Phương Hoàng Hamilton: 2023

Saturday, November 25, 2023

Lễ Tạ Ơn 2023

Thursday, November 23,2023

Hôm nay lễ Tạ Ơn Ngày lễ Tạ Ơn 9 October Ngày lễ Tạ Ơn của quê hương Canada đã qua từ tháng 10. Thật ra là ngày nào cũng tạ ơn, tạ ơn cha mẹ ông bà, tạ ơn anh chị em trong gia đình, Tạ ơn thầy cô dạy dỗ, tạ ơn người phối ngẫu và các con cháu. Tạ ơn bà con bạn bè xa gần. Tạ ơn cuộc sống bình an mỗi ngày. Tạ ơn tất cả.

Thanksgiving Day October 9 Thanksgiving Day in my homeland Canada has passed since October. In fact, every day I give thanks, I thank my parents and grandparents, thank my brothers and sisters in the family, thank all my teachers, thank my spouse and descendants. Thank all relatives and friends near and far. Be grateful for a peaceful life every day. Thank you all.

Friday, April 28, 2023

Crocus

Saturday, April 1, 2023

Crocus Tuyết chưa tan hết Đất vẫn cứng rắn Nụ hoa mong manh Tim tím trồi lên Ánh dương vừa chiếu Hoa nở xinh tươi.

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The snow hasn't melted yet The earth is still hard Fragile flower buds Purple heart rises The sun just shined Beautiful flowers bloom.

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love cherry flowers

Tuesday, April 11, 2023

Thương Hoa Anh Đào

Hoa trồng khắp nơi bao phủ cả thànhphố đồi núi thung lũng. Tháng 3 hoa nở cùng với nhiều loài hoa khác. Người ta đổ ra ngoài đi dạo ngắm hoa và ngồi dưới tàn hoa cả ngày. Tối đến thắp đèn sáng tiếp tục đi đạo ngắm hoa trong đêm. Mình chỉ xem qua video mà sao cũng thấy một bầu trời đầy hoa bên mình. Ngày xưa còn nhỏ ở căn nhà mà trước nhà có cây hoa anh đào. Tháng Tết là nở hoa, hoa màu hồng cánh nhỏ. Khi hoa tàn là trái nhỏ xuất hiện và chín đỏ dấu trong lá xanh thật đẹp. Từ đó năm nào cũng thấy hoa anh đào nở vào muà xuân. Đâu có biết có một xứ sở mà hoa anh đào trồng khắp nơi khi muà xuân đến cả nước một màu hoa hồng như thế.

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Love Cherry Blossoms Flowers were planted everywhere covering the city, hills and valleys. March flowers bloomed along with many other flowers. People went out for a walk to see the flowers and sit under the flowers all day. At night, lighted up the lights and continued walking to see flowers in the night. I just watched the video but I still saw a sky full of flowers beside me. When I was a child, I lived in a house where there was a cherry tree in front of the house. In the month of Tet the flowers were blooming, pink flowers with small petals. When the flowers faded, small fruits appeared and ripened red in the beautiful green leaves. Since then, every year, cherry blossoms have been bloomed in spring. Who knew there was a country where cherry blossoms were planted everywhere when spring came to the whole country with such a rose color.

Saturday, January 14, 2023

Bún Sườn

Mấy năm còn đi dạy ở trường BTX Đalat. Gần trường có cái quán nhỏ. Gọi là quán bà Tỉnh, bán thuốc lá vài món kẹo bánh ... nói chung là những đồ ăn vặc. Sáng bà có nấu thêm món bún, bún chan chút nước xúp có vài miếng sườn heo và chút hành ngò thêm chút rau xà lách xắc nhỏ. Sáng đi làm đói bụng có tô nhỏ bún này ăn cũng được. Gía rẻ cho nên với lương cô giáo lúc đó thì các cô thầy cũng ủng hộ món bún này. Tôi có ăn một hai lần thôi vì sáng nào cũng lo cho các con ăn sớm nên mẹ con cùng ăn rồi đưa con đi nhà trẻ và mẫu giáo rồi tôi tới trường luôn. Có khi gặp các đồng nghiệp cũng ăn sáng ở đó. Đa số các thầy uống cà phê và hút thuốc rồi vừa ăn vừa nói chuyện với nhau. Tôi chỉ chăm chú ăn không nói gì và ngồi một mình xa mấy ông thầy cùng trường. Có người là đồng nghiệp cùng tổ, có người trước đây là thầy của tôi...Nói chung ai cũng lịch sự. Nhưng chỗ mấy ông hay tới thì các cô im lặng né và tôi không ghé quán nữa. Mấy chục năm đã qua. Nhớ lại chuyện xưa, hôm nay lấy sườn nấu bún ăn trưa cùng anh xã. Sườn luộc sơ rồi rữa mới nấu với củ hành và cà rốt, thêm vài hạt tiêu và chút muối đừơng. Để cho có vị Việt Nam thì thêm chút nước mắm. Bún khô luộc mềm chan vào nước xúp sườn và rắc hành ngò, Thêm chút rau xà lách . Ăn trưa em xã kể chuyện món bún sườn của cái quán nhỏ gần trường cũ. Một thời nghèo khó và bây giờ mình cũng nghèo cho nên ăn món bún này đó.

Monday, January 9, 2023

Noodles with ribs For several years, MP taught at the Dalat BTX School. There was a small shop near the school. It's called Mrs. Tỉnh's shop, selling some cigarettes and sweets... in general selling snacks. In the morning, the owner cooked vermicelli soup, vermicelli with a little soup with a few pieces of pork ribs and a little bit of cilantro and a little chopped lettuce. In the morning, when you went to work hungry, I could eat this small bowl of vermicelli. The price was low, so with the teacher's salary at that time many teachers liked to support this noodle dish. I only ate once or twice because every morning I took care of my children to eat early, so myself mother and children ate together. After breakfast I took our children to kindergarten and early age school, and then I went to BTX school. When I came to the shop I met some colleagues who also had breakfast there. Most of the male teachers drank coffee and smoked while eating and talking to each other. I just ate attentively and didn't say anything and sat alone far from the male teachers table, they were teachers at the same school. Some people were colleagues in the same group, some people were my teachers in the past... In general, everyone was polite. But where the men often go, the women would dodge quietly and I didn't visit the shop anymore. Decades have passed. Recalling the old story, today I cooked vermicelli with ribs for lunch with my husband. The ribs are boiled, then washed and cooked with onions and carrots, adding a few peppers and a little salt and sugar. For a taste of Vietnam, add a little fish sauce. Soft-boiled dried vermicelli in rib soup and sprinkled with cilantro, Add a little lettuce. At lunch, Wife MP told husband K and the story about the noodle soup dish of a small shop near the school BTX. Once I was poor the ribs soup was tasted and now I am also poor so eating this noodle dish to remind we always poor!!!.