ru.ng. Va`o giu+~a cuo^.c chuye^?n mi`nh, ca^y ba`ng cho+i ma`u ra^'t
dde.p, cu`ng lu'c xen la^~n lu.c va`ng va` ddo? no^`ng nhie^.t cha^'t so+n
da^`u trong gam ma`u cu?a Van Gogh, dde^'n no^~i nhie^`u lu'c to^i su+?ng
so^'t nhi`n no', tu+o+?ng dda^'y la` mo^.t ca^y ba`ng ve~ bo+?i chi'nh Van
Gogh. Tru+o+'c sau ro^`i ca^y ba`ng cu~ng to+'i ky` la' ddo?, ddo? lo^.ng
la^~y kho^ng so't la.i chie^'c la' xanh na`o ca?. Trong kho^ng gian
ro^.ng, nhu+~ng ca^y ba`ng co^? thu. cao nga^'t no^?i ba^.t tre^n ne^`n
tro+`i vo+'i nhu+~ng ta^`ng la' ddo? ru+.c va` u+o+'t dda^~m, nhu+ the^?
lu'c na`y, ho. nha` ba`ng ddang pho+i ra giu+~a ddo+`i nga`n va.n la' gan
co`n tu+o+i ma'u. Va` ro^`i thu+.c ba^'t ngo+` trong mo^.t ha`nh ddo^.ng
ru~ sa.ch di~ va~ng quye^'t lie^.t, ca^y ba`ng ru.ng ta^.n ngo.n la'
cuo^'i cu`ng, gia(ng ba`y be^n so^ng mo^.t gia^'c mo+ giang phong ngu+
hoa? trong ma`u su+o+ng na`o xa lo+ la('c... Ca'nh ba`ng tru.i la' tro^ng
gio^'ng nhu+~ng ba`n tay ga^`y guo^.c kho^ kho^'c, dda^`u ba`n tay ho+i
cong le^n trong cu+? chi? ngu+?a in mo^.t chu't gi` cu?a tho+`i gian.
Ngu+o+`i Me. Ta.o Va^.t ha`o hie^.p kho^ng dde^? no' pha?i cho+` la^u ;=20
chi? va`i ho^m lo^.c non dda~ tra`n dda^`y tre^n ba`n tay mu`a ddo^ng cu?a
ca^y ba`ng. Da'ng mo.c cu?a lo^.c ra^'t la., tha(?ng ddu+'ng tre^n ca`nh,
nhu+ the^? la` dde^m qua co' ai dda~ tha? nga`n va.n bu'p la' nho? xi'u
tu+` tre^n tro+`i, xanh bie^'c chi chi't dda^`y ca`nh va` xoay tha`nh
nhu+~ng ta'n tro`n quanh tha^n ca^y. La' non lo+'n nhanh, ddu+'ng tha(?ng
va` cao chu+`ng gang tay, cuo^.n tro`n ra^'t gio^'ng nhu+~ng chie^'c tai
tho?, gio^'ng dde^'n no^~i khie^'n to^i ba^.t cu+o+`i nghi~ ra(`ng ca^y
ba`ng nghi.ch ngo+.m ddang die^~n cho xem ta`i nha.i tai tho? cu?a no',
nhu+ tro` cho+i cu?a tre? con ba(`ng bo'ng ba`n tay in le^n va'ch. Va^~n
chu+a he^'t chuye^.n la. : khi nhu+~ng tai tho? xoe` ra tha`nh va`i ba
chie^'c la' nho?, ca^y ba`ng na^?y the^m mo^.t lu+'a lo^.c la^`n thu+' hai
ma`u ddo? ddo.t mu+ng giu+~a nhu+~ng chu`m la' ; ta'n ba`ng ba^y gio+` la`
mo^.t ma`u a'o lu.c non lo^~ ddo^~ nhu+~ng ve^'t hoa ho^`ng tha^~m. Chi?
trong vo`ng mu+o+`i ho^m tu+` khi na^?y lo^.c, nhi`n la.i tha^'y la' dda~
gia` tre^n tha^n ca^y dda^`y nhu+~ng ho^'c bu+o+'u co^? qua'i, tu+o+?ng
nhu+ ca^y ba`ng va^~n y nhie^n nhu+ the^' tu+` tra(m na(m. Ai ngo+` tre^n
tha^n the^? dda.i la~o cu?a no' la` mo^.t linh ho^`n ra^'t tre?, bo+?i
kho^ng mo^.t chie^'c la' na`o cu?a na(m ngoa'i co`n la.i tre^n ca^y.=20
He^'t tie^'t mu+a, tro+`i sa'ng va` a^'m da^`n, kho+?i dda^`u mu`a su+o+ng
mu` tre^n so^ng Hu+o+ng. Co' mo^.t chu't na('ng dde^? nhi`n tha^'y do`ng
so^ng tro^i nhe. trong ma`n su+o+ng lam mo+ ma`ng, nu+?a nhu+ kho'i, nu+?a
nhu+ ho+i ru+o+.u. Va`o buo^?i chie^`u kho'i so^ng mo+` mi.t tu+o+?ng
chu+`ng co' the^? la`m cay ma('t ngu+o+`i. Nga`y quang dda~ng va`o lu'c
na`y nu'i hie^.n ra ra^'t ga^`n, tha^'y tu+`ng ne't cong, tu+`ng lo+'p
ma.nh me~ cu?a ca^'u tru'c, va` ca? nhu+~ng ma?ng ma`u kha'c nhau cu?a
dda' va` ca^y. Ba^y gio+` nu'i non bie^'n ma^'t trong kho'i xanh, chi?=20
co`n thoa'ng mo^.t ne't nha.t mo?ng manh o+? dda^`u so^ng. Ngo^`i thuye^`n
nhi`n le^n, chi? tha^'y hai ve^.t ca^y da`i ven so^ng nha.t nhoa` trong
mo^.t co~i su+o+ng mo+` a?o xa tha(?m, tuo^`ng nhu+ so^ng Hu+o+ng ddang
tro^i ddi giu+~a ru+`ng. Co' ai nghi~ ra(`ng dda(`ng sau ve^.t ca^y kia
la` mo^.t kinh tha`nh vo+'i dde^`n dda`i, cung ddie^.n va` ngai va`ng...
Tha?o na`o nhu+~ng thi nha^n Hue^' xu+a thu+o+`ng no'i ra(`ng cuo^.c
ddo+`i la` mo^.t gia^'c mo^.ng da`i. La^`n a^'y to^i cho+i thuye^`n vo+'i
Ba(`ng Vie^.t va` o^ng ba.n ddo^`ng nghie^.p Evgue'nie Sidorov, Vie^.n
pho' Vie^.n Va(n ho.c Gorki. Su+o+ng mu` dda^`y khoang thuye^`n, len va`o
giu+~a ca^u chuye^.n cu?a chu'ng to^i, nhu+ the^? la` chu'ng to^i ddang
chuye^.n tro` o+? the^' ky? tru+o+'c. Ba(`ng Vie^.t va^~n the^', ne't
ma(.t nghie^m chi?nh va` ngo+ nga'c sau ki'nh tra('ng, tho^ng ba'o mo^.t
ddie^`u ma` to^i tu+o+?ng la` no'i ddu`a :=20
- To^i cu~ng la` ngu+o+`i Hue^'. To^i sinh ra o+? tha`nh pho^' na`y.
Sidorov ga^.t dda^`u :=20
- Kho^ng ai co' the^? cho.n no+i mi`nh sinh ra. Nhu+ng tao mu+`ng cho ma`y
dda~ sinh ra o+? mo^.t tha`nh pho^' dde.p dde^'n the^'. Ve^` Ma.c Tu+
Khoa, suo^'t ddo+`i tao kho^ng que^n no^?i do`ng so^ng na`y, ma`u su+o+ng
na`y...=20
Va` to^i cu~ng the^', kho^ng bao gio+` to^i que^n ddu+o+.c la` giu+~a ba
chu'ng to^i dda~ co' mo^.t buo^?i chie^`u ngo^`i vo+'i nhau chi? dde^?
dda`m dda.o ve^` su+o+ng kho'i...=20
To^i i't quan ta^m dde^'n ca^y xa` cu+`, du` bao nga`y na('ng he` to^i
dda~ ngo^`i nghi? du+o+'i bo'ng ma't cu?a no'. Ca^y xa` cu+` lu+.c
lu+o+~ng ra('n ro?i, co' ve? kho^ng thie^'t gi` dde^'n nhu+~ng hoa tra'i
cu?a chi'nh no', bi`nh tha?n ddu+'ng be^n ddu+o+`ng trong mo^.t ve? trung
nie^n be^`n bi?, kho^ng ho^`i ho^.p, kho^ng cho+` ddo+.i. No' la^`m ly`
kho^ng dde^? y' to+'i ai, ne^n cu~ng kho^ng khie^'n ai chu' y' to+'i no'.
The^' ma` co' mo^.t mu`a xua^n, ca^y xa` cu+` dda~ ga^y mo^.t bie^'n co^'
cha^'n ddo^.ng ta^m ho^`n to^i, co' le~ co`n muo^'n ba?o cho to^i bie^'t
the^' na`o la` le^~ ddo^. ddo^'i vo+'i no'. To^i nho+' ro~ na(m a^'y va`o
khoa?ng tha'ng ba, Hue^' co' va`i nga`y tro+`i di.u e^m ro^`i chuye^?n
sang mo^.t co+n gio' ba^'c la.nh kho^, la.nh tha^'m thi'a ca? xu+o+ng
thi.t, cha('c la` re't na`ng Ba^n. Ddo^.t nhie^n nhu+~ng ca^y xa` cu+`
trong tha`nh pho^' nga? va`ng trong mo^.t dde^m, va`ng tu+`ng ma?ng tre^n
ca^y, va` trong chu+`ng ba ho^m, toa`n ca^y xa` cu+` dda~ va`ng he^'t la'.
Pho^' to^i o+? tro^`ng xa` cu+`, dda^`u nga~ tu+ co' mo^.t ca^y cao lo+'n
nha^'t tha`nh pho^', co' le~ thuo^.c the^' he^. thu+' hai sau nhu+~ng
ba^.c tie^`n bo^'i thuo^.c ho. ba`ng, su+', bo^` dde^`, v. v..., dda~
va`ng ta^.n ngo.n nhu+ va^.y. Ca'i bo'ng ddo^` so^. cu?a no' vu+o+.t cao
qua' nhu+~ng ta^`ng nha`, ddi tu+` xa to^i dda~ tha^'y mo^.t ta'n va`ng
cho'i lo.i, a't ca? ma`u lu.c non cu?a la' mu`a xua^n chung quanh, tro^ng
tra'ng le^., ky` la., va` pha?i no'i la` dde.p vo^ cu`ng. Trong na('ng
nha.t, no' cho'i le^n ba(`ng a'nh sa'ng kim loa.i ddu'ng la` va`ng y, nhu+
to^i co' the^? ha'i dde^? gu+?i va`o nga^n ha`ng va^.y. Nghe no'i trong
cung Hue^' nga`y xu+a co' ca`nh va`ng la' ngo.c, nhi`n y nhu+ tha^.t. To^i
cu+o+`i khan theo gio.ng Trang Tu+?, ra(`ng ne^'u ddi.nh ba('t chu+o+'c
thie^n nhie^n thi` pha?i ma^'y trie^.u na(m mo+'i la`m ra no^?i ca^y xa`
cu+` na`y cu?a to^i, mo'n qua` ta(.ng muo^n va`n ma` tro+`i dda^'t dda~
nhe. nha`ng trao cho to^i chi? sau mo^.t gia^'c ngu? dde^m xua^n.=20
Suo^'t mu`a xua^n Hue^', ha`ng nga`y to^i va^~n ga(.p ngoa`i ddu+o+`ng
nhu+~ng chi. co^ng nha^n im la(.ng dda^'y nhu+~ng xe ba ga'c cho+? dda^`y
la' mang ddu? ho. ca^y trong tha`nh pho^'. Kho^ng bie^'t ca'c chi. se~
mang ddi dda^u, ba^'y nhie^u la' ru.ng ?=20
Sau mu`a la' non, khi ma`u mai va`ng chu? me^.nh cu?a mu`a Xua^n vu+`a
tro+? tha`nh ky? nie^.m cu~, ca^y co^'i du+o+`ng nhu+ dda~ he^'t vo^'n
ve^` ma`u sa('c, thi` ra^'t ddu'ng lu'c, ca^y vo^ng no+? hoa. Vo^ng vo^'n
la` ca^y hoang da~, hi`nh da'ng tho^ ke^.ch, ngu+o+`i ta chi? tro^`ng o+?
no+i khua^'t ne?o, ven so^ng hoa(.c phi'a sau nhu+~ng toa` nha`. To^i tin
ra(`ng ca^y vo^ng dda~ ddu+o+.c tro^`ng ha(?n hoi, bo+?i nhu+~ng nha` quy
hoa.ch thuo+? a^'y du+.ng kinh tha`nh Hue^'. Chi'nh ho. mo+'i bie^'t to+'i
ca'i dde.p ba^'t ngo+` cu?a hoa vo^ng. Ngu+o+`i Pha'p vo^'n ra^'t nha.y
ca?m vo+'i Hue^' ne^n va^~n giu+~ nguye^n loa.i ca^y na`y, ngay ca? ca^y
vo^ng ddo^` so^. ca.nh toa` nha` bu+u ddie^.n tha`nh pho^'. Ddu'ng, ne^'u
kho^ng co' mu`a hoa vo^ng, nhu+ mo^.t da^'u die`se cu?a ma`u sa('c, ba?n
nha.c xua^n cu?a Hue^' e chu+`ng se~ qua' da`i trong mo^.t cung Mi-thu+'
e^m di.u nhu+ng qua? la` buo^`n ; du` sao dda^'y cu~ng la` mu`a cu?a
ma(.t tro+`i ddi ngu? so+'m, va` cu?a nhu+~ng con chim bay ddi ti`m na('ng
a^'m chu+a tro+? ve^`.=20
Ngu+o+`i Hue^' xu+a dda~ tro^`ng ca^y vo^ng ba(`ng ta^'m lo`ng cha('t chiu
ddo^'i vo+'i nie^`m vui cu?a mo^.t tha`nh pho^' vo^'n ra^'t de^~ buo^`n.
Hoa vo^ng no+? da`y dda(.c ki'n ca? ca`nh ; nhu+~ng lo+'p ca'nh hi`nh sau
ddo? ru+.c tung toe' gio^'ng hi`nh ngo.n lu+?a, ddu'ng la` loa`i ca^y no+?=
=20
ra lu+?a, ra^'t tru`ng khi't vo+'i y' nie^.m "mo^.c sinh hoa?" nhi`n
tha^'y ba(`ng ma('t. Ca^y cao bo'ng ca?, ma`u ddo? hoa vo^ng vu+o+.t le^n
giu+~a thinh kho^ng , du+o+'i no' la` ca'i ne^`n dden xa'm cu?a nhu+~ng
ma'i nha`. Ma`u hoa ddo? tha('m, trong nhu+ ngo.c va` toa? ra a'nh sa'ng ;
sa'ch ddi.a ly' nha` Nguye^~n no'i ra(`ng "a'nh hoa chie^'u va`o va^.t
kha'c dde^`u ddo? tha^~m". Cha('c co' mo^.t la^`n co^ng chu'a Huye^`n
Tra^n dda~ ddu+'ng nga('m bo^ng hoa tha('m na`y be^n so^ng Cha^u Hoa', hoa
va` ma(.t ngu+o+`i dda~ soi ho^`ng cho nhau, gio^'ng nhu+ hoa dda`o trong
ca^u tho+ Tho^i Ho^.. Va` tu+` ddo', ma`u hoa tha('m thie^'t to+'i muo^n
ddo+`i... Mu`a hoa vo^ng chi? da`i chu+`ng mo^.t tha'ng nhu+ la` bo'ng
ho^`ng ghe' qua sau tie^'t Thanh Minh, dde^? ba`n giao mu`a ma`ng cho hoa
phu+o+.ng.=20
Mo^.t buo^?i sa'ng, to^i ti`nh co+` da^.y so+'m, ngo^`i nhi`n sao mai qua
cu+?a so^? pho`ng vie^'t sau nha`. Tre^n ma'i dden tha^~m cu?a da~y nha`
be^n kia cho+.t lo' ra mo^.t ve^.t sa'ng cha.y da`i theo ddu+o+`ng no'c,
ve^.t sa'ng mo?ng nhu+ mo^.t ddu+o+`ng vie^`n dda(ng ten co' ma`u ti'm,
ra^'t ti'm, ddu'ng ma`u ti'n than. Ve^.t sa'ng ro^.ng da^`n, tu+o+i le^n
tha`nh ma`u ho^`ng. Trong khoa?nh kha('c, no' chuye^?n sang ma`u ngo.c
ba.ch, nhu+ ma`u da tra'i dda`o non, tre^n ddo' hie^.n bo'ng va`i con chim
e'n bay lie^.ng. To^i vu+`a cu'i xuo^'ng ghi che'p va`i do`ng ve^` ca?nh
tu+o+.ng tru+o+'c ma('t, nga^?ng le^n dda~ tha^'y ma?ng tro+`i ma`u
tra('ng ngo.c kia bie^'n tha`nh nhu+~ng ve^.t sa'ng ro^.ng lo+'n hi`nh re?
qua.t ma`u ho^`ng, sa^~m da^`n tha`nh ma`u ddo? tha('m tre^n mo^.t ne^`n
da tro+`i xanh lo+. Va` cu~ng chi? trong cho^'c la't, nhu+~ng nan qua.t
tan bie^'n, ne^`n tro+`i hu+?ng le^n mo^.t ma`u tra('ng ro^.ng the^nh
thang, tra('ng ha(?n nhu+ la` su+~a pha, dde^? di.u da^`n xuo^'ng trong
ma`u xanh di.u da`ng cu?a ne^`n tro+`i phi'a sau. Tre^n ma`u tra('ng o^?n
ddi.nh a^'y cu?a buo^?i so+'m mai nho^ cao le^n phi'a be^n kia ma'i nha`,
to^i cho+.t nhi`n tha^'y ma^'y chu`m ddo? cu?a hoa phu+o+.ng dda^`u
mu`a...=20
Chu+a bao gio+` to^i ddu+o+.c chu+'ng kie^'n mo^.t bi`nh minh huye^`n a?o
dde^'n nhu+ va^.y. Ta^m ho^`n to^i tho^'t nhie^n tra`n dda^`y mo^.t no^~i
xu'c ddo^.ng vu+`a sa^u tha(?m vu+`a ro^.ng lo+'n, vu+o+.t kho?i ba?n
tha^n to^i dde^? ddu+a to^i hoa` nha^.p va`o cuo^.c cho+i linh die^.u cu?a
a'nh sa'ng.
To^i bie^'t la` mu`a ha. dda~ dde^'n.=20
Hue^', cuo^'i na(m 1996.=20
=C4=C4=C4 (1) Toa`n ca^y no+? tha`nh mo^.t bo^ng hoa.=20
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