Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Let's make every moment count

The bittersweet sadness of time passing by
Trying to hold back the years
you try to reach out and touch yesterday
But yesterday just disappears

We've shared a lot of sadness
We've shared a lot of pain
Let's make good use of the time that remains
Let's make every moment count
Let's taste the richness of life to it's fullest amount
Between me and you and all we've been through
There are no problems that we can't surmount
Let's make every moment count
Let's make every moment count

I still remember the day we first meet
We both didn't have a care
The years have flown, but we've both grown
We're none of the worse for the wear
We're only just beggining
I'm still your lover and your friend
And it's never too late to dream again
You say we've seen the best of all our memories
But if your heart and soul are in it
We'll make a new one every minute

I listened to this song many and many times, but I wasn't able to stop...It's a great song .....
Life is short...
it's time to maximize every moment we have for our time, our minds, our resources,and yes, our money!!
You'll find practical ways to save hundreds of dollars, thoughts to help you live with an eternal perspective, and inspirational stories for encouragement.
Life is short, make every moment count.

Midway City, CA92655

Thu Nhat Anh Nguyen

Friday, June 26, 2009

PROUD OF YOU


I love this song. I listened to it so many times, but it's till wonderful with me !
Think song is so touch, I had heard so many songs, but I'm always faithful to this one, other one only keep me from days, but this song is forever, love it without cause, and my favorite part is the last two sentences, meaningful!
There's like three versions of this song...original is the cantonese version by Joey Yung, this one's by Fiona Fung? and now I heard there's an english demo version by some jap singer used for final fantasy? O.o?
It was originally sung by Joey Yung... She has angelic voice, its crystal clear, and her accent is cute.I also love her voice..
Indeed...this is truely a masterpiece.Combined this song with this place.
Ahhhh I got a relaxing feeling too.
Midway City, CA 92655
Thu Nhat Anh Nguyen

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Comme Toi (As you are) - English subs



I think this is an old song (1983) by Jean-Jacques Goldman- French singer.
Although Ishtar's version is nice, and it's translated in English.

It's great!
But I like the original one best!


Midway City, CA92655
Thu Nhat Anh Nguyen



Comme Toi





Jean-jacques

GoldmanMiscellaneous

Comme Toi...


Elle avait les yeux clairs

Et la robe en velours

A côt?de sa mère

Et la famille autour

Elle pose un peu distraite

Au doux soleil de la fin du jour


La photo n’est pas bonne

Mais l’on peut y voir

Le bonheur en personne

Et la douceur d’un soir

Elle aimait la musique

Surtout Schumann et puis Mozart


Refrain:


Comme toi, comme toi, comme toi

Comme toi, comme toi, comme toi

Comme toi que je regarde tout bas

Comme toi qui dors en rêvant ?quoi?

Comme toi, comme toi, comme toi

Elle allait ?l’école au village d’en-bas

Elle apprenait les livres

[ Jean-jacques Goldman Lyrics are found on www.songlyrics.com ]


Elle apprenait les lois

Elle chantait les grenouilles

Et les princesses qui dorment au bois

Elle aimait sa poupée

Elle aimait ses amis

Surtout Ruth et AnnaEt surtout Jérémie

Et ils se marieraient un jourPeut-être ?Varsovie


Refrain


Elle s’appelait Sarah

Elle n’avait pas huit ans

Sa vie, c’était douceur,

Rêves, et nuages blancs

Mais d’autres gens

En avaient décid?autrement

Elle avait tes yeux clairs

Et elle avait ton âge

C’était une petite fille

Sans histoires et très sage

Mais elle n’est pas née

Comme toi ici et maintenant!

Comme toi, comme toi, comme toi...



I remember on a summer morning I was sitting in the CIAO cafe on the street in Vietnam.

This song was playing and I wished this morning would last forever.

Well now is also summer, and I´ll be in Vietnam again.

This version is as beautiful as French version !

The woman has a beautiful voice.

I love this song ! It's so sad...and I know is selfish but makes me thinks at my dreams - I guess I'm still a little girl inside .


Midway City, CA 92655


Thu Nhat Anh Nguyen





Tuesday, June 23, 2009

If tomorrow never comes...





http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pog2n9o5zs

My Dad died at 10.25.2004, but he knew how much I loved him.I always tried to show him and I told him often how much he means to me.I miss him very much forever.
This is such a pretty song, it always makes me teary because so many people (including myself) have lost people we love who never knew how much we cared for them...
It's time like then you wish you could have turned the clock back, even just for a few moments so you could tell them how much you loved them...

Midway City, CA 92655

Thu Nhat Anh Nguyen

BONJOUR VIETNAM






Music Used: "Bonjour Viet Nam"
Music & Lyrics: Marc Lavoine
Performer: Pham Quynh Anh
Photos: Hoang Nhiem, Doan Duc Minh, Phan Hong Hai and others.


Vietnamese

Mến chào Việt Nam
Hãy kể tôi nghe về cái tên xa lạ và khó gọimà tôi đã đeo mang tự thuở chào đời
Hãy kể tôi nghe về vương triều cũ và đôi mắt xếch của tôi
Ai nói rõ hơn tôi về những gì người không dám thốt
Tôi chỉ biết về người qua những hình ảnh của chiến tranh,
Một cuốn phim của Coppola (*), [và] những chiếc trực thăng trong cơn thịnh nộ...
Một ngày kia, tôi sẽ đến nơi ấy để chào hỏi hồn người
Một ngày kia, tôi sẽ đến nơi ấy để cất tiếng chào Việt Nam
Hãy kể tôi nghe về màu da, mái tóc và đôi bàn chân đã cưu mang tôi tự thuở chào đời.
Hãy kể tôi nghe về căn nhà, con đường, hãy kể tôi nghe những điều chưa biết,
Về những phiên chợ nổi trên sông và những con thuyền tam bản bằng gỗ.
Tôi chỉ biết quê hương qua những hình ảnh của chiến tranh,
Một cuốn phim của Coppola, [và] những chiếc trực thăng trong cơn thịnh nộ...
Một ngày kia, tôi sẽ đến nơi ấy để chào hỏi hồn tôi
Một ngày kia, tôi sẽ đến nơi ấy để cất tiếng chào Việt Nam
Chào hỏi giùm những người cha của tôi, những ngôi chùa và những tượng Phật bằng đá,
Chào hỏi giùm những bà mẹ của tôi, những phụ nữ đang cong lưng trên ruộng lúa
Trong lời nguyện cầu, trong ánh sáng, tôi thấy lại những người anh,tôi về với tiếng lòng, với cội nguồn, với đất mẹ quê cha...
Một ngày kia, tôi sẽ đến nơi ấy để chào hỏi hồn tôi
Một ngày kia, tôi sẽ đến nơi ấy để cất tiếng chào Việt Nam (2 lần)

French :

Bonjour Vietnam
Racontes moi ce nom étrange et difficile à prononcerQue je porte depuis que je suis née.
Racontes moi le vieil empire et le trait de mes yeux bridés,
Qui disent mieux que moi ce que tu n’oses dire.
Je ne sais de toi que des images de la guerre,
Un film de Coppola, [et] des hélicoptères en colère ...
Un jour, j’irai là bas, un jour dire bonjour à ton âme.
Un jour, j’irai là bas [pour] te dire bonjour, Vietnam.
Racontes moi ma couleur, mes cheveux et mes petits pieds,
Qui me portent depuis que je suis née.
Racontes moi ta maison, ta rue, racontes moi cet inconnu,
Les marchés flottants et les sampans de bois.
Je ne connais de mon pays que des photos de la guerre,
Un film de Coppola, [et] des hélicoptères en colère ...
Un jour, j’irai là bas, un jour dire bonjour à mon âme.
Un jour, j’irai là bas [pour] te dire bonjour, Vietnam.
Les temples et les Boudhas de pierre pour mes pères,
Les femmes courbées dans les rizières pour mes mères,
Dans la prière, dans la lumière, revoir mes frères,
Toucher mon âme, mes racines, ma terre...
Un jour, j’irai là bas, un jour dire bonjour à mon âme.
Un jour, j’irai là bas [pour] te dire bonjour, Vietnam (2 fois)

English :

Hello Vietnam

Tell me this name, strange and difficult to pronounce
That I have carried since my birth
Tell me the old empire and the feature of my slanted eyes
Describing me better than what you dare not sayI only know you from the war images
A Coppola movie, (and) the angry helicopters
Someday, I will go there, someday to say hello to your soul
Someday, I will go there, to say hello to you, Vietnam
Tell me my color, my hair and my small feet
That I have carried since my birth
Tell me your house, your street, tell me this unknown entity
The floating markets and the wooden sampans
I could only recognize my country from the war photos
A Coppola movie, (and) the helicopters in anger
Someday, I will go there, someday to say hello to your soul
Someday, I will go there, to say hello to you, Vietnam
The temples and the stone-carved Buddha statues for my fathers
The stooping women in the rice fields for my mothers
Praying in the light to see my brothers again
To touch my soul, my roots, my land...
Someday, I will go there, someday to say hello to your soul
Someday, I will go there, to say hello to you, Vietnam (twice)



This song is so wonderful, this voice is so pure, beautiful.
It's hard for me to show my soul as my country's culture is showed on you tube.
I'm proud of my country.
The country has a long-age traditional culture.
If you had a chance, you should come to my country.
Don't worry about the language, we will welcome you with our happinesses, pleasures. and you just say HELLO VIETNAM


Midway, CA 92655
Thu Nhat Anh Nguyen

Sunday, June 21, 2009

FATHER'S DAY 2009



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1bz0AMujTE

MY FATHER

My Dad is a person
who is loving and kind,
And often he knows what I have on my mind.
He's someone who listens,suggests, and defends.
My Dad can be oneof my very best friends!
He's proud of my triumphs,but when things go wrong,
My Dad can be patientand helpful and strong
In all that I do, a dad's love plays a part.
There's always a place for himdeep in my heart.
And each year that passes,I'm even more glad,
More grateful and proudjust to call him my DAD!
Thank you, Dad...for listening and caring, for giving and sharing, but, especially,
for just being ME!




Missing my DAD-Forever
Thu Nhat Anh Nguyen

When you say nothing at all


When You Say Nothing At All (Alison Krauss)


It's amazing how you can speak right to my heart

Without saying a word you can light up the dark

Try as I may I could never explain

What I hear when you don't say a thing

The smile on your face lets me know that you need me

There's a truth in your eyes sayin' you'll never leave me

The touch of your hand says you'll catch me if ever I fall

You say it best when you say nothing at all

All day long I can hear people talking out loud

But when you hold me near, you drown out the crowd

Old Mr. Webster could never define

What's being said between your heart and mine

The smile on your face lets me know that you need me

There's a truth in your eyes sayin' you'll never leave me

The touch of your hand says you'll catch me if ever I fall

You say it best when you say nothing at all

The smile on your face lets me know that you need me

There's a truth in your eyes sayin' you'll never leave me

The touch of your hand says you'll catch me if ever I fall

You say it best when you say nothing at all


This song is my all time favorite. It has never stopped playing in my car since I discovered it several years ago. His voice is simply beyound belief. What's even more remarkable is that he is not the original singer of this song. He gave the song a real life.....

Midway City, CA92655

Thu Nhat Anh Nguyen


All I need is You (Song)

Left my fear by the side of the road
Hear You speak
Won't let go
Fall to my knees as
I lift my hands to pray
Got every reason to be here again
Father's love that draws me in
And all my eyes wanna see is a glimpse of You
All I need is You
All I need is You
LordIs you Lord
One more day and it's not the same
Your spirit calls my heart to sing
Drawn to the voice of my Saviour once again
Where would my soul be without Your Son
Gave His life to save the earth
Rest in the thought that You're watching over me
All I need is You
All I need is You Lord
Is You Lord
You hold the universe
You hold everyone on earth
You hold the universe
You hold
You hold
All I need is You
All I need is You
LordIs You Lord

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MV63_Vmf-74

You know... its hard.. life is difficult.. and some questions we have.. cannot be answered.. but there is a way we can fill the gap that is missing in our lives.. its Jesus.. i dont blame you for insulting our beliefs.. or even the One who created.. i just hope and pray that you'll actually see and feel what is truly real.. have faith.. and love..

Midway City,CA 92655
Thu Nhat Anh Nguyen

Saturday, June 20, 2009

Dissappointed...!


I used to try a lot to save everything from tearing apart
I tried a lot to get use to and understand your way, your thinking, you life enviroment...
I knew you loved me...
Yet...I fail.... I could not do that anymore...
We aren't the right one for each other
I don't want to let you down...
I would rather hurt myself
I tried a lot not to have an urly breaking up...
Whatever you said before...I still respect you...cuz I used to love you so...
But you turned everything down... You don't know... You still don't understand...
It's too much for me... it reached my limitation...
That's all... nothing even respectability remains in me...
I used to regret that I lost your love... I lost the one who truly love me... lost the family that love me a lot.... lost the happy moment when I fail in love with you... lost the beautiful period when you held me in you arm...
Nothing now...
Nothing but Good Bye!!!
Thanks for everything...thanks for your love...thanks for holding me back from hell!!!
Good Bye....!!!
Midway CA 92655
Thu Nhat Anh Nguyen

Can we be together...fate is fate...


Someone say love will lead you to do the right thing...but for me...just happened...love leaded me do the wrong thing...
We was so in love that why we thought everything was simple...
We was so in love that why we thought honesty was enough...
I lost my dignity because I follow to my heart...first time in my life I regret of that...
My parents was so proud of me...but just 1 night...I broke it....I put my parents down...
I cant leave you but I can be even harder leave my parents behind....
Dont know what to do now...should I drop it or should I handle it... should I give you up to make my parents happy or should I choose you to be disappointed by my parents...
Why's this situation too hard to get a way out...
Why do people think so complicated...
If just only me to be hurted...it would be easier to move on...
My stupidity...my bad...my fault....
Midway, CA 92655
Thu Nhat Anh Nguyen