Re: Mie^`n Ta^y -Reply

[Frank Nguyen <frank.nguyen@medtronic.com>]

Cha`o ca'c ba'c,

Ai o+? nu+o+'c ngoa`i ve^` VN (Sa`i go`n) tu+` hu+'o+'ng Nam hoa(.c Ta^y
ba(`ng ddu+o+`ng ha`ng kho^ng Tha'i, Singapore, Quantas thi` se~ tha^'y
ca'i bao la tru` phu' cu?a mie^`n Nam \.  Tu+` tre^n cao nhi`n xuo^'ng, ca?
mo^.t ddo^`ng ba(`ng bao la ba't nga't vo+'i nhu+~ng con ra('n lo+'n nho?
la` nhu+~ng gio`ng so^ng ca'i (so^ng Tie^`n, so^ng Ha^.u) va` so^ng con
lu+o+.n lo+` uo^'n khu'c \.  Mie^`n Nam nhi` nha(`ng kinh ra.ch, mie^`n Nam
xanh mu+o+'t mo^.t ma`u \.

To^i sinh ra va` lo+'n le^n o+? mie^`n Nam ma(.c da^`u go^'c que^ to^i o+?
ngoa`i Ba('c \.  To^i ye^u va` thu+o+ng lo+`i no'i cha^n cha^'t, ba`i ca
sa'u ca^u vo.ng co^? mie^`n Nam ho+n la` lo+`i no'i kha'ch sa'o, ba`i ha't
i' a quan ho. mie^`n Ba('c \.  DDu+`ng no'i to^i ky` thi., pha^n chia Nam
Ba('c, nhu+ng ma` lo+`i cu?a ba`i ca vo.ng co^? tuy ca?i lu+o+ng la.i ra^'t
ga^`n va` ra^'t tha^.t cu?a ta^m ca?m con ngu+o+`i \.

Tu+` Sa`i go`n ddi xe ddo` o+? be^'n xe xa ca?ng mie^`n Ta^y, cha.y ve^`
hu+'o+'ng Nam mo^.t ddo^~i khoa?ng nu+?a tie^'ng se~ ddi ngang thi. xa~
Long An, ddi the^m mo^.t chu't nu+~a thi` to+'i nga~ ba Trung Lu+o+ng \. 
Ne^'u ddi tha(?ng se~ va`o thi. tra^'n My~ Tho \.  Tu+` My~ Tho qua ba('c
Kie^'n Hoa` (?) se~ to+'i Be^'n Tre ro^`i Sa DDe'c \.  Co`n tu+` nga~ ba
Trung Lu+o+ng que.o ve^` tay ma(.t se~ ddi ve^` Cai La^.y ro^`i to+'i ba('c
My~ Thua^.n \.  

Ba('c o+? dda^y kho^ng co' nghi~a la` phi'a ba('c, hu+o+'ng ba('c, ma` la`
pha` qua so^ng My~ Thua^.n \.  Ca'i pha` cu?a nhu+~ng con so^ng ca'i mie^`n
Nam to la('m. co' the^? chu+'a ga^`n chu.c chie^'c xe vu+`a xe ho+i, vu+`a
xe ddo` ddu? loa.i la^~n vo+'i kha'ch bo^. ha`nh, xe dda.p va` xe ga('n
ma'y \.  Co`n pha` qua nhu+~ng con so^ng con nhu+ so^ng An Giang cha(?ng
ha.n la` mo^.t ca'i xuo^`ng bu+. vu+`a ddu? mo^.t xe ddo` cho+? kha'ch va`
ho+n chu.c xe ga('n ma'y la` tha^'y kha(?m ro^`i \.  Be^'n ddo` Thu? Thie^m
ta.i Sa`i Go`n  cu~ng la` mo^.t loa.i pha` nhu+ ba('c My~ Thua^.n, ba('c
Ca^`n Tho+ nhu+ng hi`nh nhu+ tha^'y nho? ho+n nhie^`u \.  To^i va^~n tha('c
ma('c ta.i sao ngu+o+`i ta go.i ba('c My~ Thua^.n, ba('c Ca^`n Tho+, ba('c
Cao La~nh ma` kho^ng la` ba('c Thu? Thie^m ?

Tu+` ba('c My~ Thua^.n xuo^i ve^` Nam se~ to+'i Vi~nh Long ro^`i tu+` dda^y
ddi qua mo^.t ca'i ba('c se~ va`o tha`nh pho^' Ca^`n Tho+ \.  Vi~nh Long
va` Ca^`n Tho+ la` hai tha`nh pho^' lo+'n va` tru` phu' nha^'t cu?a mie^`n
Ta^y

Quo^'c lo^. 4 la` con lo^. huye^'t ma.ch cu?a mie^`n Nam \.  Tu+` quo^'c
lo^. na`y, nhu+~ng lie^n ti?nh lo^. se~ ddu+a ta to+'i Cao La~nh cu?a
DDo^`ng Tha'p Mu+o+`i, ro^`i So'c Tra(ng, Cha^u DDo^'c, Ha` Tie^n ga^`n
bie^n gio+'i Mie^n

Pha^`n lo+'n ngu+o+`i Nam go.i ba (bo^') la` ti'a va` me. la` ma', go.i anh
chi. lo+'n nha^'t trong nha` la` anh hai, chi. hai (kho^ng co' anh chi.
ca?) \.  Con cu?a nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i da^n que^ go.i bo^' me. ba(`ng o^ng,
ba`, ti'a, ma' xu+ng tui \.  Da(.c bie^.t chi? co' ngu+o+`i So'c Tra(ng
go.i anh la` <hia> va` chi. la` <che^'> (tu+` tie^'ng Tie^`u ?) \. 

Ngu+o+`i mie^`n Nam cha^n tha`nh, mo^.c ma.c, tha(?ng tha('n, kho^ng ca^`u
ky` ma`u me` (ne^'u ho. ca^`u ky`, hoa hoe` hoa so'i thi` la.i ra^'t <ca?i
lu+o+ng>)\.  Nga`y ho^m nay to^i co' ddo.c mo^.t truye^.n nga('n tu+.a
dde^` [TT 10/7] Ga'i que^ no'i ve^` mo^'i ti`nh cu?a co^ ga'i que^ vo+'i
mo^.t anh tha`nh thi. \.  Ba`i va(n na`y cha('c cha('n kho^ng pha?i la`
mo^.t ngu+o+`i mie^`n Nam vie^'t, du` ti?nh hay que^ \.  Ngu+o+`i Nam
vie^'t nhe. nha`ng ho+n nhie^`u !  

Nhu+ va^.y dda~ ddu? chu+a, ba'c AiViet ?

Cha`o,
Frank


>>> Aiviet Nguyen <aiviet@cat.syr.edu> - 7/11/97 7:33 AM >>>
  Ca'c anh ke^? chuye^.n Mie^`n Ta^y hay qua'. To^i cu~ng me^ mie^`n Ta^y 
ma` chu+a co' di.p ddi.
  Ca'c anh ke^? the^m ve^` con ngu+o+`i Phong tu.c va` Phong ca?nh cho 
ca? la`ng nghe vo+'i. Co' ddie^`u to^i mu` ti.t ve^` ddi.a ly' Mie^`n 
Ta^y, ca'c anh ca('t nghi~a du`m ma^'y ddi.a danh Ba('c My~ Thua^.n, 
Vi~nh Long ca'ch Ca^`n Tho+ vo+'i Sa`i go`n nhu+ the^' na`o dde^? co' idea.
Thanks
Cheers
Aiviet