KDT Linh Dam

Experiences

Start a new week and we are waiting for 4 days off school. it's great! and it makes me have a lot of motivation to finish the left task of our group. Let's go Linh Dam ahead.

KDT Linh Dam

Located : Hoang Mai urban district, Southern of Hanoi capital

at 12pm after having a quick lunch we prepared motorbikes and  every people are already for mapping
It takes 15 minutes to go to Linh Dam by motorbike, Enemit and me in one run quickly and pass along a bridge which are on being construction with a lot of dust

But after we go deeply inside of Linh Dam. wow it's so nice with a big lake surround, fresh air, high building and few people street vendors

This time everything seems to finish quicker because we just sit on motorbikes and go around and ask people
i remembered the starting point is " key maker" which available much along on street.
while waiting Katie draw the map we met one strange guy . i don't know why but he approached Katie asked " what are you looking for? where ... " after few sentences i recognized oh" bad guy". he pretended to touch on Katie hey` i'm sure Katie also knew that and we use one of 36 stratagems " u` te' quyên` " . done! ha ha
 we drive back to the a park ( i like it) and find a lot of stuffs here and don't forget mapping.
 turn left and go to find out 3 last things , elementary school, police office and sport newspaper shop.
Oh` hot weather i feel craving thirsty with a drink at the moment sound good! Tao Pho' over there.
Khat' wa'
But Phuong said " Tao Pho*' is good for female j` j` do'..., and something i don't know because of new word, and it will decrease the hormone of male "  kaka i never heard before.  it is a treasure of male not easily to be stolen :))
perhaps it steals the hormone of male and give for female for love :-? just guessing

Ngon wa'. and we don't forget asking Tao Pho woman about post office to find sport newspaper and it not far much from seat we are taking rest
done! and we've gone back to HANU.   rdos !!! Linh Dam

Description
LINH DAM , nice view ( the lake, park )! not much street vendors -> clean street, lot of big apartment high building,  seems this places for mid-class and high-class live into. but i have no impression with local people here
i got 2 comparisons between 2 places that i experienced

• Ho Linh Quang : not much nice for living narrow and air populated, but the people sticks together and feel warmly 
• KDT Linh Dam : nice view and peaceful  street , a lot of high building... fresh air but feel people here live separately and look they just care about job, working  rather than enjoy life  

That's just my point of view i don't know it's true or not with others
If give me chance to live here, it's a nice place i need consider again :-"

Hanoi- Ho Linh Quang

This is not our mapping , just the product from google map and i want to locate on that for other easily imagine where is Linh Quang lake
 Experience
One cloudy day ! Check attendant first

1. Katie : new nameTễu
2. Emily : call Frenemy ( friend-enemy )
3. Phuong: 
4. Vi~  [absent  because he had gone there first for reconnaissance] :P
5. Khuong:

Our group are all already and decided places for meeting and after that starting our journey to Linh Quang lake
 from HANU we just took 15' on a bus 02 and got off at Van Mieu ( Temple of Literature). We got around and  asked an police quickly " Anh ơi! Hồ Linh Quang có gần đây không ?" He warmly told us how we can get there but after that he said " way from here to there, it's so zigzagging, be careful! Lost and thieves" .we don't forget say "cam' on anh" , and keep going with hand stick on bag tightly to prevent rubbers ;)
After leaving Van Mieu, luckily we met a kind people, she went with us pointed how to get Linh Quang by fast, safe way.
Finally we came there and Vĩ  found some places around and we just moved and mapped together.
near Linh Quang has a market. it's not big but enough for us to find a cigarette, oil cooking.... it's great due to our task is going to finish  \m/
However, when our task only has some things need map ( police office to report crime, knife sharpened, key making, ) ha ha . we got some confusing and fun here

knife sharpened

As usual we asked some local people here, " excuse me! could you help me to find the police office near around here? " we have got a lot warm direction from local people and they think we are the foreigners have just lived for few days and to be victims of crime :)) hix hix that's reason we need report to police place working .  misunderstanding!!!

I don't know much, but after that perhaps because of "word of mouth" from 2 people tell others and they look at us with eyes pitiful!!! and one lady enthusiastically volunteer to and insist  to help us come directly to police office. We difficultly must  make them calm down by our kidding way " Mr Vĩ wants to be ur son in law " :)) haha because she said she has a pretty daughter need marry and maybe she " bồ kết" him in the first look. Luckily we succeed



One more things when we asked them how to find the place to sharpen knife. some one they wonder" why we ask about knife and key . o' o` (:-?) and they think us have some intangible thing here, and suspect us as crime or bad guys or sth like that. and problem to be more serious and to avoid that. " tốt nhất là chuồn đi thôi" and we are quickly out of there

Finally, we finished all things and have some drinks together and contribute to project " Kiem An" with alot of ideas, and we all feel happy even a bit tired .but good results !!!  I like it and like the way all members work in team because we are "Fantastic Nam"

 Space and Description 
 - zigzagging way, narrow and polluted environment, a bit noise
if i can choose place to live, Ho Linh Quang is not my choice. because it seems too crowed people in very small space like this. and much building construction that cause Linh Quang lake has lost its natural view

Het!

2nd Ss - UPS Driver

"LIKE TO DRIVE but NOT LIKE TO WORK" quote William Rosario 

 That is reason i love this story and his job. I found the match between his thought and mine. when i was studying at high school, i am interested in joining the army as a regular soldier due to some reason my dream was not be  done. 
Studying at Hanu for 4 years many things have changed and i have got the new intention for my future but i'm not sure i can find the job which chooses me and i love it or not!!! :-S .
because of facing with variety of recruiting requirement, big competitors ..so, among choosing one job which can help u get enough money for daily life and one satisfies your ambition but u can't pay rent for housing... on and on. it takes consideration

Let's back with driver's story, in his story mentions other which really attract reader by funny telling way. this is some main point make me be impressive

• sticks with job more than 10 years, working environment like military organization with many rules -> challenges
• serve or deliver goods for abundant of customer include good,bad and crazy one 
• he is sick it does not mean sick, he tries hang out and does every things he can to not actually work -> good strategy :))
• his comment about manager ( bad guy), supervisor ( just functional) and other drivers ( nice and decent..) -> sensitive observation and behavior
• escape from huge obstacles : chased by dogs or thieves, accidents, sprained ankles...
• enjoy time with dildos and lots of porno which he delivers, open, check it out , see what is it and laugh about it. In addition, get the invitation from lots divorced women -> make me recall Vietnamese proverb " Trai truong` lai' gai' truong` y " :)) haha

Maybe having other interesting details but i can not remember all

for 10 years with job surely he still got a lot of things wanna share if this book can leave for him more than 5 pages i think it will be really cool  :D kaka

 go ahead, and turn right now 

Conclusion:

when sometimes we love one thing, have no answer for that reason

~JOB~....and.....ME.....

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