Con Nhà Nho Giáo – Children of the Grapes
Con Nhà Nho Giáo Everybody has heard this saying and everyone thinks it means a person who is from a well-educated family. That is true, to a certain extent, but it does not describe the statement fully. In the old days (oh some thousands of years in the past, all the way up to about... Continue Reading →
Chu Dynasty I Ching
Yet another sojourn through space and time, into the vast distant reaches of the I Ching's various interpretations and compilations. I finally got a chance to crack open the two-volume Chu-Dịch written by Phan Bội Châu, which means The I Ching, during the era of the Chu Dynasty (周朝) Chou Ch'ao. The two short words that... Continue Reading →
Nightmareish Dream
Another lucid. Huge white plane went down. No survivors. Even those who saw the crash and told their tales disappeared. There was a scientist who wrote it down. He's gone too. In my dream, I talked to a few of those who were on the plane. They tell me the details...but I can't remember what... Continue Reading →
Ancient Drowned Cities of the World
I love the mysteries of long-lost and hidden civilizations. They fascinate me to no end and leave my imagination bursting with a million stories that want to be told about the people and places that used to be above water. Many submerged cities are quite young. They are fascinating because we know so much about... Continue Reading →
Ancient Việt 4: Ancient ties between Taiwanese and Vietnamese
I always knew my family's spoken language was slightly different than what was spoken on the streets. There were many terminology which didn't fit in with the Việt vocabulary that I learned in school and on the playground. For example, my father called his mother, my paternal grandmother, by the word Bu (母) pronounced as in... Continue Reading →
The Musical Side of Me
Some great news! I heard back from my producer. The first of my songs is in the last stages of being completed. Yay!!! Once the songs are done, all I have to do is record my vocals to the music. I am so excited as it has been a very long journey to get this... Continue Reading →
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