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

[hduc@airmoon.epa.nsw.gov.au]

On Fri, 11 Jul 1997, Tuan V Nguyen wrote:
> 
> 	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 ...
>

Hello ba'c Tua^'n and all,

Nghe ca'c ba'c ke^? chuye^.n mie^`n Ta^y, to^i tha^'y ra^'t ha^'p da^~n 
va` muo^'n go'p the^m mo^.t so^' y' ma` to^i bie^'t ddu+o+.c. Ba'c Tua^'n 
ke^? ra^'t hay va` tho+ mo^.ng nu+~a.

Ca'ch dda^y va`i tha'ng to^i co' xuo^'ng mie^`n Ta^y. Hie^.n nay 
ddu+o+`ng xa' va` di.ch vu. pha` qua ca'c ba('c ra^'t to^'t va` ca?i 
tie^'n nhie^`u. Khi tro+? ve^` Saigon tu+` Ra.ch Gia', xe cu?a chu'ng 
to^i chi? ma^'t 5 tie^'ng ddo^`ng ho^` la` ve^` to+'i Saigon ke^? ca? 
tho+`i gian qua 2 ba('c.

Co' mo^.t ddie^`u to^i nha^.n tha^'y kha'c vo+'i ho+n 10 na(m tru+o+'c 
khi xuo^'ng mie^`n Ta^y la` nha` va` da^n ra^'t nhie^`u so vo+'i 
tru+o+'c. Tu+` Ra.ch Gia' dde^'n Nga~ ba Lo^. Te? ve^` Ca^`n Tho+, Long 
Xuye^n, nha` va` da^n san sa't do.c ddu+o+`ng non-stop khoa?ng ca? 100 
km. To^i nghi~ da^n so^' ta(ng tru+o+?ng kha' nhie^`u va` se~ co' su+'c 
e'p lo+'n ddo^'i vo+'i mo^i tru+o+`ng sinh so^'ng. 

> 	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 ...

Ddu'ng nhu+ anh Tua^'n no'i, Ra.ch gia' la` mo^.t tha`nh pho^' ra^'t gia`u 
va` pha't trie^?n nhanh cho'ng ve^` ha?i sa?n. Theo to^i nghi~, Ra.ch 
gia' co' trie^/n vo.ng se~ qua ma(.t Vin~h Long va` Ca^`n Tho+ mo^.t 
nga`y ga^`n dda^y.

> ..	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 ...

To^i cu~ng co' di.p tha(m Ha` Tie^n. H`a Tie^n la` mo^.t tha`nh pho^' co' 
be^` da^`y li.ch su+~. Ha` Tie^n la` tha`nh pho^' xu+a nha^'t o+? 
Mie^`n Nam. Ve^'t ti'ch cu?a Mac Cu+u~ va` Ma.c Thie^n Ti'ch co`n 
nhie^`u. De^`n tho+` va` khu mo^. cu?a do`ng ho. Ma.c cu~ng nhu+ chu`a 
Co^ Na(m (vo+. Ma.c Thie^n Tu+') vo+'i nhie^`u ca^u chuye^.n say me^ ve^` 
thi dda`n, ddo^ng Tha.ch Sanh che'm cha(`ng. 

Tie^`m na(ng du li.ch o+? Ha` Tie^n chu+a ddu+o+.c 
khai tha'c ddu'ng mu+'c. Ly' do chi'nh la` ddu+o+`ng dde^'n Ha` Tie^n 
ho+i xa^'u va` kho' kha(n. Tuy nhie^n ddu+o`ng dde^'n Ho`n Chong ddang 
ddu+o+.c xa^y du+.ng la.i. Du kha'ch nu+o+'c ngoa`i co`n ra^'t it'. Dda 
so^' kha'ch ngoa.i quo^'c la` ca'c anh chi. Ta^y Ba Lo^. Ho. ddi xe ddo` 
hay xe Honda nhu+ ngu+o+`i Vie^.t. To^i ga(.p 2 solo (mo^.t U'c va` mo^.t 
Danish) o+? cho^'n khi? ho co` g'ay ngoa`i vi.nh Ho`n Chong.

> > 	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 :)
>

To^i co' di.p ve^` tha(m que^ vo+. o+? Long An. Ddo+`i so^'ng ra^'t 
hie^`n ho`a va` de^~ da~i. A perfect place for retirement. Ho+n 
nu+~a, ddie^.n nay dda~ ve^` kha('p tho^m xo'm. Ne^n to^'i dde^'n kho^ng 
so+. buo^`n nu+~a. Va^~ n co`n co' TV, radio lie^n la.c vo+'i the^' 
gio+'i va(n minh.

To^i chi? co' mo^.t mo^'i lo. Da^n cu+ ma(.c du` ddo^~ ve^` tha`nh pho^' 
dda~ nhie^`u (nha^'t la` ca'c thanh nie^n), nhu+ng da^n so^' dda~ va` 
ddang ta(ng le^n mo^.t ca'ch nho^.n nhi.p va` dda'ng nga.i. Con ni't 
ngoa`i ddo^`ng, ngoa`i xo'm dda^`y ra^~y lu'c chie^`u va` tan ho.c ve^`. 
 
Hie^.p