Gap Anh Nhon Chi Hanh o Melbourne

Melborne Spring 2010

With Ruby Rose -an ambassador of Melbourne Spring Fashion Week 2010

Melbourne Diary

Walking on Sunday morning in Melbourne was a comfortable feeling to me. The shine was still bright after a windy Saturday. I felt very easy and happy again; this feeling came inside me so many times when I placed my first footsteps in Melbourne Central. The nice road was full of bright sunlight and many modern Melbournians walking. Melbourne central was lazy at weekend, she never woke up soon. After 10h00, many people poured into this place. They were busy with their daily lives, of course, but they were still very fashionable with their coats and boots. Each girl wore different styles and colors, it made Melbourne more beautiful. At the street, one Melbournian girl was very happy if another man looked at her admirably due to her beauty. Combining modern people and antique infrastructure that make Melbourne have a special charm. Such a lovely Sunday I spent!

July 2010 Melbourne

Waving flag and Vietnam

One of my good friends, Phuong Vy , the first Vietnam Idol ( Vietnam Idol models American idol ) , sang Waving flag with Somali-Canadian artist K’Naan under Coca- cola campaign for World cup 2010. She has a strong, emotional voice , I sure that in few years later , she will become a new Vietnamese diva due to her hard working, serious thinking about her career .She has strong music backgrounds, not only she love music, but also her parents, younger sisters , brothers and her siblings love music so much. This is a big music family. I never forgot that at Lunar New year 2009, I came to her house, her family, her friends and I made a really live show. Singing all days, living with music made us very happy.
Waving flag was chosen as one of official songs in FIFA World Cup 2010. I think the reason is that this song contains so much African rhythms which are a good way to spread Africa culture to over the world.
The lyrics are very positive, funny and free. It encourages freedom and engagement in football game of human beings.
When I get older I will be stronger
They’ll call me freedom, just like a wavin’ flag
So wave your flag, now wave your flag, now wave your flag
Oooohhh, Oooooooooh wooooohh, Oooooooooh wooooohh

To be honest, this song did not really impress me at the first time. However, at that time, when World Cup begins, this song always let me shake my hands, move my body and sings very loudly.

Listen waving flag ( K' Naan ft. Phuong Vy ) in this link
http://mp3.zing.vn/mp3/nghe-bai-hat/Waving-flag-remix-Kanas-ft-Phuong-Vy.IW6AUUOE.html


Let guess with me – Agrentina vs Germany - two opposite powers will fight together. Agrentina will win - go for it Agrentina -Maradona , Messi . Let watch it ! Whoaaa World Cup 2010 is so great !

Toi ru em ngu ( Trinh Cong Son )

SONG HUONG –THE RIVER OF MEMORABLE SONGS

I wanted to share with you about my feeling of previous visit to Hue

I remembered that six year ago, when I and my family came to Hue, I did feel peaceful as this is an original family’s homeland which is connected closely with my ancestors’ lives. Sensation of peacefulness is because of slow pace of life, hospital face of my Hue’s cousins and especially poetic nature of Song Huong (Perfume River) or Nui Ngu Binh (Mount Royal Screen).
Here in Huong River, at the fist time, I had a chance to listen songs of Hue from a small sampan of a fishing family. Unlike a big boat with a lot of noise and colorful limelight, in a small and warm environment, we could hear sweet and leisure hò mái nhì‘s beats which combined perfectly with waves flapping against the side of a boat. An unforgettable feelings rose when I was enjoying dedicate words of a beautiful Hue’s singer rising amidst the tranquil night with fresh air and bright moon. Her sweet voice really attracted all listeners when she sang one of Hue’s well - known, lyrical and subtle poetry:

Chiều chiều trước bến Văn Lâu
Ai ngồi ai câu
Ai sầu ai thảm
Ai thương ai cảm
Ai nhớ ai mong
Thuyền ai thấp thoáng bên sông
Buông câu mái nhị chạnh lòng nước non

(Evening, before the King’s pavilion:
People are singing, fishing, sad and grieving, loving,
in love, remembering , waiting, watching,
Whose boat piles the river mists?
-offerings so many rowing songs
that move these mountains and rivers, our Nation.
Translation by John Balaban , in “ Vietnamese Folk Poetry” )

The time seems to pause for a while when the songs began and the love of river and rowing songs appeared to blend with mute love of patriotism of every participant. At that time, through their meditative expression, I knew that my family and cousins was recalling their past childhood memories.
Sadly, Hueans with gentleness and gracefulness in their characteristics have often experienced miserable lives which are greatly affected by unstable weather. Maybe patience and determination could help them to go through many hardships and vicissitudes of lives. On September 2009, Typhoon Ketsana swept through the central region (Hue, Da Nang, Quang Ngai etc.) causing many fatalities and mental & material damages. Many victims endured starvation, sense of homelessness and losing close relatives. At this time, every Vietnamese, regardless of different regions, religions and social class should follow the spirits of known – by heart folk poetry:

Nhiễu điều phủ lấy giá gương
Người trong một nước phải thương nhau cùng.
(As the piece of red crepe covers the mirror,
So fellow countrymen must love one another)

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Goi em - Tieng que huong

A song of me about Vietnamese living far away.
This inspiration comes from many visits of my relatives to Vietnam ( A Khoi, chi Ha , a Ti and other many young relatives etc. )

Tieng que huong - Goi em
Music and lyrics : Dang Khoa

Em ,co biet chang ngay quay ve
Làng que yeu dau than thuong suot nam dai
Em , co biet chang nguoi o lai
Xay dap tinh que huong dep vo bo

Goi nang nang dua em ve
Mot thoi tho au , xanh xanh bo luy non tre
Goi em nang tuoi , lua thom nong
Dan co trang, dan co bay rop mua
Goi gio , gio bay theo dong ..
Mot canh dong xanh chan chim mua tuoi nang moi
Goi em tieng ca dao nhan dua ve
Ngay thang cho mong , que huong minh dep biet bao


Tranlate into English...... ^ ^

You can hear A demo of the song is in this link :
http://mp3.zing.vn/mp3/nghe-bai-hat/Goi-em-Dang-Khoa.IW6OZOCW.html