Phương Hoàng Hamilton

November 1977

Friday, November 25, 2022

November

In November of that year, 1975, that young man Kim sent Phương a letter written in pencil "I love you".

Two years later November 1977, two young KPs went to the People's Committee of Ward 1, DaLat city, with household registration and identity cards to register their marriage. It only took 10 minutes to complete the procedure. Then on the weekend there was a luncheon party - A simple wedding party.

K worked for DaLat foreign trade company. P was a teacher at Bui Thi Xuan High School. When they immigrated to Ontario in February 1991, they changed their jobs as workers in factory. Now they retired at home.

Today is November 25, 2022.

45 years of marriage. They have 3 children and 4 grandchildren.

During the whole month of November, P remembered 45 years in marriage that was very long time, but looking back, time passed so fast. More and more every day P love the children and grandchildren that they - K & P- have "created" together.

Luckily the whole family have migrated to Canada, a wonderful country to live.

Thanks all.

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Tháng 11

Tháng 11 năm xưa đó 1975 có anh chàng trẻ Kim đó gởi cho cô nàng Phương một lá thư viết bằng bút chì “anh yêu em”.

Hai năm sau tháng 11 năm 1977, hai người trẻ KP dẫn nhau ra UBND phường 1 thành phố Đà Lạt, với hộ khẩu và chứng minh nhân dân để đăng ký kết hôn. Cũng chỉ 10 phút là xong thủ tục. Sau đó vào cuối tuần có một bữa tiệc trưa. Tiệc cưới đơn giản.

K làm cho công ty ngoại thương Đà lạt. P là cô giáo trường phổ thông trung học Bùi Thị Xuân. Khi di cư tới Ontario tháng 2 năm 1991 thì đổi nghề công nhân. Bây giờ thì hưu trí ở nhà.

Hôm nay 25 tháng 11 năm 2022.

45 năm kết hôn. Có 3 con và 4 cháu.

Suốt cả tháng 11 P nhớ lại quảng thời gian dài, mà nhìn lại thì thời gian qua mau. Càng thương các con cháu mà mình đã tạo ra.

May mắn là đã di cư tới đất nước an lành.

Tạ ơn tất cả.

Dharma talk teacher

Monday, January 16, 2023

Lời Thầy

Thầy giảng pháp thoại

Sống chết chỉ cách một hơi thở!

Loay hoay với cơm áo tiền tài công việc...

Lại còn tị hiềm hỉ nộ ái ố…

Hay mộng mơ xa vời

Ngày vụt qua ngày

Nên người ta quên

Sống chết chỉ cách một hơi thở mà thôi! ! !

Ôi..

Nghe thì tiêu cực

Cho dù đó đúng là sự thực

Cho nên sao mà phải cảm thấy rầu...

Còn sống thì hãy vui vẻ lên mỗi ngày

Tạ ơn Thầy nhé!

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Dharma talk teacher

Life and death are just a breath away!

Struggling with money, food, house, job..

Still more...jealous, happy-sad-love-hate…

Or dream far far away

Day by day fly fast

So people forget

Life and death are only a breath away! ! !

Oh..

It sounds negative

Even if it's true

So why feeling blue...

As long as still alive, be happy every day

Thanks Teacher!

Cat

Monday, January 23, 2023

Con Mèo

Ngày xưa còn bé 3 hay 4 tuổi có cậu dì dạy cho bài đồng dao

Con mèo mà trèo cây cau

Hỏi thăm chú chuột đi đâu vắng nhà

Chú chuột đi chợ đàng xa

Mua mắm mua muối giỗ cha chú mèo.

Vì sao con chuột đi mua mắm muối để làm giỗ cha của con mèo nhỉ??? Con mèo trèo lên cây cau vì đói bụng mà chú chuột biết trước nhanh chân chạy đi lánh nạn lại còn gửi lời trêu ghẹo con mèo. Cho nên con mèo mà bắt được thì con chuột tiêu đời ngay đưới móng vuốt mèo!!!

Nhưng đó là con mèo ngày nhỏ lúc tôi còn bé. Ở nhà ̀ông bà và ba má tôi nuôi mèo để bắt chuột. Ngày nay nuôi mèo làm cảnh cho vui nhà và có cục cưng mà hầu. Mèo đi quanh quẩn trong nhà tung ra bao nhiêu là lông cho mình dọn dẹp. Mỗi bữa ăn chỉ ăn thực phẩm làm sẵn. Đi tiêu tiểu có chỗ và phải xúc dọn mới không hôi cả cái nhà. Mèo phải có tên và có giấy tờ nuôi, lại còn bảo hiểm sức khoẻ vì nó bệnh cũng phải đưa tới bác sĩ thú y . Mèo bây giờ ở Bắc Mỹ đâu có biết bắt chuột. Nuôi cho có bạn trong nhà cho người đỡ cô đơn. Mèo như con mọn bé nhỏ trong nhà. Là cục cưng bốn chân đắc giá. Cho nên bài thơ phải đổi sao cho hợp thời để dạy cháu mình đây???

Once upon a time, when I was 3 or 4 years old, my aunt or uncle taught me a rhyme poem

The cat climbs an areca palm tree

To ask where uncle mouse is away from home

Uncle mouse goes to the market far away

To buy salted fish sauce for the death anniversary of the cat's father.

Why did the mouse go to buy salted fish sauce to celebrate the cat's father's anniversary??? The cat climbed up the areca palm tree because it was hungry, but the mouse knew in advance that it quickly ran away and even sent a teasing message to the cat. Therefore if the cat catches the mouse, the mouse died immediately under the cat claws!!!

But that was the cat of my childhood when I was a kid. At my home my grandparents and parents raised cats to catch mice. Today, cats are kept as pets for fun at home and have pets to “serve” them as our child. Cats go around the house toss out as much hair as they can for us to clean up. Each meal cat only eats ready-made food not to catch mouse for food anymore. There is a place for cat to urinate and must be cleaned by the owner everyday so it will not smell the whole house. The cat must have a name and an adoption document or license, and cat also have health insurance because it must be taken to the veterinarian if it is sick. Cats now in North America don't know how to catch mice. Raise cat as a friend in the house for the lonely person. Cats are like small children in the house. An expensive four-legged pet. So how to rewrite the rhyme poem to be timely to teach my grandson???

HMP

Today is Valentine's Day

Tuesday, February 14, 2023

Hôm nay Valentine Day

Năm xưa đó quen nhau

Em mười chín có nghĩ gì đâu chuyện tương lai,

Ngày ngày vẫn đi học

Anh gởi tận tay em lá thư ngắn ngủi

Tờ giấy to chữ rõ ràng viết bằng bút chì

“Anh yêu em”

Em nhận, cất đó mà không dám hồi âm

Anh đùa gì đây???

47 năm qua đi như một làn sét chớp sáng

Anh em vẫn bên nhau!!!

Sáng hôm kia nghe anh hát

Ngày ấy đôi ta quen nhau...

Anh sáng tác bài hát rất hay

Cám ơn tình yêu dài lâu

Tình gia đình thiêng liêng

Happy Valentine Day!

💓💔💕💗💙💚💛💜

Today is Valentine's Day

In the past, we knew each other

I'm nineteen, I didn't think about the future,

Still going to school everyday

You sent me a short letter

Large sheet of paper with clear letters written in pencil

"I love you"

I took it, kept it but didn't dare to reply

What were you kidding???

47 years passed like a flash of lightning

You and me are still together!!!

Yesterday morning I heard you sang

The day we met each other...

You composed a very nice song

Thank you for the long term love

Sacred family love

Happy Valentine's Day

All reactions:

Sunday morning tea

Sunday, February 19, 2023

Sáng chủ nhật uống trà

Xem tennis final

Anh ngồi gác chân thoải mái

Theo dõi trận tranh tài

Em ngồi kế bên

Nghe anh phân tích đường banh

Hương trà thơm thoang thoảng

Một ngụm nho nhỏ thôi

Niềm hân hoan ấm áp

Thấm tràn khắp thân tâm

Hạnh phúc giây phút này!

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Sunday morning tea

Watch tennis final

You sit comfortably with your feet up

Watch the competition

I sit next to you

Listen to your analyze the ball line

Fragrant tea scent

Just a small sip

Warm joy

Pervading body and mind

Happy this moment!

May be an image of 1 person, coffee cup and indoor

All reactions:

Tứ Thân Phụ Mẫu

Wednesday, February 22, 2023

Tứ Thân Phụ Mẫu

Hôm nay 3 tháng 2 lịch mặt trăng

Kỷ niệm giỗ ba

Chúng con xin dâng hương

Bông hoa trái cây

Xôi chè và trà thơm

Tạ ơn ba và mạ

Ngày xưa ba nói

Đời là bể khổ tình là dây oan

Hai con hãy sống tốt

Dây tơ oan trái đã cột rồi

Lời ba con vẫn nhớ

Con biết lòng ba thương con

Con biết lòng mạ thương con nhiều

Con đang bơi qua biển rộng

Mênh mông chẳng thấy bờ

Nhớ ba cùng thương mạ

Xin dâng nén tâm hương

Kính ngưỡng hai ngài

Bình an nơi thiên đường

Chúng con nay cũng già

Gặp ba mạ ngày nào đó

Cũng không còn bao xa

Tạ ơn ba mạ.

HTMP

All reactions:

When I know you

Wednesday, October 25, 2023

Đầu tiên

Khi em quen anh

Tháng hè 1975

Em 19 anh 22 tuổi

Người thanh niên vui vẻ

Khi anh cười toả sáng cả không gian

Một ngày đó

Anh gởi em lá thư “anh yêu em”

Rồi hôn lễ đơn giản

Bây giờ

Là con cháu...

Một gia đình đông đúc

Hôm nay sinh nhật anh 70

Chúc mừng người yêu

Sinh Nhật vui vẻ khoẻ mạnh !!!

*****

Firstly

When I know you

Summer 1975

I am 19 and you are 22 years old

The young man happily

When you laughed the whole space shine

One day

You send me the letter "I love you"

Then simple wedding

Now

We have created many descendants ...

A crowded family

Today's birthday 70

Congratulations lover

Happy Healthy Birthday !!!

HMPhuong

All reaction

Phương Hoàng Hamilton

Saturday, July 6, 2024

November 1977

Dharma talk teacher

Cat

Today is Valentine's Day

Sunday morning tea

Tứ Thân Phụ Mẫu

When I know you

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