Le Van Dzung and a country girl in Can-Tho city, South Vietnam
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Le Van Dzung�
Saigon
Vietnam
Wow, wow, wow... You have to like this guy. Friends say he has a
"dynamic force" in his body because he talks loud and too much....
Well, I mean he makes a lot of people misunderstand him. Dzung is a real good man, he did a fine job to help flooding victims
in middle of Vietnam in November, 1999. Sometimes he says something he doesn't mean; and sometimes he means
but he doesn't say a word. How confusing! hahaha. I love to bother him somtimes.
I have a little Vietnamese poem for him:
"Câ`n Tho* c� b�'n Ninh Kiê`u
H�'p qua háy la.i cu~ng nhiê`u em xinh
Dzu~ng ta nhìn la.i th�'y mình
Tu�?i hô`i ha+m båy ma` trinh vâ~n còn
Ti�'c thay cho khoång d-o*`i son
Bây gio*` gi�'ng ca.n không co`n thi�'t tha
Câ`n Tho* c� v� sao sa
Còn vu*o*ng em gái thå`ng gi� ác ôn
Vâ~n ch� m�'y me. sô`n sô`n
Sài gòn không mu�'n (la.i d-i) so*` "mô`m" Câ`n Tho*"
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The following is what Le-Van-Dzung wrote to his friends in Quang-Ngai
Forum. He wrote in Vietnamese, so if you are not Vietnamese you
can not read it. I am really enjoying his writing about his trip to
SaPa, a famous place in north Vietnam, therefore I decided to insert
his writing into his Page.
Buo^i? Tru+a tre^n nui' Ham` Ro^`ng
Ngu+o+i` ban. ddo^`ng ha`nh cua? to^i la` giao' su+ ho^i. hoa. tru+o+`ng
ddai. hoc. My~ thua^t. Ha No^i., Do^~ Quo^c' Vi., 48 tuo^i? dda~ ddoc. cho
to^i nghe bai` tho+ sau dda^y nha^n dip. du+`ng cha^n tre^n ddinh? nui' Ham`
Ro^`ng, ddinh? nui' cao nha^t' cua? SAPA. Bai` tho+ cua? mo^t. nha` hoa. si~
khac', dda~ che^t' nhu+ mot. con cho' sau khi keo' le^ cuo^c. ddo+i`
(kho^ng ho+n ddo+i` cho' ma^y' )cua? mi`nh trong suo^t' 50 na+m.
Quan' Thu.
Bu+o+c' ddu+o+`ng thu rong ruo^i?
Ta du+`ng cu+o+ng no+i dda^y
Ngu+o+i` ddep. ta ti`m kie^m'
Ma^t' giu+a~ thu xu+a ro^i`
Toc' bac. ca`ng the^m bac.
Na(ng' mu+a ma(c. thang' ngay`
Su+o+ng thu ro+i tim' bai~
Co? ga^y` con ngu+a. ga^y`
Quan' thu co`n nha^~n nai.
Na(ng' mu+a ma(c. thang' ngay`
Ru+o+u. sa^u` dda^u hay~ rot'
Uo^ng' ddi uo^ng' cho say
Do+? dang cu`ng mo^t. kie^p'
A^u chi? la` gio' ma^y
Do+? dang cu`ng mo^t. kie^p'
A^u cu~ng la` gio' ma^y
Hoa. si~ Tu+o+ng` Va^n
Hai? Pho`ng
SaPa, ngay` to^i dde^n', nhie^t. ddo^. ban ngay` 7 ddo^. C, ban dde^m 3
ddo^., nhu+ng do ddo^. a^m? ra^t' tha^p' ne^n va^n~ tha^y' de^~ chiu. Tre^n
ddinh? nui' , ma^y va` su+o+ng mu` sa` xuo^ng' ra^t' tha^p', to^i cu+' mo+?
lo`ng ba`n tay ra vo+`n ma^y dda(c. sanh'. Giong. nga^m tho+ cua? anh ban.
Ha` No^.i ca^t' le^n sang sang? nhu+ng u buo^`n. Tie^ng' nga^m tho+ cua?
nu+o+c' mi`nh du` o+? vu`ng nao` cu~ng chu+a' dda^y` ti'nh u hoai` sa^u`
cam?. DDa^t' nu+o+c' o+i!!!
Ga^n` tru+a khi ma(t. tro+i` le^n dda~ kha' cao, su+o+ng mu` ba(t' dda^u`
tan bie^n'. Ba^u` tro+i` bo^~ng cao ho+n, tha^p' thoang' phia' xa xa la`
lu+ng nui' Hoang` Lie^n So+n, vo+i' ngon. Phan Si Pang cao 3240 m , cao
nha^t' vu`ng Do^ng Nam A', ngon. nui' nay` luo^n na(m` la^n~ khua^t' trong
ma^y, hie^m' khi tha^y' dduo+c. vao` mua` ddo^ng. O^i bai` hoc. Dia. Ly'
lo+p' nha^t' na(m nao`, ca^u. be' mo+ mo^ng. ngay` xu+a ba^y gio+` mo+i'
tha^y' ddu+o+c. ngon. nui' Hoang` Lie^n So+n
Tre^n ddinh? nui' Ham Ro^ng` ngu+o+i` ta ddang xa^y du+ng. nhu+ng~ khu
tro^`ng hoa, tro^ng` co?, la`m lai. cac' lo^i' ddi , khung canh? nhu+ o+?
thie^n thai, tro^ng ra^t' ddep. Chung' to^i du+`ng cha^n mua vai` lon bia
o+? mo^t. quan' la' tre^n ddinh? nui'. Vo+. cho^`ng chu? qua'n la` hai no^ng
da^n , vu+a` ban' qua'n vu+a` tro^ng` hoa. Ho. ra^t' co+i? mo+? va` tha^t.
tha`. Bia ban' ba(ng` gia' o+? Ha` No^.i, re? ho+n o+? thi. tra^n' SAPA vai`
ngan` ddo^`ng, kho^ng bie^t' ho. lo+i` ddu+o+c. bao nhie^u. To^i tha^y' chi.
vo+. ddang lui' hui' vo gao. na^u' co+m ben` dde^` nghi. chi. na^u' co+m cho
chung' to^i a(n vo+i' , chi. vui ve? ga^t. dda^u` va` co`n noi' dde^? em ddi
mua ru+o+u. cho cac' anh uo^ng' vo+i' nha` em. Anh cho^`ng thi` ha(ng hai'
ddi mua dda^u. phung.cua? ngu+o+i` Mang dde^? la`m thu+c' nha(m'.Trong khi
cho+` ddo+i bu+a? a(n, hai ddu+a' con cua? anh chi. , chau' Thu Trang 8
tuo^i? va` chau' Tua^n' Anh 6 tuo^i? hu+o+ng' da^n~ chung' to^i ddi tha(m
ngon. nui' tie^p' tu c.
Hai chau' be' thung ta(ng chay. tru+o+c', ba nguo+i` lo+n' chung' to^i
cha^m. rai? theo sau, canh? ddep. va` kho^ng gian ye^n tinh? dde^n' mu+c'
to^i chi? muo^n' bay le^n, bay le^n...ho^`n to^i nhu+ mo+? toang ra hoa`
nha^p. vao` tu+`ng bo^ng hoa bui. co?, tu+`ng ve^t. re^u phong tre^n cac'
tang? dda' tra^`m tu+.
Mo^t. gio+` tru+a. bu+a? a(n ba(t' dda^u`. DDa^y la` bu+a? a(n ma` to^i se~
nho+' mai~. Anh Vi., Anh Kha(c' Ta^m (nghe^. si~ kich. noi' , 60 tuo^i?,
to^t' nghie^p. ddai hoc. DDie^n Anh? khoa' dda^u` tie^n,chuye^n ddong'
nhu+~ng vai gian ac' nhu+ Hoang` Giang, Tru+o+ng` Xua^n cua? sa^n kha^u'
cai? lu+o+ng trong nam. To^i, hai vo+. cho^`ng chu? quan' va` ba chau' be',
quay qua^n` be^n ma^m co+m bay` ngay giu+a~ co^ng? tro+`i so^' mo^t. ( tre^n
Ham` Ro^ng` co' hai co^ng? tro+i`). Thu+c' a(n ra^t' ddo+n so+, co+m gao.
ddo?, ca' tra(m' hoa me` kho ma(n., cai? meo` (do ngu+o+i` meo` tro^`ng),
ma(m' tep' (ddu+a tu+` mie^`n xuo^i le^n), lac. Mang' (dda^u. phung. rang
cua? ngu+o+i` Mang')va` uo^ng' ru+o+u lam` tu+` ba(p' .Va^y. tho^i, nhu+ng
to^i a(n ra^t' ngon mie^ng. va` thich' thu'. Tha^t. la., nhu+ng~ bu+a? a(n
ma^m cao co^? dda^y` kho^ng bao gio+` tao. a^n' tu+o+ng. trong to^i.
Vu+a` a(n chung' to^i vu+a` noi' chuye^n. vo+i' nhau. Tha^t. la` thich' thu',
ngu+o+i` Nam ke? Ba(c' , ho^i. tu. vo+i' nhau tre^n ddinh? nui' Ham`
Ro^ng` ( co' hi`nh da'ng. nhu+ dda^u` con ro^ng`). Vu`ng dda^t' nay` tru+o+c'
dda^y tro^`ng ca^y tha^u? dde^? la`m thuo^c' phie^n., ba^y gio+` thi` chi?
tro^`ng ca^y thao? qua? va` mo^t. vai` gio^ng' cai? hoa. Hai vo+. cho^`ng
theo gia ddi`nh le^n ddinh? nui' nay` khai kha^n? tu+` na(m 1975, na(m ddo'
bie^t' bao ngu+o+i` ha(m ho+? vao` nam dde^? la`m ngu+o+i` chie^n' tha(ng',
the^' ma` gia ddi`nh nay` lai. tro+? ngu+o+c. le^n ru+`ng. Ba na(m qua,
Co^ng Ty xo^? so^' Tinh? Lao` Cai bo? tie^`n dda^u` tu+ vao` dda^y, nhu+ng
kho^ng dde^n` bu` cho nhu+ng~ ngu+o+i` mo+? ru+`ng nay` mo^t. xu nao` ca?.
No^ng da^n bao gio+` cu~ng la` ta^`ng lo+p' bi. ap' bu+c' boc' lo^t.
tru+o+c' tie^n.
Ban. nao` co' dip. ddi SAPA ,xin hay? ghe' tha(m nui' Ham` ro^`ng, cac' ban.
cu+' hoi? Anh Tra^`n Manh. Lie^n va` vo+. la` chi. Minh, da^n ho. se~ chi?
cho. Cac' ban. hay? lam` nhu+ to^i , nho+` ho. na^u' mo^t. bu+a? a(n, nhu+
ho. a(n va^y., cac' ban. se~ tha^y' nhu+~ng ddie^`u ly' thu' nhu+ to^i tho^i
Sau bu+a? a(n , chung' to^i la^p. tu+c' xuo^ng' nui' dde^? ddi tha(m no+i
khac'. Chia tay gia ddi`nh ngu+o+i` no^ng da^n, chung' to^i ai cu~ng bin.
rin., bui` ngui` va` hen. ga(p. lai. Cho+. ti`nh se~ hop. vao` to^i' nay.
Cho+. Ti`nh o+i!!!
Cho+. Ti`nh Sapa.
Cu+' mo^i~ dde^m thu+' bay? La` Sapa co' cho+. Tinh`.Cho+. ti`nh la` no+i
trai gai' ga(p. nhau, hat' lu+o+n., hat' xoe`, to? Ti`nh`.Cung~ la` no+i
nhu+ng~ ngu+o+i` tru+o+c' dda^y ye^u nhau, nhu+ng vi` mo^t. ly' do nao` ddo'
kho^ng la^y' ddu+o+c. nhau , se~ ga(p. lai. nhau dde^? ti`nh tu+, ke^? le^?
no^i? nie^`m thu+o+ng nho+'
Ngu+o+i` da^n to^c. ra^t' ho^`n nhie^n pho'ng khoang', ho. kho^ng bi. bo'
buo^c. trong nhu+ng~ gio+'i han. dda.o ddu+c' Kho^ng? Manh. Nhu+ ngu+o+i`
Kinh. Cho+. Tinh` ddu+o+c. hi`nh thanh` do nhu ca^u` truye^`n gio^ng' va`
tinh` cam?. Thu+? Tu+o+ng? Tu+o+ng. Phai? ddi vai` kilomet mo+i' ga(p. ddu+o+c.
nha` ha`ng xom', cac' ban. se~ hie^u? nhu ca^u` hop. ma(t. cua? ho. cao nhu+
the^' nao`.
Phie^n cho+. ti`nh lang~ mang. va` dda^y` cha^t' tho+ ddo' se~ ddu+o+c. to^?
chu+c' vao` to^i' nay. To^? Chu+c' mo^t. cach' tu+. pha't , kho^ng ai chu?
tri`!!
Co`n ba^y gio+` la` buo^i? chie^u`, chung' to^i lang thang tre^n ma^y' con
ddu+o+`ng nga(n' ngun? va` do^c' ddu+ng' cua? Sapa ,nhi`n nga(m' nhu+~ng
cha`ng trai co^ gai' ngu+o+i` H/Mong, ngu+o+i` Dao ddang lu~ lu+o+t. keo'
ve^` dde^? chua^n? bi. cho dde^m cho+. to^i' nay.
Sapa la` thi. tra^n' nghi? mat' nho? do Phap' thanh` la^p. vao` khoang?
dda^u` the^' ky?, Tru+o+c? dda^y toa`n bo^. nha` cu+a? dde^`u ddu+o+c. xa^y
theo kie^u? Village Phap' the^' ky~ 19. Na(m 1946 theo phong trao` tie^u
tho^? khang' chie^n' , toa`n bo^. Nha` cu+a? dde^`u bi. gia^t. mi`n , pha?
sa^p, chi? co`n duy nha^t' mo^t. ngo^i nha` tho+` nho?, xa^y theo kie^u?
Gotic, hie^n. nay va^n~ co`n ddu+ng' la(ng. le? giu+~a lo`ng thi. tra^n' ,
mang tre^n mi`nh nhu+~ng mang? re^u phong mau` ddo? ong' anh' ra^t' la.
Tru+o+c' ma(t. nha` tho+` la` sa^n va^n. ddo^ng. , ta^n. dung. the^? trung?
xuo^ng' cua? mo^t. thung lung~, nha` kie^n' truc' dda~ la`m sa^n va^n
ddo^ng. nhu+ mo^t. lo`ng chao?, ddu+ng' tre^n ma(t. ddu+o+`ng nhi`n xuo^ng'
tha^y' toa`n canh? . Sa^n. Nha` tho+` va` sa^n va^n. ddo^ng. Cu~ng la` hai
no+i hop. Cho+. Ti`nh.
Ngu+o+I` Dao ma(c. ao? dden, hoa va(n va` mu~ ddo^I. Dda^u`u mau` ddo?,
ngu+o+I` H?Mong ao?qua^`n mau` dden, nhu+ng hoa va(n ma`u xanh. Hai da^n
to^c. du+o+`ng nhu+ kho^ng u+a nhau, khi to^I mua ao? cua? ngu+o+i` H?Mong
thi` ngu+o+i` Dao phan` nan`, sao lai. Kho^ng mua cho ngu+o+i` Dao, muo^n'
nguoi` Dao kho^? Ho+n nguoi` H?Mong hay sao????
To^i kho^ng hie^u? nhie^`u ve^` chinh' sach' cua? nu+o+c' ta ddo^i' vo+'i
nguoi` Da^n To^c., thanh` ra to^i im re kho^ng dam' hoi? ho. nhie^u`. Tuy
va^y., mo^t. ddie^`u to^i co' the^? cam? nha^n. la` pha^n` lo+'n ho. dde^`u
thie^u' a(n, binh. bu+u' co^? kha' pho^? bie^n', gu+o+ng ma(t. cua? ho.
pho+` phac., me^t. moi? va` ddo+` dda^n? co' le~ ha^u. qua? cua? nhie^u`
ddo+i` uo^ng' ru+o+u. Ty , hut' thuo^c' phie^n. va` thie^u' a(n thie^u'
ma(c.
De^m cho+. Ti`nh ba(t' dda^u` vao` luc' ma(t. tro+`i la(n. Tu+c' la` luc'
17:30PM.
Chung' to^i vao` cho+. Sapa, trung ta^m ddie^m? cua? cho+. Ti`nh, dde^? a(n
to^'i. Chung' to^i a(n pho+?, pho+? na^u' ra^t' ngon. Da. day` chu'ng to^i
kho^ng cho phe'p thu+? thach' vo+i' nhu+~ng mon' a(n khac'. Vu+a` a(n pho+?
vu+a` nghe anh chu? quan' tom' ta(t' lich. su+? Cho+. Ti`nh ra^t' la` thu'
vi,
Sapa khi ma`n dde^m hoa`n toa`n xa^m chie^m', chi? co`n lai. nhu+~ng ddo^i
cha^n ddi ti`m ban. Ti`nh, va` nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i hie^u' ky` ddi ti`m hie^u?
SAPA. Dde^m ho^m ddo' to^i dde^m' ddu+o+c. ra^t' nhie^`u quo^c' tich. Anh
Phap' My~ Nha^t. Trie^u` Tie^n. Trong nhu+ng~ ddo^i cha^n ha(m ho+? ti`m
hie^u? SAPA.
Ngu+o+i` Dao va` Nguoi H?Mong va^~n la` nhu+ng~ ngu+o+i` chinh' trong dde^m
cho+. Ti`nh.
20:00PM, chung' to^i ddi lang thang va^n~ kho^ng co' mo^t. da^u' hie^u. nao`
chinh' thu+c' cua? cho+. Ti`nh`, ngoai. tru+` mo^t. vai` ca(p. ddang co keo'
nhau, so+` bop' vu' nhau. Chung' to^i cung~ kho^ng ti`m ddu+o+c. da^u'
hie^u. cua? nhu+~ng cuo^c. hat' lu+o+n., hat' vo+`n, nem' kho`n, mua' khen`
trao duye^n.
Thi` ra kho^ng co`n nhu+ng~ man` die^m~tinh` va` lang~ mang. nu+a~, cac? co^
gai? chang` trai ba^y gio+` trao ddo^i? Vo+'i nhau ba(`ng nhu+~ng lo+i` ca
ghi a^m sa(n~ trong cassette ca^`m tay, nhu+~ng lo+`i hat' ngot. ngao`
ti`nh cam? cua? cha cua? me. dde^? lai. Gio+` dda^y kho^ng co`n phat' ra
tu+` nhu+ng~ la`n mo^i thie^u' nu+~, nam thanh, ma` vang le^n tu+` cac'
cuo^n. band cassette. Nui' ru+`ng o+i, Cho+. Ti`nh ro^i` se~ ddi ve^`
dda^u!!!
Tha^t' vong., chung' to^i ddi lang thang nhu+ nhu+ng~ du khach' khac' va`
ba^t' cho+t. phat' hie^n. lang thang trong dde^m to^i' cua? SAPA cung~ la`
mo^t. ddie^`u thi vi. Tro+i` tha^t. lanh., ne^u' du+`ng cha^n la` co' the^?
bi. cong'. Chung' to^i tat. vao` mo^t. quan' ru+o+u. be^n ddu+o+`ng, quan'
ddu+o+c. bao quanh ba(ng~ vai? nylon gio^ng' nhu+ mo^t. tup' le^u` hie^n.
ddai., giu+a~ tup? le^u` la` mo^t. me? than ho^ng` ddang toa? ho+i nong'
su+o+i? a^m' cho nhu+~ng tu+u? khach' ve^` khuya.
Chung' to^i goi. mo^t. cut' ru+o+u. ba(p', mo^t. dia? thit. nu+o+ng' lo+n',
mo^t. ddia~ khoai lang lui` tro, a(n to+i' dda^u vui` vao` be^p' lu+a? than
ho^ng` dde^n' ddo'. mui` tho+m cua? thit. nu+o+ng? tre^n be^p' lo`, mui`
ngot lim. cua? khoai lang cha(c' ni.ch. , vi. cay no^`ng cua? ru+o+u. ba(p'
va` nha^t' la` chi. chu? qua'n , ngu+o+`i ta^m` thu+o+c', ma(t. ddep. nhu+
hoa va` vai` ca^u hat' lu+o+n. ma` chi. khe khe? hat' cho chung' to^i
nghe tha^t. la` tu+` thu+c' le^n tie^n cung~ co+? va^y. ma` tho^i.
Mo^t. gio+` sang'. ma^y dda~ sa` xuo^ng' tha^p', chung' to^i cha^n nam dda?
cha^n chie^u tu+` tu+` bu+o+c' ve^` khach' san. Nhu+~ng ddo^i trai gai' gio+`
nay` dda~ co' ca(p., ho. ngo^i` lot. vao` nhu+ng~ vu`ng to^'i, tu+. ti`nh,
co+t. nha~ va` nghe dda^u co' ca? lam` tinh`.
Ve^` dde^n' khach' san. , le^n giu+o+`ng to^i nhu+ va^n~ con` ngo^i` ga^`n
ddo^ng' lu+a? than ho^ng` a^m' ap'.
Le^-Va+n-Dzu~ng
Last update: November 1,1999
Nguyen Thanh Lam, Sr.
