Hi
It's about 21 years ago when alot of Vietnamese people were celebrating to Vietnamese Independent Day , one guy is enthusiastically out of a "strange pack" to involve in this special day. it's really one of unforgettable time, but that guy can't remember anything :D . that guy named Khuong, was born in Hai Phong city where Vietnamese people commonly call by so cute name is " thành phố Hoa Phượng Đỏ"
And now we move on our main topic " job"
Question? why "job"
Answer: oh` Simple! our project named " Kiem an"
When you see this food "steamed rolled rice pancake" you will understand that job i wanna to mention here!!!
" when sun sets, it's also time " kiem an" of my family "
everyday, every night and non-stop
Starting time : Summer 5pm - 9am, Winter 9pm-7am
Labour: include in member in my family
Preparing process:
- put rice in water about 5 or 6 hours
- slide and chop the dry onion
- grind rice into flour like this
- add more special stuff in water-flour ( traditional secret)
- need a big steam boiler, a " khuôn" " vành" one pipe one thin staff, one big can of oil
- need one flat basket, some leaves of banana ..
I started when i was studying at secondary school. at that time all member in my family specialize for quicker
i just do " grind rice in flour with water" manually not machine. oh` it's supper tired
let's see the image above you will imagine my task at that time ( nhà mình vẫn còn cái này )
Normally when family receive more booking purchase from customers. we should be happy but more purchase more time stick with " coi xay" hix hix that's the reason i rarely feel happy with it
to finish grind rice i've started from 5pm to 9pm sometimes over midnight.
it has no problem because the backbone of job is
- spread flour to make "steamed rolled rice pancake" ( job of dad and sister)
- apply cooking oil on the face of rolled cake ( job of mum)
Phu` :-" it seems so long to tell all of steps, so i just wanna to show very basic thing. to make a good CAKE, it depends much about how much people have skillful with hand to do
When i was entered into High School, my dad has trouble in health, he can't wake all night to do and just have only my sister with part of job i can't leave her alone and from teaching of dad , in very short time i'm to be very professional in " trang' banh' " and i kept do it when i went to University
for more than 5 years sticks with it i've got a lot of changing feeling include " vui and buồn, bực, giận hài hước... story"
you know i remember one day as usual . i start making "rolled cake" . the weather is supper hot > 35oC and i had to sit to the next oven . my leg and sister's one changed from yellow skin into brown one
i don't know it's effect of global warming or not because at that time i don't care much about this issues. i just wanna oh` why is not winter ( because winter is cold i feel better)
AND, in hot season when all my neighbors fall as sleep. space seems to be silent and after " buon chuyen" with my Mum both of us feel sleepy as well even though we're doing, i can't against my eyes and most of things around now is vague . suddenly from my leg i feel wet wet :))) haha start and wake up i look back OHHHHHHH my MUM with sleeping- eyes is using a spoon to apply cooking oil on me.
That's very one of my funny story about our night-life
If i can tell in Vietnamese i think i will have more things to say , but my English seems to be limited, some how it's hard for my sharing. it's fun will turn to be not :)
i love my family and wanna bring a very small corner about my life in this story but i am afraid of too long . i need go studying and feel sleepy :P
This is final products.
Whenever anyone ask me " what's ur fact?"
answer: uh` uhm` ah` Sleepy!!! because i wanna catch up on lost sleep before :P
My expectation in the next 4 months
:-" phù . biết nói gì đây. đổi sang tiếng Việt cho cảm thấy đỡ nhớ nhà hix hix
- Working in air conditioner room :D
- Field trip for more understand about life in Vietnam
- Volunteering with UCHANUers
- Having more fun with Thay`, friends
- Waiting Tet holiday :S