The Vietnamese miracle baby

He is a three-year-old boy and his name is Thien Nhan, which means "Good Person". After being abandoned at birth by a teenage mother in a remote area in Central Vietnam, a baby boy was badly mauled by wild animals. When the group of locals found him laying there after 3 days, he lost most of his right leg, testicles and pennis. Despite all the odds, he still survives.
After his story has been already featured in domestic and international newspaper, a very kind-hearted couples in Hanoi decided to adopt him. They have made all their fundraising effort to give him the best possible treatment.

Recently, thanks to generous donations and help from all over the world, he is now sent to Texas Children's Hospital in the U.S., the only one which can help him to rebuild the functional penis.

Mid-Autumn Festival (aka: Moon Festival) in my country

In my country, the Mid-Autumn Festival is held on the 15th of the 8th month in the Lunar Calendar. And today is that day. I wish I were in Vietnam now to join that exciting day with my friends!
When i was still at school, i couldnt wait for that day when my parents took me to a street called "Hang Ma" in Hanoi specializing in selling all kinds of children toys. I could choose anything I like. And then, in the evening of that day, all of the children would parade on the streets while singing and carrying different colourful lanterns.










Vietnamese children celebrating the Moon Festival with traditional 5-pointed star shaped lantern
Afterwards, we children gathered outside sitting under the moon to enjoy the moon cake, which is often round representing the fullness and prosperity of life.








Moon cakes are often eaten during that day
Although i am not in Vietnam now, i will still celebrate that day by going to the Chinese Market to buy some moon cakes and invite some Vietnamese friends to come to enjoy it. It will definitely not bring us the same atmosphere but hopefully, that will somehow make us less homesick.

Vietnam-The hidden charm

Welcome all of you traveling to Vietnam-the Pearl of Asia... through my blog ;)

A few days ago, i met a friend who had no idea where Vietnam is :( This urged me to write a blog on my lovely country. Hopefully, my blog is an useful information for those who is going to visit Vietnam in the future ;)

Vietnam is just about twice the size of Arizona with over 80 millions people ( that's why the house price is much more expensive than in the U.S :) ). It is divided into 2 main parts: the North and the South.

The North with Hanoi, the capital is the location of the government's headquarters so it is considered more quiet and more cultured. The South with Saigon- the biggest city, is the business centers. Southerners consider themselves more dynamic and tend to see Hanoi as a quaint, sleepy town. They have been more exposed to Westen ways. It is said that Hanoi is something like DC, a big city but still quiet and peaceful while Sai gon is like New York, a nightlife and business buzz.

As I noticed, i am the only one who is from the north of Vietnam in our class :) and sometimes i chatted with the others from the South in Vietnamese but i even didn't understand what they were saying because we have different dialects, accents.

However, both of the North and the South have so many beautiful places that tourists cannot resist to visit such as Halong Bay, one of the world's heritage in the North and Nha Trang in the South.