Viet Nam News By Nguyễn Hữu Tài Quân walked in, drew shut all window curtains, threw off his clothes, then strolled around the apartment. It was early and the kids were still at school. He had at least several hours to relax before the apartment was crowded and he would have to flee. The three-room apartment was too cramped. Sometimes he visited his friends and found them residing in huge houses that cost several hundred thousand to one million dollars, had nearly 10 bedrooms, five restrooms and orchards laden with fruits which made him so envious. If only he had such a house. In the morning he would sip a cup of coffee. In the afternoon he would go home from work and cut the grass and fertilise the trees. At night he would set up a hammock to lie in and look at the stars. He wouldn’t have to fret and pound on the restroom door to hurry whoever was inside. Yet real estate prices in California were skyrocketing. He heard the Chinese were flocking here … [Read more...] about Stuck in paradise
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Another day in paradise
I did what I was told. I knew that it was over between us. I picked up the phone again and pressed the receiver close to my ear. During that embarrassing moment, I found my heart beating wildly. My head was spinning out of control. I wished to be near him on the one hand, and I also wanted to be finished with him. All of a sudden, the phone rang. "Are you ready to go, darling?" he asked me. "Not yet!" "Why not?" "Because I’m afraid." "What are you afraid of?" "I only want to sit by your side in a cosy corner of a little coffee house. That’s all." "Okay. Just come here and we’ll go to a milk bar nearby. Hurry up. I’ve been waiting for you for ages," he urged me. I got up and jumped out of bed. I added makeup to my face carefully: a little rosy powder over my cheeks and a few strokes of eyebrow pencil and some applications of lip stick. Meanwhile, my heart kept beating hard. My taxi halted by the roadside so that I might buy a small packet of chewing gum. … [Read more...] about Another day in paradise
Bản in : Lost in Paradise wins big at film festival
Vu Ngoc Dang has made history after becoming the first director of a commercial film to win a Golden Lotus award for Best Director at the National Film Festival held in the central city of Phu Yen. His homosexual love Hot Boy Noi Loan, Cau Chuyen Ve Thang Cuoi, Co Gai Diem va Con Vit (Lost in Paradise) scooped up two other Golden Lotus prizes, including Best Supporting Actor for Ho Vinh Khoa and Best Cameraman for Nguyen Nam. Lost in Paradise has been shown in many other international film festivals this year. Dang was unable to attend the ceremony held on Saturday night to pick up his trophy. "What a pity! Dang is a third generation director of Vietnamese cinema. He and other established directors like Dao Ba Son and Nhue Giang have made the festival successful," said director Luu Trong Ninh, head of the jury panel for the Feature Film category, when he was unable to hand the award over to Dang directly. Canh Dong Bat Tan (Floating Lives) – the most anticipated film in the … [Read more...] about Bản in : Lost in Paradise wins big at film festival
Lost in Paradise wins big at film festival
Vu Ngoc Dang has made history after becoming the first director of a commercial film to win a Golden Lotus award for Best Director at the National Film Festival held in the central city of Phu Yen. His homosexual love Hot Boy Noi Loan, Cau Chuyen Ve Thang Cuoi, Co Gai Diem va Con Vit (Lost in Paradise) scooped up two other Golden Lotus prizes, including Best Supporting Actor for Ho Vinh Khoa and Best Cameraman for Nguyen Nam. Lost in Paradise has been shown in many other international film festivals this year. Dang was unable to attend the ceremony held on Saturday night to pick up his trophy. "What a pity! Dang is a third generation director of Vietnamese cinema. He and other established directors like Dao Ba Son and Nhue Giang have made the festival successful," said director Luu Trong Ninh, head of the jury panel for the Feature Film category, when he was unable to hand the award over to Dang directly. Canh Dong Bat Tan (Floating Lives) â the most anticipated film in the … [Read more...] about Lost in Paradise wins big at film festival
In paradise indeed
In paradise indeed Bradley Winterton Artists perform at “In Paradisum” concert on Saturday night in HCMC - PHOTO: DUY TAN Saturday saw a major event in the HCMC’s Opera House. Entitled “In Paradisum”, it was a concert by HBSO featuring a visiting French violinist of Vietnamese ancestry, Pham Vinh, plus a visiting French choir together with their renowned conductor. Two magnificent works were scheduled, Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto and Bach’s Magnificat (from which “In paradisum”, meaning “in paradise”, looks like a quotation but isn’t). But before these, another work was due to be performed, Linh Giac by Nguyen Thien Dao. The Opera House was 90% full, and I at least awaited Linh Giac with intense curiosity. It transpired that the composer represented another French connection, having been living in France up to his death last year. It was no accident, then, that Pham Vinh took to the stage early to … [Read more...] about In paradise indeed