Re: No'i chuye^.n Mie^`n Ta^y

[Tuan V Nguyen <t.nguyen@garvan.unsw.edu.au>]

Cha`o ca'c ba'c va` anh AiViet,

>  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

	Va^.y la` trong anh co`n thie^'u mo^.t Vie^.t Nam dda^'y 
nha'.

	Tha^.t ra to^i cu~ng kho^ng ra`nh nhie^`u ve^` Mie^`n 
Ta^y, ma(.c du` dda~ lo+'n le^n o+? ddo', vi` to^i dda~ xa 
nha` tu+` lu'c mo+'i 12 tuo^?i. Nga`y xu+a, to^i co' tho+`i 
la`m o+? Cu.c Tho^'ng Ke^, ne^n co' di.p ddi kha('p cu`ng 
dda^'t nu+o+'c va` cho^~ na`o to^i cu~ng ... fall in love, 
kho^ng pha?i vo+'i ai ma` chi? vo+'i que^ hu+o+ng dda da.ng, 
con ngu+o+`i dda'ng thu+o+ng, cu?a VN ma` tho^i.

	No'i dde^'n Mie^`n Ta^y, ngu+o+`i ta thu+o+`ng hay nghi~ 
dde^'n 6 ti?nh: Ca^`n Tho+,  So'c Tra(ng, Tra` Vinh, An Giang, 
Kie^n Giang va` Minh Ha?i. Nhu+~ng Vi~nh Long, Be^'n Tre, 
DDo^`nt Tha'p cu~ng thu+o+`ng ddu+o+.c go^.p chung va`o vu`ng 
na`y, nhu+ng dda(.c ddie^?m ddi.a ly' thi`  ho+i kha'c. DDi 
tu+` ca'c vu`ng lu.c ti?nh (ngoa.i tru+` Ca^`n Tho+) le^n 
Saigon pha?i ddi ngang qua hai ca'i pha`: Ca^`n Tho+ va` My~ 
Thua^.n. Nhu+ anh Ca no'i ddoa.n ddu+o+`ng chi? 300km tho^i, 
ma` to^'n ca? mo^.t nga`y ddi, ddo' la chu+a ke^? nhu+~ng 
no^~I nho.c nha(`n, phie^`n toa'i trong khi chuye^?n pha` va` 
ba^'t tie^.n trong khi ddi ...

	Nhu+ ca'c anh co' nghe qua, thay vi` co' nhie^`u nu'i 
ddo^`i nhu+ ngoa`i Trung va` Ba('c, Mie^`n Ta^y la` no+i co' 
nhie^`u so^ng ra.ch, chi nha'nh cu?a so^ng Cu+~u Long va` 
Tie^`n Giang. Ngu+o+`i da^n o+? dda^y ddi la.i ba(`ng xuo^`ng 
la` chi'nh. So^ng ra.ch o+? dda^y nu+o+'c kho^ng trong, nhu+ng 
ddu.c va` nhie^`u phu` sa, to^'t cho vie^.c gieo tro^`ng. Cha? 
the^' ma` chi? co' 6 ti?nh, nhu+ng sa?n lu+o+.ng lu'a ddu? 
nuo^i ca? nu+o+'c va` co`n xua^'t kha^?u ddu+o+.c nu+~a. 

	Ra.ch Gia', cha('c ca'c ba'c co`n nho+', la` no+i die^~n 
ra tra^.n dda'nh thu+ hu`ng cu?a o^ng Nguye^~n Trung Tru+.c 
vo+'i tu.i Pha'p. O^ng Nguye^~n dda~ ddo^'t cha'y ta`u ci?a 
Pha'p ta.i dda^y va` dde^`n tho+` o^ng va^~n co`n ddo'.

	No'i la` sa'u ti?nh mie^`n Ta^y, nhu+ng mo^~i ti?nh co' 
ca'i sa('c tha'i rie^ng. Cha(?ng ha.n nhu+ o+? Kie^n Giang 
thi` no^?i tie^'ng ve^` ha?i sa?n; hi`nh nhu+ sa?n lu+o+.ng 
ca' o+? Ra.ch gia' ma` ba(`ng ca? to^?g sa?n lu+o+.ng ca' o+? 
mie^`n Trung go^.p la.i! Ca^`n Tho+ va` An Giang thi` no^?i 
tie^'ng ve^` ga.o va` tra'i ca^y. Minh Ha?i thi` no^?i tie^'ng 
ve^` ru+`ng U Minh ma` nga`y xu+a tu+`ng la` ca(n cu+' kha'ng 
chie^'n va` du ki'ch ...

	Ho^m qua to^i co' no'i so+ qua ve^` tie^`m na(ng du 
li.ch tre^n so^ng ra.ch. Tha^.t ra, va`i no+i o+? Mie^`n Ta^y 
nhu+ ba'n dda?o Phu' Quo^'c dde.p tuye^.t vo+`i. Phu' Quo^'c 
na(`m ca'ch thi. xa~ Ra.ch Gia' khoa?ng 2-3 gio+` ta`u. PQ co' 
nhie^`u ba~i bie^?n dde.p tuye^.t vo+`i, va` surprise 
surprise, co' ca? so^ng ra.ch nu+~a! Ca'c ba'c cu~Ng ne^n 
bie^'t nu+o+'c ma('m Phu' Quo^'c ngon va`o ha`ng so^' mo^.t 
tre^n nu+o+'c ta\. Ngay ca? tu.i Tha'i Lan "la'u ca'" cu~ng 
gia? hie^.u nu+o+'c ma('m "Phu' Quo^'c" dde^? ca.nh tranh 
vo+'i ta o+? nu=o+'c ngoa`i. Cho' Phu' Quo^'c no^?i tie^'ng 
la` kho^n lanh kho^ng thua cho' Berger dda^'y nhe'.

	No'i dde^'n PQ ma` kho^ng no'i dde^'n Ha` Tie^n la` 
mo^.t ddie^`u thie^'u xo't lo+'n. Ha` Tie^n, mo^.t vu`ng 
ddo^`i nu'i y nhu+ mie^`n Trung, que^ hu+o+ng cu?a DDo^ng 
Ho^`, na(`m sa't be^n bie^n gio+'i Mie^n, cu~ng la` no+i co' 
tie^`m na(ng du li.ch. No'i ve^` Ha` Tie^n thi` pha?i ca^`n 
ca? mo^.t cuo^'n sa'ch. To^i dda~ tu+`ng "a(n na(`m o+? de^`" 
no+i Ha` Tie^n va` cu~ng muo^'n co' ddo^i lo+`i cho ca'c ba'c 
bie^'t. 

	Tu+` la^u Ha` Tie^n tu+`ng la`m say me^ ha`ng va.n du 
kha'ch. Giu+~a mo^.t khu vu+.c ddo^`ng ba(`ng so^ng Cu+~u Long 
me^nh mo^ng sa('c lu'a, ta.i vu`ng bie^n gio+'i, Ha` Tie^n dda~ 
hie^.n le^n ru+.c ro+~ va` duye^n da'ng nhu+ mo^.t na`ng tie^n 
xinh dde.p. Co' the^? no'i ra(`ng Ha` Tie^n dda~ qui tu. mo.i 
ca?nh sa('c thie^n nhie^n cu?a dda^'t nu+o+'c. Thi si~ Ddo^ng Ho^` 
trong quye^?n Va(n Ho.c Ha` Tie^n dda~ vie^'t ve^` vu`ng dda^'t 
tu+o+i dde.p na`y nhu+ sau: "Ha` Tie^n co' mo^.t i't hang sa^u 
ddo^.ng hie^?m cu?a La.ng So+n. Co' mo^.t i't ngo.n nu'i dda' 
cho+i vo+i cu?a Ha. Long. Co' mo^.t i't nu'i dda' vo^i cu?a Ninh 
Bi`nh, mo^.t i't Tha.ch tha^'t so+n mo^n cu?a Hu+o+ng Ti'ch. Co' 
mo^.t Hu+o+ng Giang cu?a Hue^'. Co' mo^.t i't chua` chie^`n cu?a 
Ba('c Ninh, la(ng ta^?m cu?a Thua^.n Ho'a. Co' mo^.t i't DDo^` 
So+n, Cu+?a Tu`ng, co' mo^.t i't Nha Trang, Long Ha?i ... " Ta.o 
ho'a dda~ khe'o ta.o ne^n mo^.t Ha` Tie^n die^~m le^., hoang so+ , 
dda^`y tru+~ ti`nh, la~ng ma.n ...

	Co' the^? no'i va(n ho'a mie^`n Ta^y la` va(n ho'a so^ng 
nu+o+'c. To^i co' "ly' thuye^'t" la` da^n mie^`n Ta^y me^ ca?i 
lu+o+ng va` ho` la` vi` so^'ng ga^`n so^ng nu+o+'c. Mo^~i 
tru+a he` hay trong dde^m tra(ng, nghe anh ba co^ ba?y be^n 
kia so^ng ca ca?i lu+o+ng mo+'i tha^'y "mu`i" la`m sao :). 
Ca^u ca?i lu+o+ng, gio.ng ho` ddu+o+.c nu+o+'c so^ng chuye^n 
cho+? ddi kha('p tho^n xo'm. 

	No'i dde^'n mie^`n Ta^y la` pha?i no'i dde^'n lo^'i 
so^'ng gia?n di., tha^.t tha`, la`m cho+i a(n thie^.t. 
Ngu+o+`i mie^`n Ta^y ma` mo+`i anh a(n co+m la` anh cu+' tu+. 
nhie^n ngo^`i va`o va` che'n thoa?i ma'i, kho^ng pha?i tro^ng 
theo no^`i, ngo^`i theo hu+o+'ng gi` ca?. Nhu+ va^.y ho. mo+'i 
vui\. Co`n la`m cho+i a(n thie^.t no'i dde^'n ca'i thie^n 
nhie^n u+u dda?i da^n vu`ng na`y. Muo^'n co' bu+?a a(n ngon 
thi` chi.u kho' xuo^'ng so^ng, la(.ng ngu.p hay ca^u ca' le^n; 
ra sau vu+o+`n ha'i mo^.t na^'m rau, va`i qua? o+'t, va`i 
tra'i chuo^'i ... the^' la` xong mo^.t bu+?a a(n. Muo^'n 
nha^.u? mo^.t chai xi. dde^', mo^.t qua? xoa`i, chuo^'i cha't 
(?) ... cu+' the^' la` la`m to+'i :)

	Ngu+o+`i mie^`n Ta^y hi`nh nhu+ i't ai chi.u pha^n 
bie^.t ngu+o+`i Trung va` Ba('c. Ai ma` co' gio.ng no'i kho^ng 
Nam Ky` hay "tro. tre." (no'i theo ng` mie^`n Nam) la` ho. 
ga('n cho ca'i nha~ nhie^.u "Hue^'". Ga('n cho va^.y tho^i, 
chu+' kho^ng he^` ky` thi. gi` ca?. To^i tha^'y la` da^n 
mie^`n Ta^y ra^'t me^'n kha'ch va` sa(~n sa`ng cho anh ngu? 
qua dde^m ma` cha(?ng ca^`n bie^'t anh la` ai\.

	Ca'c cha`ng va` na`ng o+? mie^`n Ta^y cu~ng de^~ 
thu+o+ng va` tha^.t tha` la('m. Nga`y xu+a khi to^i ddi le^n 
SG ho.c, ma' to^i thu+o+`ng hay da(.n do` "coi chu+`ng ga'i 
thi. tha`nh no' du. con".  A^'y the^' ma` co' ai du. do^~ to^i 
dda^u vi` co' ve? to^i look nerd qua' cha(ng :-) Ho^m qua, 
to^i co' ddo.c ca^u chuye^.n tu+. ti`nh do VIPS posted le^n 
ve^` mo^.t co^ ga'i ti?nh ly. le^n SG ho.c va` bi. ca'c anh 
so+? khanh SG ga.t la`m to^i nho+' dde^'n nga`y xu+a khi to^i 
le^n SG ho.c, bo.n nha` gia`u thu+o+`ng cho to^i danh hie^.u 
"da^n ti?nh ly.", the^' nhu+ng khi ddi thi tu' ta`i thi` mo+'i 
"ro^`i ra mo+'i ro~ ma(.t anh hu`ng".

	Ngu+o+`i Mie^`n Ta^y ma(.c du` gia`u ve^` ta`i nguye^n, 
nhu+ng thie^'u co+ ho^.i ho.c ha`nh. Nghe no'i la` ty? le^. 
ngu+o+`i co' tri`nh ddo^. trung ho.c o+? Mie^`n Ta^y tha^'p 
ho+n average cu?a ca? nu+o+'c. DDa.i Ho.c Ca^`n Tho+ ra^'t u+ 
la` thie^'u tho^'n va` co`n thua DDa.i Ho.c Hue^' xa\. 
Tru+o+`ng lo+'p du+o+'i que^ cu~ng co`n linh tinh la('m. 

	Ma^'y na(m ga^`n dda^y, co' ddie^.n ve^` to+'i que^ va` 
cuo^.c so^'ng co' ve? de^ tho+? ho+n tru+o+'c nhie^`u. To^i hy 
vo.ng va`i na(m to+'i, tie^`m na(ng cu?a vu`ng dda^'t va` con 
ngu+o+`i Mie^`n Ta^y se~ ddu+o+.c thu du.ng ddu'ng mu+'c va` 
mang ra co^'ng hie^'n cho dda^'t nu+o+'c.

	Va`i ha`ng tho^ thie^?n, thie^'u bo^' cu.c (nghi~ sao 
vie^'t va^.y - theo kie^?u da^n mie^`n Ta^y) cho ca'c ba'c 
kho^ng o+? mie^`n Ta^y bie^'t the^m ve^` mo^.t vu`ng que^ 
hu+o+ng ra^'t u+ la` de^~ thu+o+ng cu?a mi`nh. 

	Tua^'n.